Kick It - Video Blog #25

When you get locked out of your room, what do you do... Kick it!

Already 5 Months in Dallas!

Wow its already been 5 months that my wife and I have been in Dallas, Texas. (It feels like 2 months.) So much has happened in the time that we have been here. The transition to Dallas has definitely kept us busy and God has opened up so many new doors. Our first month here we connected with tons of people and got use to driving around as well as our area near the airport. I have collected tons of footage on my phone from the last 5 months and keep wanting to post it, but its just SOOO BUSY!!! The winter months should give us some time to decompress and maybe I can post up some of the cool things that have gone on. When God sends you somewhere JUST GO! You dont have to have it all figured out, just be obedient and he will provide. Thanks to everyone who has kept up with our move and been apart of this step in our lives. Hopefully I will get some time to share with you soon.

In Memory of Kenneth Hunn

Today I learned that my boy Kenneth Hunn (22) was found dead in Lake Nasworthy in San Angelo Texas (my hometown). I remembered I took him with me to a youth event one time and let him rap.... So I found the audio and posted it up here on youtube - http://youtu.be/ZGNmM8-yurk



Kenneth always walked every where, from the time I knew him till he passed away. He was hilarious, shy and a great kid... I pray he's still walking, but now with The Lord and that is life is a reminder of how temporary our time on Earth is. If you knew Kenneth post this up and download the track to bump as we remember him and reflect on our own lives. - IN MEMORY OF KENNETH HUNN -

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: http://bit.ly/nlWjas


NEWS LINKS: http://t.co/k54N8Dv

SXSW 2011 - Where's the Djs???

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you might have noticed I hit up SXSW this year. After helping with DaSouth's SXSW Showcase last year, I had decided I wanted to go back, but this time catch as many shows as I could.

Luckily Jimmie at Much Luvv contacted me about going to help again which meant SXSW ARTIST BADGE!!!

ARTIST WRISTBAND!!!

For those of you who dont know about SXSW, its a yearly music and film festival held in Austin, TX. Thousands of people come out to see a wide spectrum of artists, indie bands, rappers and electronic showcases. They perform and guest appear on stages from Wednesday - Saturday. You can catch tons of mainstream artists like Kanye West, Ice Cube and even bands like Duran Duran. I think this year I even saw that Hanson and Wu Tang were showcasing!

About 20,000 people attended this year's events and there were more showcases than ever. The trick at SXSW is to get a wristband or a badge and follow artists on Twitter for FREE SHOWS and last minute type events. Thankfully we had an artist badge and a book of sanctioned SXSW events to hit up. Our goal: to catch as many dj/producer events as possible. Luckily I had a partner... Swiftstyle!!! He's an Austin native and a dj so we had a place to stay and like minds... WHERE'S THE DJS???

FREE on AMAZON! Wages of Syntax Vol. 2 - Hosted by Dj Promote

You can now cop this full album for FREE at AMAZON.COM!!! So cool to see me face mean muggin on AMAZON... My first "hosted" mixtape from Syntax Records. So glad I had the opportunity to work with them on this.

 

Not Afraid of Pain Mashup

One morning at a "walk-in" event I decided to play Propaganda's - "Beautiful Pain" spoken word piece over Eminem's new song "Not Afraid". Prop had done this piece the night before so I thought it would work well to revisit it in the AM. Well I was right... lots of people wanted to know, "Where can I get that remix?" So here you go... The Not Afraid of Pain Mashup and Extended Remix... Enjoy!

THEBSIDE.FM catches our BREAK SESSION with Dj Efechto

TheBSide.FM was live and direct during our Turn Your Campus Event in California.

"New Toy" - Traktor S4 Videos

Just picked up a new device called the Traktor S4. Its manufactured by Native Instruments and allows you to control a program called Traktor Scratch. Its very similar to Serato Scratch Live but has a ton of new features. This program is really big overseas and is gaining popularity with djs here in the states. This device is a portable unit that allows you to control 4 tracks at once as well as switching to a beat machine with 4 sample banks. Hopefully I can post my thoughts on it soon, but for now check out all the videos we've made!