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FREQUENCY | DJ JAZZY JEFF & SKILLS LIVE! [TICKET GIVEAWAY]

Frequency is @ it again with the greatest DJ (IMHO) to ever touch the 1′s & 2′s… the magnificent JAZZY JEFF!! I’ve seen the man 2 different times & both times my mind was blown out my damn head! Plus they added legendary DJ’s Apollo, Sake 1 & Whooligan to the mix & the ever so fresh Fran Boogie controlling the crowd. Oh did I mention that Skillz will be backing up the magnificent on his set? Kill yourself if you don’t go (unless it is a physical impossibility) or just enter our ticket giveaway! You know the drill… Blind I in association with V-Tech Phones & Frequency are providing you a chance as always to win you a pair of tickets! Hit the jump for more details on how… › Continue reading

Tags: APOLLO, DJ Jazzy Jeff, frequency, LOCAL 1200, MIGHTY, OM Records, SAKE 1, SF, SKILLZ, TRIPLE THREAT, V-TECH, WHOOLIGAN

FREQUENCY | ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & THE MIGHTY SA-RA LIVE! [TICKET GIVEAWAY]

It’s that time of the month yet again! Frequency continues to bring the freshness to our ears & this time they are bringing the legendary Ali Shaheed Muhammad got me doing calisthenics of A Tribe Called Quest & Lucy Pearl to rock the 1′s & 2′s. If that ain’t enough you got The Mighty Sa-Ra all together fresh off their solo efforts to bring that grown sexy next level funk schitt we all know & love. Blind I in association with V-Tech Phones & Frequency are providing you a chance as always to win you a pair of tickets! Hit the jump for more details on how…

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Tags: A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD, frequency, LUCY PEARL, MIGHTY, Om'Mas Keith, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, Taz Arnold, V-TECH

A VERY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO J DILLA

FULL SCREEN The Sounds of VTech / Suite for Ma Dukes in Cedar Falls

A year ago, conductor Jason Weinberger heard Suite for Ma Dukes for the first time.  A long time fan of J. Dilla, Weinberger’s first thought when he heard the music was that he needed to find a way to perform Miguel Atwood-Ferugon’s “stunning reinventions of Dilla’s music.”  ”I’m always looking for ways to open up the traditional orchestra experience to new things anyway, so this seemed very natural.”
After a quick Google search, Jason found Miguel and sent him a message to see if there was anyway to get the Dilla pieces in front of one of the orchestras he worked with.  A few months later they met in LA and connected over Dilla, Flying Lotus, and Lutoslawski, and the rest is history.
Earlier this year, Miguel Atwood-Ferugon and the Mochilla Team flew out to Cedar Falls, Iowa to witness J. Dilla’s music being performed as part of the WCFSO’s (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra) tribute to Great American Composers.  The evening had Dilla’s music performed alongside legends Duke Ellington and William Grant Still.
“As the person responsible for programming the concert, I probably don’t have to explain how exciting it was for me to find myself performing Dilla’s music with the WCFSO.  Even more gratifying, though, were other aspects of the evening – feeling the connections emerge between Dilla and his predecessors William Grant Still and Duke Ellington, taking the orchestra outside of its comfort level and in process to a whole other level of music making, and especially offering our audience the opportunity to abandon preconceptions and discover something special.  In the words of one listener in attendance that night, ‘the music was beyond interesting, especially the movements from Suite for Ma Dukes by J. Dilla…’ we were swept along enjoying sound adventures we never could have imagined that we would enjoy.” – Jason Weinberger
Watch as this video takes you on a sound adventure and witness the magic of Dilla’s music performed on what would have been the eve of his 36th birthday to a sold out audience.  The standing ovation Miguel received was testament not only to the beauty of his work on Dilla’s music, but the power of music.  Sounds ability to open ears, minds, and hearts.
“I think Dilla would have been proud of that.” – Jason Weinberger

Turn It Up!!

Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, Duke Ellington, FLYING LOTUS, J DILLA, JAMES YANCEY, Jason Weinberger, JAY DEE, Lutoslawski, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MOCHILLA, V-TECH, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, William Grant Still

TIMELESS: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES | UNTITLED/FANTASTIC [GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW REMIX]

V-Tech & Mochilla’s Timeless Concert series gets remixed! Last week or so we dropped the Jneiro Jarel’s remix of Verocai’s Balada 45 , as well as the footage from the Timeless DVD set which featured “Untitled/Fantastic”, & today we bring you Georgia Anne Muldrow’s remix of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s 60 piece orchestrated masterpiece. I speak for the homies House Shoes, Dwele G & myself that this segment in the film is most touching to all of us Dilla elitists. It’s hard to not get choked up & teary eyed when the strings begin “Fantastic”. Peep GAM’s take on it…

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DL & footage of GAM flippin it after the “shoot the j… shoot it!!”…

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Tags: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, MOCHILLA, TIMELESS, V-TECH

T I M E L E S S

VISIT OUR TIMELESS PAGE FOR MORE INFO

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V-TECH & MOCHILLA PRESENTS: HEAR THE WORLD MIXED BY COLEMAN

Music is organic and alive! Though uplifting and inspiring too, not much of the good stuff gets to the ears of the average listener. But thanks to the fine folks at V-Tech and Mochilla they have been pushing every effort to showcase the best in new Jazz, Folk, Funk, and Hip Hop to the global populace.

This mix dished up by the talented Coleman serves as a review of the great music released within these last two years.

Enjoy and support timeless music always!

Tracklist and download link after the drop.

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Tags: COLEMAN, MOCHILLA, V-TECH