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...after a somewhat underwhelming week weather-wise, the sun returns to our shores this morning, perfectly timed for this morning's "Risin' " session to accompany it...I had a ball putting this together and hearing it unfold, and as always, I really hope you enjoy this 2-hour journey of soulful, deep and broken selections!!Track-listing: Aaron K. Gray & Mark Francis - You Inspire Me (Original Mix)Pere Navarro, Kiko Navarro & Rona Ray - Me Not You (Club Version Extended)musclecars & New Past - Water (Mark Francis Remix)Trinidadian Deep – Don't Let Me Fall (Original Mix)Roland Clark - Cease Fire (Isa Roos Afro House Remix)Juando & Nathan Haines - Kamo-gawaKVRVBO – Lancelot IslandDetroit Rising & Jonathan Quash - Talking Walls (Kai Alce 4X4 Mix)Sahib Muhammad feat. Sheldon Ray - In Her Light (Sahib & Spen Album Mix)Larry La Birt & Corey Holmes - I Love This Thing Called House Music (Original Mix)Change feat. Tanya Michelle Smith - Embrace Me Right Now (Figo Sound Single Mix)Soulpersona & Princess Freesia - I Got Into This Mess (Part 1)Steve Arrington - Nobody Else But You (OPOLOPO Remix)The Vision, Ben Westbeech & Roy Ayers - Wasting (Extended Mix)Oyobi feat. Karen Lee Andrews - Make Me Believe In You (12” Version)Gavin Holligan – When Boys Become Men (Original Mix)Gin Tonic Orchestra - Hands On The Drums (Kaidi Tatham Remix) The SouL Pops feat. Trevoy Johnson - This Masquerademusclecars feat. Natalie Greffel - Ha Ya (Eternal Life) (AmFlow Remix Planetarium Mix)Soul Dhamma - Flower (Dhammic Vocal)HOLDTight - Live In Peace (Discolongo Rework) …and here's the download link: https://www.transferxl.com/download/08Mb5c0V3Lm34…as always, thanks to all who locked on…
The Music Box returns to Starpoint Radio. Join me alternate Sundays between 12-2pm GMT at www.starpointradio.com for some great soulful music across the styles and tempo's.......as we like to do on The Music Box!!The Sunburst Band feat. Tiffany T'zelle - Reach For My Love (Special 45 Version) (UK Z Records 7” 2026)Crackazat – Grey (UK Freerange Records MP3 LP “Sun” 2026)Justin Garner – Feels (US The Foundation Entertainment MP3 LP “Songs You Can Feel” 2026)Johnny Britt - You Are Beautiful (R&B Mix Extended) (US J-Jams Records Promo MP3 2026)LeRoy Hutson – Reality (UK Home Of The Good Groove Records Promo MP3 – forthcoming 2026)Brian Jackson feat. Raheem DeVaughn - Madison Avenue (UK BBE Music MP3 LP “Now More Than Ever” 2026)Soul Dhamma - Flower (Dave Lee's Boogiefied Mix) (UK Z Records MP3 2026)Pat Bedeau with Sofia Rubina & Rona Ray - Let It Begin (Extended Mix) (UK Bedfunk Promo MP3 – forthcoming 2026)Lady Alma - Dance (Marley Marl Original Mix) (US Mirror Ball Recordings MP3 2026)Deep Just feat. Josh Milan, Evolv Supreem & Jason Bacilio - A Swé A (Tonight) (Josh Milan's Main Mix) (US Honeycomb Music MP3 2026)The SouL Pops feat. Trevoy Johnson - This Masquerade (EU Cataleya Music MP3 “The Mask EP” 2026)Brian Jackson feat. Raheem DeVaughn - Peace Go With You, Brother (UK BBE Music MP3 LP “Now More Than Ever” 2026)William Richardson & Harrix - More And More (US RLWProductions MP3 2026)Johnny Gill - A Dance, A Kiss (US JSkillz Entertainment MP3 2026)Foster Rogue feat. Beverley Skeete - I'm Here For That (Mellow Mix) (UK Big Records Promo MP3 – forthcoming 2026)Brian Jackson feat. Carl Cornwell - Moonshine (MAW Live Mix) (UK BBE Music MP3 LP “Now More Than Ever” 2026)Queen B Unlimited - 27 Sided (Special 45 Version) (UK Z Records 7” 2026)Soul Supreme feat. Marlon Penn - Follow Me (EU GAMM Enterprises MP3 2026)Gianni Junior feat. Earl W. Green - Karma (Original Mix) (EU Groovebom Records MP3 2026)Detroit Rising feat. Jonathan Quash - Talking Walls (Kai Alce 4x4 Mix) (US Down Jazz Records MP3 EP “Lush Grooves Vol #2” 2026)Pere Navarro & Kiko Navarro feat. Rona Ray - Me Not You (Club Version Extended) (EU Afroterraneo Music MP3 2026)Jihad Muhammad & Rona Ray - Think Of Me (Coflo Backside Remix) (UK Makin' Moves MP3 2026)Stephane Attias feat. Trinidadian Deep – Mother (UK Visions Recordings MP3 2026)Wipe The Needle & Venuz Beats - Never Simple Like It Was Before (Original Mix) (UK Good Vibrations Music MP3 “Wrong Side Of The Story EP” 2026)Enjoy!Mark
Hi All, Hope you're enjoying this fine weather, here is the podcast of my 'In The Groove' show on Starpoint Radio on Sunday 24th May 2026, featuring new releases from The Sunburst Band, Cafe 432 Ft Wendy Harriott, Detroit Rising, The SouL Pops Ft Ms Philly, Karen Bernod, Hugo C, Blue Lab Beats, Merlin Bobb & Frankie Estavez, Brian Jackson, Steve Bug, Queen B Unlimited and Dam Swindle Ft Haile Supreme... theres vintage grooves by Gene Dunlap Ft The Ridgeways, Freedom and Mirage as well as a double helping of 'A Touch Of Jazz' with tracks from Nicola Conte and Tema Due... all in 2 hours of fab music, enjoy the selecions xPaul Stuart 'In The Groove' - Starpoint Radio - Sunday 24th May 202601. Queen B Unlimited - 27 Sided (Special 45 Version) (Z Records 7" 2026)02. Blue Lab Beats - Slow Heart (Ft Jamila Woods) (Blue Lab Beats Show - bluelabbeats.bandcamp.com 2026)03. Tom Funk - Spilt My Wine (Ft Valentina Russo) (What's It Gonna Be LP - Lazy Robots 2026)04. Sio & Daev Martian - Liquor (Single - iamsio.bandcamp.com 2026)05. Brian Jackson - We Almost Lost Detroit (Ft Moodymann) (Now More Than Ever LP - BBE Music 2026)06. Karen Bernod - Beautiful Soul (Iris LP - Natively Creative 2026)07. Freedom - Sunshine (Single - milesawayrecords.bandcamp.com 1977/2026)08. Christian Prommer - Struck (Ft Leona Berlin)(Compost Records Promo 2026)09. Nicola Conte - Naquela Base (Single - nicolaconte.bandcamp.com 2026)10. Tema Due - La Danse De L'Esprit (Ft Lalin St. Juste) (Universo Astratto LP - temadue.bandcamp.com 2026)11. Detroit Rising - Day Dreaming (Kaidi Tatham Remix) (Lush Grooves Vol 1 - Down Jazz 2026)12. Gene Dunlap Ft The Ridgeways - Love Dancin' (It's Just The Way I Feel LP - Capitol 1981)13. The Sunburst Band Ft Tiffany T'zelle - Reach For My Love (Special 45 Version) (Z Records 7" 2026)14. Mirage - Summer Grooves (Flamingo 12" 1980)15. The SouL Pops Ft Ms Philly - Rio De Janiero (Main Vocal Mix) (Elastic Stage 2026)16. Merlin Bobb & Frankie Estavez - LUV 2 U (Shelter x Fuzion Remix Vocal) (Fuzion Records 2026)17. Franck Roger Ft Rona Ray - Everything You Are (Original Mix) (Vibe Me To The Moon 2026)18. musclecars Ft Kamaal - Tonight (AmFlow Remix) (BBE Music 2026)19. QVLN - Quetzal Guerrero - Marimbondo (Atjazz Love Soul Remix) (Atjazz Rec Co 2026)20. Cee ElAssaad - 4U (Original Mix) (ceeelassaad.bandcamp.com 2026)21. Steve Bug - Lets Work (Nu Groove 2026)22. Cafe 432 Ft Wendy Harriott - Good Thing (Extended Dub) (Soundstate Sessions Promo 2026)23. Cafe 432 Ft Wendy Harriott - Good Thing (Extended Mix) (Soundstate Sessions Promo 2026)24. The Vibe Generaition - Born Again (Danny J Lewis Remix) (Just Underground 2026)25. Hugo C - I Need You (Hugo C's 94 Mix) (Groove Odyssey Trax 2026)26. Dam Swindle Ft Haile Supreme - Not Enough (Two Soul Fusion Remix) (Heist 2026)27. Nonna Fab - Meditations (Journey To The Outer Atmosphere EP - nonnafab.bandcamp.com 2026)
1. Ron Basejam - Is It Daylight? 2. Detroit Rising & Jimpster - Don't Stop the Feeling (Dub) 3. Miguel Migs - Close Your Eyes (Migs Salty Vault Remix) [feat. Meshell Ndegeocello] 4. Fred Everything, Atjazz & Jorge Bezerra - Manhã de Liberdade 5. Kerri Chandler - Kerriousity
Hi All, I had lots of tracks that didn't make it onto my last mix and a couple of busy weekends coming up so I'm getting ahead of the game with another mix again filled with fresh new releases inc fab vocal tracks from Mr Fingers Ft Brianna, Vic Lavender Ft AngelA, Pat Bedeau with Sofia Rubina & Rona Ray, Yooks Ft Ellis Aaron, Kings Of Tomorrow Ft April Morgan, Jersey Doughboy & Reggie Steele, Quickweave Ft Ed Ramsey, Risk Assessment Ft Jacqui Bennett and David Bailey & Hannah Khemoh, plus deeper grooves from Ron Trent Ft Angel Figueroa & Pablo Color, Jimpster, Trinidadiandeep, Jimmy Allen, MÖRDA, Javonntte, Ross Couch and Detroit Rising... I hope you enjoy the selections xPaul Stuart - Do You Know House 2026 #05 - 14th May 202601. Leo Kal - Celba (Roots EP - Nutria 2026)02. Javonntte - Rhythm In Your Soul (Kai Alce Edit) (Makin Moves 2026)03. KingCrowney - Movements (Ethan West Extended Remix) (Raising Records 2026)04. Jimpster - Out And About (Freerange 2026)05. Oliver Night Ft Megatronic - It's Alright (Coflo Remix) (Tru Thoughts 2026)06. Trinidadiandeep - Dub Nasty (Dub Mix) (Makin Moves 2026)07. Jersey Doughboy & Reggie Steele - Your Lovin' ( NYC Main Mix) (Steele Records 2026)08. Vic Lavender Ft AngelA - G.I.R.L (PhutureSole Recordings 2025)09. David Bailey & Hannah Khemoh - Be Happy (davidbailey3.bandcamp.com 2026)10. MÖRDA - Mörda By Mörda (Two Soul Fusion House Dub) (Nulu 2026)11. DJ Pierre - Like Ron Hardy 1985 (Disco Fix Mix) (Snatch Records 2026)12. Dave Lee - Lovin' You (Was My Mistake) (Philly World mix) (Disco Combine 2026)13. Dam Swindle & DJ Minx - Back To The Old School (Heist 2026)14. Yooks Ft Ellis Aaron - Do it For The Soul (True2Life Reflow Remix) (Infinity Deep 2026)15. Ronnie Herel Ft Haifa - The Mood (Extended Vocal Mix (Quantize 2026)16. Louie Vega & Willy Soul Ft Funki Cadets - Feelin' Good Tonight (Kai Alcé Remix) (Vega 2026)17. Blaze - Lift Him Up (Neil Pierce Rework) (Promo 2026)18. Detroit Rising - Open Letter (DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Remix) (Down Jazz 2026)19. Quickweave Ft Ed Ramsey - Testify (Vocal) (POJI Records 2026)20. Jimmy Allen - Redirect (housebrigade.bandcamp.com 2026)21. Ross Couch - Nocturnal (Body Rhythm 2026)22. Pat Bedeau with Sofia Rubina & Rona Ray - Let It Begin (Bedfunk Promo 2026)23. Sol Brown - Done (Unreleased Vocal Mix) (solbrown.bandcamp.com 2026)24. Risk Assessment Ft Jacqui Bennett - As We Rise (Club Mix) (Myrna Rec Co 2026)25. Babs Presents Ft Post Cap Era - What Did U Do For Me (Unique Rhythm Garage Mix) (4th Set 2026)26. Kings Of Tomorrow Ft April Morgan - I Still Got A Few Miles Ahead Of Me (Extended Mix) (Deepvisionz 2026)27. Detroit Rising - Don't Stop The Feeling (Jimpster Dub) (Down Jazz 2026)28. K' Alexi Shelby & Tony Loveless - From Chicago (Chicago Style) (kalexishelby.bandcamp.com 2026)29. Una - Simply (Funkhut Vocal) (Funkhut 2026)30. Nandu Ft. Vâlvâ - See You (Glenn Underground's Cosmic Liberation Mix) (Rebirth 2026)31. Mr Fingers Ft Brianna - When You Need Me (Alleviated 2026)32. Ron Trent Ft Angel Figueroa & Pablo Color - Electric Jungle (Main) (sacredmedicine.bandcamp.com 2026)
After first spending a magical week in community together in Mexico nearly a decade ago, sister/co-host Kerry has taken multiple classes and workshops from writer and filmmaker/producer Kerra Bolton such as - Writing with Your Ancestors: Infusing Memoir with Family History and Say It Plain. “It's very hard in writing and what I've noticed among writing students is that a lot of times when they are afraid to be vulnerable, they will write about something instead of writing through it...I get it, when I was writing about learning how to swim in my forties, which ended up becoming my first film: “Return of the Black Madonna,” it was hard to be vulnerable. And so, I had to really write through it and not just write about a subject,: says the adventurous Kerra about an experience like going from first putting your face into a pot of water to eventually finding buoyancy in the ocean. Kerry first met Kerra at a writing workshop in San Miguel de Allende, far from any body of water, back in 2017 and they have stayed in touch ever since, following each other's life stories as time has gone on. This week on Outlook, for Kerry's now annual International Women's Day episode, she speaks with her friend and kindred spirit about their time together in San Miguel as Kerry shares an unforgettable offer Kerra made near the end of that week; one female supporting the other in the midst of some first time independent world travel jitters. Concerning themes of race, trauma, and legacy, Bolton has been published in places ranging from online community Sweatpants & Coffee to CNn. She has worked on projects such as the documentary Detroit Rising which explores restorative justice in Detroit schools, communities, and nonprofit settings. These two friends discuss finding joy, metaphors around black and white and night and day along with white fragility and the running from the feeling of any discomfort in standing up for a better, more equitable world. They talk through when to speak (up and/or out) in social media spaces or on their own platforms, for example, and when to sit in silence with ourselves as women. focusing on personal growth or embodiment practices. Also, they could and do spend a bunch of time around cultural critique of the treatment of women such as Beyonce and Taylor Swift in the country music genre, the differences in how some female artists are given breaks and chances in belonging in certain creative spaces more than others. During March's Women's History Month, these two cover women in pop culture, bond over having similar spelled/sounding names, and they also share their literary love of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery who once said: "When I lose anything in this life I like to think I may find it in the next. After all, everything in the universe goes in circles - day and night, the seasons, the roll of the planets around the sun. Everything comes back to its starting point and begins again." Both Kerra and Kerry, like Anne of Green Gables pals," remain kindred spirits with their shared love of this iconic literary character, like Anne Shirley, one fictional and two real life writers utilising writing for self expression, and through work as advocates in the differing work they do from their little corners of the world, until they can one day meet IRL once more. In the meantime, check out Kerra's How I Made A Film Without Film School newsletter over on Substack: https://waterinmybones.substack.com Or go to her website: https://kerrabolton.com
Welcome to the Detroit comeback. With a voice as warm and familiar as the streets themselves, we take a tour of the Motor City's stunning revitalization. From the iconic RenCen and the architecture of the Whitney Building to the vibrant Riverwalk and the energy of the city's sports scene, this video captures the enduring, tough, and durable spirit of Detroit.This is more than a travel documentary; it's an ode to the city that refuses to quit. As the "big brother" to the state's industrial heartland, Detroit's story of resilience mirrors the community spirit we champion on our network.The Mitten Channel is dedicated to exploring the true policy and labor history behind the Michigan experience. If you love the complexity behind the comeback, subscribe to our hub!We would like to hear from you! Send us a Text.The Mitten Channel is a network of podcasts.
Electrik Cake With Coco Street 0165 - BRUK N' JAZZ 10212024. There were so many goodies over on Traxsource, I could scarcely select within my budget! Be on the lookout for some choice slices from Mikki Afflick, Rachel Mc Donald, Angela Johnson (My favorite soprano) AND, somewhere in the mixture, you might here a little debut from myself and DaSoul! DO pay particular attention to our SLICE OF THE WEEK, and take a special listen to the Bruk N' Jazz preserves mixed up in there. I even loves one track so much, I played it TWICE!! I have paid less attention to mixing in traditional consonance, opting instead for "friendly dissonance." My life has been fraught with friendly dissonance lately as God continues to stretch me and build me up into the best lady I can be - never without bumps and hiccups, right? Broken beat, by its very description is totally matching my life right now, matching up well with the calculated risks and serendipitous happenstances of Jazz. But I press on. ⚡️Like the Show? Click the [Repost] ↻ button so more people can hear it!
1. Karizma feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" (Coflo Soulful Mix) 2. DJ Spen, Earl TuTu, John Khan & Odd Fellow feat. Bianca Gerald "Let It All Go" (Jihad Muhammad Bang The Drum Remix) 3. Emmaculate "Way Up High" (Original Mix) 4. Anané "Let Me Love You" (Louie Vega EOL Mix) 5. Bah Samba feat. Vanessa Haynes "Save Our Freedom" (Dave Lee Let Freedom Reign Mix) 6. Daisuke Miyamoto "Street Players" (Original Mix) 7. Phil Beaudreau "Another Nature" (Terry Hunter Club Mix) 8. Groove Assassin & Pete Simpson "Gotta Make It Right" (Jonny Montana & Craig Stewart Remix) 9. Detroit Rising "Rocket Love" (Jimpster Remix)
-Cicadas are speaking and they're excited to be back -New wedding trend to expose all the salacious drama -Wither Report; Detroit Rising, Team A-ROD, & Taylor Swift Scottish Penguin -POP CULTURE JEOPARDY -SURPRISE SERENADE: Cicada Carpenter -Kid gets eaten by a giraffe
More Eclectical Beats > Nu Jazz/Broken Soul/Deep House...01. MinoCafe - EnZo (Original Mix).02. Le Hutin - Mile End.03. Asambeni Makholwa - June Jazzin`.04. SFS - Magic Number.05. Colonel Red - Feel The Rush.06. Luis Machuna & CasoMado (Ft. Dawn Pemberton) - Time & Space (LM ReWork).07. DETROIT RISING - PEACE & HARMONY (KT RemiX).08. Energy Exchange Ensemble - Lime Green Skies (Zeitgeist Good Mood Edit).09. KrewCial - ElaboritZ,10. Miguel Migs - The Bump Joint.11. Mike Newman - Follow Me (Strictly Aly-Us Mix).12. Ross Couch - These Tears.13. Mo Cream - Luv 4D14. BoReal Sun - -codeDx
Tracklist 01. Daino - First Takes [PERCEBES MÚSICA] 202302. Sir LSG, Earl W Green - Hold My Hand (Nutty Nys Remix) [GOGO Music] 202303. Gavin Holligan - When Boys Become Men (Richard Earnshaw Classic Vocal Extended Mix) [Colour and Pitch ] 202304. Ralf GUM, Clara Hill - Dont talk (Main Mix) [GOGO Music] 202405. Elbert Phillips, Andre Espeut - Tears (Loving Tribute Mix) [Chillifunk] 202406. Detroit Rising, Jimpster - Rocket Love (Jimpster Dub) [Down Jazz Records] 202307. Deep Zone, Ceybil Jefferies - It's Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way) [Sub-Urban] 202308. Lilac Jeans & Sean McCabe - Grandfather's Blessings (Original Mix) [Lilac Jeans Records] 201609. Harold Matthews Jr, Black Sonix - Deep Into My Sleep [Sean McCabe Remix] 202310. OVEOUS, QVLN - Queimar (Atjazz Galaxy Aart Remix) [Moca Arts] 2023
Paradise-Projects tours you around the planet of good music! Join us on our voyage of sound and emotions! Come and feel the Paradise... Paradise Projects 286 01. JAGO ALEJANDRO PASCUA & MARKUS.RN - Start Believe 02. JAGO ALEJANDRO PASCUA & MARKUS.RN - I Miss You 03. MIKI ZARA & MORRIS REVY - Travelling Without Moving 04. COLORJAXX, ANDRE ESPEUT - New Arising (Jo Paciello Remix) 05. DETROIT RISING, JIMPSTER - Rocket Love (Jimpster Remix) 06. DONELL JONES - U Know What's Up (Dee Montero Rendition) 07. TIGHTEN WIDE - Soulmate 08. KATAA - Everytime 09. JAY WEST & MANUEL SAHAGUN - Sense Of You feat. Cody ChesnuTT (Dirk Hermann & Andreas Mueller Remix) 10. IAN O'HARE - With Your Lies 11. MASTER WILLIAM, MONA LEE - Don't Waste Another Night Thanks to all the labels and artist for their music. All tracks selected and mixed by Alex Kentucky www.alexkentucky.com Encoded by MUSICZONE PODCAST SERVICES
1. George Livanos, Jaidene Veda - How Cliche (Original Mix) 2. Tobetsa Lamola, The Princpal, Joseph Ndlovu - Sunday Night 3. Mr Roger, Nomarema, Tabaka - Times Change (Mr Roger-s Club Mix) 4. Soulcool - Under Control 5. Soulfreakah, Blu Baba - Enigma (Main Mix) 6. Kek-Star, Gregory Mashosho - The Secret Garden (Bootleg Mix) 7. Grant Austins - More Than Just a Feeling 8. Change Request, Anthony Nicholson - Shatter Proof feat- Lailah Reich (Anthony Nicholson Expanded Club Mix) 9. Rea Blaque, MoreSoul - Heaven Knows 10. China Charmeleon, Sio - Little Me (Extended Mix) 11. Detroit Rising, Jimpster - Rocket Love (Jimpster Remix) 12. Tom Glide, Funmilayo NGozi - All I Need Is You (Tom Glide-s 2023 Soulful Rework) 13. Wez Whynt, Cleo Simone - Let Me Know (Afro Mix) 14. Augmented Soul, Kafele Bandele, GuguPash - Temporary Love
Paradise-Projects tours you around the planet of good music! Join us on our voyage of sound and emotions! Come and feel the Paradise... Paradise Projects 279 01. BARRY CAN'T SMIM - How It Feels 01. DETROIT RISING, JIMPSTER - Rocket Love (Jimpster Remix) 02. AUGUSTO GAGLIARDI - Rainy Day 03. SINO NOT SIMON - Stick With Music 04. TREE THREES, SCRUSCRU - Sunshine Miss (Scruscru Remix) 05. T SOUNDS - I Need 06. DR VINCY - New House (Deeper Mix) 07. FRANK ROGER - Cosmopolis 08. KEVIN YOST, CREW DEEP - Luv U Soo 09. NICK MORRIS, DANIELE TIGNINO - Calabeach Sunset 10. SIMON SMITH - Feel It - Simon Smith 11. CHRIS QUADRANT, HANNAH FAY - Step On Up Thanks to all the labels and artist for their music. All tracks selected and mixed by Alex Kentucky www.alexkentucky.com Encoded by MUSICZONE PODCAST SERVICES
The latest laidback listening featuring new albums from the likes of Eric Hilton, Tambores En Benirras, Session Victim, Subnesia, A Mountain of One and Detroit Rising. This week's classic is a beautiful David Morales remix of The Brand New Heavies. Sit back and enjoy another Lazy Sunday xFor more info visit: https://thefaceradio.com/lazy-sundays/Tune into new broadcasts of Lazy Sundays, Opposite Sundays from 6 - 8 AM EST / 11 AM - 1 PM GMT.//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Connect with J.Brown Online Instagram: @JBrownMusicOnly Twitter: @JBrownMusicOnly YouTube: Music By J.Brown Website: https://www.JBrownMusicOnly.comABOUT J. BROWN: figuratively set to the rhythmic pace of its infamous, steady-grinding automobile factories, while its streets are legendary and well-known the world over for the hyper-creative and musically fertile atmosphere that gave birth to Motown, Detroit continues to be a music capital of feel-good, contemporary music that ultimately proves timeless. The list of iconic names that have catapulted and captivated from the Motor City seems infinite…more than a few simply known by one name. Typifying the old saying “something in the water,” singer/songwriter J. BROWN – though generationally removed from the Gordy company's then revolutionary melding of contemporary R&B and pop – has paid his dues and persevered in bringing those time proven musical values into the new music era with his recently released and, long-in-the-making solo debut EP. With music firmly in his blood and armed with tunnel-vision focus on following his passion of making music from the heart, J. BROWN delivers a dose of straight-up R&B – some with subtle pop and 90s throwback influences – to a music generation largely devoid of truly soulful and impassioned music.Consequently, the recent breakthrough of J's sunny-vibed, easy-bumpin' “Sunrise Sunset” and "Moon" on Billboard's Adult R&B chart is the culmination of years spent honing his craft and holding true to his dream of bringing back passionate music. The youngest of five children born to a preacher and musically ambitious mother, J's life-long musical journey predictably began in the church when a mere eight-year old's musical interests were unleashed by singing with the choir every Sunday morning. Though his personal music influences as a youngster included the likes of Usher, Jay-Z, Jimi Hendrix, Nas and Sting, it turns out the only direct Motown connection comes through his initial musical inspiration, his Mom. “She was initially signed to Motown back in the day,” J explains; “she and my aunt had a situation with Motown. Smokey Robinson actually signed them, and then my Mom got pregnant with my older brother. That pretty much finished that deal. So it all pretty much started for me with my Mom, with all of her experiences and what she did as far as pursuing her dream inspired me.” While exposed to the classical music his Mom regularly played at home, grade school found young J nurturing his acting and vocal skills in a local theater group, which afforded him the opportunity to sing the national anthem at Pistons and Lions games, as well as perform for then President Clinton multiple times. Beyond the laidback, feel-good vibes of “Sunrise Sunset, Moon and Hopelessly In Love,” music listeners are set to discover J. BROWN's silky-smooth, old school-reminiscent vocals amidst a refreshingly clean, straight-up R&B sound with touches of pop, hip-hop and rock. “The majority of the songs definitely fall into the straight-up R&B feel,” he says of his forthcoming debut EP. “Some things have a little pop influence, but the majority of it is straight R&B with that old-school feel. You might think of Babyface, Mint Condition, Bell Biv Devoe, New Edition, Jon B or maybe a little Jaheim when you hear it. I just hear a combination of so many different artists when I go back and listen to my music. I don't have to use Auto-Tune on a record; I can sing on the spot without any technology just like the old cats did. Capturing that “old school feel” and bringing it back was actually my objective.” JBROWN VIBE FOREVER YOURS J. BROWN For additional information on J. BROWN or to schedule an interview, please contact Ra-Fael Blanco at 2R's Entertainment & Media PR at 646.326.4803 or via email at TwoRsEnt@aol.com.*I do not own the rights of the musical content*https://linktr.ee/nikimarieradionikimarieradio@gmail.com#jbrown#musicartist#nikimarieradio
On this final episode of Detroit Rising for 2020, Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Suzanne Coffey, chief planning officer for the Great Lakes Water Authority, about GLWA's new 40-year master plan. The blueprint for underwater infrastructure includes plans for alleviating frequent flooding of metro Detroit's freeways.
This week on Detroit Rising, Henry Ford College President Russ Kavahluna talks about the state's new Futures for Frontliners college scholarship program that aims to help workers whose in-person work has essential during the pandemic climb the economic ladder. He also talks about how the Dearborn community college's operations are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic amid the ongoing shutdown of in-person instruction on campus.
Jon Hartzell, Founder and Director of Development at Detroit Rising, was on the show this week. Jon has an unwavering belief in the growth of Detroit, and in 2016, he focused his energy and passion into forming Detroit Rising Development (DRD) - a Detroit-specialized development and construction management group. He opened Detroit Shipping Company in Midtown in 2018 – a now award-winning food hall and event space. On this episode, he spoke about potential investments and the importance of being genuinely interested in the product/project you're investing in, and more. Listen now!PODCAST: https://www.irepodcast.com/ PODCAST FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/IREPodcast/WEBSITE: https://www.omegalendinggroup.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/OmegaLending/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/omegalending/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/omegalending/
Eric Larson, CEO of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, speaks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about the struggles and challenges retailers, restaurants and bars are facing in downtown Detroit with just one-fifth of the pre-pandemic downtown workforce to patronize their businesses.
David Merritt, co-owner of Narrow Way Café, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how his northwest Detroit coffee shop has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic on the Livernois Avenue of Fashion, which is undergoing a transformation with new investment in businesses and an overhaul of the street's design and traffic flow.
This week on Detroit Rising podcast, Alecia Gabriel and Deirdre Roberson, co-founders of The Lab Drawer, discuss their Detroit-based education tech startup company that has a subscription service for science experiments and projects that comes in a box in the mail that looks like a science lab drawer.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 ~ Chad Livengood, Senior Editor of Politics, Policy and Detroit Rising for Crain’s Detroit Business talks to Frank on Amazon looking to open a $400 million distribution center at Michigan State Fairgrounds site.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 ~ Chad Livengood, Senior Editor of Politics, Policy and Detroit Rising for Crain’s Detroit Business talks to Frank on Amazon looking to open a $400 million distribution center at Michigan State Fairgrounds site.
In Detroit, just 23 percent of the nearly 2,500 police officers live within the city limits. A 1999 law outlawed local ordinances requiring police officers to live in the city where they serve. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, a former county sheriff and one-time police chief in Detroit, says requiring police officers to live in Detroit is "a great concept" but "very impractical to be able to enforce." He spoke with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about police residency, construction of a new Wayne County jail, how the county's health department is tracking the coronavirus pandemic and other issues in a wide-ranging interview on Detroit Rising.
** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE **Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove.Featured in TIR Episode 141 (Part 3 of 3): Gabe Gonzalez, a drummer who has performed with Parliament-Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, P-Funk offshoots and many other artists, as well as recorded his own albums under the group name, Enema Squad.One of his most recent projects was as part of the all-star collective dubbed Detroit Rising with their album, A Cosmic Jazz Funk Adventure. Gonzalez also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of music that informs his efforts as a remixer and disc jockey under his DJ Gonzilla persona.From freaking out his kindergarten teacher with Funkadelic to rubbing elbows with P-Funk members as a teen growing up in Detroit to touring with George Clinton's crew in the mid-1990s, this cloned funkateer spills it all.RECORDED MARCH 2020Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c4008
** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE **Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove.Featured in TIR Episode 141 (Part 2 of 3): Gabe Gonzalez, a drummer who has performed with Parliament-Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, P-Funk offshoots and many other artists, as well as recorded his own albums under the group name, Enema Squad.One of his most recent projects was as part of the all-star collective dubbed Detroit Rising with their album, A Cosmic Jazz Funk Adventure. Gonzalez also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of music that informs his efforts as a remixer and disc jockey under his DJ Gonzilla persona.From freaking out his kindergarten teacher with Funkadelic to rubbing elbows with P-Funk members as a teen growing up in Detroit to touring with George Clinton's crew in the mid-1990s, this cloned funkateer spills it all.RECORDED MARCH 2020Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c4008
** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE **Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove.Featured in TIR Episode 141 (Part 1 of 3): Gabe Gonzalez, a drummer who has performed with Parliament-Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, P-Funk offshoots and many other artists, as well as recorded his own albums under the group name, Enema Squad.One of his most recent projects was as part of the all-star collective dubbed Detroit Rising with their album, A Cosmic Jazz Funk Adventure. Gonzalez also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of music that informs his efforts as a remixer and disc jockey under his DJ Gonzilla persona.From freaking out his kindergarten teacher with Funkadelic to rubbing elbows with P-Funk members as a teen growing up in Detroit to touring with George Clinton's crew in the mid-1990s, this cloned funkateer spills it all.RECORDED MARCH 2020Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c4008
TCF Center was converted from a convention center to an unconventional hospital in April at the height of the coronavirus outbreak. Lynn Torossian, a retired Henry Ford Health System executive, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood this week on the Detroit Rising podcast about what went into standing up the now-idled temporary hospital and how it might be used in the event of a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Southeast Michigan.
Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talks with Sachse Construction owner Todd Sachse about the construction industry returning to work after a six-week shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the interview, Chad talks with his Crain's colleagues Kirk Pinho and Annalise Frank about the construction and real estate business in Detroit and what's on the horizon for the city as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Lon Johnson, CEO of WaterWorks Fund, knows Milwaukee is ahead of Detroit in developing technology for clean drinking water. But he thinks Detroit could overtake other Great Lakes towns by becoming the Capitol for water technology investment capital that can fuel innovation. Johnson, of Detroit and a former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, has recently co-founded a Detroit-based online investment platform aimed at crowdsourcing equity capital for water technology projects at WaterWorksFund.com. He recently spoke with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about his new business initiative on the Detroit Rising podcast.
Marvin Beatty, chief community officer of Greektown Casino, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood and reporter Kurt Nagl about the downtown Detroit gambling hall's foray into sports betting and what has changed since Penn National bought Greektown from billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert's Jack Entertainment.
Five years after Detroit exited a historic bankruptcy, the city's chief financial officer Dave Massaron talks with Crain's senior editor Chad Livengood and reporter Annalise Frank about Detroit's municipal financial outlook and challenges ahead in the next decade when pension contributions will resume and an economic recession could hamper tax growth.
Laura Grannemann, vice president of strategic investments at the Quicken Loans Community Fund, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about the company's efforts to educate low-income Detroiters about the eligibility to get exempted from paying property taxes and avoid foreclosure for unpaid taxes. Mayor Mike Duggan and Wayne County Executive Warren Evans are lobbying lawmakers to relieve homeowners in Wayne County of past fees and interest charges for unpaid property taxes to avert another wave of foreclosures in 2020. The legislative effort follows several years of groundwork by housing advocacy groups and the Quicken Loans Community Fund, which has funded door-to-door campaigns to educate low-income residents in Detroit on how they may qualify for an exemption of property taxes.
Nicole Sherard-Freeman, executive director of workforce development for Mayor Mike Duggan, talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about the employee recruitment program the city developed to get Detroiters at the front of the line for the nearly 5,000 new jobs that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles intends to offer at its east side Detroit assembly plants.
Compuware Corp. CEO Chris O'Malley talks with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how the information technology company has reinvented itself over the past five years since spinning off several divisions of its business and returning to its roots of developing software for mainframe computers, which remain the mainstay of IT operations for banks, airlines and insurance companies. Compuware remains based in the former Compuware Building (now called One Campus Martius), the headquarters of Quicken Loans.
Chris Jackson and Anthony Sabatella are cannabis entrepreneurs who are building companies at different ends of Michigan's green rush. Jackson is co-owner of Indica LLC in Ypsilanti, a state-licensed marijuana provisioning center that does business under the name “Sticky Ypsi.” Sabatella is the founder of THC 123, a back-office support firm tailored to marijuana growers, distributors and retail stores. Jackson and Sabatella sat down with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood last month at the 2020 Net Impact Conference at TCF Center in Detroit to talk about how they got into the budding industry and what challenges they see ahead.
Ashley Williams is founder and CEO of Rizzarr, a content-creating platform for consumer brands seeking to market their products to millennial customers. She talked to Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood on the Detroit Rising podcast about her Detroit company. The platform has a network of 5,200 freelancers who produce articles, videos, podcasts and photos that companies use on their social media, websites or marketing materials. The company also does market research on millennial customers for corporate brands. Rizzarr's clients have included JPMorgan Chase & Co., Glassdoor, DTE Energy Co., Bridgewater Interiors, First Independence Bank and Warby Parker eyeglasses.
Andrew Leber, vice president of hospitality at Bedrock Detroit, says the city needs a new large-scale convention hotel attached to TCF Center (formerly Cobo Center). "It's one of the things that limits the ability of the city of Detroit to attract larger-scale convention business," Leber said in the Detroit Rising podcast. "And that business is hugely impactful to the economy." The executive in charge of Bedrock and billionaire Dan Gilbert's downtown hotel properties discussed the hotel and hospitality market in an interview with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood.
At the Detroit Digital Inclusion Summit event on Oct. 7 in TechTown, Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked with four IT professionals about Detroit's digital divide between the greater downtown and the city's neighborhoods. The guests on this episode of Detroit Rising include: Joshua Edmonds, director of digital inclusion for the City of Detroit Katrina Turnbow, Google Digital Coach and founder and CEO of Kanopi Social consulting agency Samantha Schartman-Cycyk, founder and CEO of Connected Insights Karlos Harris, co-founder of the Detroit School of Digital Technology
Stephanie Byrd, co-owner of The Block restaurant in Midtown, talked with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood about how her family-owned restaurant has thrived since it rebranded. She talks about coming back to Detroit to join her father's restaurant and hospitality. "I didn't expect to make it this far," shes said.
Emery Matthews, co-founder of Real Estate Interests LLC, and his firm's managing director, Damon Jordan, talked with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood at Detroit Homecoming on the "Detroit Rising" podcast about their brokerage work on The Mid high-rise mixed-use complex planned for 3750 Woodward Ave. in Midtown. Matthews said the 30-story tower will include a hotel and 51 condos at the top, some of which could reach $1 million in cost.
At the last day of Detroit Homecoming VI, charter school philanthropist Bob Thompson, Danielle Jackson from Thompson's University Prep schools and charter school founder Jalen Rose talked with Skillman Foundation CEO Tonya Allen about their work in improving Detroit's public education system. Thompson, a road-building magnate, talked about the network of charter schools he founded in Detroit.
At the sixth annual Detroit Homecoming, Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood talked to Detroit expats Ken Buckfire of Miller Buckfire & Co. and Chicago attorney Ty Fahner about Detroit's finances, the city's post-bankruptcy recovery, future land use and how debt-ridden Chicago is at risk of the same financial peril that landed Detroit in bankruptcy court.
Xenith LLC, the football helmet and protective gear company owned by billionaire Dan Gilbert, now claims 10 percent market share of the helmet business and is closing in on producing 100,000 units annually at its southwest Detroit manufacturing facility. Xenith CEO Ryan Sullivan recently sat down with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood to discuss the company's upward trajectory, the business impact of tariffs on Chinese-made parts for its helmets and what's next for the company as it branches off into other football protective gear and apparel.
Tech entrepreneur Suneel Gupta has joined Techstars Detroit as a founder-in-residence focused on mentoring other entrepreneurs with technology-based startup businesses. He and Techstars Detroit Managing Director Ted Serbinski and Program Manager Kelly Kang talked with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood on the Detroit Rising podcast about Gupta's new role with the business incubator, which is now based in Lear Corp.'s innovation center in Capitol Park in downtown Detroit.
Amy Nelson, CEO of Venture for America, and her organization's Detroit director, Sarah Craft, talked with Crain's Senior Editor Chad Livengood on the Detroit Rising podcast about the entrepreneurship-focused fellowship for young professionals, which has brought 145 fellows to work in Detroit startup companies over the past seven years. They were joined by VFA alum Lauren Kase and Ashton Keys, a current fellow with the program who is working at Quicken Loans. Keys is a Detroit native and graduate of Cass Tech.
The D is in the house (and Jersey too for that matter) as we celebrate the newest offering from P-Funk family "Detroit Rising"! Greg Fitz(Van McKoy, Quazar, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Musical Director for Bernie Worell) and Stozo the Clown (illustrator and art director for P-Funk, Fred Wesley, James Brown) join us for the funk, the whole funk and nothing but the funk! Also joining from the Motor City - Gabe Gonzalez (P-Funk drummer) and musical director of Detroit Rising, an unprecedented project created by universally respected musicians, including current and original members of the archetypal funk band Parliament-Funkadelic, along with a selection of world class talent from across the country.