Big World Breaks, a production company built for stage, studio and education; has shared stages with Janelle Monáe, Kool DJ Red Alert, Digable Planets, Reggie Watts, DJ Qbert, Macklemore, B.o.B., Saul Williams and many more. BWB has also produced live show backing for artists such as: Grammy Nominated vocalists Wayna and Rocky Dawuni, Sy Smith, Zo!, Jennifer Johns, Dynamq, Xperience, Dr. Julian Priester, Jumaane Smith, Massive Monkees, Choklate, Black Stax, Toni Hill, Spac3man, Evan Flory-Barnes, Jimmy James, Camila Recchio, Isabella Du Graf, Okanomodé, Clarence Acox, D’Vonne Lewis, Owuor Arunga, Tiffany Wilson, Dyme Def, Gabriel Teodros, Lia B., Circle of Fire, Eriam Sisters, JusMoni, B-Boy Fidget, Yirim Seck, GodSpeed, Khingz, Clockwork, Sista Hailstorm, Helladope and the Blue Scholars.

One of DList Magazine’s Top 10 Soul Bands of 2015

“…a relentlessly funky, versatile big band studded with horns and percussion…” - Jonathan Zwickel (Seattle Times)

“…badass…collective funk-groove armada…trump-tight chops…one of Seattle's tightest funk/soul/breaks powerhouses (headed by the inestimable drumming of Aaron Walker-Loud)…” - Larry Mizell Jr. (The Stranger)

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“The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop” exhibit at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), co-curated by Aaron Walker-Loud (Big World Breaks / 50 Next: Seattle Hip-Hop Worldwide).

With over 31,000 attendees between 9/19/15 – 5/1/16, this exhibit was the recipient of the 2016 American Association for State and Local History Leadership in History Award of Merit; “the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history”.

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Founder, Owner and Director:

Aaron Walker-Loud (drums/percussion/production)

Core Members:

Camilo Estrada (bass)
Ivan Galvez (percussion)
Mikaela Romero (vocals/cello/percussion)
Ariel Loud (alto sax/soprano sax/keys)

Support Roster:

WOODWIND: Tobi Stone, Kate Olson, Adam Harris, Darian Asplund, Dylan Heaney, Carlos Overall, Ben Roseth

TRUMPET: Jumaane Smith, Riley Mulherkar, Owuor Arunga, Chris Littlefield, Carter Yasutake, Bob Frazier, Ahamefule J. Oluo (clarinet / bass clarinet)

TROMBONE: Ty Peterson, Willem De Koch, Ben O'Shea, Naomi Siegel

GUITAR: Dan Rapport, Ryan Waters, RL Heyer, Evan Gackstatter, Chris Clark-Johnson, Andy Coe, Jabrille Williams, Arie Pytel, Mark Oi

KEYS: Darrius Willrich, Marc Hager, Mack Grout, Gus Carns, Alex Chadsey, Avi Loud, Phillip Hines II

BASS: Avi Loud, Jefferson Rose, Kevin Hudson, Andrew Imanaka

STEEL DRUM & PERCUSSION: Absolom Shantz

PERCUSSION: Thione Diop, Walter A Torres, Ahkeenu Musa, Teo Shantz, Larry Rock

DANCE, VOCAL HARMONY & PERCUSSION: Camille Primous

PRODUCTION & MULTI-MEDIA: Avi Loud, Atuanya Priester, Adam Curtis

and the family continues to grow...

An online interactive experience including music from Seattle and Northwest Hip-Hop artists; featuring a short film by Avi Loud. 50 Next: Seattle Hip-Hop Worldwide is executive produced by The Seattle Center Cultural Programs & Festal and presented by Big World Breaks & The Town Entertainment. This project could not have happened without support and partnership from 206 Zulu, A Real Grip, Arts Corps, Global Heat, Hip-Hop Kitchen, LNix Mastering, Massive Monkees, Sire One and Washington Hall.

Please visit the Full 50 Next Project here: http://www.50nextseattle.com

I'm a bassist, composer, improviser, and dog-walking business owner.  Visit mikedavismakesmusic.com for info about me.  Each playlist includes all the tracks from each of my four albums.  Thanks for listening.

This is not the page to go to for my music. The music that I've put the most into is on all these other platforms. If you are here looking for the remixes I've been making, I got flagged by Soundcloud and decided to move those to another platform. Find the link in my Instagram bio to follow along where I'll be continuing to post things as I'm making it. Appreciate your ears!

A daughter of Honduran immigrants, I’m a NOLA girl living in the Pacific Northwest.

A storyteller and teacher.

A vocal coach and social dynamo!

I care deeply about global education issues, social justice, and the power music and arts has in transforming lives!

Embracing everything in life as opportunity for creativity.

Educating and inspiring through my passions in music, guerrilla documentaries, writing, and social media.

World traveler. AdventureHOLIC. Love of dark chocolate!



Ryan Waters’ long list of accomplishments as a musician and performer directly reflects his desire to create music with integrity without regard for convention and genre. Ryan joined Sade in 2000 as lead guitarist in their legendary live band and has since performed for millions of fans all over the world. He has also collaborated with many other top names in music, all the while continuing to write, produce and record original material.


Ryan discovered and honed his talents in his hometown of Salem, Oregon where he started on the family piano at the age of five and soon began studying guitar at the local music store. By the time Ryan was twelve years old, he was already playing guitar in a rock band that routinely performed in bars and nightclubs. Through the rest of his school years, Ryan continued to grow as a musician, playing in various rock, r&b, and blues bands. During this time he also began to write songs, which fueled his desire to sing and at sixteen, started the first band in which he was both lead vocalist and lead guitarist. It was also with this group that he began producing his own recordings.


After high school, Ryan moved to New York City and quickly became a familiar face on the progressive, urban live music scene. He co-founded a musical collective called Earthdriver that brought together many of the city’s top underground artists and he produced the groups’ debut independent release, No One’s Slave. Ryan also recorded and toured with the Harlem-based soul artist, Olu whose album, Soul Catcher was co-produced by Sade saxophonist/guitarist, Stuart Matthewman. In 2000, after hearing him play with Olu, Matthewman asked Ryan to join Sade to help promote their album, Lovers Rock. The band toured throughout 2001 and in 2002 released a live album and DVD called, Lovers Live.


In 2002, Ryan relocated to Atlanta, GA and resumed working on original material while continuing to collaborate and perform with various artists such as, India.Arie, Dionne Farris, Anthony David, Cee-Lo, and Roberta Flack. He released two original solo albums between 2003 and 2005 and in 2006 joined the hip-hop band, Heavy Mojo which soon signed a record deal with Motown/Universal. The band recorded an album with producer, Billy Hume and toured heavily in 2007 and 2008, including a tour with Fishbone. Finding the label’s influence over the band creatively restrictive, Ryan and two of his bandmates, drummer, Marlon Patton and keyboardist/vocalist, Damion Goodpaster left to form a rock band which they called, ill. They independently released their debut album, Down In Deep in 2009.


In 2010, Ryan rejoined Sade for the release of their album, Soldier of Love, which debuted and spent 4 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Album Charts. In 2011, Sade released a greatest hits compilation called, The Ultimate Collection which contained a cover of the Thin Lizzy classic, Still in Love With You that featured a guitar solo by Ryan. That year, the band embarked on a 106-show world tour and played to over 800,000 people on four continents. The concert was recorded and released as a live album and concert video entitled, Bring Me Home, which also debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts.


After returning home from the Sade tour, Ryan and ill released their second album, Gotten Gains on the Dutch-based label, GlassVille Records and completed a European tour in support of it in May of 2012. Ryan currently resides in Seattle, Washington where he continues to write, produce, record, and perform.
 
 


New to this site as of fall of 2011. I enjoy capturing capturing live sounds that I come across throughout the day and I create live podcasts during the day as I get inspired. Most importantly, I try to share lesson learned or thought provoking ideas. 

Current interests as of January 2012: local event reviews with @geekubed mostly connected to social media, tech startups and food topics. Stay tuned for more.

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