Pony Boy and I will be performing and releasing our collaborative EP, Blood.Sweat.Beers. Friday, April 5th at The Old Miami (3930 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48201) for the Blue Collar Gentlemen monthly hip hop event.
It has been another busy year…check out some of the work I was a part of in 2012 with my newest project, Gregorian Mixtape (A Year In Review: 2012) mixed by DJ Dante LaSalle available for FREE DOWNLOAD by clicking on the photo above or using the player below. Enjoy!
Artwork by Blair “DIAL.81” French
#CoOwnaz
Here is the brand new music video for my song “Running Before the Wind” off my latest release, “Fish & Chips”. The video was directed by Josef Petrous and shot entirely in Detroit, MI, mainly around the Cass Corridor area. Fish & Chips is available HERE for digital download as well as limited edition CDs courtesy of United States of Mind.
“Running Before the Wind (Nonstop Remix)” is on its way.
Saturday, September 8th at The Park Bar (2040 Park Ave) in Downtown Detroit, MI with performances by The Definition, Of Mice & Musicians, Mr. Chief, Pony Boy, & MOBiLOGiX along with DJs 2040 and Crate Deezy.
Thanks to United States of Mind and the Head Nod Suite monthly Detroit event, my new instrumental project, Fish & Chips is now available in both a digital format as well as a limited edition double CD that includes a copy of my 2011 release, Liquid Copper (previously digital only). You can stream and/or purchase the album by clicking on the cover art above or via the bandcamp player below. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Eddie Logix - Sea Weeds
preview from my upcoming instrumental album Fish & Chips being released this Saturday, August 18th at Head Nod Suite. Special edition CDs will be available at the show.
Produced and Mixed by Eddie Logix
Mastered by Tenacity
Eddie Logix - The Light House
preview from my upcoming instrumental album Fish & Chips being released this Saturday, August 18th at Head Nod Suite. Special edition CDs will be available at the show.
Produced and Mixed by Eddie Logix
Mastered by Tenacity
Please join us Saturday night, August 18th at Division Gallery in Eastern Market. I will be releasing my new instrumental project, Fish & Chips as part of the Head Nod Suite monthly event showcasing the talents of various producers and DJs. I will be performing a live beat set with some special guests, including Angelica Moross on keyboards. Sounds will be provided by DJ 2040 and Mel Wonder along with another live beat set by Ancient Language (of Phantasmagoria). Fish & Chips CDs will be available at the event with artwork by Aaron Biggs and will also include a bonus limited edition physical copy of my last instrumental project, Liquid Copper. So stock up on tarter sauce and come out to Division for a great night of music. Your attendance and support is greatly appreciated!
United States of Mind in the Building
Detroit is so much deeper than cats understand.
Metasyons ft. W. Draztik – Crack Musik (by usmdet)
Here is the new music video from MidCoast Most for our track, “Plastic Cups” off of our newest release, The Coast Is Clear. The video was directed by United States of Mind affiliate, Josef Petrous with additional camera work by Mike Rosik and features some cameo appearances from our friends and several Michigan artists, djs, producers, etc. The track itself was produced by the beat duo, ill-eKwipt and is available along with the rest of The Coast Is Clear album HERE. We also have a remix version that I produced of the track available for free download HERE. On behalf of MidCoast Most I would like to say thank you to everybody who came out to be a part of this video shoot and especially to Kenny P who let us throw the party at his house…it was fun! So in an attempt to bring back a little taste of that summer madness, fill up your plastic cups and enjoy the newness from the MCM crew.
THERE’S A DINOSAUR AT THE PARTY Y’ALL!!!
Here’s the new music video from Intricate Dialect for a song I produced called “Real M.F.” off of his latest album, “Kemet”. The video was shot and directed Joe Petrous and Ken Brewton and features some cameos from local talents such as Detroit CYDI, CrateDigga, and 2040. If you are not yet up on the brilliance that is “Kemet”, the album is available at a name-your-price rate HERE.
Kemet Hustles Harder!
Whaddup my people.
If you are local to the Detroit area come chill with us this Saturday at the house of Shamrocks. The flyer says it all. As you should know by now, United States of Mind, is a collective that I am honored to be a part of. Shouts have to go to JP from the HP as well. This video he put together to promote the show is genius in my opinion.
If you like that do yourself a favor and check it out the music video for his song “Standing Ovation” below. No matter what you end up doing have a great weekend.
The homie Intricate Dialect has been putting in work on the Michigan hip hop scene for quite some time now and recently released his masterpiece, “Kemet”. It is a concept album deeply rooted in the history and philosophies of Ancient Egypt. I.D.’s lyrics stick close to the Egyptian theme throughout the entire project, but are still relevant to modern-day struggles and ideologies. The unique subject matter brings a refreshing change to the current state of hip hop music and provides the perfect blend of style and intellect.
I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of working on the Kemet album by producing two tracks on the album (Thutmose ID & Real M.F.) along with recording all of I.D.’s vocals. Producer, Shigeto provided the beat for the album’s opening track while Shady EV handled the production for the rest of the project. The album also features appearances from Tree City’s Gen Pop and Idski’s Abolitionist crew members Tenacity and Kadence.
Name your own price and download Kemet HERE
music video for “Real M.F.” coming soon!
Many moons ago before linking up with D. Allie to form our group, Progress Report, I joined another hip hop collective, MidCoast Most. In 2005 we released our first album “Worth the Weight” and since then have continued to make new music and do shows around the Metro-Detroit area as well as other venues across the country. MidCoast Most consists of myself along with J. Walker and Nonsense who were both recently featured on seperate tracks on the Progress Report debut album, Eddie Logix and D. Allie are Progress Report. On Saturday, June 11th 2011 MCM will be celebrating the release of our sophmore album “The Coast Is Clear” at The Pike Room in downtown Pontiac, MI. The release party will feature performances from MidCoast Most backed by Gorilla Funk Mob, United States of Mind (D. Allie’s other hip hop crew), SelfSays, Mobil, and Intricate Dialect. This much anticipated event will also be hosted by RenCen and have DJ 2040 on the wheels of steel throughout the entire night. As a way of saying thank you to the MidCoast Most fans and supporters, we will be giving out a free copy of our new album to everybody who attends the show along with several other giveways via the event’s sponsors which include Aptemal Clothing, Detroit Underground, Pogo Skate Shop, B.D.T. Pipe & Tobacco, 2 Raw 4 FM, Sterling Dental, and Fine Shine Auto Detailing. Come out to the show to help us all celebrate and catch live sets from the two crews responsible for bringing Progress Report to fruition.
click on flyer to purchase presale tickets
Hey Peeps,
I’ll be honest with you. The internet is such a gift and a curse for me. The benefit is it has lowered the cost of entry into the music industry (for me). The curse is that it lowered the cost of entry into the music industry (for all these other cats. lol). I also feel at times it makes connections so much more impersonal. I’d like to consider myself an analog kind of guy trying to fit into a digital age. However, some of the benefits of the internet far outweigh the costs and making a connection on the internet is great when you can actually meet in person.
My email service provider Mad Mimi not only helps me stay in contact with all the people I meet on the internet and my travels, but they also support me and my music specifically. An employee there, Susan, sends me the occasional message of encouragement. If you guys only knew what that meant to a starving artist to receive letters of encouragement perhaps you’d send more (and here I am fishing for words of encouragement/compliments).
Anyways, let me get to the point before I completely bird walk off topic. While I was on tour playing in Chicago Susan came out to the show and I had the pleasure of meeting her and her husband Nick. Nick has a podcast called the Mothpod and he invited me and A. Biggs on the pod to discuss music among other things. If the internet produced more in person meetings like this, then I would personally hug Al Gore for inventing it. Here is the Progress Report / USM interview podcast, if you would like to listen.
P.S. Thanks Susan for the great Mad Mimi customer service!
You can check out the podcast by clicking here!
BlueCollar Gentlemen & USM presents….
W. DRAZTIK & SLEEPY BIGGS “SMOKERS COUGH”
Album Release Party!!!
the lineup looks a little something like this:
W.DRAZTIK & SLEEPY BIGGS (of course)
MIZ KORONA (hell yeah!)
USM (why not?)
MAZ (formerly of Draztik Meazures…. ya know we had to take it back)
& more TBA suprise type shit (c’mon son! it ain’t hip hop if it ain’t last minute)
::::::::::::::::!!IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!:::::::::::::::::::
This album release party will cost you $5 ..oh I know we are getting it in!!!… on your pocket book right!?!? WRONG! we will give you a copy of “SMOKERS COUGH” FREE!
not such a bad deal…right? (it is a full length LP, actual album like artists used to make way back when, pro-pressed like @ a CD factory with saran wrap n shit on it….. not to mention for the sake of the 2 dudes who constructed this smokers cough joint!… 1000’s of their real life & creative hours devoted to making such an outstanding album) so please humor us… $5 got it? lol
USM is motherfuckin recession proof!
not to mention we got alotta love for anybody reading this message right now
we salute you giving a shit
FRIDAY JULY 2ND @ OLD MIAMI 3930 Cass Ave. 21+ $5 10PM-2AM
just a reminder of what your gonna be getting into