Amina James
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RUBE RICE
DISTANT STARR
RELIC
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LUCKY STAR
RICHARD HEAT
KIOKTANE
JOE BEAN
SUDAN LIFE
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
YES. NATIONWIDE AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Your musical influences
RAKIM, NAS, TALIB KWELI, MOS DEF, COMMON SENSE, LAURYN HILL, XZIBIT, DILATED PEOPLES,TUPAC,JODECI,MARY J BLIGE,ERYKAH BADU, , DA BRAT, AALIYAH ,JILL SCOTT,PATTI AUSTIN, JAMES INGRAM, STEVIE WONDER, BABYFACE, BOYZ II MEN, ETTA JAMES, SWV, XSCAPE, MAHALIA JACKSON, BILLIE HOLIDAY,NAT KING COLE, PILITA CORALES
What equipment do you use?
NONE OF THESE SONGS HAVE BEEN MIXED OR MASTERED.
Anything else?
I PREFER THE MORE CONSCIOUS TYPE OF MUSIC WITH LIVE DRUM SAMPLES AND ALL THAT, BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN OPPOSED TO MAKING CLUB MUSIC, COMMERCIAL SONGS AND GANGSTA RAP!! AS AN ARTIST, I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPERITIVE TO EXPLORE EVERY OUTLET OF CREATIVITY PRESENTED TO YOU. I WELCOME CHALLENGES, AND I AM WILLING TO WRITE ON ANYTHING WITH QUALITY AND SOUL.
THERE IS NO POINT IN BEING TYPE CAST... OR CLOSING THE DOORS TO POSSIBILITES...EVERY AVENUE HAS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN, AND A DIFFERENT PLACE TO DISCOVER. HUMAN BEINGS ARE MUTI-DIMENTIONAL...SOME DAYS WE LIKE TO SWIM IN THE DEEP END..SOME DAYS WE LIKE TO WADE OUR FEET IN THE SHALLOW...
I LIKE TO THINK THAT IT IS ALL A PART OF BEING BALANCED MUSICALLY. THE MORE BALANCED YOU ARE, THE MORE POTENTIAL YOU HAVE TO EVOLVE.
