That's Right a Love Song

Finished a mix on a new Shades of Grey slow drag for the new album slated for release in 2010 or 2011, depending on how the flow of creativity goes...This one goes out to the gearheads!

Shades of Grey- That's Right a Love Song



Lyrics:
(Chorus 2x)
Let's write a love song
That's right a love song
For tech nerd freaks and audio geeks
who don't know right from wrong
Let's write a love song
That's right a love song
For those who seek to take a peak
Normalize a wave it's on

Hey Mister DJ...
Wanna win my lotto....
Load me with wax..
On your serato..
Rocktron me a melody
mr. roboto
quantize up harmonies
from head to toe

(Chorus 2x)

Tickle me....
Through Ivory....
Bend some notes...
To find the key...
Play me like an upright...
And I will not be so uptight...
Pluck me like a strang...
Orchestrate and do our thang...

Oh My push my buttons like an akai
Mpc me with some beats to get between the sheets
Oh snap synchronize us with that love tap
Tempo free me with that helicon switch it and sing along
Oh damn, left and right it with with that hard pan
Spacialize me in my ears reflect our bodies like a mirror
Oh geez louise gimme some organ yes please
Hammond b me with ya pipe and lets create life

(Chorus 2x)

Live @ Ella NYC Mix 1.24.10

So Sunday performed a fun Video DJ Set at this cool Speakeasy type joint Ella Lounge in NY... Here's the audio half of the recording if ya want something new to rock on your pods or at your desk! Threw in a bunch of random stuff i thought the crowd might like on the spot...some indie uhnz now jams, some space stuff, oldies mashups, some brat rap, and even some dirty south stuff towards the end .. Generally a Sunday night, crazy but not too crazy mix...I had left my needles on my decks down in Nashville, so don't expect to hear any scratching, i had to run off an mpc controller through serato without a pitch shift, so my mixin' might have been a bit rough...but whateva whateva pull the lever! I'm pretty proud of this 1 take mix... Enjoy!

Raymo- Live @ Ella NYC (Audio of VDJ Set) 1.24.10

Tracklisting

1. Elvis Presley- Crawfish b/w Wings- Hi Hi Hi
2. Medium Medium- Hungry, So Angry
3. Of Montreal- Id Engager
4. Pacific- Hot Lips
5. Lykki Li- Breaking Up
6. Edwyn Collins- A Girl Like You
7. Lavern Baker- Bumblebee
8. KW Griff- Footstompin'
9. Chordettes- Lollipop
10. Sam Cooke- Cupid
11. Midnight Star- No Parking
12. Fukkk Offf- More Than Friends
13. Hot Chip- One Life Stand
14. Chromeo- Night by Night
15. Space- Magic Fly
16. Fake Blood- I Think I Like It
17. Daft Punk- Around the World b/w Unk- In Yo Face
18. Arcade Gang- When Doves Cry
19. B.O.B. & Marvin Gaye- I'll Be in the Sky
20. Munk- Rat Race
21. Karen O and the Kids- Heads Up
22. Breakbot- Runway to Elsewhere b/w Nas- I Know I Can
23. Marina & The Diamonds- I am Not a Robot
24. Paul Simon- 50 Ways feat. Amanda Blank
25. Dead Man's Bones- In the Room Where You Sleep
26. Tilly and the Wall- Pot Kettle Black
27. Shades of Grey- Movin' Up the Line
28. Mims- Move
29. Young Dro- Take Off
30. Project Pat- Googly Moogly
31. Animals- Boom Boom Boom
32. B52s- Dance This Mess Around
33. Specials- What I Like Most About You is Your Girlfriend

Shades of Grey-Go Ape Live

The last song I finished up in the 00s is a new Shades of Grey jam featuring Laura's twin Aria! We performed it live for the first time in January down in Nashville.. For the video backing track, I experimented with syncing up some of favorite musicians to create a video band! Maybe kinda hard to see on this live clip but we have:

Laura on V-drums
Raymo on DJ Hero
Zoot from the Muppets on sax
Devo on the keytar
Girl from Peter Bjorn song on the Whistle
Brocolick from the California Raisins movie on guitar
Baby Jacob on the hi-hat
and a bunch of other youtube musicians!



Shades of Grey- Go Ape (Unmastered Mix)

RIP Teddy Pendergrass

This morning I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Philly Soul Legend Teddy Pendergrass. Back in the Summer 2006, I had the great honor of arranging and performing a medley of music for his tribute concert at the Kimmel Center in Philly. It was one of my greatest musical experience that I'll never forget. Afterwards I remember he shared some words of wisdom, telling me "As long as your follow your heart, happiness will always follow in that path"! Thanks Teddy you were truly a great influence, inspiration, and friend...and you're legacy will live on!

Pendergrass Concerto for String Quartet and Turntable @ Yahoo! Video