Just Blaze + Hudson Mohawke + Araab Muzik + Take + The Blessings

an-ten-nae & 103 Harriet present...
Just Blaze
Hudson Mohawke
Araab Muzik
Take
The Blessings

Friday, March 11th
103 Harriet

103 Harriet and Big Up Magazine present
Just Blaze + Hudson Mohawke + Araab Musik + Take + The Blessings and MORE!


Just Blaze
Just Blaze worked closely with Roc-a-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hits like Cam'ron's "Oh Boy," Jay-Z's "Girls, Girls, Girls," and Beanie Sigel and Freeway's "Rock the Mic." He worked closely with Roc-a-Fella's other in-house producer, Kanye West, on the label's many albums released during this same period. And like West, he developed a trademark knack for using old-school soul samples in unique ways for his hooks. Besides the Roc-a-Fella stable of rappers, Just Blaze also produced tracks for big-name East Coast rappers such as Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, DMX, and Fabolous. By the turn of the century, he'd become one of the rap industry's leading producers, along with Timbaland, the Neptunes, and Swizz Beatz.103 Harriet is pleased to bring you a tour de force of the best classic and future thinking hip hop music. Flying in from New York for this special appearance, Just Blaze will grace the stage doing a live set showcasing more than a decade plus of original productions. He'll be playing live drums alongside...

Hudson Mohawke (LIVE)
Hudson Mohawke aka Hud Mo is a co-founder of LuckyMe and a producer who is helping define a new era for Hip Hop & Electronic music. And that’s not schmutz imposed by us here – sometimes it is like everyone bar us is talking about him in quotables. Press talk like’… Hud Mo is the most exciting producer of our time’. The music was not caused by a preconceived plan to change the game. Well, maybe in his dreams. But Hud Mo was a youg bedroom producer in a town known for every music bar rap. We first worked hung out in 2002 and of course, we had no idea that his indulgence in hardcore, techno, prog, fusion and electro would capture so much attention. At the Toronto Red Bull Music Academy 07 he was announced by Steve Beckett as a signing to Warp records.Since then he’s been released the acclaimed Polyfolk Dance &then his debut album Butter. He’s toured the world 4 times over and played all sizes of shows in all continents. His latest news, besides the incredible new LP and EP he’s working on for Warp, has been all his behind the desk studio production for hype young bands like Egyptian Hip Hop and the ever present rumour mill of major label hip hop. Y’all saw the Chris Brown video right? Let’s just ride together and see what happens.
 
Araab Musik (LIVE)
If you were to Google the name AraabMuzik, you would discover a lot of video's showing this music producer hammering on an MPC as if he was Travis Barker on the drums. With his fast rhythmic touches on the machine - while donning a New Era fitted, some might call it poetry in motion, others might say it's suicide on an MPC, but for this producer it's just another day on the job.
 
TAKE aka Sweatson Klank
10 year veteran and godfather of the LA beat scene, Take continues to dominate the leftfield beat world with a top productions and remixes. His style has become established alongside figures like Ras G, Onra or Nosaj Thing of late with a blend of electro-leaning synthlines and lop-sided beats nudged with that sun-drenched LA flavour. Playing mainstages at Coachella and all over Europe, come get learned.
 
The Blessings
The Blessings are Dom Sum & Fine Art. Founding members of LuckyMe alongside Mike Slott and Hudson Mohawke. A melting pot of 90′s kid influence: New Jack Swing, RnB, Electronica, Garage & Deep House all getting processed by the crystal sound of contemporary Hip Hop & RnB. With their debut “Galaxy High” on the Dutch tastemaker Nod Navigatgors, they step out from behind the scenes of LuckyMe to bring their own 6 track selection of glistening melody, thumping drum programming and swagger.

Supporting these giants will be the Change The Beat crew- Dials, Centipede, and Cititzen 10.




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