New Year, More Funk
Those of you following me on twitter may be aware of the
release of a very funky mix featuring:
Wes Montgomery vs. James Brown
Stevie Wonder vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan
Fela Kuti vs. James Brown....and many more showdowns
YES PEOPLE this is serious.
Various others will be making appearances on this jawn, so you'll have to wait
and see what I've cooked up for you in the kitchen..
It's going to be a real treat for the earholes.
Also the some new portfolio works have been added with more on the way, so stay tuned for fresh visuals and fresh sounds.
4 January 12noon
HAPPY NEW JAWN!!!! (in advance)
2009 is coming to an end.
So you should probably go here: http://www.zazzle.com/theefunklord
theefunklord style....
and upgrade your gear for the new year...I'm a poet and I knows it.
I'm bringing in the New Jawn with a ton of new visual work for my portfolio as well as some new T designs for the store. I've done a bit of re-branding as well because studies have shown that the round logo has a higher jiggy quotient than the hexagonal logo...
The site's back with the original content- I'll be adding new stuff soon.
Thanks for stopping by.
30 December 8:32 am
Happy Holidays from theefunklord...
The weather outside is frightful, but it's not stopping me from ending 2009 on a high and starting 2010 with everything cranked up to eleven.*
I've added new T-shirt and sticker designs to my store: http://www.zazzle.com/theefunklord and I've been fortunate to attain a great group of friends and followers via twitter...Some HUGE projects are in the works including some new mixes for your earholes, and even some proper artwork for you to hang on your walls...
I would like to (again) thank each and every one of you that has shown support in the past couple of years and recent months...
Now
the time is near, and there's no looking back.
Enjoy your holidays, be safe, and be happy......Peace.
*I couldn't resist the Spinal Tap reference
21 December 12:54 pm
THE SHIRTS ARE HERE!!!!
So head on over to http://www.zazzle.com/theefunklord to check out the first line of shirts and skateboards presented to you by....me.
A sincere thanks goes out to those that have given positive feedback and support along the way. It's hard to express, but it really means a lot. Enough :emo: stuff...
GO GET SOME GEAR and become the most jiggy person in your immediate vicinity!
Also check out http://www.zazzle.com/houroc to see some
HMJ x theefunklord collab Ts. Houroc is a good dude.
30 November 12:19 pm
Peep These Jawns.
Here are some of the T designs that have made the final cut...
more to come soon....
The Jawnpiece logo looks very cool after a test run, so I shall, proceed....and continue to make more shirts. Check back soon for more graffix, or get in touch with me on twitter or facebook to place an early order. Thanks!
11 November 10:10 am
T-Shirts and Hoodies.
I will be selling t-shirts soon...and hoodies too (or 'hooded sweatshirts' as some people may know them). They will be available in December so be sure to check back for those updates.
Some stuff from the folio will be featured, as well as tons of new designs and graphics that you haven't seen.
Also, da boogie never jumps down. Remember that.
5 November 11:24 pm
Tha Funkee...(The Jam Archive)
Click below to hear some ridiculous sounds from my High School band:
Drums: Matt Raper | Bass: Alex Smith| Guitars: Gerald Rama & myself | Sax: G.Rama
Shake Dat
We Own Particle's Face
Can't Stop Tha Funkee...
Our first and only album was recorded in 2001-02 with little more than our instruments and amps, duct tape (if you only knew), a borrowed PA system and the urge to become the best funk band in Berwyn (and surrounding Main Line towns..and the less urban parts of Philly too, probably).
Talk of an end to the hiatus has risen, but Smith is off in New England dominating the music scene and recording hella albums....Matt won't set up his damn drum set (I know you can see this. DO IT), and Gerald is busy somewhere trying to be awesome... I have recorded a few tracks with Alex a couple of years ago, and his insane bass samples have been used in a few of my tunes. He is the 2nd coming of Vic Wooten. Enjoy....
16 October 6:08 am
Typos will be fixed and visuals will be added.
I have found various typos and will be fixing them...
Also, I'll be adding some visuals and updating the folio section...you may have inferred all of this from the blue text above, but I wanted to explain all of it to you because that's what this part of the page is for. Now that we've had that discussion, go enjoy your weekend.
2 October 10:21 am
Panoramas.
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They are large, but enjoy.
19 August 3:34 pm
Click Below For Some Hippity Hop..
If you are an emceeeeeee or you know one, get in touch. This is a work in progress, but there's more..
17 August 3:36 pm
Desktops + Backgrounds added.
If you head over to the foto page, you can download a few desktops from my trip to Southern California.
11 August 8:30 pm
The Desert is Nice.
Back after a really cool week in the Coachella Valley with the fam. Tons of fotos will be uploaded to the site, with a few special selections available as desktop backgrounds. Stay tuned....
10 August 2:22 pm
Sk8.
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9 July 12:20 pm
Skateboards..and Tees
All work and no play makes funklord a dull...funklord. yes. I've come up with a bunch of new graphics to add to the portfolio in the past few weeks- skateboard decks and t-shirts..I'll be posting the images sometime in the next few days.
29 June 11:47am
Work is fun.
Greetings all, it's been a bit since I've updated stuff here on the site, but in that time I finally backed up ALL of my information on my studio computers, and did some harddrive maintenance, so I'm truly back in business and ready to roll. I've been working on the mixdowns for some music and creating some pretty interesting T-shirt designs for myself and some friends in the local Drum and Bass scene. I'll post the visuals today or tomorrow, and some audio clips after that. Stay tuned....
2 June 10:07am
NEW MUSIC ON THE WAY!
So it's nearly midnight, and my insomnia is out of control...but when you're creative, it's not always a bad thing :)
I'm resting my ears now after a loooooong session, but ever since Dillinja rocked Fluid last weekend, and I got to chill with some of the PhillyDnB.com family at Butterfly Effect (hosted by Liquid Charm)- I've been on top of things in the studio. Some of the (many) unfinished projects on my harddrive are finally beginning to shape up into some quality tunes.
Speech of Arrested Development said it took about 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 days for his music to get noticed, and it's a little scary that things are falling into place for theefunklord in a similar timespan (Yes, I'm a nerd, and I did the math)...It's about time....
I'll be sending some of my tunes to the local DJs and producers for approval and such, so sit tight, and Funkcast IV will be mixed before you know it!
...You may even hear one of them drop on bassdrive or dnbtv.. we shall see
13 May 11:57pm
fotos | new music soon | the twitterverse
I went back through some old files to get pictures from my travels....a few from London (N1), The Hague + Netherlands, and the Illadelph + surrounding areas.
I've been spending a lot of time getting my graphic and web design game strong (as the youth would say), so my recording and production time has dropped off a little bit...but FEAR NOT!
My fourth Funkcast will finally be finished soon. The first three included some older stuff, so it was easier to mix them, but the new one will be super sexy for your earholes- lots of fresh tunes.
Finally, if you partake in a bit of daily twitterficationizing, and you don't mind a litte bit of humor and random banter, then you should follow theefunklord. See the links page.
7 May 9:55am
Welcome to theefunklord.com version 4.1!
As you may have noticed, I've changed the design, yet again- because it's fun trying out new things on this ridiculous site. What you'll probably find is that theefunklord.com Version 4.1 can be viewed properly in all browsers now (those of you using Internet Explorer are still in the 20th Century, by the way), but you may need to refresh (hit the F5 key).
Also... THE FOTO SECTION HAS FINALLY BEEN UPLOADED...seriously4Realz.
I'll be adding tons more fotos in the coming hours, so please be patient if that page (or the javascript) seems buggy..it'll be fixed shortly, or by the time you refresh your browser...because I got it like that...
Thanks for stopping by.
5 May 9:09pm
Creative Confederation
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Creative Confederation is the freshest design group to hit the East Coast. Based out of Philadelphia and Washington D.C., Creative Confederation can help you and your company tackle any visual design needs (print or web), as well as various e-mail marketing and web 2.0 strategies.
I hate talking about myself (and this place is supposed to be fun), so check out creativeconfederation.com, and you should be able to find out all you need over yonder.
5 May 4:23 am