Today's demo... singers + mcs... come get it!

so i was messing around in the studio today for an hour or two and came up with a little vibe that i'm digging... so, for the fun of it - call it a social experiment ? - and who knows, maybe more - in between twitter tweets, i thought i'd unleash it on the web. singers, mcs... feel free to grab the beat and bring your uniqueness to it. once you're done, drop your version back in the dropbox on this blog page... have fun!

use the soundcloud widget below to listen/download/share... or grab it direct: http://www.sendspace.com/file/wdpnnf

Mashi's 98bpm beat v2 by mashibeats

if you want to get clever on the arrangement here's two stems - one with a bounce of the drums + bass and the other with all the keys... http://www.sendspace.com/file/twtgxq

... a few people have asked me 'what's it for' etc... i say, 'why not!!'. at this stage it's for fun. it's not about ego - ie, i'm hoping all sorts of levels of people have a go. if someone smacks it up to a point that i fall in love with what they've done, then we'll talk about taking it further. there's no sense in being so precious about your craft to not do it tho - nothing ventured, nothing gained. and if nothing comes of your creativity through me, then you have written a vocal that you can get someone else to make a beat for :) i'd love to see a dope unexpected song come out of this, and that aside, it's great to just connect with some people who maybe don't get the opportunity to mash it on a beat like this... have fun with it :)

Forthcoming sounds... Cherie Mathieson, Ovasoul7

one of three tracks from Cherie's forthcoming EP... all produced by MdCL, written by Bembe Segue + MdCL... guitar on this joint by Lanu

88 Days - Cherie Mathieson by mashibeats

recorded in LA, produced by MdCL, written by Ovasoul7 + MdCL + guitars by Ed Mowat and guest vocals from Devi Soleil...

Feels Like Home feat Devi Soleil - Ovasoul7 by mashibeats

Featured guests for the next MdCL LP... want to put your 2 cents in ?

so a few days ago i put a status update on facebook, myspace and twitter:

" so i'm thinking about the feat guest list for my next full length album... anyone want to put their 2 cents in ? ;) "

in my mind, the guest list is pretty much locked already, both definites and my wish list, but it's interesting to open it up to you all out there - just never know when a certain idea might come from someone. some of the answers are just plain funny - respect to the first guy who came with "chas and dave". LOL. some of the suggestions are people with whom collabs are already in place or who might not be appropriate for a spot on the new LP but with whom some other one off of full concept collabs could happen.... and there's a few new names to me that have been interesting to check out (peep uk artist shax on myspace - fresh vibe)

so... this is what people have said so far... unedited. feel free to add your own suggestions :)

Jonny Dub at 8:47pm March 27
chas and dave

Melvin Bacon at 8:48pm March 27 via Facebook Mobile
Fyza, Darien, Omar...um..Alice Russell, Conner Reeves, Lewis Taylor...for starters..lol ;)

Nathan Ambach at 8:48pm March 27
My name is N8N & I am funky ! ;)

Jonny Dub at 8:50pm March 27
blackout crew

Mike Gurrieri at 8:50pm March 27
Norman Weeks

Jay Simon at 8:52pm March 27
a song with phonte would be cool. you and amalia would be a good combo too i think, some kinda high energy funk track. can't go wrong with lady alma and vanessa freeman either.

Gareth Richardson at 8:54pm March 27
Ladi 6, Nathan Haines, Roots Manuva, Bajka. I'd like to hear that!

Mike Gurrieri at 8:54pm March 27
Stacy Epps would be cool too :)

Cali McAllister at 8:56pm March 27
Sue Jorge ,Omar would be nice.

Glen Walsh at 8:59pm March 27
Bembe ! Val Etienne & EZ , Sia would be kinda cool. .

Paulo Ramirez at 9:00pm March 27
What about the singer from buraka som sistema?

Jay Simon at 9:02pm March 27
oh yeah, erik rico too, def.

Brian-Alvin Ching at 9:05pm March 27
try it with Jose James, Julie Dexter, Kurt Elling, etc. more to come
ah yes... Fertile Ground as well!
fuck, get Peven Everett, Spoonface, Altered Natives, Blu, JDavey, 4Hero, Diesler, Gerardo Frisina, Build An Ark, JRawls, Karizma, K-Dope, shit... and the list goes on. lol

John Dean at 9:11pm March 27
n'dambi

John Dean at 9:12pm March 27
musicians like pat meheny
j live
i could go on............

Peter Haslanger at 9:23pm March 27
yukimi

Kim Hill at 9:24pm March 27
way over due!

Terri McQueen at 9:35pm March 27
theo parrish, d.s. sense, kyle hall, monica blaire, diviniti, m. pittman, short d list ;)

Jonathan Kornvein at 9:40pm March 27 via Facebook Mobile
Lil wayne omg

Parks Brent at 9:50pm March 27
or anyone with the name wayne really would be awesome

Hollie Andclarke Smith at 9:53pm March 27
me.

Chrystal Price at 10:01pm March 27
joi from ATL (would love this), siji, patrice rushen, bobbi humphrey, swell session, dallas tamaira is always good, hm definitely Jane Hamilton, something funky with Sharon Jones, Wunmi...

Mpho Lenny Ramasodi at 10:16pm March 27 via Facebook Mobile
Cousin Cockroach would be interesting.

Shamika Sanders at 10:59pm March 27 via Facebook Mobile
I would say me, but I can't sing worth a damn. LOL
I say Lady Alma, Vanessa or Ursula Rucker.

Mario Moya at 11:48pm March 27
Dawn Tallman!

Hamzat Erogbogbo at 12:30am March 28
fyza

Tommy Rockett at 12:48am March 28
Skank Sinatra

Tommy Rockett at 12:52am March 28
Reel People

Gareth Richardson at 12:55am March 28
Hollie Smith!

Jeremy Toy at 1:01am March 28
Paul mc Cartney
Brian Wilson
Produced by George Martin

Chris Ball at 1:11am March 28 via Facebook Mobile
mpho, ty,aloe blak,someone already said j-live but there it is again! Dwele would be amazing.

Mario Moya at 1:16am March 28
Many to my mind man! Dawn Tallman, Kurt Elling, Sofia Rubina, Joy Malcolm, Paula Lima, Ed Motta, Joy Rose, Terrance Downs, Monday Michiru, Paulinho Da Costa, Fernanda Porto, Cleveland Watkiss, Heidi Vogel, Noelle Scaggs, Sy Smith, Anwar Robinson, Musiq SoulChild, Sabrina Malheiros, Imaani, James Ingram, Gabriel O'Pensador, Alison Crockett... with some of those giants, you would have an anthology album for sure!!! Cheers!

Bobbie Dubber at 1:20am March 28
Antibalas :)
...or me on Melodica...

Victoria Kelly at 1:32am March 28
Precious McKenzie!

Kimberly Robbins at 1:57am March 28
yes.... Sy Smith

Andrzej Cała at 2:31am March 28
Dwele, Leon Ware, Julie Dexter, V (from Philadelhia soul scene), Clara Hill, Colin Munroe

Sean Gorham at 2:40am March 28
I expect to hear our man Mystro! So how about the full Muthaluvaz outfit Scott Basylis, Max Grundhart, Ben Hadwen, etc.!!

Larrick Ebanks at 3:21am March 28
Hell yeh!! Count me in man. peace, L
www.myspace.com/larrickebanks

Jan T. Sott at 4:03am March 28
phonte, erik rico and please bring back abdul

Paul Adams at 4:44am March 28
Would love to hear a keys soundclash between you and Hiromi Uehara

NuJazz Spirit at 5:29am March 28
José James, Skymark, Ovasoul7, Sy Smith, Bembe, Yaw, Q tip:).....

Jonny Dub at 6:01am March 28
jimi hendrix

Ed Mowat at 7:48am March 28
Seun Kuti
and Lionel Loueke.

Jonny Dub at 7:52am March 28
hacksaw jim duggan & 50 cent

Ilya Rasskazov at 7:58am March 28
Obama! he is pretty big now, you'll sell a few more copies. use him before Stevie does that!

Melvin Bacon at 9:20am March 28
Eric Roberson and maybe a collabo with Osunlade would be fresh too.

Jack Lewis at 3:20pm March 28
Stones Throw hook-up....get Mayer Hawthorne.

Ka Phils at 8:26pm March 28
rasiyah......pretty please from the president of the detroit fan club!

Martin Frederik Blackall at 11:00pm March 28
Gilad Atzmon!

Miss Kai suggested...
Sacha Williams

Hisson1083 suggested...
Michele Thibeaux

Shaxmusic suggested...
Shax

Lena Cullen suggested...
Lena Cullen

Jos Rouw suggested...
Jos Rouw

Auhlixer suggested...
Bilal Hezekiah Flying Lotus

Afua Fiagbe suggested...
Conner Reeves. Stacy Epps would be hot. Kim Hill (former Black Eyed Peas) would be fire! Tawiah, Lady Alma, Bembe, Vula, Mpho, Marcina Arnold, Kelis, Omar, Bootsy Collins, Bobby Valentino and the singer from La Roux are exciting prospects too, Ivana Santilli, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, Rahel, and Angie Stone.

Solemn PostPosted: 2009-03-30, 1:33 pm
What about Sabrina Malheiros? That might give an interesting match musical wise..
Not to forget Amalia or world famous scratch dj solemn might contribute some cuts...jk

sonofsoul PostPosted: 2009-03-30, 3:23 pm
Rahsaan Patterson, Sy Smith, Kissey Asplund, Ra-Re Valverde, Peter Hadar, Ashley Thomas, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Muhsinah, another joint with Vikter Duplaix would be great, Erik Rico, Nicky (from HEAVy)...actually just HEAVy... Casey on vocoder and sax!... Eric Roberson, Deborah Jordan, Stacey Epps, Stokley of Mint Condition (and have him lay down the drums too!), Reggie B, Darien, Q-Tip!... endless list! That is my 2 pennies worth

Dan Titcomb posted....
K'Naan, NASA, Sharon Jones, Sam Sparro, Kid Sister, Santogold, Breakestra, Evidence (dilated peoples) Lee Scratch Perry .... prod collab w/9th wonder

Zane Tate posted...
Q-Tip!!!!!!!!!! And just to agree with a few others mentioned - Bembe (of course), Phonte, Spoonface, Ty.

Mash it Loose - the funk jam

Richard Spaven on live drums, Ota on guitar, MdCL on mpc, synth bass n keys... inspired by the JB break... enjoy!

Mash It Loose - MdCL by mashibeats

in the studio... remixing 'Light of Love'

it's a little rough, complete with camera shake, but hope you enjoy the little insight into the process...

The Politik: Dreams

fresh out of the studio, a brand new joint from The Politik - Bembe Segue + MdCL... afro-bruk soul. due out this summer....

Dreams - The Politik by mashibeats

Drum roll please..... THE WINNERS

It's time people! Almost a year late... it's amazing how time flies and for keeping everyone waiting we're definitely sorry. Hopefully you'll agree it's all worth the wait - we had so many great entries from all corners of the world, and it's been a tough process choosing the winners. Thanks to Afronaught (coopr8/Bugz in the Attic), Phil Asher (Phlash & Friends/restless soul) and Benji B (Deviation/1xtra) for joining us in the judging process.

Enough with the waiting tho... with five judges we've all ended with some different winners and runners up, and compiling the votes to give us the end result, we're happy to announce The Politik Remixed winners (click their names or pics above for myspace links):

1st= Mistaken (Slang remix featuring Dave Ghetto) - Philadelphia, USA
1st= She's Gone (Brendon remix) - London, UK
2nd= Feel It (Altered Natives remix) - London, UK
2nd= Black Sun (TRZ remix) - Sao Paulo, Brasil
3rd Mistaken (Scrimshire remix) - London, UK

Runners up:

The Essence (Brendon remix) - London, UK
Turn the Light (Monsieur Greg remix) - Paris, France
Money (Soulparlor remix) - Mainz, Germany

Individual judges' other favorites/remixes we felt should get a special mention:

Feel It (Qsoncs remix)
The Essence (Monsieur Greg remix)
How Did They Know (Alegory remix)
Moonlight (Broken Beatnik remix)
Mistaken feat Bahamadia (UKey remix) - great effort flipping Mistaken into a broken dancefloor soul joint and mashing up the Bahamadia rap from Feel It into the same track

We know some people are going to feel like "but what was wrong with my remix ? Everyone I played it to loves it!"... there were almost 300 remixes submitted, about half of those were pretty good, and there's plenty of remixes which had nothing wrong with them at all - these were just the ones that resonated with the judges the most/in the right way. If you really dig your remix and it wasn't selected, feel free to put it on your myspace/website/blogsite, or another idea, if you didn't use any of our music parts is to take the vocals off and record your own original vocal/vocalist to the backing track and voila... brand new original joint. It'd be nice if everyone could be a winner in this, but it's not the case.

We're organising release plans now for the Remix album - winning remixers (and runners up!), keep an eye on your inbox. If your email address has changed since you entered the contest, please contact us directly office(at)mashibeats.com. Look forward to the remix album out in the summer along with some very special exclusives - a brand new original studio joint 'Dreams', and bonus remixes from Zed Bias under both Zed Bias and Maddslinky guises, C Swing Black Einstein and bonus remix for Japan from DJ Mitsu the Beats.

We have an artwork winner as well - the quality on that front was not as high overall as the remixes, and the winner is a clear winner for sure. we'll be in contact with the designer soon and you'll see the artwork on the final release!

Thanks again to everyone who entered and spent time crafting and reinterpreting our music. Keep the good music coming :)

MdCL + Bembe Segue aka The Politik

The Politik Remixed - Winners and Runners Up

No Fusion Generation (MdCL remix feat Ovasoul7) - Till Bronner

this is back from 2000. i'd just release the six degrees album on universal uk and they asked me to do a remix for one of their artists - german trumpeter till bronner. the album he'd made was an instrumental jazz album heavily influenced by voodoo, which has just dropped and was pretty much influencing everyone at the time in one way or another. i really wanted to add a vocal element to the track on the remix and the budget was pretty good, so i decided to fly to philadelphia and record ovasoul7 on the cut. it was my first time in philly, and it really was a great visit. we spent a couple of days at anthony tidd's studio writing and recording (as well as this remix, we also recorded an ovasoul7 original which to this day is unreleased but bound to see light of day one day!), and i got to check a little bit of the illadelph vibe - went to black lily one night to check the jam and james poyser and ?uestlove were there holding it down in the house band, alicia keys got up and jammed, i think the jazzyfatnastee girls were up on stage too. it was a good vibe for sure. that trip was the first time i met lady alma, rich medina and a few other guys who are now friends. thanks to the remix, the opportunity manifested to check out a place i'd always wanted to go.

'No Fusion Generation' (MdCL remix feat Ovasoul7) - Til Bronner

trumpet - Till Bronner
vocals - Ovasoul7
all other instruments - MdCL

released on Melodius Beats vol.1 (Antipodean Records)

btw... Mel Beats vol.2 soon come!

May Europe Tour...

May 8-June 8 i'm going to be in the UK and Europe on tour... there's some shows that are still tbc, and some open dates too - promoters/bookers hit me up on office(at)mashibeats.com if you want to try and hook something up.

There's a few 1+1 shows with Bembe or Vanessa Freeman, a couple of shows with the full crew on deck, a week of masterclass workshops in Finland, and definitely going to hook up a lil studio time with Phlash and other fam. Looking forward to spring in europe! :)

Available May 8-Jun 8 excluding...

May 9 - Southport Weekender guesting with Phlash & Friends
May 14 - MdCL feat Bembe Segue @ Club Mascara, Sofia, Bulgaria
May 15 - MdCL feat Bembe Segue @ Roxy, Vienna, Austria
May 22 - Haugesund, Norway - tbc
May 25-29 - Oulu, Finland (masterclass workshops)
May 30 - MdCL feat Bembe Segue, Vanessa Freeman + Jason Yarde @ Funky Elephant Festival, Helsinki, Finland
May 31 - MdCL feat Vanessa Freeman @ East Village, London, UK
Jun 7 - Madrid, Spain - tbc

LA @ The Vanguard Lounge last night...

thanks to everyone who reached out last night - the most vibing and fun LA show i've had... heavy club sound, the dancefloor rocking, tawiah smashhed the mic, lil john roberts distressssed the drum kit - i can't tell you how much i love playing with this dude and we definitely have a lot more to come! big up the fam up in the spot - ovasoul7, jill scott, rahsaan patterson, laurnea... we got tings to do!! :)

Beach by Bike...

just back from a bike ride around the neighbourhood - blessed to have this kind of view right there in front of me....

Lady Alma - Running for Nothing - club mixes Out Now...

http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=30297


Top 10 Traxsource jam for Terry Hunter, DJ Spen & Anthony Nicholson

The original mid tempo broken soul version dropped on the Lady Alma digital only EP The Pressure, now the club mixes are about to drop on digital and 12" vinyl courtesy of Mad Mat's lable Raw Fusion. One of our favorite vocalists anywhere and often featured with the likes of 4Hero, Sylk130 and MdCL, the new release features the A-side soulful house club mix by Universal Sun (MdCL and NZ's Chris Cox) and the B-side deep soulful tech mix from Simbad. It's a heavyweight single putting Lady Alma back in the spotlight... was she ever out of it ?! Out at all digital stores now - traxsource link above, and vinyl out next week :)

LA Live Show... Friday 13th featuring TAWIAH

one night only in Hollywood... featuring one of my favorite UK mic rockers, TAWIAH - direct from London, one time ONLY.... spread the word and see you there!



FRIDAY MARCH 13TH

SALT & PEPPER "LAUNCH PARTY" @ THE VANGUARD LOFT

MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (ANTIPODEAN, MILAN - LA)... "LIVE"
featuring TAWIAH (MARK RONSON - LONDON) on vocals

dj sets:
WISEACRE (FUNKY IN THE MIDDLE / SUNDAZE / MY PLACE - LA / NYC)
EDUARDO CASTILLO (SUNDAZE / ECLECTECH - LA)
YOSAKU (TIGHTEN UP / GAMM / BASTARD BOOTS - LA)

we are truly thankful to EDUARDO and THE VANGUARD for helping us save this great performance due to the temporary closing of THE STRONGHOLD.

THE VANGUARD LOFT
6021 hollywood blvd
LA 90028
(loft entry on hollywood blvd)

10pm-4am

$5 before 11pm // $10 after

21+

parking $5 when you say "SALT & PEPPER"