Recording with Car-Del Productions

Check out this new Spaghetti-Western-dub-funk from Car-Del Productions and Colemine Records, recorded at Dunham and featuring members of The Budos Band, Charles Bradley and Ikebe Shakedown (me)

Ikebe Shakedown's Tour was a success!

  Wow. I'm home/exhausted after 10 amazing days on the road with Ikebe Shakedown. I'm happy to say it was a real success, the band has never sounded better. Booking over 75% of the tour, acting as TM and yapping on the mic was quite a learning experience, I'm glad I didn't screw it up. HUGE thanks to the guys, the venues/promoters and everyone who came out in Ithaca, Buffalo, Toronto, Hamilton, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh!

  Here's a clip of the encore in Hamilton, ON.  One of my favorite shows of the tour, a wild dance party on a Monday night in a new market (and the best merch night)

Heavy Reggae Recording with Prince Polo & Clive Chin

TEASER FROM MY SESSION (1970+2012)

  I've had some really fun sessions recently at The Kennel with Billy Szeflinski (aka Prince Polo) and Clive Chin.  Billy and Clive are both heavy producers, Clive's father Vincent "Randy" Chin owned/operated "Randy's Studio 17" in Kingston, Jamaica starting in the 1970's, where they worked with artists like Bob Marley, The Wailers, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Lord Creator, etc.

  Clive has an insane amount of original, unreleased tapes featuring these legendary musicians.  Together, Billy and Clive have begun digitizing these amazing tunes and preparing for quite the historic release.  However, some songs are missing things like vocals, horns, etc.  That's where I come in... (more info/music after the jump)

Booking a tour for Ikebe Shakedown

  Recently I've spent much of my time booking an Ikebe Shakedown tour to Chicago and back.  It's by far the farthest, longest trip we'll ever have taken, and it's been quite an educational process.  I'm not a fan of spending all my time emailing and calling venues, flipping between google maps tabs, etc.

  That being said, I'm happy to be seeing some results of the work that I and Robin (our guitarist) have been putting in.  Here are the dates!

4.19 - Brooklyn NY - Barbes
4.24 - Philadelphia PA - World Cafe Live w/The Right Now
4.27 - Kingston NY - Keegan Ales
4.28 - Albany NY - Red Square w/Oobleck
5.4   - Providence RI - The Spot Underground
5.5   - Northampton MA - Bishops Lounge w/Shokazoba
5.11 - Ithaca NY - Castaways w/Mutron Warriors
5.12 - Buffalo NY - Nietzches w/Psychedelphia, Slip Madigan
5.14 - Hamilton ON - This Ain't Hollywood w/Sound One
5.15 - Toronto ON - The Rex Hotel
5.16 - Ann Arbor MI - Live
5.18 - Chicago IL - Double Door w/Soul Summit DJ's
5.19 - Pittsburgh PA - Thunderbird Cafe


More dates are coming!

"Fox & Friends" Morning Show for Mardi Gras

  I played the Fox News morning show with Brother Joscephus recently.  I had to set my alarm for 3:30am, usually my bedtime...  Luckily I had time that afternoon to nap before my gig with Breakdown Brass that night.  This is the life I chose.

New Breakdown Brass Videos

Breakdown Brass played an amazing show at Franklin Park in Crown Heights (BK) on Mardi Gras. Check out these videos, more to come! 

Other people's Mashups of my tunes!

  Check out this mashup "missdeinas" made of my Ikebe Shakedown tune "Pepper" and Greek folk singer Arleta (with some Max Romeo).   I'm really flattered, and I dig the track!
 


  Someone also did a mashup of AC/DC's "Back in Black" with my Breakdown Brass tune "Driggs" a little while back!