Showing posts with label Phonte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phonte. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

My Debut Album: State OF The Arts OUT NOW!!!

SOTA Cover

I could say a lot here, but I'll let all that unfold... just know that it's been a LONG TIME COMING.

Right where we need to be.

Until later, check out these articles on State Of The Arts...

SF Weekly
Examiner

State Of The Arts is now available everywhere digital music is sold!
iTunes
Amazon

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Release Day! Trackademicks Doubleheader!

A while back I dropped the first singles off of my upcoming project, State of the Arts, for free download.

Today, go and grab the maxi-singles available everywhere digitally, complete with new exclusive B-sides and Remixes!

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FOOL ON THE HILL

01. Fool On The Hill featuring Phonte
02. Fool On The Hill (Instrumental)
03. Fool On The Hill (1-O.A.K. Remix) featuring Phonte
04. Fool On The Hill (Snippet)
05. Life Is What You Make It

FOOL ON THE HILL on itunes

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STOP IT!
01. Stop It! featuring Mistah F.A.B.
02. Stop It! (Instrumental)
03. Stop It! (Snippet)
04. Kodachrome

Stop it! on itunes

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

EXCLUSIVE: Trackademicks- "Fool On The Hill" featuring Phonte

Trackademicks - Fool On The Hill feat. Phonte by The Honor Roll
Released by: HNRL Music
Release/catalogue number: HNRL1226

Its the end of summer next week.
Just about time to break out that fall wardrobe.
Optimum time for some new HNRL music in your life.

Class is in Session!!!

It is my pleasure to present the first single off of my debut full length offering "State Of The Arts", dropping this Fall. This is also the debut release (HNRL 1226) for HNRL Music's single series.

<a href="http://hnrl.bandcamp.com/track/fool-on-the-hill-feat-phonte">Fool On The Hill feat. Phonte by HNRL</a>

I feel like this song is a good one to start with.

Perseverance.
Consistency.
Confidence.
Fulfillment.
Dedication.
Originality.
Courage.
Humility.
Purpose.
Heart.

Anything that's worth doing, worth obtaining, uses some combination of these. And along the way, sometimes people stand in the way, deliberately or otherwise. For them, all I have to give is a blank stare. Like a Fool On The Hill.

DOWNLOAD via Bandcamp: Trackademicks- "Fool On The Hill" featuring Phonte.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Smooth Sailing...



The Maltese Falcon

Smooth sailling doesn't seem to be the theme for the year yet...

As we speak, I'm in the studio with Mistah F.A.B., Balance, L-Deez, and Honor members 1 O.A.K. and Mike Baker. Aside from that I am also doing tracks with a rapper turnt sanga from NC and a simply complex songstress from the N.O. Throw in a gang of remixes, a couple projects, and promotion of my upcoming 12" on Fool's Gold with a mixtape and a gang of freebies...

R&R will have to wait...

Hopefully I can hitch a ride on this when it comes around!

Friday, July 25, 2008

Gordon Gartrell: Episode 6



This is a good radio show. You can look at the playlist and see that. But with the homie Phontigallo "The Rap Gigolo" (just one alias of many), the one thing you can count on is some timely comedic commentary... Shout out to DJ Brainchild!

EPISODE 6 Playlist:
http://www.gordongartrellradio.com/podpress_trac/web/9/0/ggr06.mp3

Dam Funk “Galactic Funk
Prince & The Revolution “Raspberry Beret”
Rick James “Cold Blooded” (Re-Edit & Weep)
Marvin Gaye “Rockin’ After Midnight”
Ready For The World “Oh Sheila” (Trackademicks Remix)
PPP “On A Cloud” (Trackademicks Remix)
Hollyweerd “Members Only”
India Arie “Brown Skin
Spymusic “Dancery”
Marc Mac presents Visioneers “Funkbox” (Jazzy Jeff Remix)
J*Davey “J” (Instrumental)
A Tribe Called Quest “Like It Like That” (Instrumental)
J Dilla “Interlude” (Instrumental)
Ne-Yo “Nobody”
N*E*R*D “You Know What”
Joss Stone “Girl, They Won’t Believe It”
Marvin Gaye “Come Get To This”
Jack Sample Pros “Perskryptsyn”
Waajeed “Fire”
J Dilla “Take Notice” (Instrumental)
Brook D’leau “Untitled”
The Detroit Experiment “Higher”
Zo! and Tigallo “Steppin Out” (Trackademicks Extra Wet Like Stoney Jackson’s Curl Remix)

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Zo! and Tigallo Love the 80's... and so does Trackadeezy!

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Awww nawwww he done did it again!!!!

Get it while the gettin is good... Word on the street is that Zo! and the homie Phonte (of Little Brother) have only pressed up 2500 copies of their new project, Zo! and Tigallo Love the 80's.

So why am I spreading the news?

Because I got a chance to remix their remake (that's what I said) of Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out". Blasphemous? Nah. Homage? Yes! And I was even lucky enough to get the vocals from PhonTigallo Pain himself... The remix is included on the project so go get that! You can swoop it right here...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

RMXTP2 Liner Notes: "Halfway"

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Phonte and Carlitta Durand “Halfway”

This song was one of the best surprises I’ve ever gotten. After having the opportunity to remix “Don’t Leave Me Alone” for Windimoto, I got in touch with Phonte. He is one of the most talented dudes out there, a real straight forward to the point type dude. After bonding over some of the industry’s most promising offerings, we finally go around to talking about some music. We talked about a few things like low-tech studio methods for the technologically impaired, his upcoming 80s remake project with Zo!, and doing some music together. I sent him a few beats, hoping he could do something with them. So one Saturday morning, I get an IM from Tay telling me to check my email… Bam!

“Halfway” is one of the most sought after tracks on this [Re]Mixtape. It was icing on the cake to hear Carlitta on the track. Tay is one of those dudes that get it. Everything is right in the pocket to garner that mass appeal.Tap has played it in the club numerous time and every time someone asks about it. We wanted to play the whole thing, but we had to save some for when it drops…

Also, be on the look out for a Trackademicks Remix of this right here...

Friday, May 9, 2008

RMXTP2 Liner Notes: "Don't Let Me Leave Alone"



Windimoto feat. Victor St. Clair “Don’t Let Me Leave Alone (Trackademicks Remix)”

I was asked to do an official remix the Windy-Motor City DJ/Production duo Windimoto. The homie Dom (Loud Minority/IM) shot me the track and told me that a certain “Little Brother” did the vocals. When I heard the song I was instantly hooked. It had an unassumingly smooth soulful house vibe. I wanted to bring up the energy so I decided to make the drums a bit harder. I’m a big fan of a lot of soulful UK electronic music so I decided to take this one in that direction. This remix was kind of a spring board for one of the original songs on the mixtape. Check out the original:

Windimoto feat. Victor St. Clair- Don't Let Me Leave Alone.mp3