Sound Check's Blog Posts Tagged 'DJ' (5)

Rave veteran, Scratch Academy DJ instructor and big-bass-beat maker Jesse Felluss has decided to bless us with some ((GOOD VIBES)) to get the party started. He describes "Like Motion" as "breaky tech house and electro with a hip-hoppy/drum-n-bassish number thrown in there.  All on…

It's #THROWBACKTHURSDAY and we're going on a full ode to the director/musician/rad-dude Don Letts! He's friends with all your favorite musicians (seen above chillin with Bob Marley) and from his films, music videos and bands Letts lets his genius shine through!

One of Don Letts many…

35 years since the dawn of punk, and we take it for granted that reggae and punk are best mates. Nobody really questions why bands who are known primarily for short, fast shoutalongs—and wouldn't be caught dead near an acoustic guitar—will once or twice in an album break into their best fake Jamaican accent, let their bass player loose, and just slow things way way down. What on paper seem like two genres that couldn't be less alike both have their roots as the music of youth…

This just in from NY-based singer/songwriter and Travie McCoy collaborator, Tim William: "Wednesday February 22, 2012 - Tim William is set to release his new EP 'Ash Wednesday' with DJ Benzi. The EP includes Tim William’s songwriting/production, and features from D.A. Wallach (Chester French), Travie McCoy, and production from Bjorn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John), as well as a remix by Alex Suarez (Cobra Starship) for the smash 'Tripping'. Tim William encapsulates a moment in…