It’s been a long trip around the sun. I’m sorry that I left you with a dope beat to step to. Been busy. Love at the speed of light!
Here are some beats from the archive. Follow me on SoundCloud as I work on the new album. Stay in touch!
Wednesday night 12/8/10. 8PM to Midnight at Tabaq (1336 U Street) – I’ll be spinning with DJ Roddy Rod and DJ Stylus. Free 21+ – Master of the Mix Viewing Party. Come thru, I got my records. U STREET; LOVE
Those who keep up with online games are probably aware of the recent release of Jitterbugs. The game, designed by Cynergy Systems, has players attempt to lasso butterflies (via mouse clicks) and each catch is rewarded with music from an all-bird swing band—first a drumline plays, and then, as the player advances, he or she is treated to a sweet song from a bird singing in French. Except it’s not a Parisian canary singing, it’s Grammy-nominated, D.C.-based musician Kokayi, whose voice was modulated by area producer DJ Eurok until the desired effect was achieved.
Kokayi and DJ Eurok (Upset The Setup) provided music for a new HTML5 video game by Cynergy Systems called Jitterbugs. The team from Cynergy needed original audio compositions to match the game concept and Kokayi and Eurok worked with the engineers under a tight deadline to produce the game’s soundtrack in time for the beta launch of Internet Explorer 9. The innovative game was developed all in HTML5 by Rick Barazza from Cynergy Systems – an industry-leading rich internet application company.
Local music producer DJ Eurok and Grammy-nominated musician Kokayi will produce a song for the event, creating the TEDxPennQuarter soundtrack in one day from start to finish. Attendees will be encouraged to participate in the creative process with instruments, noisemakers, sampled sounds and ideas. The finished track will be shared with all attendees after the event: