LISTEN Put Em Up (1200 Techniques)

‘Put Em Up’ - 1200 Techniques

Single from Album ‘Infinite Styles’

Released: 8 Jun 2006 © Rubber Records (2006)

(bvs vocal arranged/performed by Melissa ‘Alemain’ Vozzo aka ‘Karamel Shakespeare’

Abby Joyce live with JWess performing 'Trippin' written by Melissa Alemain Vozzo

‘Trippin’- track written by Melissa Alemain Vozzo and  JWess

Performed live by Abby Joyce for JWess,  Missy Elliot Tour

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JWess and crew perform 'Trippin'

JWess and crew perform 'Trippin'

J Wess on set of 'Anything for you' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10O6LvMX978

18 months ago I was just a record producer. For some this would be enough. But I’m not wired that way”.
A leap far further down the line from vision that spawned two Top 20 ARIA singles, and a Top 10 national chart topper with gold sales status, J Wess’ self admission to being driven by talent over title, a principal recited like a daily mantra, is the symbol of an unwavering refusal to submit to a long list of disappearing names plaguing the music industry.  Standing tall (6ft”4 precisely) it’s no survey, even though all boxes are evenly ticked, Record Producer, Artist, Songwriter, DJ and undeniable Entrepreneur.

“Today I can wear the hat of not only a record producer, but an executive with the know-how to really put my stamp on a project.  Just being a record producer, was not enough. I’ve focussed more on the ability to resource individuals, sounds and styles that I feel help me achieve the best possible out come on any given project…what ever it might be.. the brief is open”.

The close of 2009 saw completion of a widely successful national tour with multi-platinum chart act Flo Rida, to support a teaser single debut  ‘Anything For You’, signalling a return to our speakers and sealed inclusion on annual R&B anthem compilations, alongside industry’s finest urban releases for the year.   J Wess’ newly affirmed philosophy, simply to focus on talent than title, has allowed his welcomed reinvention, and has placed innovation at the very forefront of the J Wess business plan.

“18 months ago I was a record producer, focusing only on finishing recording projects on time and budget, and hoping A&R would have a vision for the project to deliver to the public. For some this would be enough. But I’m not wired that way. I don’t believe in a pecking order. It’s about creating your turn. That’s why I jump on any chance to speak, to make this very point.  My experiences in everyday life translate to anyone out there trying to hustle. I’m honest enough to share my path as a professional in this business. Hopefully my transparency will help another budding producer, entrepreneur or anyone trying to in crease there value”.

Early ambition that produced a successful career as a professional athlete, and growing up in a part of Los Angeles where success was necessitated by relentless drive and determination, has allowed J Wess to continue to ascend boundaries. Perhaps vintage and geography has resulted in being spoilt for choice? With so many of the biggest names in music emerging from Los Angeles and proceeding to own the game, these role models are the same recording artists that inspired the young athlete growing up in California to recognise that running an empire is achievable. Setting no limits has been the force behind an ambition to set sail on the path to success and unexpected worldwide travel.

“Travelling the world though has made me realise, music is fashion”

“Growing up on the west coast I was accustomed to a certain image going hand in hand with selling music in different regions. Travelling the world though has made me realise, music is fashion. Most successful artists push the envelope of pop culture, they aren’t afraid of reinventing themselves”.

Sharing West Coast heritage with NWA, who perhaps epitomise music’s reinvention of fashion and culture,  J Wess strongly embraces the testament behind a vehicle that has allowed the same artist who started a career with ‘F*** Tha Police’ go forward to take the art of film production to the family section of your local Blockbuster store with ‘Are We There Yet?’.

“The first time I heard NWA was the first time I realised music could bring reality to the masses. It was the scariest, in your face, raw music I had ever heard. They tapped into something that was happening in black communities across America and the world. I’m sure those records still probably sell a million copies a year world wide.  I respect that while those same records from the early 90’s are being downloaded, today those very artists are still relevant icons, who run their own companies, take risks and build their own empires”.

“Starting my own company and experimenting with the first single from my own label was the best learning experience. Rather than just chart success, I call it my learning success. Seeing a project through from conception was the hardest yet most exhilarating experience. I can understand for some how this might be to daunting . But in my case, the whole experience help me take ownership of the direction of Rendition Entertainment”.

http://www.renditionentertainment.com/

Roy Ayers iconic album - Ubiquity

With a career that started over 40 years ago, the emergence of the 70’s jazz funk-fusion scene brought with it Roy’s most groundbreaking work. 1973, the year of the classic funk soundtrack ‘Coffy’ (Polydor) for super-bad blaxploitation flick starring Pam Grier and Brooker Bradshaw. Throughout the decade Roy continued to drop his most memorable work including Virgo Red, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, You Send Me, Mystic Voyage and Fever. These are the rich sounds that hip hop producers are still sampling and are yet to recreate.

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Alemain Copywriter, Reseach and Conference Producer: NCE Regeneration

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Talib Kweli and Alemain

Talib Kweli on stage with Estelle and Kano

Talib Kweli on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo

Talib Kweli Apparel at the Hammersmith Apollo

Published Interview ‘GETTIN UP’ (TALIB KWELI)

Being teased on my daily commute through West London, stopping and staring at promo posters walled up under bridges like a film set, my patience was persevering. Still a week in tease-town to endure as the approaching UK release of PS2’s ‘Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure’ (designed by Mark Ecko) was leaving steam all over London with it’s undercurrent promotional respiration. Contents Under Pressure debuted nationwide in the UK on 17 February 06, and I must confess that while Hip Hop fans doubling as PS2 enthusiasts will be thrilled about the urban feast for the senses, it’s the main character of the game that captured my interest

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DJ Jazzy Jeff speaks exclusively to Alemain live

A: You’re one of the best scratchers in the industry; you brought the bird scratch onto the record. How long had you been
doing that scratch? Were you dropping it in club sets?
JJ: “I was always VERY bashful, I would say 50% of the stuff that I could do, no one has ever seen. The DMC’s were very
rare. It wasn’t about competition for me, I love all DJ’s, and I love their contribution. I never really wanted to show off, I just
enjoyed what I was doing. I impressed more people that would come to my basement and watch me do stuff, than the public.
There were scratches and techniques I was doing for years before I let anyone see it”.

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Jazzy Jeff and Alemain

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Alemain live with DJ Jazzy Jeff

Joi rocking the mic at The Light Bar, St Martins Lane Hotel, London

“Music to me is a powerful art of expression”. Capturing the potency of a musical legacy which extends far further than her arrival to the USA in 2000, JOI ROCKS has successfully formulated her striking sound, taking her unique position in Hip Hop, a genre which has loaned platform to Joi’s distinctive floetic rhyming.

Effortless versatility as an emcee is JOI ROCKS vocal flagship. Switching up rap with chanting, singing and toasting with seamless guise, Joi simply enjoys expressing herself and allowing others to relate. “I’m intrigued by the emotional energy, passion and creative process of music, its beautiful ability to move masses is what makes music my life”.

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Alemain Copywriter, Research & Conference Producer

A flourishing UK construction market – what is the other side of the story?

Are you ready to maximize profits and achieve clean growth?

Energy and construction is a matter for all sectors.  With The Energy Review propelling the delivery of clean energy and reduction of CO2 emissions to the top of the construction agenda, radical changes are needed to ensure continued innovation and sustainability.  Domestic, commercial and industrial sectors all face the challenge of considering not only the needs of clients and stakeholders using new building structures, but also the environmental impacts of their construction and occupation.

This event will give insight into the recent energy legislation and policy, as well as examine case examples of successful and award winning energy smart construction, and lessons learnt from new energy technologies.

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