Teaser Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEvSNLtBPo4 

Download the full album: https://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/the-trill-is-gone-prod-by-amerigo-gazaway

Under the Soul Mates Project Banner of "collaborations that never were," Amerigo Gazaway's latest imagines a recording session between blues great, B.B. King, and Texas rap legends, UGK. Aptly titled "B.B. & The Underground Kingz: The Trill is Gone," the producer seamlessly bridges the gap between hip-hop and its predecessor, the blues. 

Crafting the album's bedrock from deconstructed samples of King's electric blues hits, Gazaway re-imagined what might have happened had King and UGK actually recorded in the same time and space. Paying homage to Pimp C's signature production style, Amerigo plays much of the organs heard throughout the album. Strategically looping and lacing Lucille's guitar licks and B.B.'s road tales with Bun B & Pimp C's southern fried storytelling, Gazaway finds a sweet spot in the overlapping themes of his subjects' respective catalogs. 

Watch the teaser video for a sneak peek of "B.B. & The Underground Kingz" and make sure to download the album's lead single "The Trill is Gone feat. Mr. 3-2 & Ronnie Spencer". We'll be giving you a few more tidbits leading up to the album's release in a few weeks. In the meantime, keep it trill and make sure to follow us on Twitter/Facebook for updates. 

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B.B. & The Underground Kingz

Download full album here: https://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-the-departure-side-one

COMING SOON: "Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)" -Follow me on Facebook/Twitter to find out when:

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Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.

Yasiin Gaye: The Departure (Side One)

Watch the teaser video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJq7vut0X0

Download: http://amerigo.bandcamp.com

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Shifting focus for the second installment of "Yasiin Gaye", Amerigo aimed to highlight the often overlooked accomplishments of Marvin Gaye's role as the producer.

"I wanted to build this side from more of Marvin's original production work. He was doing a lot of what we do now, in terms of looping and pulling samples from other pre-recorded sessions decades before hip-hop made it common practice to do so. This also gave me the room to feature other artist [Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Talib, etc.] and re-present those classic Mos [Def] versus in a new context." 
 
Soul Mates Series:

Amerigo Gazaway's *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series' latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled "Yasiin Gaye". Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye's Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey's tangled raps and Gaye's soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.

Produced by: Amerigo Gazaway 

Executive Producer: Rickey Mindlin

Album Artwork by: Drew Dernavich

DIY Acapellas by: The Goodwill Projects


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twitter.com/amerigo615 
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Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)

Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/the-big-payback-vol-3-j-b-the-soul-mates

Watch the teaser here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eofpUDmnQWE&feature=youtu.be

Hear The Big Payback: Vol. 1 - "The 45's" by DJ Scratch here: soundcloud.com/bigpayback/dj-scratch-james-brown-mix-1

Hear The Big Payback: Vol. 2 - "The Legacy of James Brown" by J.Period here: soundcloud.com/jperiod/the-legacy-of-jb 


This time around, Amerigo takes on James Brown in The Big Payback Vol lll. In the third and latest offering from "The Big Payback" summer mix series, the producer follows the exceptionally awesome first and second volumes from the legendary DJ Scratch and master craftsman, J. Period.  

Bringing together a fantasy league of all-stars for his "J.B. and The Soul Mates" tribute concept, the producer's latest offers an alternative to the sometimes uninspired, profit-driven, posthumously released albums. 

With guest appearances from Bob Marley, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and more, Amerigo pays tribute to the God Father of Soul with a re-imagined set of co-conspirators.

"I'm not sure any other artist has left their imprint on popular music, especially across so many genres, as much as James Brown has.  With as many of today's hit songs that were built around some sort of James Brown flip, it's almost like he had a say in what the music of future generations would sound like without even knowing it." 

*The Big Payback album artwork was developed exclusively for this series by Cojo "Art Juggernaut" - www.ArtJuggernaut.com*

Tracklist:

1. Bob Brown = James Brown x Bob Marley
2. Busta Brown = James Brown x Busta Rhymes
3. The Notorious J.B.'s = James Brown x The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Mobb Brown = James Brown x Mobb Deep 
5. Fela Brown = James Brown x Fela Kuti (feat Jeru The Damaja)
6. Jackson Brown - James Brown x Michael Jackson
7. The Illmatics = Nas x The Dramatics (feat. James Brown)

Download

The Big Payback Vol. 3: J.B. & The Soul Mates

Teaser video: http://youtu.be/2OKKx2MLnNg

Download full album here: soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasi…e-side-one

COMING SOON: "Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)" -Follow me on Facebook/Twitter to find out when:

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Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.


Yasiin Gaye - Inner City Travellin' Man

Teaser video: youtu.be/2OKKx2MLnNg

Download full album here: soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasi…e-side-one

COMING SOON: "Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)" -Follow me on Facebook/Twitter to find out when:

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Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.


Yasiin Gaye - Two Worlds Feat. Kanye West

Yasiin Gaye - Inner City Breathin' Feat. Tammi Terrell

Yasiin Gaye - Time (To Get It Together)

Yasiin Gaye - Peculiar Mathematics

Yasiin Gaye - Workin' It Out

Teaser video: youtu.be/2OKKx2MLnNg

Download full album here: soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasi…e-side-one

COMING SOON: "Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)" -Follow me on Facebook/Twitter to find out when:

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Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.




Yasiin Gaye - The Panties Feat. Teddy Pendergrass

Yasiin Gaye - Ms. Fat Booty

Yasiin Gaye - I Want You 'Til The Summertime

Download: https://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/

Yasiin Gaye - Definition Of Infinity Feat. Talib Kweli

Beef don’t come with a radio edit. Download the first leak from Yasiin Gaye – The Return (Side Two) here:http://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-b-stands-for-beef-soul-mates-remix

R.I.P. Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) 

"If Marvin was alive now, wow, what would I say to him? - Mos Def 

Coming Soon: Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two) 



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Yasiin Gaye - B Stands For Beef (Soul Mates Tribute)

COMING SOON: "Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)"

Watch the teaser video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJq7vut0X0

Download "Travellin' Man Pt. II here: http://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-travellin-man-pt-ii-distant-lovers-mix

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Amerigo Gazaway's *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series' latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled "Yasiin Gaye". Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye's Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey's tangled raps and Gaye's soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.


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Yasiin Gaye - Travellin' Man Pt. II (Distant Lovers Mix)

Yasiin Gaye - Ms. Fat Booty Pt. II Feat. Ghostface Killah (Bonus Track)

Watch the teaser video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJq7vut0X0

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Amerigo Gazaway's *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series' latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled "Yasiin Gaye". Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye's Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey's tangled raps and Gaye's soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.'
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Album Artwork by: Drew Dernavich 

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Yasiin Gaye - Ghetto Rock feat. Chuck Berry

Yasiin Gaye - Sex, Love & Money

Yasiin Gaye - This Means You feat. Talib Kweli

Yasiin Gaye - Living For The Funk feat. Toshi

Yasiin Gaye - High Drama feat. Mike Zoot

Yasiin Gaye - There is a Way

Yasiin Gaye - Modern Marvel Pt. II

Yasiin Gaye - Umi Says

Yasiin Gaye - Anna's Love Song

Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/the-big-payback-vol-3-j-b-the-soul-mates

1. Bob Brown = James Brown x Bob Marley
2. Busta Brown = James Brown x Busta Rhymes
3. The Notorious J.B.'s = James Brown x The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Mobb Brown = James Brown x Mobb Deep 
5. Fela Brown = James Brown x Fela Kuti (feat Jeru The Damaja)
6. Jackson Brown - James Brown x Michael Jackson
7. The Illmatics = Nas x The Dramatics (feat. James Brown)

This time around, Amerigo takes on James Brown in The Big Payback Vol lll. In the third and latest offering from "The Big Payback" summer mix series, the producer follows the exceptionally awesome first and second volumes from the legendary DJ Scratch and master craftsman, J. Period.  

Bringing together a fantasy league of all-stars for his "J.B. and The Soul Mates" tribute concept, the producer's latest offers an alternative to the sometimes uninspired, profit-driven, posthumously released albums. 

With guest appearances from Bob Marley, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and more, Amerigo pays tribute to the God Father of Soul with a re-imagined set of co-conspirators.

"I'm not sure any other artist has left their imprint on popular music, especially across so many genres, as much as James Brown has.  With as many of today's hit songs that were built around some sort of James Brown flip, it's almost like he had a say in what the music of future generations would sound like without even knowing it." 

Stream The Big Payback Vol. lll in it's entierty below and head here to grab the free download.

*The Big Payback album artwork was developed exclusively for this series by Cojo "Art Juggernaut" - www.ArtJuggernaut.com*

The Illmatics feat. James Brown - Get Up And Get Down (Soul Mates Remix)

Fela Brown - Funky Black President Feat. Jeru The Damaja (Soul Mates Remix

Mobb Brown - The G.O.D. Father Of Soul Pt. III (Soul Mates Remix)

The Notorious J.B.'s - Sex Machine Gun Funk (Soul Mates Remix)

Busta Brown - I Feel Good (Soul Mates Remix)

Bob Brown - Who Is Mr. Brown? (Popcorn Dub Mix)

Teaser video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEvSNLtBPo4

Download the full album: https://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/the-trill-is-gone-prod-by-amerigo-gazaway

Under the Soul Mates Project banner of "collaborations that never were," Amerigo Gazaway’s latest imagines a recording session between Blues great, BB King, and Texas rap legends, UGK. Aptly titled “BB & The Underground Kingz: The Trill is Gone,” the producer seamlessly bridges the gap between hip-hop and its predecessor, the blues. 

Crafting the album’s bedrock from deconstructed samples of King’s electric blues hits, Gazaway re-imagined what might have happened had King and UGK actually recorded in the same time and space. Paying homage to Pimp C’s signature production style, Amerigo plays much of the organs heard throughout the album. Strategically looping and lacing Lucille’s guitar licks and B.B.’s road tales with Bun B & Pimp C’s southern fried storytelling, Gazaway finds a sweet spot in the overlapping themes of his subjects’ respective catalogues. 

Watch the teaser video for a sneak peek of “BB & the Underground Kingz” and make sure to download the album’s lead single “The Trill Is Gone,” here. We’ll be giving you a few more tidbits leading up to the album’s release on Oct. 13th. In the meantime, keep it trill and make sure to follow us on Twitter/Facebook for updates.

B.B. & The Underground Kingz - The Trill Is Gone Feat. Mr. 3 - 2 & Ronnie Spencer

Download the full album: https://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/the-trill-is-gone-prod-by-amerigo-gazaway


Album Teaser Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEvSNLtBPo4

We are one week away from the release of Amerigo Gazaway's B.B. King/UGK reimagining, "B.B. & The Underground Kingz: The Trill is Gone," and have a brand new single to share. 

Written by Willie Dixon and originally performed by Muddy Waters, "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" was popularized by the likes of B.B. King, Etta James, and The Rolling Stones. Reinterpreting King's version as a collaborative effort with UGK, Gazaway incorporated B.B.'s samples while making use of Pimp C & Bun B's "Ride [F*ck]My Car" vocals.

B.B. & The Underground Kingz - Make Love To My Car

Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/track/dont-shoot

A follow up to my 2012 song "Rosebud": 
amerigo.bandcamp.com/track/rosebud 

R.I.P. Young Bou

Don't Shoot

Check out this remix I did of Gypsy Hill's "Swing 78-81", from their album "Our Routes". You can download the entire "Their Routes" remix compilation now on Bandcamp here: https://batovrecords.bandcamp.com/album/their-routes-remixes

Their Routes (Remixes)

Gypsy Hill - Swing 78 - 81 (Amerigo Gazaway Remix)

RSN is a producer, DJ and musician from Athens - Greece. his upcoming album "Strange Eyes" is his 4th one, but also his debut on Agogo Records. This single features the song "Black Sky" feat. Thaliah remixed by Amerigo Gazaway.

Buy link: rsn-music.bandcamp.com/album/black-sky

Strange Eyes

RSN - Black Sky feat. Thaliah (Amerigo Gazaway Remix)

Listen to “Indivisible” below and download for free/pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp. This Juneteenth (and every Juneteenth hereafter) we will donate 100% of our profits to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Any profits from “Indivisible” will also be donated at the end of every month.

Lyrics:

Try to hustle and maintain 
Feels like everyday is a struggle to stay sane 
But you know what they say, no pain no gain
I think it’s time to pull the plug and disable the mainframe 
F-Society, you think I don’t know that the Feds is eyeing me?
The only time they notice the protests is when there’s rioting 
Honestly, or either that or put it on livestream 
Facebook, YouTube,  put it on IG
Put em on blast so they can see what I see 
Every single time that I’m scrolling through my feed 
Or are you too busy walking your dog 
in Central Park without a leash and then calling the cops? 
White privilege, you mad cuz you can’t shop at the mall?
Or go to the barbershop, potentially harming us all
White privilege, some might deny it but I’ve lived it 
Every time I’m on the corner minding my business
 
Hook:

United we stand, divided we fall
But not until we all agree upon what’s right and what’s wrong 
It’s time to build a new nation for a brighter tomorrow 
Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all (Stand up)
United we stand, divided we fall
But not until we all agree upon what’s right and what’s wrong
We’re all equal, always down to to fight for the cause 
And I think it’s time to take back what’s rightfully ours

Yo imagine what would happen if
We replaced the presidential cabinet 
with Angela Davis and Colin Kaepernick
If one out of every three congress members was African
And every non-voter became a political activist
Imagine if...being black wasn’t hazardous
And going outside didn’t equal more casualties 
If ever black family got reparations packages  
It’d never be enough to make up for all the damages cuz
Ain’t no going back, the damage is done 
Police with itchy trigger fingers and their hand on the gun
White scum, another  black man on the run
Another black mother crying cuz she can’t see her son 
Black leaders, Black Panthers who pack heaters
Black women, Black history, Black teachers 
Black people, I’m always down to fight for the cause 
And you have every right to take back what’s rightfully yours

Hook

Yo, imagine what would happen if white people gave half a shit
And started doing something instead of just being pacifists
Imagine if...we were all this passionate
In our daily lives instead of just when it’s happenin'
To someone we know or someone we love
And the media just tryin to sweep it under the rug 
Unless somebody got footage of a cop gone crooked 
Now the whole world looking on utter disgust 
No  justice, no peace, y’all enough is enough 
Screamin' "fuck the police" at the top of our lungs
This is for the OGs, who  sacrificed everything 
Just so they just so could build a better future for us 
We’re all one, no man is an Island
And no longer will we just stand in here in silence  
While they try to undermine us, and tear us apart
I think it’s it time to show them who the true Americans are 
So let em know

Hook

Credits: 

Written, performed and produced by Amerigo Gazaway
Soul Mates 2020

Indivisible (Single)

Indivisible

Amerigo Gazaway - Indivisible

"I have said this before, and I will say it again, the vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy." - John Lewis

Go vote now: https://www.vote.org/

Lyrics: 

Verse 1

It’s been a long time , I’m sorry that I kept you waitin'
But life is all about the journey not the destination 
This year it seems like everybody tryna test my patience 
See that what happens when you’re taught to just forget the basics 
And that’s the reason why our kids are lacking education
Misinformation being spread without no hesitation 
And while Congress busy passing racist legislation 
400 years and black folks still ain’t got no reparations?
Question: how the hell we supposed to hold an election? 
When they undermine the post office with voter suppression?
Make me wanna holler, and throw up both my hands
Guess I’m ridin' with Biden cuz that’s our only chance
I tried to vote for Bernie but y’all ain’t ready that 
I would stoop to their level but we better than that 
Facts, because unless we get our act together 
We’re all doomed and we gone have to live with that forever 

Hook

Ayo it’s time to make moves, we got work to do
Ain’t got time for fake news, we got work to do
Cuz every woman has the right to be first to choose 
And no man has the power to reverse the truth 
Ayo it’s time to step it up, we got work to do
Yo elections coming up, we got work to do
Cuz everyday I wake up and just curse the news 
We gotta put in work until it hurts to move 

Verse 2

Ayo I guess Im just like everyone else
I wish that I could care less about wealth a
And just stop stressin' myself
But even though I keep second guessin' my self
I got a need for expressing myself
And making sure that my presence is felt
In this world between heaven and hell, man you never can tell
what lurks beyond the next corner
Icebergs melting as the planet gets warmer
But this is just sorta...
A small glimpse of whats in store for our sons and daughters
California burning up and Trump just ignored it
But whats f*cked up is more than half the country still support him
Giving all out money to the wealthy when we can't afford it
Not to mention all the men and women gettin slaughtered
Merely a target, rest in peace to the dearly departed
Im just tryin to keep it real and be honest
These people in office gotta go now bring in the chorus

Hook

Verse 3

R.I.P. the Notorious RBG
Who spent her life makin' sure that we can all be free 
John Lennon once  said “love is all we need”
But now it seems like hate and bigotry is all we see 
Preach, yo I guess it’s just the times we’re livin' in 
Everybody tryin to multiply their dividends  
Most the time I’m just high tryin to find my pen again
While these white emcees still tryna rhyme like Eminem 
I’m better than...90% of you wack rappers 
If you ask me the whole damn industry ass backwards 
Rat bastards, it ain’t about who can rap faster 
Cuz he who’s raps better, always  gets the last laughter 
See subject matters, just like books, black lives and albums
Prince said it back in two thousand
And fifteen, before he left this earth 
Enough to talk, c'mon y’all let’s go get this work 

Hook

Written, recorded and produced by Amerigo Gazaway
Soul Mates 2020

Work To Do

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/N0UX1_4XWSA

Stream/Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/hero-of-time-zelda-35th-anniversary-tribute

Written, performed and produced by Amerigo Gazaway
Instruments/Sound FX recreated by Amerigo Gazaway
Original soundtrack composed by Koji Kondo

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Amerigo Gazaway - Hero Of Time (Zelda 35th Anniversary Tribute)

Explorer. Adventurer. Manipulator of Sound. Master of Ceremonies. Producer of Yasiin Gaye, Fela Soul, Bizarre Tribe, A Common Wonder & more.

BIO:

Forging an evolution of the "mashup" album format, producer Amerigo Gazaway's "conceptual collaboration" projects imagine studio sessions between like artist of different genres and eras. With a process the LA Times' Randall Roberts described as "drawing a different design within a similar framework," the producer/DJ deconstructs and re-orchestrates samples from his respective subjects, bridging overlapping themes of the two musician's classic catalogues. Equally influenced by his Brazilian roots and southern U.S. upbringing, the 28 year old Nashville native's work was featured in Apple's "What Will Your Verse Be" series of iPad commercials, called "brilliant" by music’s premier aficionado, Questlove, and earned praise from national/global outlets such as The Guardian, Huffington Post, The LA Times, Vulture, NPR, BBC, MTV, BET, REVOLTtv, EBONY,VIBE, XXL, THE SOURCE, OKAYPLAYER, Wax Poetic, Gizmazo and HipHopXL to name a few. 
 
The son of renowned Jazz trumpeter, Gary “El Buho” Gazaway, Amerigo’s thematic documentary-like concept albums uses found interview sound-bites, live performances, and original multi-track stems to help narrate and craft his combined artists' stories. Finding his first success with 2011's Fela Kuti/De La Soul pairing "Fela Soul," the project went on to land on several year-end "best of" lists including NPR, Soul Train, and OKAYPLAYER. Following the release in 2012 with "Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to the Pharcyde", a concept that layered vocals of The Pharcyde over re-imagined productions sourced from the original Soul, Jazz, and Funk records ATCQ utilized to create their productions, Gazaway would later collaborate with The Pharcyde on their single "Still Got Love" and perform with the legendary group at SXSW.
 
Continuing the theme of his previous work in 2014, the producer united Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled "Yasiin Gaye" (side one and side two.) Building the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Amerigo re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions with the familiar fervor of the original work. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, Gazaway delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm “mashup” album. Drawing nearly 20,000 downloads in its first two days of release, the “Master Modern Soul Match Maker” (Juan Vidal- Vibe Magazine) earned a perfect “5 Star” review from BET, collaborated with New York Magazine cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, for the project's side two cover art, and landed on Billboard's Best Selling Singles Chart with the album's third single, "You Are Undeniable."
 
Honing his DJ skills through tours of Europe, Brazil, and the U.S., Gazaway’s dancefloor driving live set features classic breakbeats, original blends, remixes, edits, and mashups of multiple genres including Funk, Soul, Disco, Hip-Hop, Afrobeat, and everything in-between. With presentations and lectures logged at USC, MTSU and upcoming dates at Google HQ (NYC) and SXSW 2015, the DJ/Producer continues to highlight the possibilities of sample based art and shows no signs of slowing down.

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