February 15, 2011

Jagoff Video Interview

Chicago musicians JaGoFF are a funky bunch. Their music is George Clinton meets Deadmou5, often with a message akin to lyrical wordsmiths such as Public Enemy. They helped spur mass resistance to the Chicago Promoters' Ordinance, took part in the Warp tour, and are in the process of giving their latest album away. To find out what makes these guys tick, and to see what advice we could gain from their experiences, we sat down with them at the end of last year for a video interview. Enjoy...



JaGoFF links:
http://twitter.com/JaGoFFmusic
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=609361935
http://www.myspace.com/jagoff
http://www.youtube.com/user/JaGoFFmusic
http://soundcloud.com/jagoff
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jagoff


This was also only my second foray into video production and editing – feel free to comment or share any tips and advice!

by Lee Jarvis.


(Previously posted at US Music Jobs' blog.)

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February 03, 2011

Ones to Watch 2011

2010 was a great year for British music, and in fact, rounded out an interesting musical decade for this wee island, as highlighted in a recent Spotify playlist on Music Jobs. Moving forward, there are many exciting names that are buzzworthy and talented, and I thought I'd stick my neck out and share a few that are going to be taking big leaps forward in 2011.


James Blake
jamesblakemusic.com/
If you buy one album this year, make it this young (22!) Londoner's self-titled debut LP. James Blake, an 11-track album featuring the single Limit to Your Love, is released in the UK on 7th February, and I dare say that I expect it to fly out the stores as well as pick up some credible awards over the next 12 months.




Jai Paul
myspace.com/jaipaulmusic
Apparently taking time out to record an album after XL singed him up off the back of BTUSU, Jai Paul is making waves with his own futuristic sounds mixed with sultry soulful vocals. And that just about all we know about this new kid on the block! Stay tuned.