Plug Label BLOG › <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/wp-content/themes/darwin/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="PLUG LABEL ARTISTS BLOG RSS Feed" href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" /><link rel="pingback" href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/xmlrpc.php" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="PLUG LABEL ARTISTS BLOG » Plug Label BLOG Category Feed" href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?feed=rss2&cat=18" /> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.4.2'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php/en_US?ver=0.4'></script> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> <link rel='index' title='PLUG LABEL ARTISTS BLOG' href='http://www.pluglabel.com/blog' /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 3.0.1" /> <meta property='fb:app_id' content='105378443309' /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="PLUG LABEL ARTISTS BLOG" /> </head> <body> <div id="block"> <div id="page"> <div id="header" > <div class="description"></div></div> <hr /> <div id="content" class="narrowcolumn"> <h2 class="pagetitle">Plug Label BLOG</h1> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18&paged=2" >« Older Entries</a></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-455"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=455" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Nujabes killed in a fatal car accident.">Nujabes killed in a fatal car accident.</a></h3> <small>Thursday, March 18th, 2010</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D455&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p><img class="alignleft" title="jun seba" src="http://fmpclothing.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/6bbfbe1a-jpg.png?w=493&h=328" alt="" width="493" height="328" /> <strong><span style="color: #993300;">R.i.p NUJABES aka Jun Seba who had touched many with his jazzy hiphop sound.</span></strong></p> <p>Official letter from shingo2</p> <p>“Today, I have very somber news for the international hip hop community, especially fans of the independent hip hop scene, and those who have followed my career.</p> <p>It has been announced that Jun Seba, aka Nujabes, Japanese hip hop producer extraordinaire, passed away late February.</p> <p>We deeply regret the loss of a unique talent and a close friend. Through his soulful music, Nujabes has touched so many people around the world, even beyond his dreams. He was a mysterious character to most as he avoided the public limelight, rarely conducted interviews, so only a few got to know the man behind the signature production. Yet it continued to amaze me how young listeners of all backgrounds learned of his enigmatic name, and expressed support for his music.</p> <p>As I write now from Japan, I had been leaving him messages the past couple of weeks, trying to get in the studio together, so the news could not have come any more unexpected. Even last week, I passed by his house and called him thinking he was still home.</p> <p>I met Nujabes around 2000 and as an upcoming MC, I was fortunate to work on tracks such as Battlecry, F.I.L.O, Luv(sic) parts 1, 2 and 3. We had been working on the next trilogy of Luv(sic) over the past year (which we’re determined to see through). The last time we talked in January, Nujabes emailed me to wish Jeff Resurreccion, a 19-year old beatboxer who had just passed way from cancer, his heartfelt condolences.</p> <p>While we continue to respect the privacy of his family, we will work to preserve his legacy, and pay tribute to the body of work, some unreleased, that he has left for us to enjoy. Jun Seba will be dearly missed by his family, friends, colleagues, and fans worldwide.”</p> <p>Note from DJ Premier:</p> <p>“Damn, I was such a big fan of the man. Not only his music, but his character too. I remember when a hip hop fan got back from Japan they always asked him if he went to his record shop and took pictures of it and if they met <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nujabes">Nujabes</a> himself. Because it was so rare to see him on image, he communicates with music like no one else did. His vinyl were always hard to get for non Japan heads, it was crazy how they were sold. The underground world really recognized him and always will, no doubt about it. He was truly the best hip hop producer of Japan and that is what he will always be remembered for, R.I.P. my friend, we’ll miss you. 2010, damn…”</p> <p><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2O0kuoiAm2A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2O0kuoiAm2A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p><strong>About nujabes:</strong><br /> Nujabes was one of the most prolific japanese producers in the jazzy hiphop scene and also the most elusive as he was known to stay away from the public limelight. The alias Nujabes is his name spelled backwards. Alongside making music, Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions. His death was announced on a fellow Japanese hip-hop group M-flo’s web site.</p> <p>After Tsutchie, Nujabes was the second artist Shinichirō Watanabe chose to contribute to the background music and soundtracks of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a feudal Japan setting with modern anachronisms, especially in regards to hip hop culture. In addition to Japanese artists like Uyama Hiroto, Shing02 and Minmi, Nujabes has collaborated with underground American hip-hop acts CYNE, Cise Starr (as a solo apart from the hiphop collective CYNE), Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, Terry Callier, as well as British rapper Funky DL and R&B singer Dwele. He is also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an experimental collaboration with Nao T.</p> <p>On February 26th, 2010, Jun Seba was involved in a fatal car accident (the same day Japan experienced a 7.0 earthquake). He was 36 years old. His family had a private burial in Shimeyaka. Hydeout Productions has stated that although Nujabes has passed away, he left music behind to continue his legacy and will be released in the near future.</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=dj-premier" rel="tag">dj premier</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=hydeout" rel="tag">hydeout</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=jun-seba-killed" rel="tag">Jun Seba killed</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=nujabes-car-accident" rel="tag">nujabes car accident</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=nujabes-dead" rel="tag">nujabes dead</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=nujabes-death" rel="tag">nujabes death</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=shingo2" rel="tag">shingo2</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=455#respond" title="Comment on Nujabes killed in a fatal car accident.">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-441"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=441" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to DJ Green Tea">DJ Green Tea</a></h3> <small>Wednesday, January 13th, 2010</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D441&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gzi-yQpcf90&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gzi-yQpcf90&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></p> <p><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hCbx_geCn5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hCbx_geCn5o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=dew-drops-in-the-garden" rel="tag">dew drops in the garden</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=green-tea" rel="tag">green tea</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=ninja-scroll" rel="tag">ninja scroll</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=places-and-spaces" rel="tag">places and spaces</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=plug-label" rel="tag">plug label</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=441#respond" title="Comment on DJ Green Tea">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-439"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=439" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to DJ Jazzy Jeff x Michael Jackson – He’s The King, I’m The DJ [Mixtape]">DJ Jazzy Jeff x Michael Jackson – He’s The King, I’m The DJ [Mixtape]</a></h3> <small>Thursday, December 31st, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D439&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p>Probably one of the best Michael Jackson tribute mixes. Download it free:</p> <p><a href="http://rs772.rapidshare.com/files/298891066/UNDRCRWN_PRESENTS_DJ_JAZZY_JEFF.zip"></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3624/hesthekingimthedjcd.jpg" title="jazzy jeff" class="alignnone" width="820" height="822" /></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=jazzy-jeff" rel="tag">jazzy jeff</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=michael-jackson" rel="tag">michael jackson</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=undrcrwn" rel="tag">undrcrwn</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=439#respond" title="Comment on DJ Jazzy Jeff x Michael Jackson – He’s The King, I’m The DJ [Mixtape]">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-432"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=432" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Mr. Wiggles (Rocksteady Crew) Home video in San Francisco">Mr. Wiggles (Rocksteady Crew) Home video in San Francisco</a></h3> <small>Monday, November 16th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D432&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p><span>RARE / Vintage Footage of Mr. Wiggles rockin in San Francisco circa 1992. All the graff writers will remember psycho city on Market Street. </span></p> <p><span>Straight from the pluglabel vaults:</span><br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFCjytdnGTI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFCjytdnGTI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /> <span><br /> </span></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=crazy-legs" rel="tag">crazy legs</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=mr-wiggles" rel="tag">mr wiggles</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=psycho-city" rel="tag">psycho city</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=rocksteady" rel="tag">rocksteady</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=san-francisco-poppin" rel="tag">san francisco poppin</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=zulu-nation" rel="tag">zulu nation</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=432#respond" title="Comment on Mr. Wiggles (Rocksteady Crew) Home video in San Francisco">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-426"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=426" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Audio: Jay Electronica “Exhibit C (prod. Just Blaze)” [Radio Rip">Audio: Jay Electronica “Exhibit C (prod. Just Blaze)” [Radio Rip</a></h3> <small>Thursday, October 29th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D426&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p>The rap track everyone is talking about.</p> <p>Jay Electronica “Exhibit C (prod. Just Blaze) [Radio Rip]”</p> <p><a href="http://usershare.net/ogj2n0uvfpc6">http://usershare.net/ogj2n0uvfpc6</a></p> <p><img title="jay electronica and erykah badu" src="http://theexactly.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/img_6984.jpg" alt="jay electronica and erykah badu" width="480" height="320" /></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=exhibit-c" rel="tag">exhibit C</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=jay-electronica" rel="tag">jay electronica</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=just-blaze" rel="tag">just blaze</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=426#respond" title="Comment on Audio: Jay Electronica “Exhibit C (prod. Just Blaze)” [Radio Rip">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-424"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=424" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Mos Def behind the scenes on Japan Tour">Mos Def behind the scenes on Japan Tour</a></h3> <small>Friday, October 16th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D424&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p><object id="ce_91182884" width="400" height="226" data="http://current.com/e/91182884/en_US"><param name="movie" value="http://current.com/e/91182884/en_US"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://current.com/e/91182884/en_US" width="400" height="226" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object></p> <p>On this special hour-long Embedded, Mos Def takes us on an all access seven-day tour of Japan while he performs his new album “The Ecstatic” to packed venues in Tokyo and Osaka. During that week, he hits up the Harajuku fashion district, whoops it up at a sumo wrestling match, and gets a personal tour of the Tokyo Giants stadium from his friend and baseball phenom Mark Kroon. Then, he brilliantly ties it all together by divulging the history of great thinkers known as “ecstatics,” showing that he is clearly one of the most insightful men in hip-hop.<br /> source:hypebeast</p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=current-tv" rel="tag">current tv</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=japan-tour" rel="tag">japan tour</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=mos-def" rel="tag">mos def</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=424#respond" title="Comment on Mos Def behind the scenes on Japan Tour">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-401"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=401" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Green Tea Video Interview and re-feature on Imeem">Green Tea Video Interview and re-feature on Imeem</a></h3> <small>Monday, September 14th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D401&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p>The folks at Imeem are really feelin’ the Green Tea album and have featured it again on the front page of <a href="http://www.imeem.com">imeem</a>.<br /> Listen to his album at imeem and watch this exclusive interview with green tea on youtube.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af2F_054cv0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af2F_054cv0</a></p> <p><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/af2F_054cv0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/af2F_054cv0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=green-tea-video" rel="tag">green tea video</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=imeem" rel="tag">imeem</a>, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?tag=places-and-spaces" rel="tag">places and spaces</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?cat=18" title="View all posts in Plug Label BLOG" rel="category">Plug Label BLOG</a> | <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=401#respond" title="Comment on Green Tea Video Interview and re-feature on Imeem">No Comments »</a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-378"><a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/blog/?p=378" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Interview with producer Green Tea">Interview with producer Green Tea</a></h3> <small>Wednesday, August 26th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluglabel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D378&style=normal" height="61" width="50" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> <p><strong><img style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3637018062_ff478fa78e.jpg" alt="green tea" width="281" height="500" />1) Please introduce yourself and what you do?</strong></p> <p>Hey, what’s up? This is green tea I’m a dj/producer representing “soul in the hole” / “plug label” family.</p> <p><strong>2) Where are you from and how has that influenced how you got into music?</strong></p> <p>I’m from Milpitas, California. A small town in the middle of Silicon Valley, Bay Area. Growing up in Milpitas influenced me a lot on how I got into music. Milpitas is a small quiet town, but housed a lot of pretty talented and creative people. There always was a big dj scene in Milpitas even back in the early 90′s. I remember in high school there was a lot of people that was either in a dj group or was affiliated with one. The Graffiti scene and B-Boy/dance scene was also prevalent. Whenever there was a house party in town the news quickly spread by word of mouth and would attracts all these different crews from each scene. Collectively, all these crews introduced new music that was considered “underground” and that I would only really hear in these house parties in it’s raw form. I first got introduced to early 90′s rave music like techno, break beats, house and underground hip-hop at these parties. So it was a big ear opener for a kid that was not old enough to go to a rave or club to hear these tunes.</p> <p><strong>3) What is the major thing in your life that made you start music? Who were the musicians that influenced you?</strong></p> <p>One major thing in my life that I could remember that made me start music. One, was when I first saw DJ Q-bert on TV cutting it up on this old Bay Area TV show called “Home Turf”. He was the guest dj at the time and I was totally blown away with his skills on the turntables. I’ve heard and seen people scratch but after seeing and hearing him for the first time that day , it totally blew my mind. Right there and then I wanted to get my own turntables and a mixer so I can do what he was doing up there, or at least attempt to. *laugh*. Musicians that have influenced me, I would say first off would be the dj’s like DJ Q-bert and Invisible Skratch Piklz and DJ Dan. Soul artist’s like Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Prince. Also early electronic music pioneers in the 90′s like 4hero, Goldie and Liam Howlett of The Prodigy.</p> <p><strong>4) Did you play instruments on your album or are they just samples?</strong></p> <p>There’s a lot of instrumentation on this album. I played majority of the keyboard work, composing and arranging. Selected samples we’re used in some of the tracks, but I wanted to really give the album a more live dynamic feel. I had some musician friends of mine play live guitar solos and rhodes solos on some of the track. I don’t sample as much as I use to, now I really want to be able to play sounds and chords on my head and lay them down and if I have a sample that will fit that track then it’s a bonus.</p> <p><strong>5) The album feels very summery and upbeat. Was that a conscious decision going into it? What was your overall goal with this debut album?</strong></p> <p>The album does have that summery and upbeat feel to it. There really was no conscious decision going into it and it probably didn’t occur to me until the album was done. One thing about me is that I’m slightly a seasonal producer as I would describe it. The changes in the season and mood of the weather affects what I produce and I tend to harness that feeling and lay it on music. My mind state is usually yearning to be anywhere sunny, warm and tropical *laugh*.It just added to the fact that I was working on Places + Spaces during the spring/summer and while i was out travelling. My travels influenced my music a lot also.You will definitely hear on tracks like “worlds left unspoken”. The flute arrangement on that track occurred to me while in Japan climbing Mt.Fuji .While the chords,congas and the feel on “Jazzy Joint” was when I was out in Brasil listening to the different samba school bands in the Sambadrome.</p> <p>My overall goal with this debut album is basically create an album that infuses all the different types of genres that I’m into in one . I wan’t to create an album that people will enjoy, create an atmosphere and mood for each track that will transport the listeners to a different place in mind. All the while introducing my skills as a musician and laying down my vision into sound.</p> <p><strong>6) Who do you listen to now?</strong></p> <p>What I listen to is different day to day. I still listen to a lot of jazz, soul, house, electronic music, and old school hip-hop. Some current producers I’ve been following from Japan are DJ Mitsu and Grooveman Spot. Those guys are just producing some quality next level tracks. Also, I’ve been getting into early 80′s boogie and post disco music. Currently on rotation for me are my boys from Soul in the Hole with their “Night Shift” 80′s boogie mixes and Maurice Fulton from the U.K with his mixes on his podcast show, which is always a good listen.</p> <p><strong>7) What do you like to do when you’re not making music?</strong></p> <p>What I like to do when I’m not making music is probably out in the record shops record digging. I’m always looking for music new/old doesn’t matter music is 24/7. Also, I love to cook, so you might find me at the local farmers market checking out the latest in organic produce. I also like to just chill out and watch TV. I only really watch 3 channels on cable. Which are Food Network, Travel Channel and ESPN.</p> <p><strong>8) Please share some closing thoughts and shout outs.</strong></p> <p>First off before we wrap this up I would like to say thanks to the folks that picked up my album. I hope you are enjoying it where it may be in your ipod, club or in the ride. I want to give a shout to the extended Plug Fam, The Tones, King Most and Kero One. Also my homies at Soul in the Hole, Proof, Reja and Ren. Any updates with me they can always go to pluglabel.com for news and events. On Myspace then can go to <a href="http://myspace.com/djgreentea0">myspace.com/djgreentea0</a>. They can follow me on twitter, <a href="http://twitter.com/djgreentea">twitter.com/djgreentea</a> . For my nihon-jin tomodachi’s they can add me on Mixi via community or directly at: <a href="http://mixi.jp/show_profile.pl?id=2797929">http://mixi.jp/show_profile.pl?id=2797929</a>. On Facebook they can look for me on fan pages as “dj green tea”. Thanks and I’ll hopefully see you guys at my dj gig’s/shows and keep checking in for free goodies like my free mixes and remix works. Places + Spaces is out now, if you don’t know; now you know! 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