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| Written by shanti |
| Thursday, 03 December 2009 17:08 |
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I think one of the biggest fears any commercial musician can experience is this: Creating what they consider to be a great representation of where they are in life through music only to have a label mishap not allow for it to see the light of day.
J.J. Brown, Dan "The Deacon" Maier and I worked many sleepless nights over many months to put together my sophomore solo album entitled the1shanti. Good friends came together to help round out the family of loved ones who dedicated their energy toward making my vision come true. Rod Morata with the photography, Sayuri Ozawa with the design, Nawfcyde and Resk sharing production duties with J.J. Brown. It was amazing. In a predictable yet unexpected turn of events, Rawkus took the project on and I had finally found it a home.
One morning I awoke to find that the label no longer had any of its catalogue available. Anywhere.
J.J. Brown's Connect The Dots. was released this past month. He's not only one of my best friends, but one of my favorite producers of all time. We, as the Laskar Music and 5G family, would like to celebrate our future with you by sharing a moment in the present. We have decided not to look for another label as a home for my self-titled second album. This month, pay what you can here and give it a listen. If you can't pay anything, listen and enjoy. Let me know what you think. Spread love the Brooklyn way.
I think one of the biggest fears any commercial musician can experience is this: Creating what they consider to be a great representation of where they are in life through music only to have a label mishap not allow for it to see the light of day.
 J.J. Brown, Dan "The Deacon" Maier and I worked many sleepless nights over many months to put together my sophomore solo album entitled the1shanti. Good friends came together to help round out the family of loved ones who dedicated their energy toward making my vision come true. Rod Morata with the photography, Sayuri Ozawa with the design, Nawfcyde and Resk sharing production duties with J.J. Brown. It was amazing. In a predictable yet unexpected turn of events, Rawkus took the project on and I had finally found it a home.
One morning I awoke to find that the label no longer had any of its catalogue available. Anywhere.
J.J. Brown's Connect The Dots. was released this past month. He's not only one of my best friends, but one of my favorite producers of all time. We, as the Laskar Music and 5G family, would like to celebrate our future with you by sharing a moment in the present. For the moment, we have decided not to look for another label as a home for my self-titled second album. This month, pay what you can here and give it a listen. If you can't pay anything, listen and enjoy. Let me know what you think.
Spread love the Brooklyn way. |