Greetings world. I am excited to announce more new music from Black Case Recordings. NYC duo The Knocks have recently dropped a new single titled "Modern Hearts". For promotional purposes, the record is being remixed by producers all around the globe.
I was blessed to have an opportunity to create my own version of the record which you will find below. It is definitely Pop influenced, mixed with a slightly darkened mixture of Electro and R&B flashes - just the way I like it! I hope you all enjoy. I've also dropped some new instrumentals on my SoundCloud. I am going to start over dosing on SoundCloud so be on the look out for tons of tracks coming this Summer, including my Electronica EP titled "Cinematics". So without further delay...
Greetings world. It is such a privilege to be able to share my thoughts with you in this way. Many things have been happening as time as pressed on, and opportunities are bountiful. God has blessed me with a lot of chances to use my musical skills to collaborate with new people, and make new friends, which will hopefully turn into lasting relationships. I've been in an interesting musical place. I'll be starting up my voice lessons again shortly - which is such a good look. I act like I can just power through records without the correct guidance, but the truth is, every person who ever achieved something great, did it with some form of instructional training. So consider my pride, set aside.
I've been cutting records again, and it feels quite good. My boy Antmaestro is the realest producer and engineer in the streets. I wish I could give a preview of some of these new joints (ultra fire) because I've been hearing that people think I only like Electronica and are unsure of my Rhythm and Blues capabilities. This is just laughable. The fact is, I love any music that clearly and audibly has soul. To the untrained and uncultured ear, 'House' music is just noise, but I don't have time to even go into the details about why it's not. Simply stated, music is an art form, and expression of the human spirit. As a human being, it can't be my place to condemn the art of another artist, solely because it may not aesthetically be in my "lane". How else can we grow as artists, individuals, and more broadly, as human beings, if we carry ourselves in this way?
Moving on, I make Hit Records. Some of you reading this may be familiar with some of the vocal items I've dropped in the past, but I want to state it right now, that these new joints that are currently being cooked up, are just massive to the ears. The biggest difficulty is determining how I will divide the records up and release them - it may sound simple, but it is far from such. The last thing I've been slacking fairly heavily on is being (DJ) evanRevealed. I did the Northeast corridor circuit for the last few years, and it's cool, but I am looking for more. But my skills on the decks need to be impeccable the next time I appear, and that's what I've been working towards.
What else...oh yes. On the self discovery circuit, life is becoming increasingly more about mastering efficiency and defeating laziness. I fell victim to the "things aren't exactly the way I want them to be and thus I can't do anything that I want to do because things aren't perfect" syndrome and I am embarrassed to say the least. Let's be real - we complain too much. A friend of a friend died in my neighborhood earlier this week, and it was quite sudden. We complain about meaningless garbage, and it's cliche, but we just take too much for granted. This dude was in his 20s - the prime of his life. Continually seize opportunities to live the best life you can, and to be the best person that you truly are. Don't wait for tragedy to strike to gain perspective on being thankful for the world around you like I have in the past 48 hours. Don't waste time, wasting time. Time is the world's most valuable commodity. Use every moment you can, because it was truly a gift from above. We all have a destiny, but we control our own fate - know the difference.
On a more cheerful note, I recently completed a remix for a mainstream artist named Vita Chambers. She's signed to SRP/Universal Motown. Some quick M.I. (Music Industry) knowledge. Rihanna was brought to the US and signed to Def Jam after meeting Evan Rogers and Roger Sturken in Barbados. They are songwriters and producers, who have sold over 60 million albums with artists such as: Rihanna, Ruben Studdard, Wild Orchid, Christina Aguilera, Rod Stewart, Kelly Clarkson, 98 Degrees, Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson, Donny Osmond, Stephanie Mills, and my personal favorite, N' Sync. Isn't it crazy how you've never heard of these dudes, but without them, Rihanna wouldn't exist? Anyway, they signed Rihanna to SRP, then got the joint venture with Def Jam - which currently stands until this day. I met them a few summers ago at a birthday party they threw for their newest artist - Vita Chambers. She's recording the album now and she has a single out called 'Fix You' - which I got to remix! Peep it below. Some of you might say the track is long, but that just means you need to improve your listening stamina. 7 minutes is light work. Shoutout to God for the alley-oop. Until next time..
Greetings everyone. It is time to update the world on my life. I have still been dealing with procrastination, but I am no longer engaged in a battle. Slowly but surely my ability to manage my time better has increased exponentially, but make no mistake its probably the hardest thing I've done in my life. I have been very busy trying to put all of these businesses together, and my biggest focus at the moment is Black Case Recordings.
See, I want nothing more than to make music, my day job, and I am in the production phase of that journey. I am doing my best to put out good music, consistently enough to keep people wanting more, but not to the point where people get annoyed of my sound. Running a record label with a very loose business model to follow might be dangerous, but it is also fun, because successes and failures reside in every new opportunity. I do my best to promo the records in the marketplace before they drop, and every time I've put out music, I have received an increase in listens, and downloads. That is all a man can really hope for at this point. This struggle is exhausting and sometimes very discouraging, but fully rewarding in the fact that I know, one day, it will all be worth it. I only wish that I had some guideline to follow on the timing by which I should release this music. Of course, this is the "New Music Industry" though, so such a guideline might not only be outdated, but essentially useless.
As you may know, I released a song on Valentine's Day 2012 called "Can't Get Enough" featuring vocals from the lovely Janay Sylvester and production from Deadmau5 and Kaskade, taken from their song called "I Remember". I decided to make an EP of remixes from this record, and my previous release "Test Me", and release them all together at some point this Summer. To promote for that release, today I have dropped the Antmaestro Edit of "Can't Get Enough" featuring the original vocals. This new mix is completely revamped with a Dance/Pop/House feel. There will be an extended Dance Edit sent out to various DJs around the world. This version of the song, really brings the vocals and integrity of the record to the next level. If you know me well, you know that I am ALWAYS trying to get to the next level. But what else is new? Complacency is the enemy of success.
