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B-Digga is a Washington, D.C. based Composer-Producer, Founder and CEO of B-Digga Productions. He is committed to locating the best in urban talent and nurturing it through creative collaboration. Not a manager or financially motivated "talent scout", B-Digga is focused solely on the creation of works of artistic excellence by bringing out the best in the artists he works with and bringing his own eclectic musical vision to bear on the material that they have to offer. A self-taught musician and producer, he brings a deep knowledge of music history along with a natural gift for musical composition to the creation of modern urban-genre material that is fresh and unique, yet firmly rooted in the great American musical traditions of the past.Band/artist history
I have worked with and/or produced the following artists (in chronological order):
Tamika Jones (Neo-Soul, Acid Jazz, Dance, Hip Hop, R&B)
Black Indian a.k.a. Joshua Paul (Hip Hop)
E.R.K. - Earth's Recognized King (Hip Hop)
Multi (Neo-Soul, Acid Jazz, Hip Hop)
W. Ellington Felton (Neo-Soul, Acid Jazz, Hip-Hop)
Flex Mathews (Hip Hop)
DJ P-Nyce (Hip Hop)
Priest Da Nomad (Hip Hop)
Cy Young (Hip Hop)
Asheru (Hip Hop)
y.u. (Hip Hop)
Ethan Spalding - Violet Sez Five (Hip Hop, Rock)
Strap (Hip Hop)
Kaze (Hip Hop)
Lora Lee (Neo-Soul, R&B)
Tia (Neo-Soul, R&B)
Jasmine (Neo-Soul, R&B)
K - Brown Cleva Records (Hip Hop)
Myke P. (Acid Jazz, Neo Soul, Hip Hop, Dance)
DJ Sharkey (Hip Hop, Go Go, Rock)
Curly and the Rocket (Rock)
Katrina (R&B)
Message Basek (Hip Hop, Radio)
Sean Blak (Hip Hop)
Mohamed - the General Black (Hip Hop)
Alison Crockett (Acid Jazz, Neo Soul)
Ant Jax (Hip Hop)
Ben Grimm/Hakiym and D (Hip Hop)Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes I do play live. A special moment was playing the Capital Fringe Festival in July 2008, where I presented a multimedia performance consisting of my original video compositions projected on a screen behind the performers (Tamika Jones, E.R.K. and Black Indian). This was fun, and I'd like to do it again.
Your musical influences
A Tribe Called Quest (Ali Shaheed Mohamed), The Roots, Gangstarr (DJ Premier), Mobb Deep, EPMD, MF Doom, Jay Dee, Madlib, Public Enemy, NWA, and others too numerous to mention.What equipment do you use?
I own a full studio, in which I use:
HARDWARE:
VISION Digital Audio Workstation computer
MacBook Pro 17" laptop
Dell UltraSharp 2001FP Flat Panel LCD monitors (2 units)
Focusrite Liquid Channel Preamp and A/D converter
Focusrite Liquid Mix Multi-Compressor and Equalization Emulator
Ensoniq EPS16+ MIDI Keyboard and Sampler
Roland Juno 60 Synthesizer
Frontera I-Cove external SCSI removable media hard drive
MUSE Receptor Unix PC
Metric Halo Mobile IO 2882 + DSP external firewire soundcard
Aardvark Q10 external soundcard
MOTU 828 828 MKII external firewire soundcard
M-Audio Ozone MIDI Controller and External USB soundcard
Steinberg Midex 8
Edirol UM-1X USB to MIDI converter
TC Firewire Powercore Effects Processor
Glyph firewire GT050 180gig hard drives (7 units)
Glyph Netdrive USB-Firewire 200 GB hard drive
Blue Mouse Microphone
Rode NTK Microphone and Preamp
Oktava MK 219 Microphone
Oktava MK 319 Microphone
AudioTechnica 4033 Microphone
Shure SM57 Microphone
Beyer Dynamic M69( C) Microphone
SPL Transient Designer audio processor
BBE 882I Sonic Maximizer
BBE 422A (2 units)
ART Pro MPA Preamp
Symetrix 525 Compressor/Limiter
Alesis Dual 1/3 Octave Precision Equalizer
Rocktron Hush IICX Noise Reduction System
Yamaha SPX900 Professional Multi-Effect Processor
Roland R-8 Human Rhythm Composer MIDI Drum Machine
Digital Metronome
Tannoy system 1200 monitor pair
Event 20/20 monitor pair
JBL L100 Century monitor pair
Auralex foam monitor acoustic insulators (3 units)
Mackie Bigknob Mixer
Mackie 1202 VLZ Pro Mixer
Niles SVL-4AB Speaker Selection /Volume Control System
Re'an/ AP Audio Patchbay System (48 i/o)
Mackie M-800 Professional Power Amplifier
Furman IT Reference Discrete Symmetrical Power Supply
APC Back UPS Pro Uninterruptible Power Supply (3 units)
Kenwood KD-3070 Turntable
Technics SL 1300 Turntable
Technics Direct Drive Automatic SL-D3 Turntable
Marantz Professional CD Recorder CDR300
Parasound PPH100 Preamplifiers (2 units)
GoVideo DVD Recorder and VCR VR3930
Sony Portable Minidisc Recorder MZ-MH1
RCA SCT 550 Full Logic Controlled Stereo Cassette Deck
Teac A6300 Professional Reel to Reel Tape Recorder
Syquest EZ-Drive External Removable Media Hard Drive
Iomega Jaz Drive External Removable Media Hard Drive
Westell Prospeed DSL Modem
NetGear FM114P Prosafe Wireless Firewall/Print Sever
Netgear FS105 Fast Ethernet Switch
Orange Micro OrangeCombo USB/Firewire PCMCIA card for laptops
USB Hubs (2 Units)
KVR Switches (2 Units)
Cables (Firewire, USB, Audio, Microphone, Digital Audio, etc.)
Multi-outlet surge suppressors, misc. power cables,
Digital Camera
SOFTWARE:
Steinberg Cubase 4 (2 copies)
Steinberg Wavelab 5.0
Ableton Live 7
Celemony Melodyne Studio 3
Waves Diamond Bundle
Native Instruments Komplete 4
Propellerheads Recycle
Propellerheads Reason
Arkaos Grand VJ and Arkaos VJ MIDI
Various video conversion and ripping tools
Bias Peak 4
Fxpansion BFD
FXpansion BFD XFL
FXpansion BFD Deluxe
FXpansion BFD 8BK
FXpansion BFD Jazz and Funk
Garritan Jazz and Big Band Instrument Collection
Ilio Saxaphones
Ilio Epic horns
Ilio Vienna Harps
Ilio Vienna Concert Guitars
Steinberg Groove Agent
Steinberg Halion
Spectrasonics Atmosphere
Spectrasonics Stylus
Spectrasonics Trilogy
Motu Mach 5 (Mac and Windows copies purchased separately)
Yellow Tools Culture
Yellow Tools Majestic
Yellow Tools Candy
Yellow Tools Independence
Motu Digital Performer 4
Acid Pro
UltraFocus Ultimate Soundbank
Applied Acoustic Systems Lounge Lizard
IK Multimedfia T-Racks Mastering Processors
E-Labs Obsession
Zero-G Altered States
Antares Auto-Tune
BBE Sonic Maximizer VST PlugAnything else?
Here are reviews from dctheatrescene.com and the Washington City Paper:
dctheaterscene.com review:
B-Digga Presents
July 20th, 2008 by
Miranda Hall
B-Digga Presents
Reviewed by Miranda Hall
"Man, I forgot the Fringe was a theatre festival," shrugged the rapper E.R.K. as he jauntily took stage Saturday afternoon. "I'm music," he laughed. "Well alright. Here we go."
His casual entrance - hopping from the front row onto the stage - topped the second half of B-Digga's handpicked concert, now playing at Fort Fringe. His introduction was apt: let's just get together and create something. Dismissing the boundaries of genre, B-Digga Presents illuminated and syncopated the thrill of explosive art. Theatre or not, it doesn't get much more Fringe than that.
Rippling beneath the Festival's signature white Baldacchino, B-Digga's fluid amalgams of acid jazz, funk, neo-soul, and hip hop glided seamlessly beneath the trills and beats of songstress Tamika Jones and rappers E.R.K., y.u., and Enjay. Audience members swayed with cold drinks in hand as psychedelic video projections guided them through the entrancing numbers. Even the persistent sunlight seemed to relax as it spilled through the tent's open flaps.
Though relationship dilemmas topped the agenda, many of the songs celebrated a refreshing social progressivism with calls to end racial inequality and corporate monopolies. The concert began with an improvised jam from pianist Myke P, whose loose, upbeat song welcomed the audience into the show like old friends. Ms. Jones soon joined Mr. P onstage to enchant with her blithe and gracious voice. Clad in turquoise, purple, and orange, she glowed with a bold resilience as she sang about the transcendent powers of music. When E.R.K, y.u., and Enjay took the stage after this goddess of cool, they continued her message with lyrics like "don't do it for the payday, do it for the love."
Though the performer-to-audience ratio struck close to equilibrium - a shame for such a lively concert - the artists animated their work with a purpose and sincerity that showed no concern for the size of the crowd.
Running Time: 60 minutes Tickets: B-Digga Presents Remaining Shows: Sat, July 26 at 6:30 . Sun, July 27 at 5 Where: The Baldacchino at Fort Fringe, 607 New York Ave, NW
Washinton City Paper review:
B-Digga Presents'
Posted by Majeedah Johnson on Jul. 19, 2008, at 3:08 pm
B-Digga Presents
The BaldacchinoRemaining Performances:
Saturday, July 19 @ 5 PM
Saturday, July 26 @ 6:30 PM
Sunday, July 27 @ 5 PM
They Say: "A multimedia extravaganza! B-Digga's groundbreaking music with live performance and vocals by some of D.C.'s finest artists, with accompanying video and computer generated imagery. The music will be progressive hip-hop, soul and acid jazz-material that's intelligent and thought provoking but also crowd-engaging, danceable, and guaranteed to groove! "Majeedah's Take: Focusing on the music and messages of B-Digga's lineup, audience members received a healthy dosage of entertaining and engaging hip-hop. Although I was unsure when the show actually began, until then audience members were entertained by dancing bodies, moving kaleidoscopes and brilliantly colored abstract images featured on a projection screen. This provided a backdrop to the opening instrumentals.
Ms. Tamika Jones, accompanied by fellow singers Shareeta and Eric, opened the first set with a series of eclectic tunes with thoughtful and upbeat lyrics. Songs such as "Back to Life," "You and Me" and "Runnin" are reminiscent of a DJ Spinna extended mix or a Future Sound of Jazz compilation album. As Ms. Jones sang about lost love and self-determination, I was reminded of a new age Nina Simone or an Ursula Rucker.
MC Black Indian demonstrated his versatility and maturity with witty and humorous rhymes on topics ranging from gentrification and real estate woes in the DC metro area to increasing food and gas prices to the current presidential election. An ode to hip hop was performed over a tantalizing and smooth beat that any Wu Tang member or Stones Throw MC would salivate over. MC Enjay blessed the crowd with a meaty freestyle to close out the set.
Sometimes the idea of intelligent hip hop and R&B conjures thoughts of hokiness or contrived happiness. Not the case with B-Digga's performers. Each song was cleverly matched with the performer. The messages are wholesome and something to which each audience member can relate. The diversity of topics covered will allow for the featured artists to be appreciated and favored at a variety of venues. The performance illustrates their devotion to great music with a positive message. See it if: You like good music.
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Good song. Keep it up. Check out my beats?