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FREE JAZZ VOL. 2
DOWNLOAD :: FREE JAZZ VOL. 2 Free Jazz 2 is the second installment of a series highlighting Jazz. This mix is inspired by the Ted Daniel Quintet song, “Sweet Dreams.” Ted Daniels (1974) played a hybrid of Loft Jazz and Free Jazz (wink wink) but his utilization of space a la Miles Davis provides a sound reminiscent of Sketches of Spain. ...
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DOWNTIME
DOWNLOAD: DOWNTIME This mixtape is inspired by Duke Hugh, a producer from the Netherlands, who is prominently featured on the mixtape. His recent beattape and remixes of Oliver Daysoul’s new project with Oddisee are so serene yet lively that I imagined it being a backdrop for a nice day, a good conversation with a friend, ...
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ROSA PARKS REMIX
Andre 3000 – Rosa Parks (Nick James Remix) Download Snippet I’ve been wanting to do a 3000 project for a while and am finally getting into it. It’s going to be a joint collaboration with singer, Siaira Shawn, where she adds choruses and verses as well. Given that most of 3000 acapella are just one verse, ...
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IT’S MY BIRTHDAY
Jay-Z – 99 Problems (Nick James Remix) You may be wondering why I posted my “99 Problems” remix for my birthday? Well, I don’t have 99 problems but this song is one (Yes! that pun just happened). This is my first good remix. I made the “Encore” remix right before this but that song sounded ...
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“MY JAZZ WORLD” IS GONE!
Bobbi Humphrey – Is This All My favorite blog has been attacked for posting rare first pressings of albums that will never see the light of day. I want to thank Smooth for what he did. His blog was such a resource. If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have been able to create this. ...
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1 YEAR LATER | THE FOUNDATION
This time last year, we were dismayed by the untimely passing of Michael Jackson. Some folks and I celebrated by throwing a party in his honor last year. Those who came to the party got a copy of this mix cd I produced. Thus, to celebrate the King of Pop and the anniversary of this mix, here ...
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SIAIRA SHAWN – IN BETWEEN LIVE
This past Sunday, Oakland singer Siaira Shawn performed at the Air Lounge. She has performed there before but this time she performed with a band and performed the title track off her EP, In Between. This is the first time I’ve ever heard my music played by a live band. Thank You Siaira.
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NICK JAMES – YORUBA
I’ve been trying to figure out what my next experimental/solo project is going to be and I have pretty much decided that it will be a 3-part instrumental series. Each album will explore a different process of human development. If this songs in on there it will be on the second album, “Wisdom.” Once I ...
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KIWI – CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE REMIX
Click Link to Download Kiwi – Contents Under Pressure (Nick James Remix) I made a bunch of remixes for Kiwi years ago and we never did anything with them. Here’s another one.
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MEGA SAMPLING
I was Google image surfing and came across the reference album cover to my album cover for American Producer and figured I would share it. I remember downloading 400 soul, funk and jazz records in preparation for the remix album of Jay-Z’s American Gangster. That’s when vintage music blogs just really popped off. The majority ...