Deon is a Detroit native whose roots stem from the crates of family. Growing up hearing many different styles of music in the household is the inspiration behind his range of selection. Inspired by everything from jazz, funk, & soul, to more modern black dance music forms like hip-hop/r&b, house, techno, & brokenbeat. 

His career in Detroit began as resident DJ & organizer for the monthly hip-hop showcase "Bluecollar Gentleman". 
At the same time Deon started working alongside Theo Parrish & Sound Signature, 
helping organize and promote the Music Gallery party series. 

Spending years consuming & working in Detroit's underground would help inform his own more dancefloor/community oriented event, "Healin' Session" as well as the immersive music and art experience, "Black Music".

Recently, Deon was asked by the legendary Theo Parrish to help him selecting artists that he knows in order to be part of a great compilation, representing the originality and essence of the Detroit's sound.

𝘿𝙅:𝙆𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝, 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙞𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙. Release Date 29 October:
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Short Attention Mix 037 by Deon Jamar

Live extract from @jarrenc music selection at Bangerang, a little wine store in the most infamous Antella’s square, Piazza Peruzzi. The event was in collaboration with Isoma Records.

Jarren live at Bangerang ✘ Angis Music (April 23, 2023)

Kyle Hall [30.12.2023]

Pew Fellowship recipient, King James Britt (his real name) is a 30+ year, producer, composer, performer and educator in electronic music. As a composer and producer, his practice has lead to collaborations with the likes of De La Soul, Alarm Will Sound Orchestra, Saul Williams, director Michael Mann (Miami Vice) and many others, as well as being called for remixes from an eclectic list of giants, including, Meredith Monk, Solange to Calvin Harris. Most recently collaborating with MacArthur Fellow, Tyshawn Sorey for a recently released album project. In his role as performer, he has travelled globally playing thousands of venues and festivals, including, AfroPunk (NYC), Berghain (Berlin), MoogFest (Durham), Le Guess Who Festival (Utrecht) and The Kitchen (NYC). King was also the original DJ for the Grammy Award winning Digable Planets.
His curatorial work has been seen in many collaborations with the likes of MoMA PS1, Philadelphia Museum of Art and most recently Carnegie Hall. Blacktronika : Afrofuturism In Electronic Music, is a new lecture course at UCSD, created by Professor King Britt, researching and honoring the people of color, who have pioneered groundbreaking genres within the electronic music landscape. Genres span from Chicago House, Detroit Techno and Drum & Bass music. Using his position in the industry, the class has been attended by many, including Questlove, Julian Priester and Flying
Lotus. King remains one of the go to authorities on Afrofuturism in music.

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Coloring Lessons Mix Series 063: King Britt

Drone Time Podcast #036 | Deon Jamar

On the occasion of the launch of his album, "Altars", which kicks off the catalog of his newly founded record label, Black Music, we invited Deon Jamar to take part in our podcast series.

Deon is a Detroit native whose roots stem from the crates of family. Growing up hearing many different styles of music was the initial inspiration.

His career began in 2015 as resident DJ & organizer for the monthly hip-hop showcase Bluecollar Gentleman.
Around the same time, working with Theo Parrish to promote the Music Gallery party series and eventually spending years behind the scenes at Sound Signature. That work would culminate in a co-curation role for the DJ-Kicks compilation, "Detroit Forward", on !K7 Records, where he enlisted artists that represent the progressive sounds of today. His own track, "North End Funk", was selected to join the mix, making his production credit debut.

With over a decade of experience in Detroit's music community, Deon has been seasoned by the many worlds within. Ranging from the city's hip-hop scene to the world of underground dance music, and even serving as resident DJ for De'Sean Jones' Urban Art Orchestra, all of these worlds inform the musical range in his sets.

Inspired by everything from jazz, funk, & soul, to more modern black dance music forms like hip-hop/R&B, house, techno, & broken beat. His sets aim to employ elements from all these forms with culture in mind.

Aside from playing gigs, Deon also enjoys programming events of his own such as the Healin' Session party series and the art exhibit, concert, and party series, Black Music, from which the label.

Black Music was founded by Deon and Brian Oscar (Wrcklés). Inspired by the legacy of those before and the work of peers today, these events were made to honor the lineage while also demonstrating the golden cord that connects all of our music throughout genre and era.

Fusing these worlds together informs the DJ as well as the producer.

A radical objection to industry standards, leaning more into the energy and depth of sound.

Black Music, the label, will carry this same tradition.

Enjoy this mix he exclusively delivered for us. You won't be disappointed!

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Tropical rhythms, devotional boogie and soulful shenanigans with a heavy jazz undertone, Patrick Forge gathers it all up for your listening pleasure.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/patrickforge/episodes/patrickforge-17th-june-2024

Patrick Forge 170624

Final show of the 2023-2024 season, and I'm deeply honored to be joined by @jeremyunderground for the second hour!

Jérémy and I first met a decade ago, brought together by the incredible power of music. He has been a profound inspiration to me, just like his label, My Love Is Underground. Jérémy is the one who truly inspired me to become a DJ and involve myself in music.

As a renowned selector across all kind of styles, he's also known for his curation skills, having crafted high-quality compilations such as two volumes of My Love Is Underground on Favorite Recordings and Beauty on Spacetalk (which is always in my bag).
And who knows, maybe he is already working on new compilation projects 👀

As passionate music lovers obsessed with beautiful tracks, we will take you on a journey through soft rock, soul-jazz, modern soul, and more!

cover from Al Johnson - Peaceful.

@jeremyunderground
https://www.instagram.com/jeremyunderground

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LYL Radio - Mellow Madness w/ Clémentine & Jeremy Underground 18.06.24

Love Injection is a New York music and culture monthly fanzine in print since February 2015, founded by DJs, archivists, and audio enthusiasts Paul Raffaele and Barbie Bertisch. Their namesake record label launched in 2020. Avid record and audio enthusiasts, Paul is also an art director and Barbie writes and performs music with various projects.

https://www.instagram.com/loveinjection.nyc
https://www.instagram.com/barbiebertisch 
https://www.instagram.com/paulraffaele 
https://www.instagram.com/loveinjection.records

https://loveinjection.nyc

LOVE INJECTION WITH BARBIE & PAUL @ The Lot Radio 06-29-2024

A major thank you to everyone for making this year’s Coloring Lessons Juneteenth Block Party so special! From the DJs to the dancers, with everything from dominos to double dutch— what a beautiful way to celebrate! The recordings from this joyous occasion are now available to playback on YouTube and SoundCloud ❤️🖤💚

Coloring Lessons Juneteenth Block Party: Ron Trent

The sixth installment of 'In-House' by Amsterdam based DJ Kléo, sharing her current selections from dance floors favorites to deeper immersive cuts and everything groovy in between!

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Outsiders: In-House w/ Kléo @ Kiosk Radio 19.07.2024

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Ty : Through The Trees ft. Jim Irie - 18.08.24

South Italy based collective Drone Time was founded in 2015 as an output to give away full-analog-random-weird-gems for free via Bandcamp.

Today, Drone Time is specialized in broadcasting and promoting forefront electronic music, finely selected by passionate artists and creative minds.
We are dedicated to creating a carefully curated platform on which local and international artists and labels can share their work, collaborate and discover new talents.

Manager: @sbamnotfound

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