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Creative Blood
Georgia, Mercury-nominated artist, on writing sessions with Shania Twain, her boundless approach to creativity and the power of telling your own story

Creative Blood

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 38:04


A self-confessed studio nerd, Georgia Barnes began her career drumming for Kwes, Kae Tempest and Micachu before signing with Domino records and releasing her self-titled debut album in 2015 to critical acclaim. She earned a Mercury nomination for her second album, Seeking Thrills, and has since gone on to collaborate with everyone from Years and Years' frontman Olly Alexander and Gorillaz to Shania Twain and Vampire Weekend.We joined the deeply down-to-earth, multi-talented musician for an intimate chat in her home studio. During the episode, Georgia shares the female music influences who've shaped her career from Kate Bush to Missy Elliott, waxes lyrical about the joys of analogue, explains how a 9-5 approach can be surprisingly conducive to creativity, and spills the T on how Shania Twain takes her tea, and that's not even the half of it!“I started out with an idea that I wanted to be this one thing. Over the years, I've had to let that go, and I've got so much I can offer in different areas”This episode is an audio goldmine of creative insights, personal reflections and industry anecdotes from the mind of an artist who eats, sleeps and breathes music. Has Georgia euphoria rubbed off on us? Absolutely.Check out Georgia's latest single, Too much, too little.Follow Georgia @GeorgiaUKWhat did you think of this episode? Drop us a DM @creativebloodworldEPISODE INSIGHTSWhy overnight success is an industry mythWhy women need to start occupying the engineering spaceHow taking your time can pay offWhy knowledge is an affirmative power that creates resilienceThe importance of being open to different creative pathsWhy routine can be good for creativityEPISODE CREDITSHosted by Laura ConwayProduced by Scenery StudiosShow music by Ben Tarrant-Brown

Parallel Beats Podcast
Parallel Beats Podcast #24 // Sep '23: Speakers Corner Quartet, Louis VI, Kiimi, WITCH, Julio Bashmore, KAYTRAMINA, kwes.

Parallel Beats Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 134:46


Hello everyone, happy end of summer, massive apologies for the delay on getting this out! Please share, review and rate the podcast, and help us get the word out there! xxx TRACKLIST: Speakers Corner Quartet, Kwake Bass, Raven Bush, Peter Bennie, Biscuit, Kae Tempest - Geronimo Blues - 2023 Jamie xx - The Rest Is Noise - 2015 WheelUP, Abacus, Victoria Port - More Life - 2023 acoustic love - nothing - 2021 Ash Walker, Sly5thAve, Denitia - Time Gets Wasted - 2023 Massive Attack - Lately - 2012 Mix/Master - 1991 Nappy Nina, Nathan Bajar - (B)ending - 2023 B. Cool-Aid, Pink Siifu, Ahwlee, Liv.e, Jimetta Rose, V.C.R - soundgood - 2023 Louis VI - VIBRATE - 2023 Killer Mike, El-P, thankugoodsir - Don't Let The Devil - 2023 KAYTRAMINA, Amina, KAYTRANADA - Who He Iz - 2023 DARGZ - Freedom of Choosin - 2023 Jungle - Dominoes - 2023 Little Dragon - Slugs of Love - 2023 The Lahaar - Super (Kiki) - 2023 WITCH - Waile - 2023 Obongjayar - Just Cool - 2023 Atmos Blaq - Kwa Mama - 2023 Overmono - Feelings Plain - 2023 Jayda G - Meant To Be - 2023 Jenichi - Find Peace - HIGHLITE Remix - 2023 Kiimi - Earth - 2023 Jessy Lanza - Don't Leave Me Now - 2023 Alex Session - Spring Break - 2023 Phil Moffa, Photay - Alma Del Mundo - Photay Remix - 2023 1tbsp - Four Tet Is My Godmother - 2023 Julio Bashmore - Bubblin - 2023 salute, Sammy Virji - Peach - 2023 Fred again.., Skrillex, Four Tet - Baby again.. - 2023 Speakers Corner Quartet, Kwake Bass, Raven Bush, Peter Bennie, Biscuit, Coby Sey - On Grounds - 2023 Malombo Jazz Makers - Bahula Dithabeng - 1968 Pale Jay, Okonski - By The Lake - 2023 kwes., Sampha, Tirzah - Open Up - 2023 NxWorries, Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge - Daydreaming - 2023 Σtella, Redinho - Charmed - 2022 Potatohead People, T3, Illa J, Kapok - What It Feels Like - Carrtoons Remix - 2023 Beastie Boys - Shadrach - 1989 JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown - Jack Harlow Combo Meal - 2023 El-P - Drones over Bklyn - 2012 Mura Masa - Whenever I Want - 2023 Gardna - MASSIVE - 2023 BAMBII - One Touch - 2023 Shifty - Jazz Ass - 2023 Kathy Brown, J Majik, DJ DB - Love Is Not a Game - 2002 Find out more at https://parallel-beats-podcast.pinecast.co

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman
Episode 360: Raine Allen-Miller

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 39:49


Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the super-smart, super-likeable and super-exciting young talent, Raine Allen-Miller - whose directorial debut feature Rye Lane brims with charm, wit, energy and panache. Set in Peckham and Brixton, it tells the story of Yas and Dom - two twenty-somethings who meet in the wake of their respective breakups and bond over the course of an exceedingly eventful day. Rye Lane is scored by the wonderful producer and composer Kwes - and we must say a big thanks to everyone at Warp Records for providing us with his as yet unreleased cues. Website: edithbowman.com Email: info@edithbowman.com Social Handle: @SoundtrackingUK

Kingdom Women Enterprise
Shanaya Scott - Getting Intimate with KWE

Kingdom Women Enterprise

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 40:44


Thank you for listening! Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/KWE2019 or visit our website at www.kingdomwomenenterprise.org For more information about our Getting Intimate with KWEs, Kingdom Conversations, or Women Empowering Wednesdays or TOPIC SUGGESTIONS, email us at kingdomwomenenterprise2019@gmail.com Shanaya Scott is the Author of "From Pain To My Purpose." Which is her story of how she overcame domestic violence and came into her purpose. Publishing Company Email: imagerypublishinginc@gmail.com or Call: (252) 228-4411 Link To Single https://music.apple.com/us/artist/shanaya-scott/1521420243?fbclid=IwAR0sOwnau9vRwWV-BDBAGyVxt1raUyFPk7EZgn7rLFZuluRdGoj2crGl0OM Amazon Link For Book https://www.amazon.com/Pain-My-Purpose-Shanaya-Scott-ebook/dp/B094SHHSWT?fbclid=IwAR3Q8P4ONejrYfU-pBl3-KeasyBwnZaE9MAkmb2VsC2Rj9RPr39BsA4BIGI #domesticviolenceawareness #faithingod #Author #womenempoweringwomen #overcomingabuse

Tape Notes
TN:102 Loyle Carner, Kwes & Nick Mills

Tape Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 99:07


In this episode, John is back at Spitfire Audio to catch up with Ben Coyle-Larner, better known as Loyle Carner, along with producers Kwes and Nick Mills, about how they wrote, recorded and produced Loyle's new album ‘Hugo'.   Reflecting back on their time writing over lockdown, Ben, Kwes and Nick talk us through their extensive process of whittling each track down to the finished article, from the early jam sessions and demos they fell in love with, right through the numerous directions they took each beat.   Along with sharing some of the best examples of collaboration and what it can bring, we're treated to detailed track breakdowns and thoughts on the most effective approaches to take when balancing the emotions of a beat to the emotions within lyrics.   Listen to find out what dangers come with making things too musical, how AI came to the rescue multiple times, and what the ultimate studio snack is.   Tracks discussed: Hate, Nobody Knows, Plastic   LINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES   linktr.ee/tapenotes    Listen to ‘Hugo' here. EMI, Universal Music Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective   GEAR MENTIONS D16 Decimort Plugin Oxford Inflator Plugin Kazrog True Iron Plugin Plugin Alliance Black Box Serato Sample Plugin Soundtoys Decapitator Soundtoys Tremolator Soundtoys Echoboy Soundtoys Little AlterBoy Valhalla Vintage Verb Mellotron Fabfilter Plugins  Goodhertz Lossy Plugin XLN Audio RC 20 Moises AI App Shure SM57 DBX 118 Expander Lewitt 640 Mics Teenage Engineering OP1 Logic Stock Pedals FL Studio   OUR GEAR https://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgear HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :)  Donate KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  Twitter: @tapenotes  Facebook: @tapenotespodcast   YouTube: Tape Notes Podcast Discord: Tape Notes To let us know the artists you'd like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We'd love to hear!  Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk   HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions :)  Donate   TAPE NOTES TEAM Will Brown - Executive Producer, Engineer & Editor Tim Adam-Smith - Executive Producer Will Lyons - Editor Herbie Elton-Rowley - Videographer Matt Purbrick - Production Assistant Guy Nicholls - Production Assistant Nathan Hetherington - PR Rebecca Ibbotson - Digital Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MTR Podcasts
Austin-based illustrator, graphic designer, and filmmaker Jon Garcia

MTR Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 38:02


Jon Garcia is an illustrator, graphic designer, and filmmaker from Austin, TX.  His illustration work varies from traditional ink and marker drawings to digital art with his primary focus being old-school NES-style pixel art. Jon attended the University of Texas Permian Basin where he “did the thing you're supposed to do after high school and luckily didn't go into debt” getting degrees in communications and psychology.His career in production and design began as the topical producer and eventual creative director for NBC-affiliate KWES-TV in Midland, TX. Highlights of his career at KWES include winning a Texas Associated Press Award for best photojournalist, helping the station transition to high-definition, shooting Friday night football around West Texas, and having a knife pulled on him right before a live shot.After KWES, Jon moved to Albuquerque, NM where he worked for the One Creative Ad Agency. Working with creative powerhouses Wendy Spalsbury and T. Payton, Jon learned high-end design and creative strategy.It was during the day to day humdrum of working for demanding clients combined with a puppy that liked waking up at 5:30am that he picked up the pencil he put down when he was 15 (thanks to a very uninspiring baseball coach who taught high school art) and got back into illustration.  Beginning with fan art, his work eventually transitioned to creating the pixel art he loved as a gaming kid.A big fan of collaborating with other creatives, Jon's design work and illustration work have been used by businesses, podcasts, bands, creators, and also featured in the independent movies “Monday” and “Millennium Bugs.”  Currently, he is the lead learning and development designer for Austin-based taco chain, Torchy's Tacos. His nights are spent enjoying whiskey and video games with his wife Jen and pups, Arya and Keeley, and working on a 2D point-and-click game inspired by the late 90's.THE TRUTH IN THIS ART BEYONDThe Truth in this Art Beyond is a spin-off of The Truth In This Art. Where the original series focused primarily on Baltimore, this series extends outside of Charm City to engage in artistically and culturally conversation and sharing rich stories from our favorite cities. As always, creativity matters here!The series is produced with the generous support from Raasin in the Sun , BlackArtMattersATX and Six Square. Raasin in the Sun, an Austin based Nonprofit organization who's work focuses on cultivating resilience through art and environmental initiatives. BlackArtMattersATX, amplifying Black voices in Austin's cultural conversation by financially supporting new work from Black Artists based in Austin.  Six Square work focuses on preserving and celebrating the historic legacy of the African American community that once thrived in Central East Austin.If you're interested in supporting my work, please consider leaving a review and buying me coffee. ★ Support this podcast ★

The InFluency Podcast
213. How to pronounce Question

The InFluency Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 2:42


English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I'll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we're going to talk about the word ‘question'. Here's a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode: question: KWES-ch'n [IPA: ˈkwestʃən] You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/question/ If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

The InFluency Podcast
213. How to pronounce Question

The InFluency Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 2:41


English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I'll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we're going to talk about the word ‘question'. Here's a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode: question: KWES-ch'n [IPA: ˈkwestʃən] You can watch the video version here: https://a73023-tmp.s431.upress.link/magazine/question/ If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://a73023-tmp.s431.upress.link/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://a73023-tmp.s431.upress.link/influency-community/

The InFluency Podcast
213. How to pronounce Question

The InFluency Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 2:41


English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I'll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names. This week we're going to talk about the word ‘question'. Here's a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode: question: KWES-ch'n [IPA: ˈkwestʃən] You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/question/ If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/ You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/ Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/

Aware Alpha
Episode 60 - Sexual Energy, & Energy Work Conversation with Holistic Coach Kwes

Aware Alpha

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 60:48


What's going on my Aware Alpha family! I am excited to share today's Episode with my guest who goes by the name of Kwes. He is a holistic coach, trainer and energy worker. We had some awesome conversations on sexual energy, energy work and what is Energy really? We dive deep on these topics and I ask him many questions through the Episode. I hope ya'll enjoy it.  You can find Quest on instagram. His name is Last_sol_Bender on IG. If you ready to start your meditation practice, you can click this to read more on my meditation course. https://muhammadseafi.teachable.com/p/your-first-90-days-in-meditation.

UNPLUGGED Live Concerts
Nubya Garcia -Tiny Desk (Home) Full Concert

UNPLUGGED Live Concerts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 23:08


All uploads on this channel are for promotional purposes only! The music has been converted before uploading to prevent ripping and to protect the artist(s) and label(s). If you don't want your content here (that goes for audio or images) please contact me immediately via email: unpluggedtube@outlook.it and I WILL REMOVE THE EPISODE OR ARTWORK IMMEDIATELY! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. September 16, 2020 | Suraya Mohamed -- Look to the left of Nubya Garcia's Tiny Desk (home) concert and you'll see a hanging plant swaying right above the keys. It never stops moving during the next 23 minutes, and it's for a bizarre reason. Garcia's (home) concert took place on a boat — a first in Tiny Desk history — because she was in between homes. Before the pandemic hit, the London-born jazz saxophonist and composer was booked for an extensive global tour that started in February 2020, and it was expected to continue through the end of the year. Because she was only going to be in London for a very short time, she gave up her flat, planning to stay with family and friends for short breaks. It seemed like a good idea until March, when COVID-19 shut down most of the world and the tour, too. Garcia and her band are at Soup Studio, a recording facility built on a decommissioned floating lighthouse moored on the River Thames. It's also where Garcia recorded her excellent new album, SOURCE. This set features three songs from the record; the title track starts it off with a reggae, dub vibe. Garcia skillfully uses the entire range of her tenor saxophone, hitting convincing low and high notes with ease and resolve. Throughout the set, her tone is gorgeous, her musical intuition perfect. She projects rich and full melodic lines with refined solos that leave just enough space to take in the expressive sincerity of the music. There are no lyrics but her music conveys a message of staying grounded, being present in the moment and appreciating the comforts and feelings of what it means to be home. SET LIST "Source" "Pace" "Boundless Beings" MUSICIANS Nubya Garcia: tenor saxophone: Joe Armon-Jones: keys; Daniel Casmir: double bass: Sam Jones: drums; Richie Seivwright: vocals; Cassie Kinoshi: vocals CREDITS Video by: Fabrice Bourgelle; Additional Cameras: Lou Jasmine, Israel Wilson; Audio by: David Holmes; Mixed by: Kwes at Soup Studio; Producer: Suraya Mohamed; Audio Mastering Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann Team UNPLUGGED.

Joygail Radio
Episode 8: Kasper

Joygail Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 71:37


In de achtste aflevering van Joygail Radio heb ik Kasper te gast. Met Kasper heb ik het over hip hop, Afrikaanse muziek en de band met je moeder. First pick Kasper: Pride - Kodak Black First pick Joy: Lil Nigga (Interlude) - Ace Hood Second pick Kasper: Different - Burna Boy feat. Angelique Kidjo & Damian Marley Second pick Joy: No Gangster - Kojey Radical feat. Shabaka Hutchings Third pick Kasper: Mamma - Vybz Kartel Third pick Joy: Florence - Loyle Carner feat. Kwes. Volledige afspeellijst: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EpNShlyPMqL4ezG49lVqI?si=ac837695ad6647b8

Tape Notes
TN:68 Slowthai & Kwes Darko

Tape Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 106:24


In this episode, John is joined by Slowthai and producer Kwes Darko at Iguana Studios, to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Tyron’. With voice messages, demos and stems in hand, Ty and Kwes lay out the development of each track, from the gear and technicalities of capturing vocals and making a beat that hits hard, to the smallest production details that often have the biggest emotional impact. Delving into the deep stuff, the pair discuss the philosophies and attitudes at the heart of their tight artist-producer relationship, as well as sharing wise words on creativity, development and some of the best forms of inspiration.  Listen to find out why Ty had to out rap a rapper on his own track, how they used Twitter as a creative tool, and the reason why you should always check a mix in the car.  Tracks discussed: MAZZA, PLAY WITH FIRE, adhd   GEAR MENTIONS AKG C414 Neumann U87 Mellotron Roland 808 Soundtoys Decapitator  Empirical Labs Distressor Tube-Tech Neve Preamps Universal Audio Neve 1073 Universal Audio Apollo Interface Universal Audio Plugins Neumann NDH 20 Genelec Monitors  Fender Stratocaster Native instruments Komplete East West Virtual Instruments   SUBMIT A JINGLE For all of the details on sending in a jingle email jingles@tapenotes.co.uk   Submit your Tape Notes jingle and we'll play our favourites each week on the podcast. Jingles can be in any style, can feature the Tape Notes theme, lyrics, or none of those things - be as creative as you'd like (as long as they're between 5-15 seconds).   HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW If you'd like to help support the show you can donate as little or as much as you'd like here, (we really appreciate your contributions)  Donate   KEEP UP TO DATE For behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on:  Instagram: @tapenotes  Twitter: @tapenotes  Facebook: @tapenotespodcast   To let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear!    Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk 

AQNB's Artist Statement podcast
Episode 21: Sitting on the Bus with Coby Sey (Teaser)

AQNB's Artist Statement podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 5:21


See here for full episode: patreon.com/aqnbIn this episode Steph speaks with Coby Sey, a musician and producer who’s known for his dream-like post-grime releases, and ongoing work as part of the loosely-defined South London collective and now label, CURL.   It’s organised by friends and collaborators Mica Levi and Brother May, and involves, in one way another, eminent underground peers such as Tirzah, Farai, Kwes, Klein and many, many other artists from the area. Coby’s own practice is similarly broad and eclectic, having released his first EP ‘Whities 010: Transports for Lewisham’—inspired by his love-hate relationship with London’s public transport system—as well as a handful of other experimental drops that contain a palpable emotional strain unique to his environment. Coby’s also a long-time NTS Radio cohort and presenter of a show sharing his music in conversation with his hip-hop, drone and ambient influences.

ToekomsVenster
ToekomsVenster: Woorde wat kwes

ToekomsVenster

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 3:06


Jakobus waarsku ons teen die mag van die tong.

That's my JAMstack
S2E13 - Miguel Arias on form handling and lowering the learning curve

That's my JAMstack

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 23:31


Quick show notes Our Guest: Miguel Arias What he'd like for you to see: Kwes Forms His JAMstack Jams: Lowering the learning curve, Kwes, and AlpineJS His Musical Jams: Drake | Classical (and coding to rainfall) Transcript Bryan Robinson 0:14 Hello, everyone, welcome to another episode of That's My Jamstack, the podcast where we ask that simple Kwesion, what's your jam in the jam stack. I'm your host, Bryan Robinson. And this week we have Miguel arias on the show. Miguel is the co founder of Kwes forms. Hi, Miguel, thanks for being on the podcast with us today. Miguel Arias 0:42 Thank you for having me, man. It's a pleasure. Awesome. So Bryan Robinson 0:44 tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you do for work? What do you do for fun, that sort of thing. Miguel Arias 0:49 Okay, a little bit about myself. I'm the co founder of Kwes forms, it's a, it's a form service ideal for like the Jamstack community. I like to think of us as like the next evolution of what form service should be. Before we were around, there were a lot of over called, like endpoint services, to kind of handle your, like your submission, storing and whatnot. And then we kind of felt like there was a big gap in the market where, you know, like, it kind of took care of that. But then you had to go on your own and figure out validation and components, like date pickers, multi step, things of that nature. So we kind of felt like it was a perfect opportunity to kind of get in there and that space and put out a product that that we would love to use, you know, and that we felt like maybe other people in that space would like to use as well. So what I do for fun, you know, COVID is kind of killed a lot of it, but when I, what I normally do for fun is play basketball. The weird thing about it, though, is that I actually like to practice more than actually play. Sure, I think it comes with like my perfectionistic nature, I just, I just have this thing that I like to train and just and my wife is the same exact way. So I'm glad that we found each other because we didn't go to the parks when it's empty. And just like practice all day. It's like the weirdest thing, but that's what we like to do. You know, Bryan Robinson 2:09 I can totally get that, like, as soon as you as soon as you introduce other humans into it, then like there's so many ways that like imperfections happen because of that. Some people find beauty in that and then it's like, but no, if you really want to, like compete against yourself, like doing it on your own just makes so much sense. Miguel Arias 2:26 Are you like sports guy, he like we like playing basketball? Bryan Robinson 2:30 I am I am not particularly athletic. I do have sports. Basketball is is up there. I am very when you introduce other human beings, I am very bad when it's just me shooting and like, you know, kind of running around. It's okay. Like I could I can play horse decently. But you get somebody in my face and I fall apart. Miguel Arias 2:50 Yeah, you know, I kind of find it like it's like therapeutic in a way just to kind of compete against yourself. It's cool. It's a good way to kind of exercise patience and stuff. I really like it. Bryan Robinson 3:00 Yeah, it's like, it's like, Alright, you know, you know, free throws, right. And like, it's really funny. My, my mother is actually a huge like NBA fan. And like when she's rooting for her team, she gets so frustrated at the players missing free throws. Miguel Arias 3:11 Yeah. Bryan Robinson 3:12 Don't you practice that enough? Like, can't you just make that shot? It's like, Well, yeah, except for when all the variants happen. And you know, you will miss every once in a while. But yeah, you get to kind of practice that. And you get to like, find your form. And I think there's a lot of a lot of cool things that happen in that space. Miguel Arias 3:30 For sure. Yeah. Cool. Bryan Robinson 3:31 So let's talk about the Jamstack a little bit. And I'm sure we'll kind of weave in some more about Kwes as we go forward. But like, what was your entry point into into the idea that Jamstack or static sites or whatever you want to call it? Miguel Arias 3:41 Yeah, the funny thing is when we started our service, um, we really just started it, because at the time, like, I met my co founder, because he was actually my boss. Yeah, when I was about, like, 18, I was looking to, to get a job so I can marry my girlfriend at the time. Well, I mean, she's my wife, now. She's my girlfriend at the time. She's my wife. And so we used to use a service called formstack. You know, which is great, but it was like, a, it's like a drag and drop type of service. And then one day, I just kind of burst into his office, as I normally would do. And I was like, bro, we should make our own like form service. You know what I mean? Like, not drag and drop something that I would like to use, just because it was a hassle to kind of go through that process and then have to like, put it on your site, you have to strip all this styling. It was just like, it was like an unneeded amount of work. Right. It's how I felt. Bryan Robinson 4:33 I use Formstack quite a bit at the agencies that I worked at. And yeah, it was, it was super handy for that for like the editors making the forms. It was super awful for like the developers working Miguel Arias 4:43 Exactly. So then we kind of felt like, you know, this really isn't the ideal tool for us, you know, so then I burst into his office and I told him, we should make our own thing and he kind of just like, looked at me like I was crazy. I was like, Yeah, he's like, go back to work. So then, so I was like, Alright, cool. I went home, I kind of just kept thinking about it, it's just in my nature, like, I get obsessed with things. So I kind of kept thinking about it. And then one day, I think maybe it was like, the next day, the next evening, I was in the shower. And then I just got this idea of how I would be able to go about it, you know, and I, like ran out of the shower naked, like, super wave naked. And I ran to like my notebook and start writing down and my wife was looking at me, like, I'm like a lunatic, you know? And, and so that's how we kind of started it. But I didn't really know what Jamstack was at the time. I never even heard of it. Yeah, the only reason, the reason that we got into it was because as it started gaining, like popularity, we started noticing a trend, like we started noticing people telling us, oh, this is perfect for my Jamstack site. And this is good for Jamstack, whatever. And I was like, What the heck is a Jamstack? You know, we looked it up and, and we felt like, you know, this is awesome, I kind of felt when I saw it, it made perfect sense. Like, that's where the industry at least, I feel like that's where the industry is probably headed because of how simplistic it is in nature. Like, I feel like the theory, or the concept of a Jamstack is to like, try to simplify, you know, your workflow as much as possible, you know what I mean? So I felt like, you know, it was a perfect entryway for our service, and I just kind of just fell in love with, with the whole concept of it in the community, which then allowed me to allow me and my partner to kind of improve the product now that we kind of knew what was really meant for right hand out, let's improve it even further. Bryan Robinson 6:37 Out of curiosity, what was kind of the, the beginning there? Like, what, where, where are you targeting the forms before that cuz like said, like, it is, like a great fit, like finding these services that you can fit into the Jamstack is just is so important. So like, Where was the methodology? Like, who are you targeting before you kind of had this discovery? Miguel Arias 6:54 Yeah, the methodology was really just, we wanted to build something cool, you know, something that we liked, and then we just put it out there. And it's funny, because you always hear in the SaaS community, well, not even just when you're building a product in general, that you're normally not supposed to work in secret for such a long time, before you put something out, you know, you want to do a proof of concept, put it out, see what people think. But then we totally you know, we were rookie, so we, we worked in silence for like three years. The product still not knowing what Jamstack was, or anything, you know, and then we launched it on product con. And then Ever since then, you know, we've we, that's when we started kind of getting the feedback, you know, but when we put it out there, it was really just, you know, for people doing WordPress sites, or just for anything, really, we were just, we were just targeting developers in general, you know, Bryan Robinson 7:45 I got to say, yeah, wherever developers were working and needed a form that was maybe outside of whatever stack they were using, or didn't want to bother with, they could just pick it up and put it put it in Miguel Arias 7:55 Right and make something fun, you know, it's like something that they would actually enjoy using, we felt like if a developer could enjoy using it, that was that was our guy, you know, Bryan Robinson 8:03 Out of curiosity, is there, is there any sort of in the actual, like infrastructure behind the product? Like, are you using kind of notions that you've kind of discovered in the Jamstack? In the back end? are we are we talking? Is it? Is it kind of its own monolithic structure? Or is that you know, microservices or serverless functions? What what's kind of going on there? Miguel Arias 8:22 Well, it's definitely its own thing. It's the script itself, because it's built on JavaScript, right? Because, you know, handles your front end validation, back end validation, you know, helps you build out these like complex things like multi step forms, repeater fields, things that normally kind of take up a lot of your time, that's like monotonous, it helps you achieve these things in a much more enjoyable way. Right. So then, the first time I built it, I had built it on a front end framework. But then as I kind of got to understand the Jamstack community a little more I, my partner, and I realize how how much importance is placed on speed, right. And things being lightweight. So then we ended up, you know, rebuilding version two, which we released, like, a few weeks ago. And we we dropped the size of it from, like, 300 kilobytes to about 20 kilobytes. Oh, wow. Yeah. So and the only way that we were able to do that was to kind of try to stay to as native JavaScript as possible. You know what I mean? I guess to answer your Kwesion, like, yeah, we try not to use too many like microservices to accomplish it just so that we can kind of keep the file size down. Yeah, but yeah, so it's basically just supposed to be a script that you import into your site, and then you know, you're good to go. Bryan Robinson 9:41 And I love the idea that like, at first you had these kind of bigger pieces to it, but then seeing how people were building on the Jamstack and realizing the importance they placed in certain areas. So like you said, like, speed and performance being such a high level thing that that allowed you to kind of pivot the product in a way that was in line with those Same philosophies. Miguel Arias 10:00 Yeah. Like that just kept coming up, you know, and which, which is funny, like how I said we had spent, like three years building on that product. But then when that kept coming up, we just kind of realized, you know, this was not built on the right foundation. We had to scrap it go back to the drawing board start over, you know, but it was great. You know, I kind of I saw it as a learning experience. When I built the this the second version, I really knew who I was building it for, you know, Bryan Robinson 10:28 yeah, that the audience is super important to kind of figure out and find exactly their needs. And it's super cool that like the it's a it's a JavaScript solution that has performance built in like that's, that's always super important, because JavaScript can get real heavy real fast. If you're not paying attention to that. Miguel Arias 10:44 Yeah, definitely. Definitely. Bryan Robinson 10:46 Nice. So now that you've kind of kind of joined this, this Jamstack community of kind of builders, like, what would you say is kind of one of one of your jams in the Jamstack? Like, obviously, Kwes, I would have to assume as is one of them, but like, what sorts of ideas and like philosophies and maybe even other products and services? Are you really enjoying that you've kind of found yourself in this niche? Miguel Arias 11:07 Well, I mean, you took my first answer. Okay. Yeah. I think Well, like I said earlier, like the whole concept and theory behind Jamstack elite, at least for me, like, I really love the fact that it's kind of like, okay, you simplify your product. And then once you feel like, it's It is as simple as possible. You'd like simplifying again, you know what I mean? Like, I love how there's such an emphasis on like, lowering the learning curve, like this new thing came out pretty recently, Alpine js, I don't know if you've heard of it. Yeah, it's kind of like Vue js, at least, the way that they even describe it, it's kind of like uJs, where it's like very, very similar syntax, super simple, but it's written in like HTML markup pretty much. And I just blew my mind when I saw that, because I felt like Vue JS was already extremely simple. But then they found a way to simplify it even further, you know, and that's, like, super inspiring, I feel like you can always simplify your product to the point where it's just becomes almost like second nature to us it you know, like is, like picking it up. And learning it is like not a problem. Bryan Robinson 12:15 I was gonna say like, and getting it as close to like, the natural languages of the web is also like, super nice. Like you said, it gets Alpine is even close, like view got close to like, some the declarative nature of like HTML. And then Alpine took it a step further and said, You know what, let's make it look exactly like HTML. You know, Miguel Arias 12:32 it's funny, you say that, because that was like the whole concept behind our idea for the validation rules, because we had used certain, like, you know, other services that because, you know, there'll be services out there that are just front end validation rules. But I always felt like they were kind of, you know, like, not super difficult to write, but you had to write it in in JavaScript. And I felt like, it would be super cool. If we could put out a service where you could write the validation rules in just like markup, you know, what I mean, like HTML markup, so then that kind of gave us the idea to just add them inside, like a rules attribute inside the input. You know, like, you know, you have your input, you say, rules, and then you add your validation in there, and then a validated front end and back end at the same time, right. So it's like, the whole concept behind it was like what you said, trying to get it as close to like, the native, you know, markup language as possible. And I feel like Alpine JS did like, an amazing job of accomplishing that, you know, Bryan Robinson 13:30 yeah, yeah. And I like, I like that you're like building it in that way, too. Because like, if you think about the the nature of a product that is like making forms as easy that it's like, including your site is possible, you might be working with somebody that is, you know, creating maybe just HTML CSS, right, and they still won't be able to like import that into their project. Or maybe they're using something like 11 D, and it's a very, like HTML feel everywhere. And they still want that without having to go outside and be a JavaScript developer like that. That's, that's such a handy thing for something that should feel as simple as forms should feel. Miguel Arias 14:07 Right? Like, we want it to be able to allow users to build down like a complete form, like everything you would really need, but without really needing to know how to write JavaScript, you could and you could, like, extend it further, which is awesome. But you really don't need it to be able to create a fully functioning complete form, you know what I mean? Bryan Robinson 14:27 Yeah, and when you kind of look at it, and you look at, like, the big competitors in the space, like you mentioned, formstack, and there's stuff like wufu, that are these, like, you know, you know, GUI interface, like let's drag and drop the the the form fields in, like, that's, that's one step further, and then what you get out of it is like a jumbled mess. Whereas this can kind of be that that middle space, where it's like, you know, what, an editor might actually be able to stumble their way through this kind of thing. But it's going to be in a way that developers can come back and be like, Oh, no, no, we're gonna do this slightly differently, because I understand the underlying code. Miguel Arias 14:58 Yeah, that's true. But really our our intended audience is really just developers. If you know, HTML, CSS, I mean, you don't have to be like a crazy programmer, if you know, HTML, CSS, any developer can do it, you know, but that's why I felt services like formstack, and wufu. They're just like in a different space, right, they're servicing a different audience. Like you said, like the editors, people, like in marketing teams or something like that. And that's, you know, that's great, that's perfect for them. But then we kind of felt like they were also servicing developers, but just not as good as, as it could be, you know, what I'm saying, at least in my experience, when I use it, it just kind of felt not like a natural workflow for me, you know, Bryan Robinson 15:38 and what, you know, I used to look into, like their API's and to send the biggest thing you could do, and you could do, like, you could have created your own like, form API based on their API, but you know, no one's got time for all that when they just want to put a form on the page. So like, having something that is itself, given his own API driven experience, just means you get that kind of for free at that point. Miguel Arias 16:00 Yeah, and it's just, you know, it's simple, it's enjoyable, it's, that that's really the goal, which I feel like, it's the goal of overall Jamstack just like services like, like Vercel and Netlify, that just kind of, because I feel like Jamstack, you know, the the nature of it, is you have your front end framework, right. But then you got like the missing piece, which is the rest, like, you know, the whole back end, part of it, deploying, and in this case, forms, emails, things like that. So I feel like services, like ours, you know, services like Vercel, and Netlify, they kind of complete that whole environment for them. And I, and I honestly really do feel like it's where the industry is headed, just because of how simple it is to kind of start it up and get it going, you know? Bryan Robinson 16:47 Well, and the nice thing is, like you mentioned, like Netlify, and, you know, they've got the like, the super simple, like form stuff built in, right, you toss Netlify attribute on your form, and you're done. But that doesn't really accomplish, the more complex, you know, UI as you might want to do around forms. Because forms can be super simple, and that's great. But they can also be, you know, complex business, decision driven things that need some extra logic and need some extra handling built in, that you'd have to kind of roll on your own, if you're trying to use like, the super simple solutions that are out there, Miguel Arias 17:19 right, and things like, you know, not to bash on what Netlify hazard form services like those, they're just like an endpoint that don't really have, like a front end aspect to them, there's a certain kind of security that you're going to be lacking there. Because, for example, like validation rules, especially ours, we our validation rules are unique in the fact that they're on temporal. So if you were to, like, add a form and validation rules, you know, load of the page, if you were to inspect element and try to remove the rules, no, it's not, it's not gonna happen. They're the rules are there to state, you know, and maybe try to inject a new field, if you try to remove a field, you know, because it validates on the front end and the back end. So then when you kind of don't have that, that part of a form service, you know, it's a lot easier to be able to inject fields change, like the type attribute of a field, or if something's a read only, you can like go and just take off the read only attribute. And, you know, that is just a certain kind of security that will be lacking, if you're kind of lacking that part of it. Bryan Robinson 18:20 And you could, you could handle that on the front end, on your own. But like I said, like, when it comes to forms, you just want the form to work, you don't want to have to go and roll that yourself, you rather do whatever cool feature you're working on, that needs the form, like work work on it elsewhere, Miguel Arias 18:33 because it's just monotonous. And the thing is that every project that you do is kind of, you know, almost like 99% of the time, you're gonna need a form, you know, so then, you know, this part is solving a piece of it, but then you kind of have to every single time, figure out a way to add these, everything else has missing to it, you know what I'm saying? So, it's nice to just have a service that you could, you know, import the script plug it is done, you know, and I mean, it, everything's done, you don't have to go on a scavenger hunt and find, you know, like another Validation Service and then find a way to validate on the back end and then find yours or something like compliance, for example, right? Like you have these medical sites that need HIPAA compliance, and things like that, you know, what I'm saying is easy to, it's so much better to just be able to trust a company to kind of handle that for you. And that provides a really easy experience in regards to like implementation. Yep, Bryan Robinson 19:27 I did one HIPAA compliance site one time and I never want to touch that sort of thing again. Yeah. Unknown Speaker 19:35 I hear that cool. So Bryan Robinson 19:37 what what is your what's your actual jam right now? What are you listening to what sorts of music are you into or your favorite song or musician? Miguel Arias 19:44 You know, I wish I could be one of those people that have that's that's super unique taste in music knows all like the underground people before they get famous or something. I'm definitely not that. I feel like music has this this super unique way of putting putting you in like, the frame of mind that you want, right? So, you know if I'm trying to relax or something, maybe I'll listen to like something classical. You know, if I'm trying to focus, I'll listen to something else. And I'm trying to get inspired. Maybe there's like a Drake song that inspired me. So I think it's just gonna depend on, you know, what kind of what kind of move what, what kind of emotion I want to put myself in, right? Yeah. So I think it's cool how we can we live in this era that we could just, you know, on demand, just be like, okay, I feel like being inspired. Let me put on this song, you know? Bryan Robinson 20:32 So so let me let me ask this then. So when you're when you're coding when you're working on the product, what's in your earphones at that point, Miguel Arias 20:39 it's gonna be the weirdest thing ever. But what I listen to at that point is literally just like rain. I put like, how in the rain. I don't know why, but it just, it really helps me focus like crazy. So I just put like the sound of rain for like, 10 hours or something. Or like snow or something weird like that. Bryan Robinson 20:54 Yeah, I found some like some lo fi like YouTube videos that have like rain and stuff in the background like that. That's so soothing. Like, you can definitely get you into a focus minds. Miguel Arias 21:03 Yeah, I like that, too. So sometimes I put like the lo fi, hip hop or something like that. Bryan Robinson 21:07 Nice. So So what would you like to promote and kind of get out to the, to the Jamstack community as a whole? I mean, obviously, we're probably gonna talk about Kwes, but go for it. Miguel Arias 21:16 Yeah, I will, you know, we're still kind of new in the scene. You know what I mean, we launched it about so the whole story, you know, we worked on it for about three years. We launched it last year, we scrapped it somewhere. Like it like, I don't know, October not really scrapped, because it's still out, you know, it's still being supported. But then we kind of put out the the new version, I would say, maybe it's been a month already since we put it out. Okay, and yeah, I would like to get that out there, you know, for people to check it out. Give it a try. You know, we offer free trials and we feel like it's a really great service and we would love to hear anybody's opinions on it. The only reason why has gotten to this point is because of you know, all the love that people have shown and people reaching out to us. You know, we We always love when people reach out to us. They call it a game changer. They they really seem to love the product, you know, so any anybody out there that wants to check it out? give their opinion, definitely welcome you to hear. You could also check us out on Twitter. That's a Kwes forms, kW LS fo RM s, and my personal Twitter Miguel JSMIGU, el, Jay AR, I as I almost forgot how to spell my own name. Bryan Robinson 22:35 Well, and don't worry, I'll grab those links. And I will put them in the show notes for everyone to kind of grab as well as i think it's it's what kwes.io, right kW. Yes. Awesome. So, Miguel, thanks so much for being on with us today. And I hope you keep doing amazing things at Kwes as well as Kevin this broad Jamstack community. Miguel Arias 22:52 Awesome, man, thank you so much. You too. You got a great podcast going on. Here are some of your episodes. I love them. Bryan Robinson 22:58 I appreciate it. Thanks so much. Bryan Robinson 23:04 Thanks again to Miguel and thanks to everyone out there who listens week after week. If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review or a rating in your podcast app of choice. Until next time, keep doing amazing things on the web and keep things jammy Transcribed by https://otter.ai Intro/outtro music by bensound.com Support That's my JAMstack by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/thats-my-jamstack

May I Vent
Vent 3 - Kwes Tapes 1

May I Vent

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 56:06


in this Vent we sit down with another great friend of mines the talented Kwesi V. come on in and join us and listen into this Vent we have for you.

Mainstreet Halifax \x96 CBC Radio
Founder of Ku'ku'kwes News on why Mi'kmaw chiefs and DFO haven't reached agreement 21 years after Marshall

Mainstreet Halifax \x96 CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 14:52


Ku'Ku'Kwes News is reporting that negotiations between Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs and the federal government reached an impasse earlier this year even though the negotiator with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans had offered Nova Scotia First Nations close to $87-million to go towards boats, gear, training as support for participating in the existing commercial fishery.

IKORO - MKPARỊTA ỤKA N'ASỤSỤ IGBO
Nkwuputa Ahịara - Josh Arinze Gịnị Ka Anyị Kwesịrị Ime? (Discussing Foreign Policy & Diplomacy with Josh Arinze)

IKORO - MKPARỊTA ỤKA N'ASỤSỤ IGBO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 71:43


Nkwuputa Ahịara - Josh Arinze Gịnị Ka Anyị Kwesịrị Ime? (Discussing Foreign Policy & Diplomacy with Josh Arinze) - August 29 2020 Gịnị bụ Nkwuputa Ahịara? Kedu ihe ndị na-agụ ya taa kwesiri ighọta ma ha gụa ya? Gịnị bụ ndụọmọdụ gị nye ndị Igbo na ndị bi n'ọwụwa anyanwụ Naịjirịa banyere Nkwuputa Ahịara na ihe gbasara mmeko obodo na ibe ya. Josh Arinze highly skilled writer and editor with a strong journalism experience in both Nigeria and the United States and the Assistant Director, Presidential Correspondence at Georgetown University, Washington, District Of Columbia. He is a life-long learner and a results-oriented reading and writing coach/tutor. Some of his books include "Enslaved in the Caribbean: A Portrait of Igbo People in 18th Century Bondage", "Why Nigeria Drives Me Crazy", "Moral Anguish: Richard Nixon and the Challenge of Biafra", "Poverty Is No Excuse For Terrorism: Making Sense of Nigeria's Boko Haram Menace", and much more which are available on Amazon.

IKORO - MKPARỊTA ỤKA N'ASỤSỤ IGBO
Nkwuputa Ahịara - Josh Arinze Gịnị Ka Anyị Kwesịrị Ime? (Discussing Nexts Steps with Josh Arinze)

IKORO - MKPARỊTA ỤKA N'ASỤSỤ IGBO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 57:50


Nkwuputa Ahịara - Josh Arinze Gịnị Ka Anyị Kwesịrị Ime? (Discussing Nexts Steps with Josh Arinze) August 21 2020 Gịnị bụ Nkwuputa Ahịara? Kedu ihe ndị na-agụ ya taa kwesiri ighọta ma ha gụa ya? Gịnị bụ ndụọmọdụ gị nye ndị Igbo na ndị bi n'ọwụwa anyanwụ Naịjirịa banyere Nkwuputa Ahịara na ihe edere n'ime ya. Josh Arinze highly skilled writer and editor with a strong journalism experience in both Nigeria and the United States and the Assistant Director, Presidential Correspondence at Georgetown University, Washington, District Of Columbia. He is a life-long learner and a results-oriented reading and writing coach/tutor. Some of his books include "Enslaved in the Caribbean: A Portrait of Igbo People in 18th Century Bondage", "Why Nigeria Drives Me Crazy", "Moral Anguish: Richard Nixon and the Challenge of Biafra", "Poverty Is No Excuse For Terrorism: Making Sense of Nigeria's Boko Haram Menace", and much more which are available on Amazon.

Boneyard Boys Podcast
Boneyard Boys Podcast Episode 14 | "Boka" | Ahenokora , Pop Smoke, Westside Gunn, Ghislaine Maxwell

Boneyard Boys Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 36:24


The boys start off with motherland affairs by discussing Carlos Ahenkora (3:10), and Siriboe and Kwes. visuals (7:25). They also react to OT Genasis trying his hands at Afrobeats (11:15), Pop Smoke's posthumous release (14:10), City Girls (22:00), the latest Hall of Lame inductee (24:52), celebrities against cancel culture (28:05), and Ghislaine Maxwell (30:10).

Music Life
Accidents, humour, and guilt with Joy Crookes and Georgia

Music Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 28:49


On hosting duties is Olushola Ajose, a.k.a. Afrikan Boy, a London-born rapper and producer of Nigerian heritage whose music blends hip hop, grime and afrobeat. His track One Day I Went To Lidl caught the attention of MIA, who invited him to collaborate and tour with her. He’s since worked with the likes of Damon Albarn’s Africa Express, DJ Shadow, The Noisettes, Lady Leshurr and Nneka. He’s joined by South London-based neo-soul singer and songwriter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage, Joy Crookes. She has firmly established herself as one to watch with three critically acclaimed EPs and receiving a Rising Star Award nomination at the 2020 Brit Awards, just in time for the release of her debut album coming later this year. Jaz Karis is a soulful RnB singer-songwriter who cites Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean and Amy Winehouse as some of her biggest influences. Since releasing her debut EP Into the Wilderness in 2017, she has signed to NAO’s record label Little Tokyo Recordings, and amassed nearly 10 million views for her performance of her track Petty Lover on music platform Colors. Also joining the conversation is producer, singer and songwriter Georgia, who began her music career as a drummer for Kwes and Kate Tempest, and has gone on to collaborate with Africa Express, Honne, Mura Masa, Gorillaz and Peter Hook. She won the One to Watch Award at the AIM Independent Music Awards in 2019, and released her second record Seeking Thrills in January this year to critical acclaim. They’ll be discussing what aspects of their personalities shine through the most when making music, what drives their creativity, and what life lessons they’ve learned so far from working in music.

Technowledge
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Technowledge

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 43:50


Capital26Free — In this episode, We talk about the new iPhone X. All the new features (well, new to the iPhone that is) and the hype behind the phone. Kwesé links up with Netflix we talk about the implications. Also, TelOne enters the Netflix arena with a new video on demand service.

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Technowledge
The Net Neutrality Covfefe

Technowledge

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 43:20


Capital26Free — Not a lot of tech news, but a lot of Covfefe as Kwesé becomes the biggest Free to Air TV player in Africa with 50 million viewers. The Essential phone is announced. Who made it? Is it essential? And finally Dion and Gary talk net neutrality, what is it, how does it affect us and why should we care?

Sound Contours
Ep. 26 – Athleisure

Sound Contours

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 92:35


Euphoric vibes, sculpted tones and melodic (at times challenging) beats converge for a brisk tour through the industrial cyberpark of tomorrow. The hoverboard has its soundtrack. Tracklist: Yasuaki Shimizu - Tachikawa, Radiohead - I Am Citizen Insane, Rival Consoles - Morning Vox, Ada - You and Me, Rabit - Glass Harp Interlude, Aphex Twin - Milk Man, Iller - Bending Oddity, Kwes. - Hives, Arca - Dignity, Kahn, Commodo and Gantz - Kibosh, Knxwledge - Dntleave, Bullion - Don't Talk (Close Your Eyes), Gold Panda - Autumn Falls, Gobby - Hyuna, Bjork - Innocence (Alva Noto Unitxt Remodel), Jlin - Nandi, Kutmah - Darkening Of The Light, Henry Wu - Expensive Ghetto (Feat. Mo Kolors), Cakedog - 24 HRS, Moiré - Gel, Beat Spacek - Alone In Da Sun, Dabrye - In Water, James Place - High Rise (Rainier), Bibio - Saint Christopher, Baths - Seaside Town

African Tech Roundup
Kwesé TV Poised To Give DStv A Haircut

African Tech Roundup

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017 29:42


Africa's 'high-end' VOD scene is hotting up, and for home-grown heavies, ShowMax and Kwesé, the race to achieving critical mass is on. ShowMax is on the prowl for mobile telco partners that can help it hack growth while leveraging the enviable stash of international licensed content that its mothership, DStv, has in its vault. Meanwhile, Kwesé has the benefit of being part of the Econet Group-- a huge potential advantage in that they might exploit Econet's established mobile distribution network. With Econet's Chairman Strive Masiyiwa promising that Kwesé will launch 60 channels across no less than 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, it's quite clear that the network's "mobile-centric" strategy will not be limited to carving out a decent share of the mobile VOD market, and so DStv could well be due for a haircut. This week's African Tech Round-up features a chat with Nzwisisa Chidembo, a programmer, business analyst and author of new book called Exploring Consumer Adoption of NFC Mobile Payments in South Africa which unpacks research done into why South Africans haven’t taken to mobile payments as readily as consumers in other countries on the continent. Music Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Cloak & Swagger's posts
Podcast 04 - Predictions

Cloak & Swagger's posts

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 28:33


We chat Davina McCall, analogue porn, the death of TV and the rise of our AI overlords. "Red blooded males are moving online" - Aba "I just wanna see a girl smash bananas with her foot" - Karel Two quotes from our half hour of improv chat and some great tunes. Track-listing: Bad Blood - Nao Verona - Lastlings Move - Jazz Spastiks feat Apani B Fly Days With You - Snakehips (feat. Sinead Harnett) Oggie - One Be Lo Florence - Loyle Carner (ft. Kwes)

Music Meets podcast with MaJiKer
14) Music Meets – Brigitte Aphrodite

Music Meets podcast with MaJiKer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016


Punk poet, musician, theatre maker and feminist showgirl Brigitte Aphrodite joins MaJiKer to chat about a sumptuous blissed-out track from Kwes, pioneering singer-songwriter Laura Nyro's twisted take on Motown and Brigitte's own track Crescendorious from her show My Beautiful Black Dog. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/14-music-meets-brigitte-aphrodite/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 14) Music Meets – Brigitte Aphrodite

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DJ Kwe's Wax Warriors
Live N Breathe Deep House

DJ Kwe's Wax Warriors

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2014 75:07


Sensual Summer Submission! Uber-uplifting, soul-satisfying, groove-tastic & heart-mending! DJ Kwe in the mix! Tracklisting: 1. DJ Kwe - Deep Is About The Vibe - Spoken Word 2. Kisk, Accatone - Back in Time (Kisk Mix) 3. Agent Libre - Miles Away (Alvaro Hylander Remix) 4. L'aquarium - Nothing We Can Do (Extended Mix) 5. Purple Disco Machine, Teenage Mutants - Little Treehouse (Original Mix) 6. Soheil - Back 2 Life (Original Mix 7. Jayceel - Free (Original Mix) 8. Mahmut Orhan - Without You (Aytac Kart Remix) 9. Maliblue - My My My (Vocal Mix) 10. Linkin Park, Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes (Rick Rubin Reboot) 11. Kaimack - Loving Me (Original Mix) 12. Level Groove - Let's Go Dancing (Original Mix) 13. Thomson - Button - Sorpresa (Original Mix) 14. Princeton Rejects - The Thesis 15. Corduroy Mavericks - These Nights (Original Mix) 16. Helder Teixeira - Feel So Good Tonight (Original Mix) 17. Helly Larson - Cherry Blossom (Big Al Remix) 18. Mockbeat - Get On (Doubleunderground Remix) 19. Dan Nolan - Good Bye (Remix) (Audiowhores Remix) 20. &lez - Deep (Doubleunderground DJ Kwe Acappella)

Many Roots Podcast
Twisted Groove Radio Show 11-30-13

Many Roots Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2013


Greetings listeners,This might be my final Twisted Groove program of 2013.  It's fun, so listen carefully.1. Theme From Belle et Fou-Bows - Jazzanova2. We Stand at the Back of the Bus - Uptown Funk Empire (Feat. Janice & Ange)3. Ciew Mawale (Adham Shaik's Dusty Foot Remix) - Issa Bagayogo4. Let the Sunshine In (Live) - Raphael Saadiq5. Thunderbird - Whitefield Brothers6. Call My Name - Joe Bataan7. Já se namour - Tribalistas8. Kambua - Bongo9. Quiet Dog - Mos Def10. Touch my Soul - Lack of Afro11. La cucaracha - Lila Downs12. Con el diablo en el cuerpo - La Lupe13. Premonición de la muerte de Joaquin Murieta - Quilapayún14. Tanguillos de la frontera - Son de la Frontera15. Stranded on Earth - The Herbaliser16. Alright - Unforscene17. Changes - Nostalgia 7718. No More Fighting - Althea & Donna19. Love's Knockin' - Clinton Fearon20. Horse Dance - Harrison Stafford (Feat. Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace)21. Mix Up Dub - Don Carlos22. 36 - Kwes.23. Hip Hop Kids - Portugal. The Man24. This is Why we Fight - The Decemberists25. The Noose of Jah City - King Krule26. Cydelines - OrgoneEnjoy...Twisted Groove Radio Show 11-30-13.

Stereoigor
STEREOBAZA #97 2013-11-27 WhoMadeWho, Aphex Twin, Vitalic, Blood Orange, !!!, Bombay Bicycle Club, Sapphire Slows, Group Rhoda, Bot’Ox, Kwes

Stereoigor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2013 33:00


Аудио-журнал STEREOBAZA - авторская программа Игоря Панасенко (Stereoigor) - знакомит слушателей с тенденциями современной музыки, с тем, что только входит в моду или вот-вот станет модным.Помимо новинок, в каждом выпуске программы слушателей ждет информация о знаковых явлениях и лейблах, а также о культовых фигурах актуальной музыкальной культуры: группах, исполнителях, продюсерах. Отдельного внимания аудио-гурманов заслуживает рубрика «Бонус-трек», посвященная раритетным версиям песен.Аудио журнал выходит в эфире радио Европа Плас c декабря 2011 (vk.com/stereobaza  facebook.com/stereobaza), и за это время его «стереогостями» побывали такие деятели мировой музыкальной сцены, как культовый лондонский продюсер и ди-джей Erol Alkan, создатель главного инди-лейбла планеты Morr Music (Берлин) Томас Морр;  группа De/Vision; внучка изобретателя первого в мире электроинструмента — терменвокса — Льва Термена, легенда неоклассики Лидия Кавина, Andy Fletcher - один из основателей легендарных Depeche Mode, Bonobo (Ninja Tune) и Jay-Jay Johanson. STEREOBAZA #97 2013-11-27 by Игорь Панасенко aka "STEREOIGOR" WhoMadeWho !!! Bombay Bicycle Club Blood Orange Sapphire Slows Aphex Twin / vitalic Group Rhoda Bot’Ox Kwes

Hospital Neptuno
HN-T2 - D-15-9-2013 - Cher, Gesaffelstein, Icona Pop, Glasser, Babasónicos, Moby, Lorde, Iván Ferreiro, Rosendo, etc...

Hospital Neptuno

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2013 125:51


Nueva apertura de puertas en el lugar por y para los enfermos de la música, el Hospital Neptuno para ofreceros en nuestra terapia musical la actualidad musical de verdad, auténtica, de calidad, la que nos gusta, sin mediocridades ni medianías. Arrancamos con mucha fuerza, y es que en medio de esa guerra de divas entre Katy Perry y Lady GaGa se ha metido en medio la gran diva de divas Cher, que a sus 67 años las ha dejado a la altura de sus zapatos de tacón y demostrándoles quienes es la reina aún y quien manda a día de hoy. Dentro de la fiebre del dub-step liderada por Skrillex, llega el francés, natural de Lyon, Gesaffelstein y da un golpe en la mesa diciendo "Aquí estoy yo" demostrando que en el dominio de los bajos él tiene mucho que decir, por que lo hace con mucha calidad, sensacional canción del francés que os ponemos en la terapia de hoy y que os dejará alucinados. Tras un verano de total éxito para las suecas Icona Pop con su ya clásico "I love it", editan dentro de nada su segundo disco bajo el título de "This is..." y para adelantarnos algo de él publican una gran canción en modo de single en la misma línea de "I love it" aunque mucho mejor, igual de gamberras pero cuidando mucho más las melodías, de Glasser en cambio están todas las miradas puestas de cara a su segundo disco que verá la luz en octubre, de momento nos conformamos con un buen adelanto que nos hace presagiar que estamos ante un buen disco de la californiana. Le echaremos un vistazo a uno de los grupos más interesantes de cuantos hay en Argentina, Babasónicos, que sacarán pronto su undécimo álbum de estudio, al igual que Moby, el estadounidense, gran compositor que ha firmado junto a Wayne Coyne de los Flaming Lips una canción épica, grandiosa pero ante todo de gran calidad, grande como siempre Moby como bien pudimos escuchar en el programa de hoy. Si hace un par de semanas os decubríamos a la británico-holandesa Birdy de un gran talento y tan solo 17 años, ahora os descubrimos a Lorde, una neo-zelandesa de la misma edad, 17 años, y mucho talento pero en el pop y el r'nb que está arrasando ahora mismo en Estados Unidos y que nos ha gustado muchísimo. El gallego Iván Ferreiro sacará en breve su 6º disco de estudio en solitario y ya podemos escuchar un primer adelanto, una canción realmente bonita e intensa que nos ha gustado mucho y que os estrenamos para todos vosotros en el lugar por y para los enfermos de la música que es el Hospital Neptuno al igual que con lo nuevo de Rosendo, rock cañero y potente con una excelente letra para disfrutar a todo volumen entre otras muchas novedades de entre otros Franz Ferdinand, Soundgarden, Kwes o Pet Shop Boys que disfrutamos en la terapia musical de hoy. Lo bueno, si es nuevo, ¡dos veces bueno! Ya sabes, Hospital Neptuno, la mejor terapia para los enfermos de la música, todos los viernes y domingos a las 16:30 en TT Radio: http://ttradio.es.tl/ y en Radio TX: http://www.radiotx.es/ Si quieres estar al día en noticias de música de calidad y de la emisión de nuestros programas, entra en nuestro Facebook y dale a "Me gusta": http://www.facebook.com/HospitalNeptuno Puedes seguir el Facebook de TT Radio aquí: http://www.facebook.com/TTRadioAlicante Puedes seguir el Facebook de Radio TX aquí: https://www.facebook.com/txradiotx?fref=ts

The Guardian's Music Podcast
Music Weekly podcast: Kwes sits in – and Palma Violets hit the jackpot

The Guardian's Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2013 38:02


Kwes's verdict on the new Justin Timberlake, the rise and rise of Palma Violets – plus a hidden gem from Leroy Troy

CiTR -- More Than Human
Broadcast on 05-May-2012

CiTR -- More Than Human

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2012 62:52


New tracks from CFCF, KWES and GEOFF BARROW plus all the usual nonsense...

Front Row: Archive 2011
Jane Eyre reviewed; Damon Albarn interview

Front Row: Archive 2011

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2011 28:51


With John Wilson. Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender star in a new film version of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte's much-adapted book. Kathryn Hughes reviews. Alexander Masters, author of the award-winning Stuart: A Life Backwards, explains how he found the subject of his second book living directly below him. The Genius in My Basement focuses on the mathematical genius Simon P Norton, who collects bus timetables and lives on a diet of tinned fish. Damon Albarn recently led a group of British music producers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to make an album with Congolese musicians in Kinshasa. Damon came to Front Row along with two of his musical collaborators in the Congo, producers Kwes and Orlando Higginbottom, aka TEED. Can contemporary art help ease Ireland's economic woes? As the first ever Dublin Contemporary festival is launched, John asks Jimmy Deenihan - Arts and Heritage Minister in the Irish government - what he hopes to get in return for 2 million Euros of taxpayers money invested in the project at a time when the country has just received a massive bailout package. John also talks to veteran Irish conceptual artist Brian O'Doherty who now works in New York, but who is returning to create new work for Dublin Contemporary 2011. Producer: Philippa Ritchie.

Ninja Tune Podcast
Ninja Tune Podcast - DELS

Ninja Tune Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2011


Ninja Tune continue their interview based podcast series hosted by the inimitable Dexter Batson, this time quizzing Big Dada signed Ipswich based rapper DELS. DELS talks about his creative process in depth including how he hooked up with Kwes, Roots Manuva, Joe Goddard + Micachu to make his acclaimed album "GOB", going to the early sidewinder raves, aswell talking us through some of the tracks that influenced him growing up such as Aretha Franklin, Wu Tang Clan, Outkast, Wiley + Animal Collective. Also hear new tracks upcoming by Emika, Raffertie, Roots Manuva, Martyn, Wiley + Jono McCleery. Produced by DK.

DJ Kwe's Wax Warriors
Deckadence

DJ Kwe's Wax Warriors

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2011 75:24


Once upon a time there were days where music served as a platform to self expression, extravagance, luxury, and self-indulgence. It was used to move, groove and shmooze the people of the house music world. When the twin towers of New York fell to terrorism so did the soulful house movement as we poured our hearts into the recovery of those who were left to pick up the pieces. Now there is a time where we can come together to celebrate the birth of a new fusion of house between the old and the new, becoming one beat under one soulful house. Bringing together Chicago, New York and San Francisco sounds with a fresh new outlook on love, hope and inspiration. This mix was made to reclaim the "deckadence" in our life, pour chocolate all over our speakers, feed strawberries to our fans, and sprinkle powdered sugar on electronic music that made us who we are today, "DJ's with a heart." Please indulge your senses, open your mind and feel the rhythm pulsate. It's time to dance again. May I start you off with a sultry intro that only my voice can deliver? Welcome to the soulful house lovers den. Leave at your own risk! Positive change awaits you! 1. DJ Kwe - Energy is Released Intro (music composition & spoken word) 2. Zoo Look - Holdin On 3. Danism - Love the Way (Crazy P Remix) 4. Aim - Phantasm.mp3 5. Tigerskin - Unreal Thing (Original Mix) 6. Btrax - Sandstorm (Dick Bender Remix) 7. Roberto Palmero - Soul Side (Ezequiel Padilla Remix) 8. Youandewan - 1988 (Original Mix) 9. Evolve Feat. Margo Reymundo - 10. The Way Back (Jay-Js Shifted Up Mix) 11. Klelight - All Right (Original Mix) 12. Adam Berecki - Holding on (Original Mix) 13. Blaze - Lovelee Dae (Joyce Muniz Remix) 14. Caal Smile, Lutiani - Kanda (Original Mix) 15. Studio Apartment Feat Rae - Your Words (David Penn Urbana Dub) 16. Chocolate Puma Feat Colonel Red - For Your Love 2011 17. DJ Raymundo - Come On (Walter Fierce Remix) 18. Husky - Bringin It Back 19. ThreeSixty, Dirty Harris - Brass Haus (James Talk's Piano Haus Remix) 20. Richard Dinsdale - Dj You've Got My Love (Original Club Mix) 21. Christian Cheval, Gio Di Leva - Here We Go (Instrumental Mix) 22. River Ocean Feat. India - Love, Happiness (David Penn Remix)