COVER ME

ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST POST, MAYBE A BIT TOO LONG YEA ?
I LIKE COVERS, YOU KNOW WHEN ANOTHER BAND OR ARTIST REDOES ANOTHER ARTISTS SONG.
HOWEVER, I FEEL COVERS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A TWIST, A DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT, TEMPO, SOUNDS, ETC.

ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE RAVING ABOUT MAYER HAWTHORNE.
I MET HIM BRIEFLY WHILE IN L.A., SEEMS LIKE A COOL GUY, HAS GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC AND I LOVED HIS 1ST RECORD "AINT GONNA WORK OUT".
I DONT LIKE HIS COVER OF THE ALREADY PERFECT NEW HOLIDAYS "MAYBE SO MAYBE NO".
ITS LIKE THE SAME EXACT SONG.
NOTHINGS REALLY DIFFERENT EXCEPT FOR THE SINGING. IN WHICH CASE THE ORIGINAL IS BETTER.
IM NOT KNOCKING MAYER FOR HIS WORK OR HUSTLE, HE PLAYS ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS HIMSELF I THINK, AND ITS GREAT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT EXPOSED TO THE NEW HOLIDAYS RECORD ARE VIBING OFF OF MAYERS VERSION, BUT IT'D BE NICE IF HE COULD SOMEHOW LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE ORIGINAL...ESPECIALLY SINCE MAYERS VERSION SOUNDS THE WAY IT DOES.
WHY WOULD A PERSON LIKE MYSELF, WHOS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SONG, EVER WANT TO PLAY MAYERS VERSION INSTEAD OF THE NEW HOLIDAYS ?
IM SURE EVEN MAYER PLAYS THE NEW HOLIDAYS VERSION.
EVERYBODY THAT ASKS ME TO PLAY THE MAYER SONG, I TELL THEM THEY NEED TO HEAR THE OG.
SO HERES THE OG...ENJOY

Sendspace.com: maybe so maybe no this one.mp3 / new holidays


OH YEA, WHILE IM ON THIS TIP.... HOW ABOUT LEE FIELDS !?
I WAS READY TO GO OUT AND BUY THIS GUYS RECORD UNTIL I STUMBLED ACROSS A COPY IN A PILE OF CDS, I HAD NO IDEA I EVEN OWNED A PROMO COPY OF HIS LATEST LP " MY WORLD".
THIS LP IS INCREDIBLE, THE CONVICTION IN HIS VOICE IS THE ESSENCE OF A SOUL SINGER...AT LEAST IN MY BOOK.
WHY ARENT MORE PEOPLE UP ON THIS LEE FIELDS.. GOOD QUESTION. LOOK FOR THIS MANS MUSIC, KILLER STUFF.

IM TELLING YOU....TRUS'ME

I MET DAVID AKA TRUS'ME AT THE BEAT N RHYTHM RECORD SHOP, WHILE I WAS IN MANCHESTER SPINNING A %100 PURE DISCO PARTY CALLED "NORTHERN DISCO" (SHOUTS TO AL KENT/MILLION$$ ORCHESTRA AND LEE SHANKY SHANKLAND !)
I HEARD SOMEBODY CALL MY NAME..AND SOON AFTER WE STARTED TALKING, HE SEEMED SURPRISED I KNEW OF HIM (AS IF I ONLY LIKE OLD MUSIC..)
I LOVED THE FLIP HE DID OF MCNEAL AND NILES... STILL DO. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS NOW... WE BECAME HOMIES.

SO, YOUNG DAVID (YA KNOW LIKE LIL' DEEZY AND YUNG DEE) AKA TRUS'ME ( DONT ASK WHAT A TRUS'ME IS WHILE IN JAPAN ) JUST SENT ME HIS NEW LP " IN THE RED" WHICH DOESNT DROP TIL NOV.

SOME FIIIIIRE ON THIS !!!!! DONT SLEEP !!!

LAST YEAR HE GAVE ME THIS REALLY ROUGH TRACK WITH AMP FIDDLER...COVERING A BILL WITHERS TUNE I BELIEVE... I KEPT SWEATING HIM TO FINISH IT... WELL ITS DONE. AND ITS CRAZY HOT.

THE JOINT WITH DAM- FUNK ON THE VOCODER.... WHOOOOOOEEEEE.

THERES ALSO A TRACK CALLED "SWEET MOTHER" WHICH I HAD A HAND IN ( I HAD THE SAMPLE SET ASIDE, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR OUR PROJECT) YOUNG DAVID BEGGED FOR IT TO MAKE THIS LP..... WHAT COULD I SAY ?
A DEDICATION TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE
AFRO FUNK,DISCO,909'S BUMPING OVER SOME BEAUTIFUL CHORDS AND SINGING... A WINNER FOR SURE.
MY MOTHER WAS THE BOMB, SHE IS TRULY MISSED, I HOPE YOURS IS TOO ! YOU ONLY GET ONE.

ANYWAY... FANS OF THIS MANS WORK WILL BE PLEASED WHEN THIS DROPS IN NOVEMBER....BE SURE TO COP IT.
I CANT POST THESE NEW TRACKS, BUT I WILL SHARE SOMETHING ELSE OF HIS.
BE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR LINKWOOD AS WELL...THAT CAT IS CRAZY TALENTED, DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS CREW.

ANYBODY THATS HEARD ME REALLY GET LOOSE, OR HAS KNOWN ME FOR A WHILE....KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE G.Q. AND THE CONNECTION THAT THIS GROUP HAS TO MY CHILDHOOD.
FOR THOSE THAT DONT KNOW, THEY WERE A DIFFERENT GROUP BEFORE G.Q.... CALLED THE RHYTHM MAKERS, AND THE JAM THEY ARE MOST KNOWN FOR... DISCO NIGHTS (TIMELESS!!) WAS CALLED "SOUL ON YOUR SIDE", WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LYRICS.
HERES TRUSME DOING HIS FLIP OF OF SOUL ON YOUR SIDE. ENJOY !
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sltdq

SPINNA SENT ME THE SETS FROM MY BENEFIT....BUT THEY ARE A BIT DISTORTED. I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, SHOUTS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT, AS WELL AS MY HOMIES WHO SPUN THAT NIGHT, LOVE YALL !!!!
MY GIRL LICHI SHOT SOME VIDEO OF THE NIGHT......... CHECK IT OUT.

A BENEFIT FOR KON Santos, NYC from Lichiban EV [Electric Vision] on Vimeo.

RE-UPS AGAIN !

WHEN Z - SHARE'S SERVERS CRASHED, THEY NEVER FIXED THE UPLOADS ANY BLOGGERS HAD.....
ENJOY !

http://www.sendspace.com/file/e3x03xCATCH.THE.BEAT

...heres a good warm weather summery mix i did back in 2003 or 2004, i cant remember what year it was, it was pre serato though. Some fun doubles and blends..with some well known sure shot party rocking joints..thrown in with a few rarities.

TRACKLISTING:
1. CHUCK CHILLOUT KOOL CHIP ACCA/ TAANYA GARDENER NO FRILLS BLEND
2. TSKI VALLEY/ CATCH THE BEAT
3. JAZZY 5 MCS/ JAZZY SENSATION
4. PIECES OF A DREAM/ MT.AIRY GROOVE
5. SEQUENCE/ FUNK YOU UP
6. FREEDOM/ GET UP AND DANCE
7. SUGARHILL GANG / 8TH WONDER
8. RUN DMC/ SUCKER MCS (DUBBED OUT)
9. ROSE ROYCE/ DO YOUR DANCE LIVE EDITS
10.FATBACK BAND/ GOIN TO SEE MY BABY
11. DR. BUZZARDS ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND/ GREEDY G (BLEND)
12. ROLLING STONES / MISS YOU (QUICK MIX)
13. RAY PARKER JR./ FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GROOVE
14. THE TIME/ GET IT UP
15. PRINCE/ I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER (LIVE EDIT)
16. LISA LISA/ WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME
17. OLLIE AND JERRY/ AINT NOT STOPPIN US
18. LENNY WHITE/ PEANUT BUTTER
19. TOM BROWN/ THIGHS HIGH
20 SKYY/ HERES TO YOU 12"
21.THE JONES' / SUMMER GROOVE 12"
22. MAXX TRAXX/ DONT TOUCH IT
23. STARPOINT/ GET READY GET DOWN 12"
24. GREYSHIP DAVIZ/ THIS GROOVE IS ON THE LOOSE 12"
25. PIERCE BROTHERS/ PARTY PERSON (THE DRUNK EDIT)
26. SESAME STREET THEM SONG OUTRO

CAN YOU FEEL IT

HERES SOME SHOTS FROM MY BENEFIT @ SANTOS LAST WEEK...TAKEN BY MY MAN TONE. GOOD LOOKING OUT ON SOME GREAT PICS, PROVIDING ME WITH A FEELING OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE THERE. FROM WHAT I HEARD.. TO QUOTE MY HOMIE DJ SPINNA " IT WAS COLOSSAL".
IM POSITIVE IT WAS, WITH CAMEOS FROM SOME OF OUR CULTURES FINEST...IM HONORED ALL OF THIS WENT DOWN ON MY BEHALF.I HEARD DJ SCRATCH (A BEAST) WAS JUST INSANE, ELI WAS KILLING IT WITH DANCE MUSIC, AND COSMO TOLD ME SPINNA DESTROYED IT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WITH 45'S.
SINCERELY FROM THE HEART. THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED, AND THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT ME!!!
SPINNA AND GIANT STEP...AND ALL OF MY PEOPLE WHO ROCKED THAT NIGHT...MEANS THE WORLD TO ME YALL.
WAITING FOR SPINNA TO SEND ME THE 6 HR !!!! SET FROM THAT NIGHT I WILL POST SOON.....YEA.... 6 HRS PEOPLE, FROM (IN MY OPINION) SOME OF THE BEST DJS IN THE WORLD.
PEEP THE PICS BELOW.


ELI ESCOBAR ROCKIN IT.... LOOK AT SPINNAS FACE, PRICELESS !


COOLIN OUT WITH COSMO BAKER AND ELI, ALONG WITH ROXY AND FRIENDS.


IN THE WORDS OF RICKY POWELL... "OHHH DIPP" KILLER SHOT HERE.
LEFT TO RIGHT FRONT TO BACK>> DJ SPINNA, DJ AVEE, AMIR, MADSOL, ECLIPSE, DJ RIZ, BIG, RICH MEDINA.


THE HOMIE A-TRAK AND FRIEND...


SPINNA, RICH MEDINA, DANTE ROSS... 3 KINGS COOLIN OUT.


MY GOOD FRIEND ELI ESCOBAR IN THE ZONE....MY FAV PIC OF THE SET.

SPREAD LOVE

CLICK ^^ TO ENLARGE FOR INFO NEXT THURSDAY @ SANTOS NYC.



***** I HAVE BEEN GETTING TONS OF EMAILS REGARDING DONATIONS, YOU CAN SEND THEM VIA PAYPAL TO DJMSTHANG@GMAIL.COM

SINCERELY..... I CAN NOT THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON ENOUGH FOR YOUR CONCERN. DAY BY DAY IM GETTING STRONGER. THE LOVE AND SUPPORT HAS BEEN MUCH NEEDED, AND FELT FOR SURE.

SHARING ALL OF THIS IS QUITE PERSONAL, AND ITS NOT EASY....

IM STILL HERE, ON THIS PLANET WE ALL SHARE. IVE BEEN IN LIMBO SINCE MY LAST POST, WITH TODAY ACTUALLY BEING THE
1ST DAY OF ME FEELING A BIT BETTER. IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, NOW AT HOME BUT HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO REALLY GO OUTSIDE MY DOOR STEP FOR OVER A MONTH.

IVE LOST ABOUT 30 LBS, BEEN FIGHTING OFF FEVERS DAILY, DEPRESSION ( IM NOT USED TO THIS LIFESTYLE) EXTREMELY PAINFUL FLUID IN MY LEFT LUNG... ALONG WITH A BLOOD CLOT WAITING TO DISSOLVE.
OH, THERES MORE.... BUT I THINK YALL GET THE PICTURE. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, IVE YET TO GET WELL ENOUGH TO HAVE MY OPERATION. WHICH WILL SET ME BACK ANOTHER 3 MONTHS TO RECOVER.

MY BOSTON PEEPS PUT TOGETHER A FUNDRAISER FOR ME AS WELL.... I CANT THANK YALL ENOUGH, WHAT A SUCCESS.. I LOVE YALL !!!! ALL THE STAFF AT MIDDLESEX, 7L FOR REALLY LOOKING OUT, MS.THANG FOR BEING IN MY CORNER, SUPREME ONE, OLI FOR THE FLYER AND SOULCLAP FOR HELPING PUT IT TOGETHER.

NOW MY FRIENDS ( ALL OF WHICH IM BIG FANS OF ) IN THE NYC AREA HAVE FORMED LIKE VOLTRON, TO HELP ME AS WELL.
LOOK AT THIS LINE UP...ARE YOU SERIOUS ????
SO MUCH LOVE GOING OUT TO YALL ... SPINNA, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN, AS WELL AS GIANT STEP...AMIR, ELI, COSMO, RICH MEDINA, AND DJ SCRATCH.
I CANT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME, AS WELL AS ENERGIZES ME, AND KEEPS ME IN FIGHT MODE.
POSITIVITY IS THE KEY HERE..I WILL GET OVER THIS.

R.I.P. DJ AM.

ALMOST...

SO, IVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WHILE. CLOSE CALL AND IM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. BLOODCLOTS ARE NOT A GOOD LOOK IF YOU WANT TO LIVE LIFE.
FOR THOSE WHO READ MY BLOG, EACH DAY IS A BLESSING. IM VERY LUCKY TO BE HERE AND BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO.
I HAVE GOOD FRIENDS THAT ARE THERE FOR ME.
IM HOME NOW, IN PAIN AND STILL RECOVERING. I HAD MAD GIGS LINED UP, TONS OF WORK TO DO....BUT THATS ALL SECONDARY. I GOTTA GET BACK TO MY NORMAL ( IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME THAT) SELF.
BE BACK SOON.