What’s good with you this week folks??
I’ve had a pretty good one myself, & I hope you can say the same & more! I’ve been working hard @ my day job, which basically consists of chasing after Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd graders during P.E., Yoga & After School activities. It’s a blast…a wild, maddening, joyful kid-tastic blast…They seem so young. I remember way back when, but it seems so long ago. My 10 year high school reunion is next May (class of ’00 represent!!)…crazy how time do keep slippin’ slippin’ slippin’…anyhoo,
Aside from the job front, Friday night I played my first gig with the worship team (the band) @ The Embassy (www.theembassy.cc) . It was a special night, & I am very excited to make a joyful noise with such passionate, dedicated & beautiful men & women. I love you guys!!
On the hip hop front, we are pushing a new single produced by Dejah Fortune called “All Night All Day”. It is a smooth, sexy & at the same time bumping track perfect for the club, the ride, the radio & the ipod…not to toot our horn, but let’s just say that we’re really pleased with how the track came out & we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We are actively pushing this song via internet radio @ jango.com. To make it into regular rotation on the site, we need at least 50 positive reviews, so please show some love & support by voting YES!! for “All Night All Day” . Here’s what to do: go to http://www.jango.com , do an artist search for Joe Con & give “All Night All Day” a rave review. Thank you for your vote of support!!
And I encourage each of you to write me with questions, comments, feedback, etc. of any kind! I welcome your involvement. I create as a vessel according to the Spirit that moves through me, but I strive to connect with you, my friends, fellow artists, music lovers, seekers, dreamers, doers, winners & losers, my fellow human beings. So don’t be shy ninja, holla @ ur boi!!
Also this week: Tuesday morning I’m heading in to the studio early with producer Georg Egloff to re-record a fun little guitar tune I wrote a few months back called “Gone Again” . We laid it down some weeks ago bare bones, but now we’re going to add a few splashes of musical color to liven it up a bit. Cave will be joining in to lend his percussive talents, so it should be a great morning session. Look for “Gone Again” online as part of a two song “single” available in time for the holiday season that’s rapidly approaching.
Today I want to highlight a few of my friends & colleagues, and their projects, events, art, etc. Consider this an inner blog blog roll.
The aforementioned Dejah Fortune is a multi-faceted entity unto himself: talented producer, event promoter, and veteran Bay Area/LA hip-hop & club scene mainstay are only a few of the hats this ubiquitous yet elusive cat wears with smooth ease & street swag steez. Currently Dejah resides in the East Bay & is working with long time collaborator Sense6 on Team Razorfang (www.teamrazorfang.com), an offshoot crew/promotion/design/production company. If it sounds a little mysterious, it’s probably because they want it that way. Team Razorfang is the brainchild of Sense6, an accomplished multi-elemental hip-hop head in his own right. When I met Sense6 he was DJ-ing for a Bay Area crew called Sol Rebelz. We were all close from like ’03 & we remain so to this day. One Fiyah Fam!! At the same time, Sense was engineering at Red Dot Studios in Tracy, CA. Eventually he opened his own studio in downtown Oakland called the Oakland Zoo. We’ve worked there together many times. It’s a great spot & Sense is an excellent engineer & producer who has consistently inspired & pushed me to expand & refine my artistic vision, all the while being creatively supportive & professional. For now, Sense has moved on to bigger & better. He uses his position as graphic designer (yeah, he does that too, & pretty damn well I’d say) at IMG — an up & coming full service artist development, marketing, & tour support service with a seriously awesome roster of clients already to their name, including Collie Budz & the entire Hieroglyphics crew among several others — to hone his craft, soak in the business game from his IMG cohorts, & solidify his networking & promotional skills, all the while continuing to increase exposure for & draw attention to Team Razorfang. If you haven’t done so, do yourself a favor and visit their website, check out their upcoming events (keep your eyes & ears out for special Joe Con performances @ Team Razorfang shows) & stay tuned, because there are certainly moves being made in the Bay…
Next I wanna give some love to all my friends at Natural High!! NATURAL HIGH!!! You have to be there… Lady T, Hank G, & Talissa Love have been holding it down, co-hosting this awesome open mic / featured artist event for years now, but the momentum continues to grow each and every week as more and more people realize this is not only the best open mic in LA, but it houses the richest collection of soon-to-be-discovered musical & poetic talent as well. The list of artists who have graced the Natural High stage are too numerous to name, but every Tuesday in Culver City there are guaranteed to be multiple artists of varying craft, genre, & style capable of giving you the best kind of cold chills of soul satisfaction. The venue is also a fabulous restaurant with a nice bar & is the perfect setting for a delightful evening of wining, dining & enjoying the sweet sounds of the new underground avant-garde. (www.myspace.com/naturalhighlive)
Last but certainly not least for this edition of inner-blog blog roll (sounds like the worst tasting sushi ever…blog roll…yuk!!)…last but not least is my good friend & brotha from anotha Nathan, who produces under the alias ETHX…This man makes amazing music, killer beats of all kinds, from hardcore knockers to up-tempo dance able joints to booming epic anthems to dark sexy electro trance heaters. Plus he has a ton of energy, he works hard, he’s a world traveler,(recently returning to the Bay Area from an extended stay in Japan), and he’s a hell of a nice guy. Oh, and we’re working on a project together. It’s in the mixing & post-production phase, so it’s in ETHX”s good digital hands, so to speak. It’s a seven track EP called “The Dish” , and we’re looking to serve it up sometime early in 2010. Look for a sneak peek at an early mix of one of the tracks next week. And, for all things ETHX, visit http://www.ethxmusic.com . It’s the link to all links!
Alright folks, that about wraps it up for tonight. I love you guys! Remember to visit jango.com & give “All Night All Day” positive comments so it can make its way into the regular rotation! Also check out some of these other sites & peeps I highlighted! They’re sure to turn you on to some real shit! One LOVE family. Stay God.
Yours Truly,
Joe Con
Remember kids, greater is he that is within you than he that is within the world…
…marinate on it.
peace
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