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BIO

Le Droit entered the world in the mid-1980s via Cape Canaveral. After years of service as the preferred footwear of celebrity astronauts (notably Tom Hanks), Le Droit came to life during a classified experiment aboard the International Space Station. Little is known of what actually transpired aboard the shuttle, but in short, Le Droit became a sentient creature, equipped with reason, intuition, and groove. Before long, he grew tired of working for the space-military-industrial complex and found solace in the soothing sounds of underground disco and R&B boogie records. He knew it was only of matter of time before he was hung up like so many boots before him. He abandoned the program and used his savings to build a studio in an unnamed location, where he is currently working.

OK, Bub Pasalaqua here. I remember when this used to be the Paint program. Do you know why Paint is capitalized? BECAUSE THAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM!! Anyway, my old partner Ed and I would make up band names and create album covers mostly because teenage girls were known to surrender their virginity for guys who did stuff like that. It was the name Ed McMahon & The Moontits that sent us down to my garage where we would record songs like Wrinkles, Fruit Loops and Government Pudding on my old tape deck. It wasn't that we knew how to play any instruments so much as that we wanted to make something and then call it Ed McMahon & The Moontits!! When we got tired of banging on things and molesting my little Casio keyboard or my trusty nylon string practice guitar, we would just make up characters then feature them as guests on pretend talk shows where, if you could believe it, I would play the host and be the straight man to Ed. Entire 90 minute tapes would fill until we started trying to take other forms. We did a newsletter and a book. Hell, we even tried a movie. It was the year 2000 when we recorded our final album, Best Of The Breast. There were some attempts at reviving the old cadaver. Ed had a band called Huey Holocaust & The Jews and I tried to lure him back by learning how to play Billy Ocean's Carribbean Queen. Ed's version was called Kindergarten Queen. Don't ask. Sooner or later, Bub Pasalaqua did what Bub Pasalaqua does best. I started referring to myself in the third person. No, I fucked up. That's how solo careers start, after all! Freeballin was a big hit with the karaoke scene. Jesus Tits was more of a critical darling. What's next? I'm going to Save Changes.

I've been doing music since I was younger. I got tired of waiting on others to take me to the studio so I started recording songs on my phone and on facebook, instagram, and snapchat. Until I learned how to record myself on the computer but I don't know how to mix and master it tho. I just have a free program recording until I get some good stuff or somebody put me in their studio but I'm a record nun stop until I get heard.

I am a musician. Here are some of my early works in progress. I just purchased Reason 7 and I am in love with it! I am learning how to use the program effectively and still working on mastering my audio. I have a little ways to go but I am happy with what I have created so far. I am having a great time producing music. I am looking forward to getting the quality and creativity of my songs up to a professional level. Right now I'm just enjoying the playground of sound. I hope you enjoy Listening. Thanks everyone! Check out my YouTube channel. I made some videos for my songs. Just in case you get tired of looking at a sound wave. Just wondering but does anyone besides me have absolutely no idea what is going to happen whenever you sit down to make a song?   Check out my other artistic endeavors at:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/CHISCHILLYPOTTERY?ref=si_shop         ALSO AT: http://www.amazon.com/gp/shops/storefront/index.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sellerID=A13ZOOU5GEP5OS   ALSO AT: http://www.zazzle.com/elixirnine

YouBloom is an indie, online (www.youbloom.com) and live, original music songwriting and performance awards program with an emphasis on artist discovery and development. It was created and is supported by musicians and industry experts including Bob Geldof, Nigel Grainge, Rupert Hine, Conor McNicholas, Sarah Lewitinn (aka Ultragrrrl), Mike Bone, Jeff Stewart, and Phil Harrington (entrepreneur, musician and founder of YouBloom).

YouBloom's vision is to build a community that enables unsigned musicians and artists to fulfill their potential, connecting them directly with a wider audience, developing their talent and -- importantly -- helping them to fund their musical projects and make a living.

In this way, YouBloom also opens up a multi-genre portfolio of music and creativity to friends and fans, hungry for originality and tired of being spoon-fed art and music.

YouBloom allows artists to submit their songs at entry level, where they are voted on by their peers, and then if they advance they earn the privilege of having their songs heard and critiqued by our panel of expert music business professionals.

YouBloom is an Ireland-based international organization with management in Dublin, London, Los Angeles, and New York, and a worldwide network of team members -- all of whom are shareholders -- committed to giving today's artists a 'fair play' and every opportunity in the current evolving music industry.

YouBloom is an indie, online (www.youbloom.com), original music songwriting and performance awards program with an emphasis on artist discovery and development. It was created and is supported by musicians and industry experts including Bob Geldof, Nigel Grainge, Rupert Hine, Conor McNicholas, Sarah Lewitinn (aka Ultragrrrl), Mike Bone, Jeff Stewart, and Phil Harrington (entrepreneur, musician and founder of YouBloom).

YouBloom's vision is to build a community that enables unsigned musicians and artists to fulfill their potential, connecting them directly with a wider audience, developing their talent and -- importantly -- helping them to fund their musical projects and make a living.

In this way, YouBloom also opens up a multi-genre portfolio of music and creativity to friends and fans, hungry for originality and tired of being spoon-fed art and music.

YouBloom allows artists to submit their songs at entry level, where they are voted on by their peers, and then if they advance they earn the privilege of having their songs heard and critiqued by our panel of expert music business professionals.

YouBloom is an Ireland-based international organization with management in Dublin, London, Los Angeles, and New York, and a worldwide network of team members -- all of whom are shareholders -- committed to giving today's artists a 'fair play' and every opportunity in the current evolving music industry.

SUCCESS IS NOT A OPTION...IT'S MANDATORY!

Harlem Raised Rapper Keef Louda wants us to understand his Passion. Whether performing in front of Russell Simmons, touring in California or volunteering at art programs for children – “Art Start”, this talented wordsmith is going to be one of MUZIKS greatest. Knowing him for a numerous amount of years – he has surely turned into the star that this generation of music tastemakers need in their IPOD on heavy rotation. Look into his story!!

Q:Remembering the lyrics from Lupe Fiascos hit song – Has Hip-Hop saved your life? How?

A:Shout out to Lupe! Hip hop has definitely changed my life, where I come from it’s shaped the whole community. Growing up we didn’t have too many after school or sports programs to keep us out of trouble, my after school program was me in my room with a notepad for others it was the corner. It kept me off the streets and away from the negative influences in my environment.

Q:What do you see yourself doing in the next 5 years?

A:I see myself doing alot more on the production side. I’m already writing and producing my own stuff, I’ve been writing and producing for other artists alot lately so I’ll be getting more into that. I’ve also caught the acting bug and have a few indie films I’m putting out with my label real soon. Besides that I’ll be performing all over and looking into other business aspects like helping to start a few non-profit organizations for kids and giving back to my community. But til then I’ll always be perfecting my craft and trying to bring something different to the table with my music so…Look out for me!

Q:Tell us what Monkey Muzik is? Describe the style?

A:Monkey Muzik is more than a label..it’s a movement! A union of the concrete jungles best! Its real, its genuine, its what the industry needs right now. We don’t pride ourselves on what we drive or the length of our chains, people are tired of hearing about that. We originally started it to build a name for ourselves but its become so much more in a short period of time, we’ve been able to bring together so many artists from New York and across seas through this movement and continue to keep doing so. Our style of music takes from so many genres, so in a way we’ve created our own but with the passion and energy hip-hop had in the early going into the late 90’s. Our modo is to stay as true to ourselves as we can while not being afraid to step outside the box.

Q:What is your specific genre of music within Hip-Hop?

A:I listened to alot of blues and folk music growing up, in fact one of my favorite artists still to this day is Tracy Chapman. So I’m hip-hop but I’m so much more, I’m also influenced by soul, garage, alternative,r&b etc. My people call it “soul-hop” but I couldn’t give it a name, it’s a blend of so much!

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Benny Esposito, was born in the province of Naples, SantAnastasia to be exact. On the 31st of October,  under the sign of Scorpio. He starter playing drums at the age of seven, but for natural reasons (destroyed the drums) he changed instruments and starter studying classical guitar with Maestro M. Gangi. At thirteen formed his first group and called themSummanastasim, why this name? Because they were in seven guys which came fromtwo different cities, Sant Anastasia e Somma Vesuviana.. sounds crazy, doesnt it. The group starter playingtheir first concerts in the various schools in their respective cities, napolitan songs, which were very popular, which helped in building their (and his) musical background. In1983 he, met Cucciolo, the drummer from DIK DIK,( well known popular group in those years), who introduced him to a well known manager/agent from Naples, a certain Antonio Agocella. Who proposed Benny for a tour with the daughter of the famous Gianni Boncompagni (RAI), Barbara Boncompagni!. Along with Bassman Pippo Matino, keyboard player Antonio Solimene, drummer Sergio Di Natalealla, and Saman Annibale Guarino, and of course Benny on guitar and voice. This didnt last very long.but fortunately the new artist to back was the great Umberto Bindi which put them on the national scene, thanks to the program Domenica In. Benny soon left the group to make his way in the world of music as a composer and producer. He had two productions in one year. The first with a young singer discovered by Benny, FELICE DAURI, in dialect napoletano. Esposito wrote and arranged all 10 songs. The second was the group ENEIRO, already famous from his old friend MAESTRO SOLIMENE. Benny helped them to gain a distriution contract with RICORDI Records and numerous foreign concerts. A great nostalgic moment.And finally, he decided to go for himselfmaking his first record. FORSE E PERCHE SON NATO AL MARE was the the title produced by his great friend RONNIE JONES. This was distributed by DIG IT Records. Finally tired of the pandemonium which was beginning to appear in the beautiful land of Italy, he decided to try his luck in another latin-american country. BRASIL, is where he chose to live, exactly a RIO DE JANEIRO. Here he started working his first CD, soon followed by a second disc. PER LE STRADE CAMINANDO E CANTANDO was the first disc, the second,PRIMO. But the most importante thing that happended was that Benny becamean exclusive composer (under contract) for ............ working together with great composero like CARLOS COLLA, PAUL SERGIO VALLE, PAULINHO REZENDE, REINALDO ARIAS, TONINHO GERAIS ECT, accompanied by the mass media like JORNAL DAS GRAVADORAS (The Recording Compay new journal).Today Benny is preparino another CD Italiano filled new compositions and other famous italian artists. Another link to success in the life of Benny Esposito, best of luck, buddy.............. Ciao, sono Benny Eposito, cantautore di napoli, ma vivo in brasile a rio de janeiro dal 93,quando ho deciso di continuare la mia carriera artistica in questo paradiso terrestre; e credetemi che si sta proprio bene!!!!! qui in brasile sto continuando la mia carriera alla grande!faccio composizioni insieme ai piu grandi poeti brasiliani, cito alcuni,CARLOS Colla Paulo Sergio valle paulinho Rezende ect...in questo periodo sono in attesa dell'uscita del mio ultimo cd, cover anni 80/90 italiana, bellissimo, dove hanno collaborato tutti i miei amici italiani, cito tutti : PIPPO MATINO e GUIDO RUSSO AL BASSO,ALFREDO BUONO E TONY MAMBELLI GINO PISANI BATTERIA,CLAUDIO ROMANO ROCCO ZIFARELLI PIPPO MATINO ALLE CHITARRE, CARLO BERTON PIANO, CIRO PERNA PIANO TASTIERE E ARRANGIAMENTI, NUNZIO FRANZA OBOE, ANNIBALE GUARINO SAX SOPRANO E SAX TENORE,CIRO PERNA FLAUTO, CORI ANNA FERRARO E NICO DI MARZO,TECNICO DEL SUONO LUIGI ESPOSITO DEL SCEREARAM STUDIO IN SCAFATI NAPOLI....................... benny Espósito, nasceu em Santa Anastásia Napole, sobre o signo de escorpião, começa a tocar bateria aos sete anos, mas por motivo de força maior (bateria quebrada) muda de instrumento, se empenhando mais no estudo da guitarra clássica com o Maestro Mario Gangi. Aos treze anos forma a sua primeira banda, chamada Summanstasiam. Porque esse nome? Porque os componentes eram de cidades diferentes(Santa Anastásia e Somma Vesuviana) ridículo.....O grupo começou a tocar em todas as escolas, fazendo os primeiros shows, tocando de tudo, da musica Napoletana ,rock Funky a musica popular. Mas isto só fortaleceu sua bagagem musical e cultural, em 1983 conhece Cucciolo o baterista do Dik Dik que o ajuda a conhecer um ótimo empresário napoletano Antonio Agocella, que lhe proponhe fazer uma turnê com Bárbara Boncompagni, filha do famoso diretor da Raí italiana Gianni Boncompagni, o grupo era formado pelo grande baixista Pippo Matino, Sergio Di Natale na bateria, Annibale Guarino no sax, Antonio Solimene no piano e teclado, e Benny Espósito na guitarra e voz, logo depois mudaram de Artista e assim continuando ate chegar ao topo do sucesso, o grande e inesquecível Umberto Bindi, chegando assim ao famoso programa Domenica in. Depois dessa brilhante turnê internacional com Umberto Bindi, Benny se destaca da banda seguindo a carreira solo como cantor, compositor, e produtor. Produz em 1984 dois cds, Eneiro banda de música New Age do famoso Maestro Antonio Solimine,uma produção com distribucao da Ricordi , e, Felice Dauri ,cantor de língua Napoletana, onde as musicas do cd são de autoria de Benny Espósito e também os arranjos. O Benny como produtor leva a banda Eneiro a tocar nos mais famosos locais Nacionais e Internacionais...que saudade. E finalmente decide seguir sua carreira solo, gravando o seu primeiro cd intitulado Forse e perche son nato al maré produzido por Ronnie Jones e distribuido pela DIG IT de Romolo Ferri. No 1993 depois de tanto trabalho, shows produções ect... Benny decide continuar sua carreira e sua vida no Brasil ,onde vive até hoje no Rio De Janeiro. Em 1994 grava o seu primeiro cd no Brasil intitulado Per lê starde caminhando e cantando pela gravadora Leblon Record, e em seguida encontra outra gravadora que propõe fazer outro cd sempre em língua italiana intitulado PRIMO o nome da gravadora é Faixa Nobre de Caxias Do sul RS e as Edições ficam por conta da BMG onde Benny é compositor exclusivo da mesma. Benny depois do lançamento do cd em Joenville, Santa Catarina, se dedica as composições, e junto as parcerias brilhante que ele tem, consegue colocar a primeira música de sua autoria com parceria do grande Carlos Colla ,a música Pra Dizer Bye Bye interpretada pelo cantor Vinicius da SOM LIVRE, saindo no mercado internacional, porque o Vinicius vive entre Portugal e Brasil.mas, o Benny continua as parcerias com nomes famosos como, Carlos Colla, Paulo Sergio Valle, Paulinho Rezende, Toninho Gerais, Toninho Vilas,Reinaldo Arias,Juninho Pelarva, Luciane Monteiro, Antonio Braga e outros. Atualmente Benny acabou de prepara o novo cd,uma cover italiana dos anos 80/90, um cd gravado inteiramente na Itália ,em napoli no studio SCEREARAM de Luigi Esposito,com uma especial participação de grandes músicos italianos e amigos do benny: Bateria: Tony Manbelli ( baterista de Peppino Di Capri ) Bateria: Alfredo buono( baterista de Enzo De Domenico) Bateria: Gino Pisani Baixo : Pippo Matino (A.Minghi,Giorgia,A.Britti,O.Vanoni,ect...)www.pippomatino.comBaixo: Guido Russo (E.Di Domenico,Luna,A.Mingardi ect..) Guitar: Claudio Romano ( Pooh,Di Domenico Luna,ect... ) Guitar : Rocco Zifarelli ( Ennio Morricone ect... ) Piano : Carlo Berton (Maestro de conservatorio napoli) Piano teclados e arranjos :Ciro perna Sax: Annibale Guarino ( eduardo bennato,Enzo Avitabile ect...) Oboe :maestro Nunzio Franza ( Primo Oboe Orchestra San Carlo ) Coro: Anna Ferraro vox em TI LASCERO Coro :Nico Di marzo ( banda I SANGRIA )www.isangria.itTecnico do som e mix: Luigi Espositowww.scerearam.com (studio de gravacao ). Gravado no periodo de Maio e Junho 2006 ,Scafati Napoli Itály. Producido por Benny Esposito .. 

Growing up under the rural thumb of Michigan, I was raised on the old psychedelic rock records my dad insisted on playing. As a teen, I grew tired of the local's undying love of the classic rock scene.

I began to listen to ambient/space radio programs late at night under the stars. I was hooked on the weightless, wondrous feelings of ethereal music. Flash forward to the university years. I was introduced to the marriage of ethereal space music and rock/pop. That was it for me. I began to record/produce tracks that reflected the dreamy feeling that resonated in me when I listened to ambient music. I then graduated from Eastern Michigan University's music program, my major instrument was classical guitar.

Many years later, I am now living in Thailand and I am still completely in love with making music. I am the owner and operator of Black Swan Audio, a top-class music mixing and mastering service where I enjoy producing for artists of all genres.

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