http://bit.ly/GKOMv53	
Oakland production team G Koop and O-man returns to the spotlight with Season 3 of their innovative beat-making documentary series. Episode 53, “Lost In The Game”, features musical contributions from Clip Payne (P-Funk All Stars), Omayga, and Anthony Caruso on the track "Game Pieces". GKOM samples the jam session and morphs it into "Lost In The Game", a collaboration with Tajai Massey (Souls Of Mischief/Hieroglyphics), Izrell, and London.



Lost In The Game Ft. Tajai, Izrell, & London

Game Pieces

Lost In The Game Ft. Tajai, Izrell, & London (J57 Remix)

Lost In The Game Ft. Tajai, Izrell, & London (Clean Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hILe0ywA2LM
Vol 27 features rhodes & glockenspiel exploration by piano icon Taylor Eigsti and a commanding performance by NHT Boyz.

27 Mattress feat NHT Boyz & Taylor Eigsti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUYo25IkvKM
Vol 28 features hard-hitting drums, bass, strings, rhodes, & fuzz guitar.  Apes and Pass of Anmlplnt drop some fierce bars.

28 Hunger Pain feat Anmlplnt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCYTzcT_SVQ
Sayknowledge raised the bar when he came into Fuzz Deluxxe with 2 killin verses and knocked ‘em out in less time than it takes to watch this video. 

48 Dohimthang feat Sayknowledge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwK5DRZlMr0
JP Von Hitchburg brought his impressive vocal skills to Fuzz Deluxxe, and the GKOM team recorded him playing his vocal chords like a drumset.  Once JP finished recording each “drum,” Caruso chopped them all together to form a Human Drumkit for Koop to play.

A few synth pops & clicks later, we were ready for Shady Blaze who cut holes in this bangin’ Oakland beat.

51 Hahaha feat Shady Blaze & JP Von Hitchburg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMpOm-enKw
Friday, March 1, 2013 mared the first live G Koop & O-man performance at the grand opening of theLegionnaire Saloon, Oakland, CA.  Owner and longtime GKOM friend Prozack Turner joined us on this special episode as we made our final preparations.  With him, as sometimes, appears fellow Foreign Legionnaire Marc Stretch.

When we saw that Quincy Jones was presenting pan-Asian supergroup “Blush” in the Bay Area, we were delighted when Chuck Fishman made arrangements to bring them to Fuzz Deluxxe for  a GKOM session.  Alisha, Angeli, Ji Hae, Nacho, and Victoria were generous with their vocal talents, and (among other musical goodies) they dropped some vocal stabs and whispers that we fed to DJ Platurn. DJ Toure, hammered a drumbeat into shape, and G Koop added a juicy synth-bass.  From behind his native instrument and “coolest guitar ever,” Koop orchestrated the live performance accompanied by O-man and his subtle piano skills.  Even more subtle are the deft ears and fingers of Anthony Caruso who helped navigate the treacherous waters of small-room multi-microphone live recording.  His contribution to GKOM cannot be overstated.

Vol 40, “Juice” featured our most extensive list of featured artists to date, and we consided it a privilege to host such lovely, humble, and talented guests.

40 Juice feat Blush, Foreign Legion, DJ Toure, & DJ Platurn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MixF4fYGUw
In this installment of G Koop & O-man, violinist Lauren Avery graces Fuzz Deluxxe with her formidable violin and viola skills.  Koop knocks out a loop for her to play, and Lauren quickly layers all the elements of a full string section.  Caruso wastes no time stacking the strings and getting the mix just right.

Longtime friend and collaborator Futurist Philip lends his artist’s eye and documents the recording session in stunning clarity.

O-man knocks some live piano and drums into the mix, and Koop rounds it all out with some classic synth arpeggios and bass.

Young Gully comes in with a murderous verse.

49 Understand That feat Young Gully & Lauren Avery

	Oakland Production team G Koop and O-man returns to the spotlight with Season 3 of its innovative beat-making documentary series.  The team (including frequent collaborator Anthony Caruso) has collectively worked on music for The Game, Drake, Funkadelic, Atmosphere, & Future as well as soundtracks to video games The Last of Us, Journey, and Bloodborne.

In Volume 54, the group creates the track “Ya Mawlana” with Brother Ali & Ant of the legendary Rhymesayers crew &  Ben Wright of Sweet Pro (creators of the soundtrack to FX's Louie) adding bass.

G Koop & O-man Vol 54 “Ya Mawlana” featuring Ant & Brother Ali

    video link - bit.ly/GKOMv54
    performance starts at 5:13 - bit.ly/GKOMv54_performance
    album on itunes - bit.ly/GKOMv54_itunes


additional content:

    Brother Ali interviewed, “Ant & Jake One” - bit.ly/GKOMv54_ant1
    Ant & G Koop, “The Vault” - bit.ly/GKOMv54_thevault
    Ant & G Koop, “Record Shop” - bit.ly/GKOMv54_recordshop
    Ant & G Koop, “Snares & Samples” - bit.ly/GKOMv54_snares
    Ant & G Koop, “Gift & Curse” - bit.ly/GKOMv54_gift

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