ONE TO WATCH: Jay Alpha
Brooklyn beatmaker Jay Alpha is our One To Watch.
Tag: One to Watch
ONE TO WATCH: KJ Palmer
Nottingham rapper/sound engineer KJ Palmer is our One To Watch. KJ Palmer is a Nottingham based rapper and sound engineer who is producing what I can only describe as his own brand of aural art. His debut track, a collaboration with another Nottingham rapper Kai, is called Manslaughter and has already received airplay on BBC …
One To Watch: Ella Martini
Meet Ella Martini, a 19-year-old soul singer/songwriter from Oxford and our One To Watch. After getting to the final of “Live and Unsigned” at the age of 15, Ella Martini began gigging around the UK. Her natural flow of positive energy on stage has landed her support slots for the likes of Jess Glynne, MNEK and Nizlopi’s …
ONE TO WATCH: Haze Beatz
Haze Beatz is our One To Watch bringing us some dope hydroponic-boom-bap-sonics.
ONE TO WATCH: MNSTRMKK
Finnish producer MNSTRMKK is our One To Watch. I check my Soundcloud account every so often to find new music and see if anyone has followed me (indulgent, I know). It just so happened someone had followed me but upon further inspection, it was clear their music more than worthy of a spot on Sampleface. …
One To Watch: MUNOZ
Our One To Watch is Chicago producer MUNOZ. After listening through a couple of tracks by MUNOZ, my first question was: how the hell is this kid only 17? Hailing from Chicago, MUNOZ’s style takes its cue from the schools of Flying Lotus and Madlib with its disregard to audible cleanliness and tight rhythms. While …
ONE TO WATCH: Mr Slim
London’s Mr Slim is our One To Watch. There are certain styles when it comes to sampling. You could go for the rough unkempt loops or chop them up and rearrange them. Alternatively, you can take it back to the old school and layer them up bar by bar. Mr Slim, however, mixes those methods …
ONE TO WATCH: Lily McKenzie
South London’s own Lily McKenzie is our One To Watch. London is full to the brim with immense talent and one of those underground stars is Lily Mckenzie, a singer/songwriter and pianist. After a string of releases, she has dropped her latest EP “Support Machine” featuring fellow South Londoner Giggs. The Brit School alumnus has gone from …
ONE TO WATCH: Howie Wonder (aka Rhythum)
Canada’s Howie Wonder aka Rhythum is our One To Watch.
ONE TO WATCH: The Music Snobs
Music podcast The Music Snobs is our One To Watch. I’ve throwing a curve ball with the latest selection for One To Watch in that I haven’t chosen an artist or producer. The Music Snobs is a podcast dedicated to the discussion and deconstruction of musicians and their output, past and present. This is something …