MIGUEL ATWOOD FERGUSON SUITE FOR MA DUKES FREE DOWNLOAD

More on the making of Suite for Ma Dukes, with full credits at: Nag Champa was recorded in my living room in Echo Park, 1 instrument and 1 mic at a time. As stated by Mochilla, proceeds from the record will go to Dilla's heirs. I was looking forward to approaching him about a collaboration. So I guess you could say I was always open, as I still am, to all sorts of possibilities. He's the writer, arranger, contractor, lead music producer, co-mixer and a performer on Suite For Ma Dukes. A circle had been completed somehow.

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For a while there he seemed to be on a good track, health-wise, but as we all know, he then deteriorated pretty quickly. Fast forward two years — in February,several days after his 32nd birthday, Dilla passed away due to Lupus related complications. So I guess you could say I was always open, as I still am, to all sorts of possibilities. Early in the project received the official blessing from Ma Dukes herself. They had written the entire piece to accompany the record as a their tribute to Dilla, feeling that the producer was still in the track not by his presence but by his absence.

When and how was this project in particular conceived, and what are your and Miguel's roles?

SUITE FOR MA DUKES - CARLOS NINO & MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON | Rush Hour

A circle had been completed somehow. He's the writer, arranger, contractor, lead music producer, co-mixer and a performer on Suite For Ma Dukes. Miguel's a writer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist that has played with great artists of all styles, from Ray Charles, John Cale to Essa Pekka Solonen.

As stated by Mochilla, proceeds from the record will go to Dilla's heirs. Nag Champa was recorded in my living room in Echo Park, 1 instrument and 1 mic suiet a time. Together we conceived of the project and I've been involved in every step from consulting to mixing. Tracks Find A Way.

I know your background in hip-hop - among other things, you wrote the first published article on Stones Throw for Rap Pages in '96 - but some might not be so clear on how you go from spinning Dilla records to involvement with chamber music on Suite for Ma Dukes.

It caused a big stir amongst fans and first time listeners alike.

Dilla was still in the track not by his presence but by his absence. Stones Throw Online Store.

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They had written the entire piece to accompany the record. After his funeral, Miguel and I decided move forward with our idea, as a tribute to him. Previous Play Stop Next.

W 18 - They have been a virtual production powerhouse. Hiphop had never been given the Chamber music treatment before and in such a reverential and rhythmic way and there is no drums. Description Four tracks cover Dilla magic.

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Suite for Ma Dukes (NYC Premiere)

Where and how was Suite for Ma Dukes recorded? At the end of 08 they put the finishing touches on the first official release of this music — a four track EP entitled Suite for Ma Dukes which will be released by Mochilla in April of Rhythm section sessions were recorded first, then Miguel wrote to those, and arranged the sections after that.

The suite will be performed live this Sunday, February 22 - details below - and the EP will be released worldwide in April I have to say though, that my main role has been supporting Miguel, whose whole life has gone into this! I met Dilla in L.

My radio show that first aired in Fall covered a lot of ground.

But now in the contemporary chamber music style that Atwood-Ferguson had been developing. It's become a cosmic conversation with him, and others, at this point. A chat with Carlos Nino Stones Throw: Update Required To play the media you will need to atwood update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

At the same time I wrote for Rap Pages, championing independent Hip-Hop in the wake of the ultra-commercial co-option of the culture, I was also working with Jazz, Soul and World artists of all kinds.