Musically, his albums have challenged both himself and hip-hop’s standards: While “Good Kid” was a kaleidoscopic take on Lamar’s own life and upbringing in a thoroughly melodic yet hard-hitting musical context, his next album was a deep challenge to his audience: He enlisted a battery of Los Angeles jazz musicians to back him, and while … Read More
Author: John Johnson
New Production – AnonVeda : Savasana (Released Today)
Release: 17 October 2017 – iTunes, Amazon Music, CDBaby Tracks 1-11 Written, arranged and produced by J.W. Johnson Tracks 12-14 Written and arranged by Sydney Ranee’, J.W. Johnson and Adrian Gilmore Tracks 12-14 Produced by J.W. Johnson Recorded September 13th 2017 at Sound Ranch Studios, Bellevue WA, Forward Productions, Los Angeles, CA, and SoundCap Studios, … Read More
Tribute: Prince comic book, released on the late singer’s birthday, June 7th
“Tribute: Prince,” will celebrate the career of the 57-year-old superstar whose music blended jazz, funk, R&B, disco and rock. It is written by Michael L. Frizell and features artwork by Ernesto Lovera and Vincenzo Sansone and published by Storm Entertainment, formerly known as Blue Water Comics.
2001 – A Space Odyssey Lost Score by Alex North
Alex North was commissioned for 2001: A Space Odyssey. His score was discarded by director Stanley Kubrick. North attended the premiere not knowing his score was being cut. The score itself remained unheard until composer Jerry Goldsmith rerecorded it for Varese Sarbande in 1993. In 2007, Intrada Records released world premiere of the original performance of Alex North’s score.
Added to Instagram: GroundSwell – “At Once Lost, All But With A Memory”
Make sure to join us on Instagram at soundranch, and on Twitter at soundranchmusic The Jazz Subversives : GroundSwell – "At Once Lost, All But With A Memory" Recorded at SoundRanch East and West early 2015. Released 20 SEP 2015. Available now on iTunes and on 5ohm.com through 5ohm Records. . . . . … Read More
Soundtrack For 12VA’s BlackLabel Video Demo
SoundRanch scored the music for 12VoltArt’s video demo. Check it out: Here’s the video for it: