Jaden | Music

What can i say about this?

Cee-Lo just keeps delivering!

Brilliant.

It was definitely worth standing through 45 of minutes of (t-)PAIN for this! Not once have I had the pleasure of seeing a live performance for my ‘track of the moment’. 26 years into this thing we call life that moment had arrived!

Somehow Ne-Yo got stuck headlining a Hip-Hop Shout-Fest (Big Boi aside) @ Winterbeatz in Sydney. It just so happens that my ‘track of the moment’ is Champagne Life so this event was a must see!

The band was tight, the sound was killer and Ne-Yo killed track by track until bringing out 2 glasses of Bubbly to start Champagne Life and top the night off! Running a close second for moment of the night was Hearing a 3 piece horn section playing the Synth parts in Miss Independent. Gold.

Here’s a vid of Champagne Life live;

Let’s hope Sydney doesn’t have to wait another 3 years for a top class RnB Artist to hit town.

PS – T-Pain is not an RnB Artist.

A DAY AT SEA

Date: Saturday 27TH March, 2010

Time: 11:30am-5pm (Boarding 11:30 sharp!)

Location: Boat will depart from King St Warf

Tickets: $25+bf presale | $30 on the door

Tickets are available at the door and online at

www.experienceentertainment.com.au

Jaden Music is proud to present “A DAY AT SEA” featuring a stellar line up of Australia’s finest musos, singers, and DJs – all jamming out a cocktail of rock, hip hop, house, funk, and soul tunes over 2 levels on a luxury cruiser!

This party sees the long awaited homecoming of some of Sydney’s favourite musos, who have been based in LA for the last few years and have been playing & recording with a long list of international stars.
These guys of course are:

Qristian D Starr AKA Kristian Attard – Bass (Heart, B-Real from Cypress Hill, Mary Wilson – The Supremes, J Davey – Supporting Prince, Jimmy Barnes, Guy Sebastian….just to name a few!)

Serg Dimitrijevic – Guitar, (Elton John, Kelis, Cool and Dre, Human Nature, Vanessa Amorosi, Kaz James, Guy Sebastian, DJ Lethal – Limp Bizkit, , Jungle Bros, Hed Kandi Series (UK), – Mary Wilson -The Supremes….just to name a few!)

Alex Carapetis – Drums (Just off tour with Julian Casablancas – The Strokes, Nine Inch Nails, Kelis, Robbie Williams, Pheonix, Perry Farrel, Jimmy Barnes, Mica Paris, Pino Palladino…..and a lot more!)

Fronting the band will be one of Sydney’s most sought after male vocalists, and Aria nominee, Wilson O (Mr Wilson).

Joining the band will also be the following special guests:

Roxane Lebrasse
Rob Edwards
Black Diamond Hearts
More TBA

WHAT A LINE UP!

Live music not your thing? We’ve got you covered! The upper level of the cruiser will be dedicated to all things house and funk!

Featuring a line-up of DJs, some of which have taken the international stage, as well as those rocking Sydney’s premier house music venues. You can expect everything from soulful to deep house, and maybe even a touch of old school funk, guaranteed to rock all afternoon!

The DJ line up includes:

Kerry Wallace (Pulp – UK, Es Vive – Ibiza)
Tony Venuto (Lady Lux, Amnesia – Ibiza)
Liam Sampras (Playboy Mansion, SHE Sydney)
Jay Sombrase (SHE Sydney)
DJ Riddz (South Africa)
More TBA!

What better way to spend your Saturday afternoon than onboard a luxury cruiser sipping on a bevy of your choice, in one of the finest harbours in the world – all while listening to and watching some of the most inspirational musical artists this country has ever seen – All for $25!

Don’t wait to buy your tickets – numbers are limited and will literally fly out the door for this one!

SEE YOU ON BOARD

The Jaden Music Team

For More info see www.jadenmusic.com | www.experienceentertaiment.com.au

2003 & 2004 were great years in Music.

Jay-Z released ‘The Blueprint 2.1’ and ‘The Black Album’, Justin blew up with ‘Justified’, Ms Badu released ‘Worldwide Underground’, Outkast dropped ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’, Britney released ‘In the Zone’ and ‘My Perogative’, Alicia came out with ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys’, Kelis released ‘Tasty’, Kanye announced his arrival with ‘The College Dropout’ Brandy released’ Afrodisiac’, Beyonce started solo with ‘Dangerously in Love’, Ashlee and Jesse Mac had pop smashes with ‘Autobiography’ and ‘Beautiful Soul’, Snoop Dogg released ‘R&G’ and last but not least S Club 7 released their ‘Greatest Hits’.

Putting aside all these classics and completely forgetting about S Club 7, the real reason these years have to this day been my favorite in Music is that in my opinion one of my biggest inspirations in Life and Music, The Neptunes, hit their Production/Creative peak. I don’t think its coincidence that they won ‘Producer of the year’ at the Grammy’s in 2003.

From the moment I heard ‘In Search Of’ I began a journey into everything Neptunes from Kelis to Clipse. But 03 and 04 in particular father some of my favorite Neptunes releases to this day;

Justin Timberlake – ‘Justified’ and ‘I’m Lovin it’
Pharrell – ‘Frontin’
Jay-Z – ‘Excuse Me Miss’ and ‘Change Clothes’
Kelis – ‘Tasty’
N.E.R.D – ‘Fly or Die’
Nelly – ‘Play it Off’
Snoop Dogg – ‘Drop it like it’s Hot’, ‘Signs’, ‘Let’s get Blown’

To me these years signify so much melody and colour taken to the top of the Charts by the Neptunes. The chords, progressions and melodic vocal hooks take me back to a time when popular music was fun, positive and had a heart.

Fast Forward to 2009 in a time when Robotic, Auto-Tuned loops dominate the charts along with their ‘Heartless’ artists, finally after years of wondering the musical desert The Neptunes have returned to their roots with the release of Snoop Dogg’s ‘Special’ ft. Brandy and Pharrell off Snoop’s new Album ‘Malice in Wonderland’.

Back to the Melodic Hooks, Colorful Chord Progressions and classic Neptunes Beats. Back to Music with a Heart.

Time is yet to tell whether ‘The Renaissance’ led by the Neptunes is a light at the end of our musical tunnel or if this will unite the 03-04 Legends long enough to build an army strong enough to take on the lifeless robots controlling modern day Pop/Hip-Hop/RnB but ultimately it gives me hope.

I’m starting to dream about the ‘Good Old Days’ and I’m not old enough to accommodate these thoughts comfortably just yet.

Returning after weeks/months of tourism it feels great to dive back into some unfinished tracks with a new perspective.

The life story of Mirage is an interesting one as it has gone through a number of transformations before we finally hit the pocket with Sophie nailing the vocals and bringing it to life.

The inspiration for it came when a temporary mobile phone of mine rang during a lunch break and Nic casually commented on the quality of the said tone and the fact it would make a great sample in a RnB track. I agreed and we spent the rest of the evening developing Mirage.