Holiday Q&A 2013 with DJ R9 / Ricky Silk

Continuing our Holiday 2013 series on Dallas area DJs/producers, Ricky Simpson aka DJ R9/Ricky Silk is no stranger to the Dallas scene. If you're out and about in Dallas looking for someone to play techno grooves on vinyl, it's a sure bet if R9 is on the DJ list. Let's catch up with him now..for …

A Christmas Conversation with Irving James

Of all the holiday projects being released this year, I'm most excited about Christmas with Irving James & Friends for two reasons. The first reason is I've known Arizona-based singer/songwriter Irving James for over fifteen years. Our business and personal paths have taken several twists and turns since days at Southwestern Adventist University, yet we …

Holiday Q&A 2013 with Taylor Effin Cleveland

Taylor Effin Cleveland was introduced to Groove Loves Melody readers first in a 2012 interview. Since then, he's been working on his art and working a weekly DJ residency at The Gin Mill in Dallas. 2013 has been quite a year for Taylor, as he'll explain in our Holiday Q&A. --- What your family/friends tradition …

The Complete Last Waltz Concert Tribute comes to Capitol Theatre 11/27 (NY)

On November 27, the concert tribute of The Band's historic 1976 performance comes to Capital Theater in Port Chester, NY. Now dubbed The Complete Last Waltz, all 41 songs will be performed by Cass McCombs, Nels Cline, Marco Benevento, Nicole Atkins, Joe Russo, Dave Dreiwitz of Ween, Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper, Andy Cabic of …

Autumn brings ‘Reflections’ from CHANES

Cameron Falsetti aka Chanes brings the 7th tape in his trip-hop instrumental series this year called Reflections. Download it now from Bandcamp.com. Fellow producer Eddie Logix joins Chanes on the track, "Gratiot". Eddie mentions via his Tumblr that he "..recorded with the windows open to Gratiot Rd. in Detroit’s Eastern Market using various unconventional miking …

Bright Light Bright Light – “In Your Care”

Back in August, I wrote about and shared the video for the demo/acoustic version of the song "In Your Care" and I remember wanting the song to stay acoustic. Well, as you'll see in the official video below it's definitely not acoustic anymore, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Rod Thomas(@BrightLight2X) and The Invisible …

Malkovich & Funkprez “Funk 4 The People”

New Italian/English track from Los Angeles-based Malkovich and Milan-based rapper/DJ Funkprez called, "Funk 4 The People". This track is a result of the guys connecting on Twitter, then Malkovich flying to record in Milan. A full-length project between Funkprez and Malkovich is forthcoming. For now, find more music from Funkprez here and Malkovich here at …

Feedback Alliance takes variations on a theme with “Michelle”

In July/August of 2013, Feedback Alliance was birthed as a response from Texas-based beatmakers inspired by Team Supreme's work on the west coast. FA releases their work on Soundcloud and they are usually just one mixed track with various artists taking turns on a single sample. This week they've released Volume 7 and it features …

Holiday Q&A 2013 with IDestiny

Loren Moore aka IDestiny came on Groove Loves Melody's radar first with a funky, bass step remix of Bruno Mars' hit, "Just the Way You Are". Since then England-born, Dallas-based producer has released more remixes of several artists including Tegan and Sara, Jason Derulo, and fellow Dallas producer, Aaron Wayne. When he's not remixing other …

Holiday Q&A 2013 with DJ Night Nurse

It's time for our Holiday Memories Q&A for 2013, and this year I'm focusing on the various producers, DJ, beatmakers based in Texas. Our series begins with Shakira Pierce aka DJ Night Nurse, CEO and Founder of DropNitDeep Productions based in Dallas, TX. She has a love for Afro-House, Techno, Sexy Dubstep and more. Take …