Jaden | Music

Not really, but definitely an effective way to combat insomnia…

What a busy week it has been so far. Gigs, vocal recording sessions with no less than three of our lovely ladies, some hip-hopping with the Mauritian sensation himself, and a little TV ad work on the side for some extra pocket money.

Other highlights for this week included lowering the action on my Maton acoustic (for anyone not down with the muso lingo, just think of it as though I lowered my car – thus making it fully sick to look at/ drive), eating a whole bunch of sushi on several non-consecutive occasions, laughing heartily at a wide range of nonsensical puns, and drinking about 27 cups of herbal tea (my new addiction). I also found a way of amusing myself with the old guitar strings I ripped off my tele (see pics below).

Possibly the biggest and most pleasant surprise for this week was coming across a couple of awesome new songs by the likes of Pharrell and a few others; giving me some renewed faith in the longevity of music, at least by my definition of ‘music’ anyway…

There is a change in the air and the good vibrations are ruffling my feathers in the best possible way (note that I will cut my hair when I am good and ready, and not to appease the unfortunate people that are forced to look at me. Until such time I will continue to bitch and moan endlessly about a sworn enemy of mine – the wind…)

And on that note, I bid you adieu!

PS Happy weekend to those of you with real jobs

Check out the video of our girl Charmaine performing Please Please live @ The Supper Club in Sydney last week. On the viola is the extremely talented Carl St. Jacques all the way from Miami USA.

To hear more of Charmaine’s Music go to www.charmaine.com.au!

One of the most exciting things for me in life is finding (or being shown) new music from which i can draw musical influence! 

This weekend saw the discovery of a few new tracks that i would like to share with u and also give a brief review.

It is no secret that here at Jaden, we are big fans of  the production of Mr Ryan Leslie.  My first discovery is a song titled “Get it right tonight” by an artist named Corey Gunz ft. Ryan Leslie. As always Leslie drops a simple yet PHAT beat, along with a hypnotizing synth hook (think it sounds a little like the one in Coolio’s “gangsta’s paradise” – musical coincidence?) which has my head bobbing throughout the whole track! Leslie is a master of keeping the right tracks simple and once again he has achieved another killer track while keeping this formula. This is the first time i hear any track by Corey Gunz and must say that i am a fan of his flow. Somewhat similar to that of lil wayne, but has his own vibe and as for lyrics, they’re on the money for this track.

The second discovery excites me for a few different reasons. The track is titled “Killer instincts” by Rick Ross and Produced by Cool and Dre.

The first reason this excites me is because my good friend’s band will be heading to Miami in a month to record their album with Cool and Dre. This dynamic producer duo have been recently producing their Hip Hop tracks with a lot of rock influence so i can’t wait to hear what else these guys will be coming up with.

Back to the track……It has a killer beat with a raw sounding live kit (as a drummer i love raaaaaaawwww sounding kits!), great vocal production, and one catchy ass vocal hook! Another track that has me bobbin my head and  i’m loving the flow of Rick Ross’ verses.

Third track! – “Believe” By Q-Tip and D’Angelo! – I did find 2 versions of this track so check this 1;

Without even listening to the track i already had a feeling this would be an awesome track! Well, why wouldn’t you……Q-Tip and D’Angelo wouldn’t drop an ‘average’ track. 

Once again……raawwww live kit, with a slight swing to make it sound as if its just ahead of the beat. LOVE IT! The key chords are amazing and the little guitar licks throughout the verse are sooooooo tasteful. Great lyrics, great production……and what can u say about D’Angelo’s performance?? well lets just say it’s what anyone would expect. – Smooth.

Enjoy – i know i’ll be thrashing these tracks!

PEACE xox