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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sextape

Here's a rough audio mix of a 'The View' video Remix I'm working on Starring Barb Walters.

SEXTAPE - The Barbara Walters Mixx - Smearballs by smearballs

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Rihanna Navy Are To Thank For Britney Duet

18 May 2011 - Unless you’re Madonna, it’s not easy to work with Britney Spears. Even though collaborations are very much en vogue, Miss Spears seems happy to go it alone. So when a Britney remix of Rihanna’s S&M came out last month, the pop world sat up and listened.

What was behind the hook up? Twitter of course. According to RiRi, she has her fans and their tweets to thank, explaining: “They asked about me and Britney Spears and we did it! Obviously it worked out pretty well!”

n fact, the 23-year old from Barbados has so many fans online (over 32 million on Facebook) they are now called the Rihanna Navy - something the singer doesn’t take lightly.

The What’s My Name star stated: “It is important for me professionally because I get to really get the first feedback you know, right away. I don’t have to think about it, I don’t have to guess.”

She added: “They say right to me what they like, what they hate, what they want, what they want more of. And that is important."

Friday, April 29, 2011

Rock & Roll into Summer with the School of Rock Summer Camps!

This summer, give your kids the chance to turn up the volume and enroll them in School of Rock Summer Music Camp! The nationally acclaimed music program SCHOOL OF ROCK is offering their annual one and two-week summer rock music camps from June-August at participating locations including Austin, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte NC, Denver, Downingtown PA, NYC, Kansas City, Miami, San Diego, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tenafly NJ and more. Camp days and hours are Monday-Friday 9:30am-3:30pm.

Designed for kids ages 9-18 of all levels, students will to learn new skills and develop their musicianship in a fun, creative environment. The camps are a great introduction to the superb year-round performance program as well as a great way for kids who love playing music to spend the summer with their rockin’ peers! Parents can take advantage of an early enrollment discount if registered by April 2.

Some of the exciting elements of School of Rock Summer Music Camps include learning the nuts and bolts of live performance, lessons and clinics on the key instruments of rock (guitar, bass, vocals, drum and keyboard), and learning to perform together as a band. At the conclusion of the camp, students will have the chance to show off their rock swagger by performing before an audience.

Select schools will host specific songwriting and recording camps for students who want to immerse themselves in the creative and technical process behind songwriting and recording, working on both original and cover material. School of Rock camp instructors are all outstanding professional working musicians who share their valuable industry insight as well as help kids master all aspects of performance.

About School of Rock:

School of Rock has been teaching kids how to amaze audiences for more than 10 years. We believe the best way to learn music is to play music. We get students from the lesson room to the stage, developing both their confidence and musician ship with programs designed for all skill levels. School of Rock operates 66 schools in 25 states and 1 internationally, with two new locations coming in early 2011 (Naperville, IL; Mokena, IL). We are expanding rapidly to meet the demands of kids who want to play music and parents who appreciate music education. With opportunities available nationwide, it’s an exciting to become a SoR Franchisee! For more information about School of Rock, please visit www.SchoolofRock.com.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Hip Hop’s High Earners

Forbes magazine released their annual list of the 20 top earners in Hip Hop last year. With combined earnings of over $220 million in the top ten alone, it’s plain to see that the global economic meltdown and the changes in the way we purchase our music (why buy an album when you can download the few tracks you actually like) did little to stifle their ability to rake in the almighty dollar.

As we reported in this post on high earning supermodels, the key to longevity is simple. Diversify! Why do one thing when you can do 5?

1. Jay Z

Shawn Carter brought home $63 million last year thanks to his album The Blueprint 3 and subsequent tour, investment in nightclub 40/40 and his stake in the New Jersey Nets basketball team. He boasted in hit Oh My God ‘What you call money, I pay more in taxes’ – he wasn’t kidding! Only our number 2 earned more than his tax bill! Still, he can’t get too big for his boots – wifey Beyonce earned more than him with $87 million.
Their joint income is just more than the GDP of Kiribati, a small island in the Pacific.

2. Diddy (or Puffy or P Diddy or whichever moniker he’s using now)

Sean John made a respectable $30 million thanks to his clothing line, Bad Boy Records and album Last Train to Paris. Movie appearances mean that figure stands to rise in 2011.

3. Akon - $21M

Senegalese-American Aliuane Thiam pulled in $21m from Konvict Clothing, his Pepsi soccer ad campaign and record label Kon Live which is home to cash cow Lady Gaga. Touring was a money spinner as will be new album Stadium Music.

4. Lil Wayne

Not even prison could stop Dwayne Carter. Before being sentenced in March he released album Rebirth, toured and made various guest appearances. Will be able to spend his $20 million soon.

5. Dr Dre

Despite not putting out any new material in 2010, Andre Young still earned $17 million from rights to classics like The Chronic, his Beats by Dr Dre headphones and executive producing Eminem’s The Recovery.

Looks like hip hop is one area that brown skinned men are successfully monopolising. And monetising!

See the full list here.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Smokin' Kurt

I threw together a quickie vizz loop version for the youtube.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

In Bloom Remix

I found an amazing acapella resource -
http://vocals4u.blogspot.com/

I started tuning Kurt from minor to major in an attempt to cheer him up & then made a whole new backing song for him. I started a Lady Gaga experiment & downloaded the Metallica collection too. Fun stuff!

In Bloom - Smearballs Remix by smearballs

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Are You The Next Great Female MC?

An unrecognisable Lil' Kim

S&H Public Relations have launched a campaign to try and find the next great female rapper but are having a hard time finding one who isn’t fixated on themes of sex and over the top materialism. The search was due to end on April 15 but due to lack of what they consider to be style, substance and character, they have pushed the deadline back to May 15.

Co-founder Sebastien Elkouby said: "These rappers think that the only way to compete in this industry is to sell sex. In a way, they're correct if all they're interested in is 15 minutes of fame. But what we're looking for is someone who has what it takes to make a long-term impact."

Citing Lauryn Hill as an example, S&H is looking for an artist who has the potential to be the voice of a generation. Elkouby adds, "Regardless of Lauryn's personal struggles over the years, the bar she set when she was at her peak still applies to what a rapper can be today.” (In our humble opinion, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the best début albums we have ever heard.)

We wholeheartedly agree – too many rappers, both male and female only seem to talk about sex, cash and cars - surely there are other subjects? If you are an unsigned female artist with genuine talent, visit the S&H website and click on Talent Search.

The beautiful and inimitable Lauryn Hill

Sunday, March 20, 2011

DEVO LIVE

I got to tape DEVO live tonight at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The show was fantastic. I was at the front of the stage both recording the show & sending a live feed to Video Mix Master Davy Force & the Totally Intelligent Machine where it was processed to hell and sent to a massive l.e.d. screen behind the band. Visuals were a mix of the live feed and awesome produced content, text & weirdness. The band rocked hard as ever. I was blown away back in Toronto last year & this time again they played with more energy than your average 20 something group of indie turds.

Here are some more stillz

Friday, March 18, 2011

One Love Peace Festival

The life and work of music icon (the word is horrendously overused but genuinely applies here) Bob Marley is to be honoured at the One Love Peace Festival at Wembley Arena on July 31st 2011. The original One Love Peace Concert was held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978 to try to foster peace between warring factions in Kingston’s inner city areas.

Political rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga join hands at the original One Love concert.

The last One Love Peace Festival was held in 1991 at the now-called Linford Christie Stadium in the UK with an attendance of over 15,000 with many being turned away for health and safety reasons.

This year performers include Shaggy, Gyptian, Busta Rhymes, Ky-mani Marley, Sean Paul, John Holt (one for the Mums!) and Aswad (one for the Dads!).

Tickets start at £35 (not including booking fee) and are available now.

http://theonelovefestival.info/

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Assault incident gave edge to my music

Singer Rihanna reveals that the infamous 2009 assault by her then boyfriend has made her strong and a better songwriter.

'It actually gave me a lot of liberation. What I mean is, I was able to tap into the personal part of my music. I started to tell stories through my music that were actually my stories,' femalefirst.co.uk. quoted her as saying.

The Umbrella hitmaker was beaten black and blue by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, who is still serving his punishment for the attack. The couple split immediately after the fight.

'(In) my album before that there was still a little bit of protection, there was still an innocence to me. And what that time in my life did was kind of wake people up - it's not all a bed of roses. My life is like yours,' she added.

'It made me look at the world in a much bigger way because my life was suddenly super duper magnified. All eyes were on me. I needed that in my life to know how to say, 'F**k off!' To know how to keep my head high even in the worst of situations. I keep using the word unapologetic, but there's a freedom that has come with all of that. Where you feel like you don't have to make an excuse for being yourself,' she added.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Rihanna's taste never changes

March 11, 2011 - IT was a case of stick with what you know for Rihanna on Wednesday night when she visited her favourite Sydney restaurant Beppi's for the fourth time in a week.

After three visits last week and an attempted meal on Sunday night (alas, the East Sydney diner was closed), RiRi returned again this week after her taping of Chelsea Lately.

This time she dined on scampi, a plate of gnocchi and pasta casareccia.

"She has a healthy appetite for someone so slim," one diner said.

Rihanna 'nervous' before Eminem collab

Rihanna has said that she was 'nervous' before recording 'Love The Way You Lie' with Eminem. Speaking to Chelsea Handler she said: 'He called me and I was completley ecstatic that Eminem wanted to do a song with me.

'(But) I was really nervous. I was such a huge fan and then you see his eyes. There's so much going on- it blows your mind to see someone with so many thoughts and emotions.

'You just want to know what thoughts are going through his mind.'

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Rihanna To Star In Remake Of The Bodyguard?

Rihanna could have another movie role lined-up, reports reveal.

Apparently RiRi is being eyed to fill Whitney Houston's shoes by starring in a remake of 1992 film The Bodyguard.

The updated movie version will be scripted by Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer, Deadline.com reports.

Rumor has it the storyline will see a woman stalked by an obsessed fan online - using social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Other artists also being considered for the project include Beyonce and Miley Cyrus, while Channing Tatum could land the role of the bodyguard - originally played by Kevin Costner.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

MTV’s Ones to Watch in 2011

According to MTV, these are some of the acts tipped to be big in 2011:

Willow Smith – daughter of Will and Jada, her debut single ‘Whip My Hair’ was a massive Internet hit Stateside (and an anthem for the ever growing natural hair movement in the US) which resulted in her being signed to Roc Nation (think Jay Z, Rihanna). Not bad for a 10 year old!


Willow Smith

Labrinth – a British rapper, singer-songwriter and producer signed to Simon Cowell's Syco music label. We wonder how they’ll handle him among ‘artists’ like Westlife, Susan Boyle and Joe McElderry! He tasted success after his collaboration with Tinie Tempah on 'Pass Out' and his following #2 hit 'Frisky'. His debut album should be released later this year.

Labrinth

Wretch 32 - a grime MC and rapper from North London. He is part of The Movement made up of himself, Ghetto, Scorcher and Devlin. Pretty impressed that he’s sold in excess of 8,000 CDs in independent outlets alone.

Wretch 32

Emile Sande - Aberdeen born Emeli has two top 10 singles under her belt after collaborating with Chipmunk on 'Diamond Rings' and with Wiley on 'Never Be Your Woman' (loved her on that). She releases her debut album later this year.

Emile Sande

Sunday, December 19, 2010

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