Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts

December 8, 2010

Kanye West

by Kanye West
Genre- hip hop
Location- Chicago, Illinois
Other Works- The College Dropout, 2004
Late Registration, 2005
Late Orchestration: Live at Abbey Road Studios, 2006
Graduation, 2007
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, 2010
More Info- Born on June 8th, 1977 as Kanye Omari West in Atlanta Georgia.  At the age of three he and his mother moved to Chicago, IL.  His mother, Dr. Donda West was an English professor, and his father was a former Black Panther and photojournalist.  His mother passed away on November 10th, 2007 after complications of surgery.  
Kanye has won many awards and Grammys for his work.  He runs his own record label, GOOD Music, which host such artists as Common and Kid Cudi.
Links- Allmusic
Wikipedia
Pitchfork
Amazon

December 6, 2010

Santigold

by Santigold
Genre- electronic, dub, new wave, dance, indie pop, indie rock
Location- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Other Works- no other full albums
More Info- Santigold is the solo project of songwriter, producer, and singer Santi White.  Originally she went by Santogold, but an infomercial with the name Santo Gold threatened to sue so she changed it to Santigold.  The name originates from a nickname Santi White was given by her friends.  White was formerly the singer for the Philly punk-rock band called Stiffed.  Co-band member, John Hill from Stiffed co-produced the Santogold album.  White attended Wesleyan University where she majored in African American Studies as well as Music.  Santigold is featured in many hip hop songs as well.
Links- allmusic

November 27, 2010

Michna

by Michna
Genre- electronic, electro, indie, indie pop
Location- Brooklyn, New York
Other Works- Eggstra EP, 2009
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Adrian Michna




More Info- Michna is DJ and producer Adrian Michna who grew up in both New York and Miami, Florida.  He used to go by the name DJ Egg Foo Young.  He began playing music as a trombonist playing ska music in NYC clubs/bars.  He moved to Miami in the 90's and began a DJ collective with two others called the Secret Frequency Crew.  His debut album Magic Monday features artwork from his friends in the Miami art collective, Friends with You.  He has produced tracks for Diplo, and he mixes hip hop instrumentals into his music.  He is on the record label Ghostly International