'Various Assets - Not For Sale 2013' is a collection of some of the music that was made during the Red Bull Music Academy during four early summer weeks in New York City last year. The double CD contains 30 tracks composed, improvised and discovered by the 62 international participants and a cast of high-profile studio team members, who all got their fingers dirty on synths, Mellotrons, vibraphones, drum machines and anything else they could lay their hands on. Enjoy!

Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Damon Riddick represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere to the fullest. Anyone who grooves to the likes of Slave, Aurra, early Prince and Prelude Records, will knoe what to do when they hear "No More Love."

Written by Damon Riddick (US). Produced by Dâm-Funk.

'Various Assets - Not For Sale 2013' is available for free download from January 15th, 2014 via <a href="http://rbma.bandcamp.com">RBMA Bandcamp</a> and <a href="http://soundcloud.com/redbullmusicacademy">Soundcloud</a>.

Dâm-Funk - No More Love

In 1997, Jay Dee was the still new kid on the block. With the success of singles like Runnin' (Pharcyde), and Stakes is High, he had his own undeniable sound, but the majors still weren't sold.
This is proof of that.  
Jay was solicited by a lot of majors to do remixes for artists on their rosters. Time and time again, they would go with someone else. 
The joints he was coming up with were fucking nuts, but to no avail. In one case, he was led to believe that one of his mixes got thru, only to see another producers remix when the 12" showed up at Record Time. 
I told him fuck it I wanna put it out.
I had never put a record out.
Got an investor. 
Then I made a phone call.
Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, was my rep at TRC distribution in California. I was working at Street Corner Music ordering records from him every week. I got the #'s 
from him. Sent the masters over and we had a record.
The first pressing was on blue vinyl. Limited to 1500 copies. 
Gone.
Second press was on green vinyl.
Gone.
I also learned to listen to test presses on multiple turntables.
There was a skip in the middle of the fucking Woo Hah rmx that did NOT SKIP on my 1200. Swear to god I had the onlt 12 that could play that shit. It skipped on EVERY other 1200 turntable in the world. Fucked up. Check your test pressings on a few setups. But, that's fixed now. These records go for $100 plus on the internets these days. 
Remastered by Dave Cooley directly from a sealed blue copy.
Why? Because the plates broke at the plant, and I lost the master in a flood 3 years later. That's why.


Enjoy the Gift...

Shoes

06 Me & Those Dreamin Eyes (Remix)  D'Angelo

From the FREE Hollyweird 2.0 EP available at grittygoat.com, here is one of the reviews on this project by the good people at The Roy Ayers Project: http://t.co/7DqOOIW 

I Wanna Play Summthin For You - Played on Gilles Peterson Worldwide www.tallblackguyproductions.com

Video Premiere on HipHopDX - February 3rd, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owuzkvtCLTw
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.18991/title.h-i-s-d-radio-galaxy-f-ladybug-mecca-slick

"Slick"
Performed by The Hue
Special Vocal Appearance by Ladybug Mecca

Produced by King Midas for King Coz 
Horns and Additional Instruments by Philippe Edison, E. Classic , Ronnie Mason, Jr., and Ryan "Groove" Cortez as The Black Novas

Recorded in Space City, Texas, United States of America

Aurora

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The Hue "Slick" featuring Ladybug Mecca

Four new instrumental tracks, produced, recorded, composed & played by: DF. Free download http://stonesthrow.com

FREE DOWNLOAD

Dam-Funk -  Free

Fluxuated Facts

STW Advent Calendar Day 9 - all proceeds go to Help Musicians.

Detroit beatmaker Tall Black Guy takes on UK soul four-piece in a collaboration with WahWah45s. 

Download: http://www.stampthewax.com/2015/12/09/day-9-the-milk-trouble-gonna-bring-me-down-tall-black-guy-remix/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/the-milk-tbg
Advent Calendar playlist: bit.ly/advent-sndcld

Follow: 
@tallblackguyproductions
@thisisthemilk
@wahwah45s

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The Milk - Trouble Gonna Bring Me Down(Tall Black Guy Remix)

My little tribute track the one and only Phife using one of my favourite Tribe samples. 
RIP PHIFE - RIP Maurice White

Jewbei - Earth Wind & Phifer

A Tribe Called Quest ft Slum Village - Find A Way (Jay Dee Remix)

Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek feat. Bahmadia - Chaos (Remix)

(fka Spec Boogie) - Introspective - 02 Bed Stuy.mp3

The Red Bull Music Academy is a world-travelling series of music workshops and festivals: a platform for those who make a difference in today's musical landscape. Here, you'll find exclusive downloads and streams from Academy participants, family, and friends.