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Later at the Renaissance Jan 19 2010 | Qool DJ Marv Live @ The Red Rooster
January 21, 2012 11:52 AM PST
From the night when President Obama was speaking at the Apollo Theater and sang Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/obama-al-green-apollo-theater_n_1218070.html http://redroosterharlem.com/events/552/the-renaissance-thursdays/ i feel so good today
http://marcussamuelsson.com/news/a-look-at-the-global-street-food-dj-qool-dj-marv Savoir Fare Prologue | Qool DJ Marv @ RR January 14 | Regal Weekend 2012
January 15, 2012 03:16 PM PST
Recorded during Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend 2012 around 39:40 in this mix from earlier the other day, Q-Tip rhymes: "Now look at our lives, they so colorful
http://redroosterharlem.com/events/760/savoir-fare-saturdays/ "Qool DJ Marv blends an array of musical genres and moods, serving you a taste of the inclusive eclecticism embraced by the Red Rooster. From peaceful and dreamy in the morning to family affair funky into the twilight, musical themes to savor are love, happiness, and togetherness." Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/saragi/ Savoir Fare | Qool DJ Marv @ RR January 14 | Regal Weekend 2012
January 14, 2012 07:08 PM PST
Recorded during Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend 2012 THE WAY It IS
http://redroosterharlem.com/events/760/savoir-fare-saturdays/ Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/saragi/ Any Given THURSDAY LATEly - QDJM @ RedRooster December 15 2011
December 19, 2011 01:10 PM PST
The sound of the last 2 hours of Thursday nights (7:30pm-12:30am) at Red Rooster in Harlem: The RH Factor (Roy Hargrove featuring Renee Nuefville) - Universe ("Bigga Than You Know It Is" Mix)
http://redroosterharlem.com/about/ + http://marcussamuelsson.com/news/a-look-at-the-global-street-food-dj-qool-dj-marv Saturday Love, Love
December 19, 2011 08:21 AM PST
A glimpse of the mind the melts music like butter. Come take a ride one Saturday afternoon, and get full off of the flavors to savor. Savoir faire is palatable at the Red Rooster, all the time. This time, 11:30am-4pm, Saturday December 17th 2011 Marc Dorsey - People In Search Of A Life
Benny Munomuno - My Child In Africa Atlas Mix
Max Romeo - Lucky Old Sun
Uptown Funk Empire - I'm A Manchild
Creative Source - You Can't Hide love
Mr Scruff /Andreya Triana - Hold On
Beginning Of The End - And She Made Me PRomise
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
http://redroosterharlem.com/about/ + http://marcussamuelsson.com/news/a-look-at-the-global-street-food-dj-qool-dj-marv mind on my honey and my honey on my mind
November 06, 2011 08:10 PM PST
recorded between 12:30 & 2:30pm @ 310 lenox avenue, ny, ny first song - angelic
with the dj area in the front window, looking outside is all i do what you hear is more about what i see, outside that's not the sidewalk in front of 310 lenox, however, that's what I was seeing imagination in action, live and on display every saturday photo taken october 28 2011 on an overlook in san gimignano in the tuscany region of italy by http://www.flickr.com/photos/saragi/ Easy Like Saturday M'afternoon - Lulling You Awake
October 20, 2011 08:12 AM PDT
Starting in the morning, at 11:30am, chill's been approved. Chew your food slow so that you can TASTE it. Nice sounding overhead speakers makes this a surround sound cloud of ease into your day music. Ever changing selections guarantee that no matter when you stop by, you'll hear another variation on these themes. Another reason why I record and share - these are one shot sets. What you hear here is what was done on October 15, 2011 from 11:30am til about 1:45pm. You do not need to make reservations to enjoy Saturday brunch at Red Rooster, your next best reason to check out Saturday afternoon brunch at Red Rooster is the soulful soundscape created by Qool DJ Marv. While enjoying a multitude of flavor, you will notice that Marv blends an array of genres and moods, serving you a taste of the inclusive eclecticism embraced by the Red Rooster. The themes of the groove are love, happiness, and universal togetherness and that energy is in the air all afternoon long in the form of Jazz, Soul, R&B, and Lounge/Electronic music. This is the last of the three part teaser glimpse listen in for a while. These need to marinate and seep until you are hungry for more. You are welcome to stop on by. Lulling You Awake Ethiopia (Neon Fusion Mix) - Pan Electric
Teaser One, Thursday night intro: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-16T12_26_15-07_00 Teaser Two, Later Saturday Afternoon: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-17T20_52_13-07_00 http://redroosterharlem.com/ + http://marcussamuelsson.com/news/a-look-at-the-global-street-food-dj-qool-dj-marv 3:39-4:01pm at the RRoo | Oct 15 '11 | Qool DJ Marv LIVE
October 17, 2011 02:50 PM PDT
RRoo = Red Rooster Harlem This is the last hour+ of the Saturday afternoon musical odyssey that I like to call the Buttamilk Brunch. More than a restaurant, Red Rooster is a place to be. Adding to the already flavorful flavor and setting up the twilight and the night. You can catch DJ Cosi on the Saturday nightshift. Servings to savor: Edit The Edit Two Sides of Sympathy - Greg Wilson
You do not need to make reservations to enjoy Saturday brunch at Red Rooster, your next best reason to check out Saturday afternoon brunch at Red Rooster is the soulful soundscape created by Qool DJ Marv. While enjoying a multitude of flavor, you will notice that Marv blends an array of genres and moods, serving you a taste of the inclusive eclecticism embraced by the Red Rooster. The themes of the groove are love, happiness, and universal togetherness and that energy is in the air all afternoon long in the form of Jazz, Soul, R&B, and Lounge/Electronic music. You can hear how this day started and wonder how it got from there to here:
October 08, 2011 05:48 AM PDT
The music speaks for me because no words can describe this great night in my life. A convergence of everything excellent, a night where I played music at an HBO event for Harry Belafonte at the restaurant & lounge Red Rooster. Immense gratitude to all that made that possible - especially to those who made the possibility of my Mom joining me at this celebration of the screening of the Susanne Rostock documentary on the triumphs and trials of Harry Belafonte's life. That's my Mom in the picture and now you can see where my smile comes from - you have her to thank for all of this music. http://www.singyoursongthemovie.com/ The monumental music for a pinnacle moment: Quintessence - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
Tomorrow - Brothers Johnson
Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte
For What It's Worth - The Voices Of East Harlem
The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway I Got Rhythm - Lena Horne
Oblighetto - "Brother" Jack McDuff My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
Harlem Shuffle - Booker T. & The M.G.'S
Oh, I Got Plenty of Nothin' - Harry Belafonte
I Know A Place - Petula Clark Turn The World Around - Harry Belafonte Take 5 - George Benson
I Do Adore Her - Harry Belafonte
Love And Peace - Quincy Jones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtu4Jeu0kE + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9CHdRFyM48 + http://www.history.com/shows/king/videos/harry-belafonte-memories-of-mlk#harry-belafonte-memories-of-mlk + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oOQUsu73Jw + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MruG888gH50 + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khvj_woF64A&feature=related + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4VoRJUgpmQ Live at the debut of Renaissance At Red Rooster in Harlem
September 16, 2011 11:50 AM PDT
37 minutes of 5 hours because Red Rooster may do something a bit more 'official' with music via podcast or compilations. This is the opening portion of the debut of The Renaissance at Red Rooster in Harlem. Multi-dimensional international artful sounds of style, grace, groove, romance and uplift rise to the top every Thursday at Renaissance at the Red Rooster. Imaginatively mixed music intuitively selected by an opal of a DJ and coolest of the cool, Qool DJ Marv. Marv will entice you all night long with his opulent and diverse selection of excellent eclectic Jazz & Soul rooted music from around the world. Please join us on Thursdays for a retro-nuevo celebration of stepping up and stepping out with flair and smarts. The Harlem Renaissance redux at the Red Rooster. (about using word Opal: http://www.macsopals.com/shakespeares-sonnets-opal-reference/ + http://www.ethiopiaopals.com/) Feel the vibe? Come through and feel it for real sometimes. No velvet rope no vip section no bottle service, just flavors! Every Thursday from 7pm-12 midnight. The best of the coolest Beats, Jazz, & Soul in my collection, for you. Electric Counterpoint III - Steve Reich Stockport Carnival - Mr. Scruff Do You Dig YOU? - Kamal The Abstract a/k/a Q-Tip For Your Love - Clara Hill Elevate - Mark Rae & ARP We Hear You - Luke Vibert Shall We Sing - Mix n Blend & Fletcher featuring Sindi Music Takes Me Up - Mr. Scruff & Alice Russell Minty - Outside http://redroosterharlem.com/ + http://marcussamuelsson.com/news/a-look-at-the-global-street-food-dj-qool-dj-marv Love'nTruth&Hope'n
August 30, 2011 01:35 PM PDT
This is like an R&B mix, except at house music tempo. Modern day R&B songs about love & relationships, you have to admit, a lot of heartache & gripe...well, it is Rhythm & BLUES. Turn on the radio and the guys are saying, in effect, 'come here freak-ho-b*tch-gold-digger (& sometimes lady), shake it wiggle it and let me do that thing to you,' and the ladies are answering, "If I'm all that and just SOMETIMES a lady, then you need to know that you only getting this because you buy me these (insert shoe-bag-hair-vacation-car-rent). I don't need you anyway, dog...yeah I know about her. You must not know about me, I got this." Essentially. With few exceptions. http://vimeo.com/28297270 This is an R&B conversation too. The mature version. The down here on the ground version. Let us listen in on this couple's house: Said he, "A Day Without U - Osunlade" Answered she...with a reaction by him, "My Reflection (Original) - Osunlade" Then he lays it on the line and tells her what he really thinks, "Angel - Liquideep" She heard, but had to confess, "Closer I Get (Club Mix) - Marie St. James" With words like those coming from her, they moved the conversation from the kitchen to a room where they could relax. You know what they say men think about every x amount of moments? "All Night Long (Album) - Mood II Swing" She's flattered and it feels so good to be wanted but she's got something else to say, "Stay Together (Original Vocal Mix) - Barbara Tucker" His eyes tell her that he understands as he reaffirms why he is where he is, "Girl of My Dreams (Timmy Regisford & Adam Rios Remix) - Peven Everett" Still, however, she wants to makes sure that they both understand, the "Same Thing (Feat. Maiya James] - Osunlade" Always the dreamer, he likes that she listens to his aspirations, both realistic and fantastic, "Butterfly (Ron Trent's Musicandpower Remix) - Osunlade" All she can do is, "Hope - Dee Mac" Because every time she gets close to feeling like it's real, them hims of the past changed lyrics, "Love Song [A Feliciano Ricanstruction Remix] - Nadirah Shakoor" And he does too, but his lyrics are about trying harder to make it better, "The Better Life (Muzikman Edition) - Georg Levin" She & he, they go to bed.... (D stands for DREAM in this story), "Tha D - Karizma" In the morning, he loves the way she wakes him up, "Good Morning - Karizma featuring Monique Bingham" --- --- --- Love'nTruth&Hope'n / both imagined and practiced by Qool DJ Marv Don't you wish? If you wish to hear that LOVE ON TOP on another live set, you can do so by clicking this: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-07-01T12_33_54-07_00 HBO's Boardwalk Empire Season 2 Premiere Party | September 14 2011
September 23, 2011 03:40 PM PDT
On this evening at the Waldorf Astoria, I transformed from Qool DJ Marv into the entertainer of the entertainers, Rainey Purple & the BlackerBerry Sweet Juice Orchestra. I only had to imagine what it would be like to be at a party in the 1920s. What would be the feel of an evening out? Back then, that was going to the club. http://theurbandaily.com/tv/jbarrow/qool-dj-marv-is-hbos-secret-weapon-video/ Outstanding musicianship abounds. A special thank you to spectacular pianist Peter Mintun. Every time that he took the stage, the stage was set for a change in energy and feeling. And thanks to HBO who, thankfully, confidently, feel that I'am able to envision their vision for the evening and deliver the musical atmosphere, no matter what the style or era. Imagination...action! Ellington Medley - Peter Mintun
Cotton Club is one of my favorite movies so there are a couple of songs from that soundtrack, wanted to play this but already had two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9nOjTbdPKQ http://www.hbo.com/#/boardwalk-empire/
December 03, 2011 07:58 PM PST
This mix is found at the links listed but downloading it requires a little more effort than clicking the download button that you see here on this page. http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/09/27/africa-in-your-earbuds-3-qool-dj-marv-reach/ http://www.okayplayer.com/news/okayafrica-audio-africa-in-your-earbuds-3-qool-dj-marv.html Copy/paste of the gab: With Africa In Your Earbuds #3: REACH, Qool DJ Marv delivers a 75-minute deep house mix inspired by his experiences at Croatia’s SunceBeat and The Garden music festivals. He threw us names like Larry Heard, Tony Humphries, Lil Louis & The World, Theo Parrish, Karizma, DJ Spen, and Osunlade as major influences on what he calls his “Africa dipped piece of musical information.” On the title of his mix, Marv explains: From a multidimensional wide-angle lens perspective, REACH can mean the reach of Africa’s rhythms, global, or REACH can mean my hand reaching for yours for the solidarity soul shake. REACH is a directive to reflect and envision, then go for yours with pride. Blood, DNA, or internet wires, we are one – uthando (= affection). New Yorkers: catch Qool DJ Marv live at Harlem’s Red Rooster every Thursday evening from 7pm-12 midnight and every Saturday afternoon from 11:30am-4:00pm. And big up to Underdog for the (always) dope artwork! http://underdogflyers.blogspot.com/2011/09/client-okayafrica-africa-in-your.html Uthando (Shun Tyger Evasion Remix) – Deejay Echo Deep ft Mam Mahlaba (South Africa)
August 03, 2011 12:28 PM PDT
On a boat as a part of a summer music festival called SunceBeat put together by the people behind Southport Weekender is a heck of a place to debut my house music sets. Especially as the opener on a boatride that included two Chicago house music legends Anthony Nicholson (http://www.5chicago.com/features/june2011/anthony-nicholson/) and Boo Williams (http://www.touchofsoul.fr/artist.php?id_mix=54&id_dj=31). During introductions, I told them that I was "the freshman around these parts, so I'm gonna go 'head and start." Anthony said, "Do you my brother." {} = mental notes {I was} - Nervous Track (another word for Introduction and/or Statement of Purpose} - Preamble {putting that last thought into words} - Give A Little Love {it was kinda cloudy at this point + a Chaka's vocal from Clouds gave the groovers a familiar voice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xADrCKYUEcc} - In Da Clouds {but then after a few nautical miles, it got real pretty and blue sky like} - Paradise {now a groove with some nice organ going on, headspace to move, from da clouds to da club, telepathic thanks to Shelter NYC} - At the Club {in the middle of the sea atmosphere so nice, letting it breathe so they can soak it all in, strings feel like the breeze felt} - Sleazy E {hip hop that flows in me says hello, shout out to some my favorites, Dilla, Q-Tip, MJ... - Move http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFV3udkjUk&feature=related = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhumw8f_SB4&feature=fvwrel = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQY-uzzm7GA {ok, y'all had that space to groove while taking in the sights. now, sparking Blaze, I'm talking to you party people} - My Beat {nod to GSH, T-Connection, and some benevolent advice} - Do What You Want To Do {to my brother Dewey who loves the source of this bassline and horn sample, I knew it was Friday, but when those vocals escalate, felt like Sunday - also shout out to RubNTug for their versions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JsRFLFgno0&feature=artist} - Sunday Shoutin' Special Shout out to my brothers Stormin Norman and DJ Cosi of Sundae Sermon family in Harlem, NYC too! http://www.sundaesermon.com/ {cornerstone POV} - Respect Yourself {right about now, after feeling good about setting a nice tone for the gents from Chicago, I'm feeling like} - It's All Good {new friends and old pals, family, loves, musical gods & goddesses} - Inspiration Thanks to http://www.suncebeat.com/#/http://www.suncebeat.com/?page_id=860 + http://www.suncebeat.com/ + http://www.southportweekender.co.uk/ --- Beach Stage set here: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-08-04T15_11_50-07_00 In The Middle Of It All - Qool DJ Marv LIVE Southport Weekender's SunceBeat2 Beach Stage on July 30 2011
August 04, 2011 02:12 PM PDT
Feeling very very good about my house set debut on the boat ride, I just let it flow here, matching the atmosphere of a stage perched over the sea with blue sky late day sun headed toward twilight time. Smack dab in the middle of a relentless lineup, another run through a different set of songs and sounds aimed to uplift, give thanks, transport, ignite love and make your body rock. Sunshine Touched The Sky Bring It Back Space and Time (Clear My Mind) The Bottle (Don't Have To Be You) A Little More Love Be Free Nitzi Supernatural Vega 3 Scattmasters Love Is What You Need (Look Ahead) Music In Me (Come Alive) Don't Change Girl Of My Dreams --- Boat ride set here: (http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-08-03T14_00_23-07_00) Thanks to http://www.suncebeat.com/#/http://www.suncebeat.com/?page_id=860 + http://www.suncebeat.com/ + http://www.southportweekender.co.uk/ Qool DJ Marv on Underground Railroad on WBAI 99.5 with hosts G-Man & Jay Smooth 1997
November 18, 2011 01:44 PM PST
A peek at the early years of Qool DJ Marv's instinctive journey on the paths of rhythms. Live on-air in New York City doing his all inclusive thing on a Hip Hop & Beats Worldwide set. The show is, not was, because it is still on...is called the Underground Railroad and this one's hosted by Jay Smooth and G-man. DJs Avee, 3D, Monk-One, Emskee, & Spinna are a few of the hands on decks who provided the live DJ touch to this go with the flow with what you know kind of WBAI 99.5 FM New York City and surrounding areas show. From 1997. No tracklisting because I announce it at 35 minutes in. Pictured: left handed G-Man to the left, then left handed Marv, 14 years present Jay Smooth - http://illdoctrine.com/ G-Man - http://themightygman.podomatic.com/ Underground Railroad - http://www.hiphopmusic.com/ Qool moment (but sorry file is gone) - http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2003/11/new_mp3_audio_exclusive_jayz_f.html DJ Spinna - http://djspinna.com/ DJ Emskee - http://djemskee.podomatic.com/ + http://thegoodpeople.bandcamp.com/track/who-it-is-feat-emskee Monk-One https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Monk-One/31122698122?sk=wall + http://nyctrust.com/ DJ 3D - https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-3D/149322441180?sk=wall DJ Avee - http://djavee.blogspot.com/ + http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/14/suite903-dj-dj-avee/ Qool DJ Marv Live at the HBO Series Entourage 8th Season Premiere Party at New York's Natural History Museum
July 20, 2011 09:29 PM PDT
Recorded July 19 2011 - Qool DJ Marv Live at the HBO Series Entourage 8th Season Premiere Party at New York's Natural History Museum. Wanted to get this out in time for fans of the show to enjoy as a warm up to the 8th and final season. Moving and grooving, promise you a track listing in a little bit. This is one way to get a feel for what one of these parties is like. Be there with your ears and eavesdrop the beats. OPEN format low pro free style. http://startraksphoto.com/site/Gallery/Gallery.aspx?ev=E3CE6FA53C1&ps=30&ix=0&ct=All&tm=3 http://www.hbo.com/#/entourage Mixed on 2 Technic Turntables, 2 Pioneer CDJ 2000s, 1 Pioneer DJM-900. No Serato used on this or any of my sets. "You ain't got no Weezy in Serato?" Kanye West (from 2nd song in this set)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/fashion/at-entourage-premiere-dudes-at-the-end-of-an-era-scene-city.html?_r=1 + http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/07/20/fashion/20110721-scene.html?ref=fashion Qool DJ Marv Live at the Garden Zadar | Garden Festival in Croatia | July 10 2011
July 14, 2011 05:33 AM PDT
Thank you Garden Festival Family! http://www.thegardenfestival.eu/en/programme/artists/qool-dj-marv/
This set was recorded here: http://www.watchthegardengrow.eu/the-garden-zadar/ Photo captured by http://www.flickr.com/photos/saragi/ Jazzanova - Little Bird
July 15, 2011 04:07 AM PDT
Thank you Garden Festival Family! http://www.thegardenfestival.eu/en/programme/artists/qool-dj-marv/
Ray Baretto - Summertime
Photo captured by http://www.flickr.com/photos/saragi/ Qool DJ Marv Live at the Good Music Retreat Hosted by Myorr and Rasheed Recorded June 30 2011 at Retreat
July 01, 2011 11:22 AM PDT
hasenpfeffer inc & hiddenparkgrp presents.. the good music retreat.. hosted by rasheed and myorr
june 30th, 2011
twenty-one for fun, no cover Original Style: Buttamilk & Low Profile King - Hey
I was mixing with my ear to the sky, feeling the kicks by feeling the subs in a place that had two of them right next to the both - thank goodness, no monitor...high ceilings. Still flowed. This will happen again autumn 2011, and again, and again from there on. Vinyls vs Screens LIVE @ The Mill's Annual Spring Rooftop Event
June 10, 2011 07:15 AM PDT
You see me on the touch screen in the photo? That 1st time on traktor set coming soon. In the picture on the right side, you see a milkcrate of vinyls, this was the set played from those records: Thanks a million, Mill! http://www.themill.com/
Kenny Dope - Can You Handle It
Recorded June 6 2011 Striving For Tone: Atmosphere at Treme - The HBO Series 2nd Season Premiere Event - April 21 2011, NYC
April 24, 2011 04:23 AM PDT
Thanks to HBO for these great gigs/assignments! http://www.hbo.com/treme/index.html Cool preparation visualization: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=18303993&l=52a93ffcdc&id=586515353 Cooler result of the visualization: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=18341857&l=08aafcc227&id=586515353 Academy Award winners, The Wire alum, all grooving to the atmosphere
Strive For Tone Wading Through - Terence Blanchard
Happened here: http://www.rougetomate.com/index.php Another nice mix of Jazz music:
New York Centric Jazz:
Latin Jazz:
Soul Jazz:
Classical & Jazz Piano:
"Acid" Jazz:
January 11, 2011 05:39 AM PST
A dearly beloved friend and me really enjoy the music of H.I.M. So much so that we collaborated on this FF (fantastic fantasy) mix to show how much he influences our own art of crafting style and music. You Sexy
https://www.funkyfannys.com/
Hidden track - Joy In Slow Motion
March 19, 2011 04:50 PM PDT
Recorded while researching music during my preparation to be the music maestro (DJ and music consultant) at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Media Summit. This position didn't exist at the 1st summit in 2010 and the presenters decided to take a different approach by agreeing that my versatility and virtuoso could add something to the ambiance of an already incredibly impressively futuristic hotel and its power circuit cool white sparkling silver shining summit room. http://admediasummit.com/index.php/venue/
If you are anybody in that room, you are successful. Multinational from the ground up, the strong arms who did the heavy lifting, to the team doing the sound, lights, and video, to the event handlers PublicisLive working in tune with the host Abu Dhabi Media's event specialists. If you are one of the interlocking wheels of this event, people who do their jobs on a high level thought highly of you. They are all excellent at their jobs so I needed to be excellent. Dream from the Middle is a prelude. After amassing 100s of songs and giving them all a listen over a little more than a month, I'd listened to more than 400 new songs, one by one, all the way through and mental noting. That is a while so when it was time for round two of listening I was ready to move ahead from the searching and into some flows and blends. Chill mixes are something nice to create. My ideas are as vivid as if I am listening to party music. I like the space for your thoughts that slower dreamy tempos give. For some the middle is heart, for others, middle is soul. Both are correct. I approached this atmosphere provider assignment with free imagination and chose to intertwine sounds of the region with electronic music from all over. Where we were was the hub and where everyone who was there came from were the spokes. Warmed up the wheels with this and put it in cruise control. A light braided musical fantasy made to feel like watching a movie with no picture. This is undoubtedly a dream come true so consider this a suggestion for you to keep on doing so yourself. Deal? Then dream. Then move and take the steps, big and small, to do. Dream from the Middle Birth - David Holmes
March 21, 2011 07:54 AM PDT
Live at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit Opening Reception at the Yas Hotel Skylite Royksopp - A Long, Long Way
http://www.theyashotel.com/dining/skylite
December 31, 2010 10:47 AM PST
With a party that's much more sophisticated than the scenes depicted in the show, this season's party started with a nod to the grown folks in the cast. Later there were sounds for the new youthful cast members that Season 4 focused on. One of my strategies when playing is to get everyone in the room involved by touching them musically. Some think, reasonably so, that the older generation is irrelevant in a party scene...play that new stuff and the geezers just gotta deal (or are invisible). It's hard for me not to see people that I admire. If you've been here longer than me and you have some exceptional accomplishments - I love you and you matter! At some point at everything I do, there's a 'here's to you' moment for my living legends in the house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrD2172EkF4 Starting with some un(familiar) songs this blend moves quickly into NYC garage classics. Hip Hop came after Funk, Soul, & Disco, & Jazz so generally, in my sets, Hip Hop comes after all that's played. Tracklisting forthcoming, press play and be there.... Live At Tillman's (Trus'me's Visit)
March 01, 2011 08:32 AM PST
Once inside, you'd find Tillman's as one of the coolest places in New York City. A venue with a deliberate intention to be a home for Soul, Funk, Jazz and groove with a nice glow of gorgeous golden brown at the core of the decor and a butter sound system. I played there consistently for a couple of years 08-09 and enjoyed it very much because there was a DJ be a DJ music policy and not a flow shattering requests driven human jukebox/ipod music policy. At Tillman's the DJ wasn't a warm body in the booth waiting to be dictated to by everybody who wants to hear their song next - no, at Tillman's the DJ played sets and the people just went with you on the ride. My beloved Minding Micheal sets were recorded there - I'm still appreciative of management there letting me get away with an entire night of MJ. http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2009-06-29T11_35_05-07_00
At Tillman's you could play for the people who loved music, and not necessarily for the people who like songs. People who love music just seem to feel everything you play because they have curious ears. People who love songs seem to fixate on what they are not hearing, consequently, they are unable to resist the urge to go request something that they know. At Tillman's a DJ could get into a kind of beginning, middle, end kind of flow. Laying out a set that starts in one place, will make stops at different rhythmic places, and then eventually end up somewhere uplifting encouraging two steps, dips, grown woman wiggles, and the fellows on the look out falling back head nodding with the dapness in their presence. Here's a nice set spun with music producer and mate Trus'Me hanging out. Trus'me, you can see, you hear? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG4ng1V4VQE
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2011/03/trusme_talks_manchester_eclect.php#more Aficianado - Manchester's Essential Sunday Session
February 20, 2011 08:44 AM PST
Live set on a Sunday afternoon in Manchester, UK More details coming... The Grand Classic Sounds of New York (Qool DJ Marv's Director's Cut)
November 16, 2010 06:53 PM PST
This concept was done three times before as CD length mixes. Realizing that I can go beyond the 75 or 80 minutes of a CD, at last, I have put together the best of the three previous Classic Sounds Of New York. This mix has been on this page before, here's a replacement or revision. Whatever's clever. Here's the back story followed by the updated tracklisting: I love those classic New York movies that have scenes where someone’s keeping their night going by heading to a friend’s afterparty and when they walk in, there’s a mini-jazz orchestra providing the grooves. This is happening in someone’s apartment! The bandleader with the baton bopping with a welcoming smile. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlpcJhNyDI&feature=related I’ve never had the pleasure but I recently read in Stanley Crouch collection of essays called Considering Genius that Wynton Marsalis gets down like that for real, presently. This is an I Love New York mix that I got commissioned to compile by a special events consultant extraordinaire (Bowen & Company) that was organizing an affair involving the unveiling of a new Donald Trump penthouse suite. A nice new place was on display and my job here was to give the room a classic and grand sound. I’ve got a real soft spot for singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra and for jazz in general so this was one of those ‘they pay me to do this(?)’ kind of assignments. http://www.bowenandco.com/ I didn’t get the chance to see the place so I just imagined being on the top of the Empire State building and looking around or re-imagined walking around great neighborhoods all over New York City. Watched some movies like Cotton Club, Harlem Nights, Breakfast At Tiffany's, and Manhattan and imagined what it might be like to be a jazz loving socialite way back when. This is a city that never ceases to astound and I wish I was around to see performances of all these sounds. Play these songs however, and I feel like I’m right there, then. So glad that I’m right here, now. I do love New York and I hope that this is a keepsake to us proper or former New Yorkers and maybe a delectable enticement to those who want to visit New York proper. Some titles appear more than once because all the versions are outstanding, yet, performed completely differently. That's Jazz. Enjoy New York City on the Jazz hand side. Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind
Shout out to http://www.eightball.ie/ for the image - Warming hearts. Like mine, http://www.eightball.ie/2007/10/?cat=4 and one day, yours. Philadelphia Motivation (for brother Dew Doing the DO)
November 19, 2010 12:30 PM PST
A very good friend that I've known for 20 years ran in the November 2010 1/2 marathon in Philadelphia. A little while ago he nudged me to put together something that he could listen to while doing the do. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=65872700353&set=a.65870510353.147490.586515353 He's a Philly resident and I'm a Philly native so when he suggested that it feature (mostly) the music of Philadelphia International Records, I thought that this was a good opportunity to go back to my roots. http://www.gamble-huffmusic.com/home2/ This was an easy yes because way back when Dewey GAVE me a few hundred records and many of those have been the core of my groove, disco, boogie sets for years. Dewey once gave me the best advice when I was a young changing-records-too-fast DJ. Those classic records were made as complete pieces with much of the musical intensity and virtuosity happening after the 1st and 2nd verses and choruses. He's see me about to mix something else in and he'd say "HOLD UP - YOU GOT TO LET THAT ROLL - THAT"S THE PART RIGHT THERE." Disco's got funky breaks too. This is a selector set. My U.K. aficionados understand this. Start the record and let it play, no mixes or blends. Mostly vinyls, but a few CDs and mp3 cuts on here too - you'll notice subtle changes in fidelity. That fuzz, that's record crackle btw. Eventually I will revisit these selections and more and do my deconstruct reconstruct rearranging like Thelonious Monk style interpretations and re-present these mixed. Something like these projects: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-14T12_56_25-08_00
I inhale, and those are what I puff. Good luck Dewey and thank you. This was great to spend time on. And you, press play and 4 hours of your life breezes by and along the way, a whole lot of uplift. Here To Share Music (and urge you, for fidelity and clarity, to buy CD or vinyls of songs included these mp3 sets), Qool DJ Marv Zach's Fanfare #3 - M.F.S.B.
I know I know, where's this and where's that? This mix is all about motivation + a couple of between me & Dewey's (like the ROCKY!). Omissions are where you come in. Make your mix and let me know when you do. Paying attention to what's missing initially reads negative, however, flip the script and realize that if you get to work, and create something that no one has, that's well compiled, sequenced, & executed...you will make a name for yourself and might even be recognized as one of the best in the world. Do you know how many people are in this world? Doing this? It's no abracadabra madness - pure intellect, ingenuity, and industrious concentration has paved this path. Some mixes take months. No one pays me to do 99% of my mixes. The time I give to research & absorption so I can translate into a smooth listening experience 4u is valuable. Think 'lucky guy' noticing my moves? Perhaps. I give my all, driven by the nature of my spirit, & the world opens to me. I found my skill, added my will, & it's giving me a thrill ride through life. You get what you give. An R&B groover mix for a Lennox Lewis/HBO reception
December 31, 2010 09:25 AM PST
HBO is also a network for boxing. I can't recall who was fighting but I got the call that Lennox Lewis was attending and wanted to host a really short meet & greet out in Vegas. It's a long way and a lot of pay for a DJ to do 2 hours so HBO rang and asked me if I could help out with music. I was told that Lennox was into what's known as Neo-Soul, especially Maxwell and Jill Scott, here's the mix. The Rebirth - This Journey In
I did get to do a couple of boxing gigs, remembering most the Holyfield/Lewis fight at the Garden in 1999. Wow. http://www.hbo.com/boxing/features/article/heavyweight-title-unification-a-history.html Live @ Serci's Sweet 16+20 - the 80's Urban Style
April 15, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
& featuring nice recording of surprise guest Dres from Black Sheep! It was a themed party where we all dressed the part: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6593930&l=d3ab5cecc4&id=586515353 Check out Serci's endeavors with vintage clothing: Weaving Through The Lane - Qool DJ Marv Live Set From Brandon Jennings Under Armour Launch Party at the Cooper Square Hotel Penthouse
September 02, 2010 12:56 PM PDT
I call it 'Weaving Through The Lane' because it goes back and forth from commercial vibes to underground and eclectic and reminds me of what Brandon does on the court physically and for the NBA in terms of player persona – a renaissance man from Compton. Whether it's your thing or not your style, I play and put together in a way that's listen-able for both kind of ears, hence, you have the weave. Through the lanes. You see, it's weaving through the lane! Adjusting taste through the juxtapositions of the suppositions with the premonitions of musical ammunitions of human conditions. (Do I sound like Damon Wayons prison character from In Living Color?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6868F53rgKw&feature=related Just playing with words, the best Hip Hop does exactly that. Recommended listening accompaniment should be looking at this page of where the party was held, be there and hear it in the lyrics, word. http://www.thecoopersquarehotel.com/the-hotel/the-penthouse Play on playa and roll with the flava of the Qool... James Blake - Cmyk
http://solecollector.com/live/all/under-armour-basketball-unveiling-party-recap/ http://blog.underarmour.com/wheninrome/ http://www.brandonjennings.com/ssp/news thanks for the gall to put me on, stone and thanks to you too mj Hev-D Sampler 2005December 02, 2011 04:54 PM PST
From the folder marked "Never Came Out." Until now, with much respect. Did this with G-man for Universal on a cold winter overnight at about 3 or 4am in the morning in a no-heat in the building apartment. We were chillin'. G let's you know the name of the songs in the flow. Songs are from an album that didn't come out...he called himself Hev-D on this one. For the collectors. ...with the lightness, peace Heavy... --- More from Qool DJ Marv and G-Man: http://www.thehiphoptakeover.com/
June 01, 2011 08:07 AM PDT
A mix made for high school students who participated in a writing program at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It contains a blend of Hip Hop and R&B with a thematic message of positive thinking, togetherness, and urban political ideas. The other side of the game. Look Beyond What Is Love Of My Life - Erykah Badu with Angie Stone, Queen Latifah, & Bahamadia (to start with the voices of women so that the young women are immediately involved...& I grew up with 6 women under one roof so many of my days were full of the voices of women who loved me) The Renaissance - All Natural featuring Lone Catalyst (included for the Jazz piano loop and lyrics that are personal, informative, and instructive. Also, the mention of getting by without stimulants is an idea that needs to be in the mix of it all) Hip Hop - Calvin Harris featuring Maine (American Hip Hop listeners generally let the accent stop their interest in UK Hip Hop - if they did not do that, they would hear the kinship and shared experience of appreciation of legendary contributors to the art of Hip Hop, or simply get a kick out of a guy in a British accent name dropping the ledgends) Steel Contraption DJ BMF featuring Swamburger (Nervous about the downward spiral of literacy and poetics coming from the south around the time this was made, I thought it cool to include an alternative flow and viewpoint on everyman's perspective...just to juxtapose next to the bass and crunk of the time...clever & connected also exist in the dirrty - although I should mention that BMF is from Orlando and Swamburger's from Chicago) Doin Something - Soulive with Jurassic 5 and Me'Shell N'Degeochello (just another reminder that the Hip Hop idea is beyond local "ghettoes." BKNY is the target audience, here the West Coast voices are not on the same ole same ole gang related blunted superthug theme...other expressions come from the badlands - a nice mix of medley rhyming, beats, live instrumentaion and smooth soul singing) Family - Jaguar Wright (before rhyme fatigue sets in, back to melodies, harmonies and relatable lyrics about what's most important from a fierce Philly soul singer better known for her strong voice on stronger, less pleasant, topics. Everybody's got another side..."So remember your family") I Can (a capella) - Nas (from a Hip Hop artist mostly known for either representing the true grit or the excesses of shine, words of encouragement via history aimed toward the youth) Oh You Want More - Ty (I love UK Hip Hop for the accent and the enunciation and the freedom that some artist there still exercise to say what they want to say and not what they think you want them to say. This is sneakily personal, as during this time, 2005-ish, I'd literally be ambushed in clubs by no-class fraudulent machismos accosting me for 'real nigga shit.' I'd drop this and then watch the chaos in their eyes as they tried not to like this thump and confidence and overt acknowledgement to their wanting more - the only tough guys in the world, to me, are those on front lines in wars or who run into burning buildings) Witness (1 Hope) - Roots Manuva (this devastatingly unique beat elevates the energy. Most waste this outstandingly captivating production on more about themselves, but Roots is giving you the all world perspective, if you can't follow the flow, than understand the English: http://www.metrolyrics.com/witness-1-hope-lyrics-roots-manuva.html) New Man Theme - Mr Lif (from the Q-Tip, Guru-esque school of thought - vocabulary, flow, personal perspective on confidence of self via intellect...alternative viewpoints like this get submerged in the tsunami of the irreverent) Let It Shine - Baba (this gent was part of the Brooklyn Reads Program and it was only appropriate to include his thoughts and groove on the mix that would be given to 100 of his students. From down under, this gent gave his time to Brooklyn teens and teens globally, shine for his shine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRV9BO-EyRA) Louder than a Bomb (Jam Master Jay Mix) - Public Enemy (my only bit of self-indulgence as I had to play something by PE because their music was on auto-reverse on my walkman all the time when I was younger. Radio has no responsibility to offer old school voices or ideas to an audience that prefers new and now - it is a simple business decision. There are other ways to make sure that these artists are heard, like this mix) Money - Will I Am - (Unbeknownst to masses, Will I Am was more on the groove side of the vibe before Fergie and club beats redirected the Black Eyed Peas. Anyone into the 90s sound of jazz and soul samples/instrumentaion would enjoy his album on the UK based BBE records http://www.bbemusic.com/data.pl?release=BBEBGCD003 Look beyond what you see now and you find that he has other ways to say what he has to say...then) A Charmed Life - J-Live (incredibly nimble lyracist over a beat that every (c)rapper would ask out of. Respects first to him rhyming over jazz then to his story of a 'regular guy' (like me) with irregular talents commencing in the way he came up and was brought up. He lets us in instead of just telling us what he has and what you do not. This was released as a single and was on Jazzy Jeff's BBE album, The Magnificent and I'm from Philly and directly influenced by Jazzy so this is a subtle nod to all kinds of personal pleasures and all that Jazz) Excursion - A Tribe Called Quest (testimonial and instructive = constructive. No way you don't want to build after hearing these words http://www.lyricsfreak.com/a/a+tribe+called+quest/excursions_20001783.html seminal) Groovement - Ty (after those doses of heavy information, a song that hearkens sounds that remind me of songs like Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody, Stevie Wonder's Boogie On Reggae Woman, and Common's GO - the thing is about this is that the dope musical production is worked wondrously with dexterity and rhythm by Ty. More perspective that takes into account what so many do not. "Seek us" is my subliminal for them to find more like this for balance against the tidal wave of N's for hire - Ty instructs with fiya "Handle your business!") Umi Says - Mos Def (I'm a reluctant of any rapper that just plays a gangsta character because they discovered that there was money to be made from the vast majority of Americans and people worldwide who prefer redundant egocentric raunchy N's and product placement. I feel like they get enough support from wanna be liked DJs and the commerce machine that presents them. Since I know that it is an act, and that they can't sing, and that they can't play an instrument, I put them in the category of capitalists, not artists. They are going to get theirs while caring only about themselves. Mos Def's lyric "I want my people to be free" most definitely assures you that he cares about more than himself) Life Is Like a Park - Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes - (Most know her for her TLC days and her personal wild rides. This song, never released in the states, was included for that very reason. Only with this question: why not?) Love & War - Amp Fiddler (Kwasi Asante introduces this and gives the benediction. This is included to let the youth know that the DJ that was part of their program has been to other places in the world because of his developing of his gift. There's affection in the applause of the Londoners and I hoped they heard that and then realized that this live set ended with something from ME and my mind, regardless of what they wanted to here. The war in Iraq started that weekend and I felt it important to let the people there at this gig in London that I, for one, stood for something) I am so idealistic. I hope that some of the Brooklyn high schoolers got through this entire mix. I hope. http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=398 APT AP10th 04 - Qool DJ Marv LIVE!
December 30, 2010 08:18 AM PST
One of my career shaping/enhancing venues because this place had an open format. The DJs who played there played different (meaning not the same ole same ole - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy39w7YDQsk) This is one of many recordings from APT - I would to record my 5 hour entire set and any hour could be used as a LIVE mix CD. I got into putting out live mixes as a 'separate the men from the boys' self promo tactic because anybody can make a good mix at home, using a computer, rehearsing, re-starting, editing until just right...but then what happens when they play live? Exposed. To be honest, I'd record primarily to play back while walking the streets of NYC or riding the subways and I'd listen for where I could improve. Hold a mix a little longer - don't chop off lyrics - bring in that next beat a little stronger...and when I'd playback and was pleased, I decided to start the LIVE! mix series. Play back one of your nights, would you dance/groove to you? Music by Thievery Corporation, DJ Krush, Romanowski, DJ Spinna, Rae & Christian, Esthero, Groove Armada (remix of A Tribe Called Quest's Description of A Fool), Roots Manuva, Ty, Jurassic 5, Bjork, Niko, RJD2, The Nextmen and more. http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?51655 Suite 903 mixed by Qool DJ Marv | The Director's Cut Alternative Ending
April 19, 2010 09:30 PM PDT
Original vision wasn't the final version. Director's Cut Alternative Ending All the same through track 21. 14. Ms. Dynamite - It Takes More (Includes her rap unedited - this was on the cutting room floor for the public version) 21. Raphael Saadiq - Skyy, Can You Feel Me
This is the raw mix with my regular recording EQ. This CD that few got was compressed in a way that there was some distortion sporadically...pretty for your ears here. No "Qool Marvs or Suite 903s" drops. I like this ending better because it's cold and at the end of the song. The released version fades the last song. If you are into it, a collector's item. Enjoy! The image is the tracklisting to the CD that came out, the final cut can be heard here on the Suite 903 site: http://www.suite903.com/2009/09/15/suite903-dj-qool-dj-marv/ Live @ Mr. Scruff's Keep It Unreal London - Part OneFebruary 27, 2011 10:31 AM PST
A very special thanks to Mr. Scruff. This is early 2000s in London. Jaguar Wright with Bilal - I Can't Wait
Scruff stuff... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_CLIF1h-o
September 09, 2010 06:20 AM PDT
Thanks to Rob Fields & Kimberly Knox a great night in Brooklyn with the Family Stand. Great band and wonderful show. Check the links for more about what Rob & Kim arrange and coordinate for your enjoyment. Here's a do what I do set....no theme....just spinning freestyle & a fresh mix of my favorite styles new & classic. Kim: http://www.ubiquitanyc.com/ http://boldaslove.us/2010/08/upcoming-the-family-stand-southpaw-98.html http://thefamilystand.bandcamp.com/ Before set: N.E.R.D. - Provider (Zero 7 Mix)
After set: Janelle Monae - Oh Maker
and the BoldAsLove mix that I did with G-Man: http://boldaslove.us/2010/08/free-download-boldaslove-us-presents-the-getaway.html Qool Marv opens & closes for Good Charlotte singer and celebrity DJ Joel Madden
June 19, 2010 02:39 PM PDT
That dude Madden played at the 2010 Oscars - not at an afterparty, but at the actual ceremony. I didn't record his set because I didn't get a chance to ask him 1st. You'll have to hear mine and then use your imagination to hear his. I was a last minute addition to this party thanks to my good friends and co-producers of this event celebrating Father's Day, Your Friend or Foe. http://www.khakismaketheman.com/invitation.html http://www.yourfriendorfoe.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/goodcharlotteTV http://wireimage.com/ItemListings.aspx?igi=438531&nbc1=1 Before Mr. Scruff - Almeida Spider
After Tears For Fears - Head over Heels
July 17, 2008 01:30 PM PDT
In 2007, CEO of this Moscow, Russia based ad agency reached out to me and invited me to come play at their Sixth Anniversary Celebration. This was definitely my first international "corporate" party, although there was not the slightest hint of a corporate vibe. This was a fun party where the staff and leadership of The Creative Factory all had a ball. How'd I get that gig? I'd been to Moscow before, in fact doing the Creative Factory Party marked my 3rd trip to Moscow, but it was on my 1st trip that the boss at TCF heard me spinning my variations at a venue called Crisis of Genre - a gig hooked up by Moscow's low profile but influential man about town Alex N. Two years later, the impression made on Mr. TCF was still vibrant and he extended the invitation to play the party and asked if I'd do a CD that would be one of the keepsakes that marked 6 years of doing business in Moscow - which apparently, is not easy. Of course I was up for the trip back to Moscow and for compiling and mixing a CD. Here's the CD, clearly, you would've had to have been there to receive one. Argyle Culture - A promotional mix made especially for Russell Simmons distributed at the 2007 Magic Convention in Las Vegas
July 17, 2008 05:27 PM PDT
Thousands of these CDs were distributed for free during the '07 Magic Convention, a convention where any and every clothing line showcases their new fashions and apparel. This is a sight to see, especially on the 'urban' side of things. I was there to DJ a few Phat Farm events and this mix was a bonus, for me and for Mr. Simmons & co. I was excited to get the call to compile and produce a promotional mix CD that musically announced the "Arrival" of Argyle Culture, an evolution of his Hip Hop inspired clothing line Phat Farm into more of a gentleman's style - a gentleman that grew up urban but is now holding maybe a couple higher education degrees and a nice gig, and the sagging jean & 10x too big t-shirt or athletic jersey look has been outgrown.
"You still like hip hop? It's all marketing now." - Anthony Junior (Tony Sopranos' then teenage son talking to a friend - season three) Arthur Ashe Celebration @ Phat Farm/Baby Phat Soho Store in Soho NYC
June 07, 2010 07:46 AM PDT
100% vinyl set with a literal theme - grace and elegance. Not much more to be said about the late Arthur Ashe. I can't recall if I got to shake his hand when he came to Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism in 1993 to lecture but I was there soaking in the wisdom. This party was actually for the launch of footwear produced by Run from Run-DMC. Mr. Ashe's wife Jean was in attendance and this set pretty much was for her. A nice listen for burgeoning DJs who care to hear how records made by musicians are mixed. Mixing drum machine records is less difficult. Thanks to the Simmons family and my bud L'Mani because this set was spun on his turntables that evening. http://www.arthurashe.org/site/
August 25, 2011 05:21 PM PDT
My Mom enjoys working out to house music. She listens mostly to Gospel. Now she can enjoy Gospel music while working out. I gave her 3 discs full of songs so she could choose the songs that motivated her to get up and go! Next to each title you'll see "Mom's" or "Marv's" and you'll see that my Mom's got good taste and great energy. She chose nine of the songs on this uplifting blend. A Little More Love (Sean's Little More Dub Mix) - Sean McCabe & Adeola Ranson / Mom's Peace and Understanding (Original) - DJ Garphie Feat. George Sida / Mom's Turn My Life Around - DJ Spen / Mom's He Is (Ferrer & Sydenham Inc Vox Mix) - Copyright featuring Song Williamson / Mom's Wondrous (MuthaFunkaz Remix) - Danny Clark & Jay Benham featuring SuSu Bobien / Marv's Most Precious Love (DF Future 3000 Mix) - Blaze Present Uda Feat Barbara Tucker / Mom's Sunday Shoutin' (T.M.'s Rub & Tug Mix) - Johnny Corporate / Marv's Love Is You (Quentin Harris Lovely Dub) - DJ Meme Orchestra ft Tracey K / Marv's Baroque EP (Baroque) - Chateau Flight / Mom's God Is Good - Roland Clark / Mom's Thank You (Reelsoul Vocal Mix) - The Layabouts & Pete Simpson / Mom's Let Me Show You (Karizma's Jazz Break Mix) - Kenny Bobien / Marv's Walking (Sean4sound extended remix) - Mary Mary / Mom's Christmas Eve Afternoon at the Red Rooster | December 24 2011
December 26, 2011 12:08 PM PST
Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I Got
Teaser One, Thursday night intro: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-16T12_26_15-07_00 Teaser Two, Later Saturday Afternoon: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2011-10-17T20_52_13-07_00 Bathe in the Moonlight - Michael Jackson Loves
November 14, 2010 11:11 AM PST
http://soulbounce.com/soul/2010/07/the_mixologists_summer_of_michael_jackson_vol_2.php For my listeners who may have not had the chance to follow those links, there over on the right, I'm simulcasting this work of heart. Pure love emanates from Micheal Jackson on every song. This mix was done for the soulbounce website http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/ a well informed, opinionated, and great website for music updates, news, previews, and downloads. The did a series of mixes called the Summer of Michael Jackson. Mine was the 2nd of 4, I encourage you to collect all of them here: http://soulbounce.com/soul/2010/08/the_mixologists_summer_of_michael_jackson_vol_4.php Relaaax your mi-ind... Michael Jackson - Heaven Can Wait
I hope you liked those Micheal the Friendly Ghost appearances. Wouldn't he be? Crafted with love and respects. Minding Michael Part One : A Good Time
June 28, 2009 10:52 PM PDT
The unique circumstances that led to this 1st record to last celebration of MJ are the reasons why I will never be able to replicate this set. Jazz minded, I improvise every set and my own feelings and experiences do influence much of the vibe that I present. I learned about MJ while in Motown’s state just before performing at my 1st US based summer festival in Ann Arbor. I’m a laid back performer and I never get on the mic, but I stepped up and out and spoke up for MJ. Blessed with 48 hours before I’d get my chance to go public with my mix of MJ (actually, not even because I spent all Friday evening at my son’s uncle’s “bye high school/off to Princeton party), I had my mind on Michael. Roughly 75% of these songs, I’ve never played in public. This is my translation of Michael as a fan and DJ, as a boy who grew up with stronger together black family vibes and Black is Beautiful all up in my head, and as a man who still embraces that exuberant idealism by perpetuating it and sustaining it through the magic of the music in the mix. This is one of those ‘can’t remember what I did last night’ sets, although, my first and only glass of red wine didn’t happen until after 3:30am. Dressed in a white shirt, black necktie, black dress slacks, black shoes, & white socks – I was dress to thrill and did so with rhythmic reverence. Reverence describes the approach to laying out all of these songs over the course of a late night at Tillman’s. I wanted to be neat in the mix keeping in mind that I wanted most of these songs to play in their entirety. I’m not racing through these songs because I have five hours to work with in a lounge with a plush sound system. The atmosphere and design of Tillman’s wraps around you like a mahogany gold soul blanket. There are many instances where I nab the very last beat or vocal to bridge the song playing with the next up. Suspending my love for the pleasure center pleasing tease of the sonic subtleties of long blends to showcase Michael’s songs, and not so much of my style or technique, I guess that this would be the long form/long attention span tribute approach: blended for relaxed listening and appreciation. This mix is in (J) 5 parts. I gave them titles: Minding Michael Part One: A Good Time
Minding Michael Part Two: Dreamer
Minding Michael Part Three: Grab Your Belt Buckle/Music’s Taking Over
Minding Michael Part Four: Stick with Us and We’ll Show You How to Smile
Minding Michael Part Five: The Angels
Oh yes, I reached for the 12” of Another Part of Me and found the sleeve to be awfully flimsy. ‘It’s still on the decks at home.’ It killed me not to have that in the mix. I know that many DJs will cover all your MJ bases with their sets and recordings (WBAI’s Underground Railroad’s show recording for example http://themightygman.podomatic.com/ or Philadelphia's Lil Dave's collection of variations http://eavesdropradio.podomatic.com/) but “Another Part of Me” was the one that got away. (Part One of Five) Minding Michael Part Two : Dreamer
June 28, 2009 11:49 PM PDT
Minding Michael Part Two: Dreamer (Part Two of Five) Minding Michael Part One: A Good Time
Minding Michael Part Two: Dreamer
Minding Michael Part Three: Grab Your Belt Buckle/Music’s Taking Over
Minding Michael Part Four: Stick with Us and We’ll Show You How to Smile
Minding Michael Part Five: The Angels
June 29, 2009 08:16 AM PDT
Minding Michael Part Three: Grab Your Belt Buckle/Music’s Taking Over (Part Three of Five) Minding Michael Part One: A Good Time
Minding Michael Part Two: Dreamer
Minding Michael Part Three: Grab Your Belt Buckle/Music’s Taking Over
Minding Michael Part Four: Stick with Us and We’ll Show You How to Smile
Minding Michael Part Five: The Angels
June 29, 2009 08:50 AM PDT
Minding Michael Part Four: Stick with Us and We’ll Show You How to Smile (Part Four of Five) Minding Michael Part One: A Good Time
Minding Michael Part Two: Dreamer
Minding Michael Part Three: Grab Your Belt Buckle/Music’s Taking Over
Minding Michael Part Four: Stick with Us and We’ll Show You How to Smile
Minding Michael Part Five: The Angels
June 29, 2009 09:45 AM PDT
Minding Michael Part Five: The Angels Minding Michael Part One: A Good Time
Minding Michael Part Two: Dreamer
Minding Michael Part Three: Grab Your Belt Buckle/Music’s Taking Over
Minding Michael Part Four: Stick with Us and We’ll Show You How to Smile
Minding Michael Part Five: The Angels
May 22, 2009 11:18 AM PDT
This was a gift/keepsake CD that was given to the guests at their wedding held in the country of Grenada. This radiant couple, friends of mine, blessed the releasing of this to you. Be sure to give thanks. The Love You Live For. The title says it all. Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, India.Arie, Michael Jackson, D’Angelo, Norah Jones, Bob Marley, and Erykah Badu for the lover in you. Urban Romance - Valentine's Day Edition - Hosted By Nelson George & Nicole Nelch - Qool DJ Marv LIVE! - February 14 2006
December 21, 2011 06:25 PM PST
An old classic post featuring 70s-80s R&B love songs, re-posted. The hosts for this one: http://nelsondgeorge.net/ + http://www.leftunsaidseries.com/?page=creators&item=2 Conception
January 01, 2010 01:52 PM PST
Conception __________
Isn't it Supposed To Take A Long Time?
____________ Qool DJ Marv An Arts&Crafts | Working Parts Mix by Qool DJ Marv Rated NC-17 90's Nostalgia - 60 minute Native Tongue Mix (A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Common, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, Mos Def & more)July 02, 2008 07:25 PM PDT
'94 was when Buttamilk was getting started and when we did parties and it was time for Hip Hop, the natives got a lot of love.
http://soundcloud.com/qooldjmarv/jill-scotts-1994-poem-about-qool-dj-marv-rhythm-blankets Listen and/or download the full length cassette version of this snippet preview mix: http://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/native-tongue-classics-v1-side-a-qool-dj-marv-cassette-archives/
http://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/native-tongue-classics-v2-side-a-qool-dj-marv-cassette-archives/
http://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/native-tongue-classics-v3-side-a-qool-dj-marv-cassette-archives/
http://www.mixcloud.com/qooldjmarv/native-tongue-classics-v4-side-a-qool-dj-marv-cassette-archives/
November 30, 2009 02:34 PM PST
Blending melodic and eclectic worldwide all coast Hip Hop in Brooklyn at a place called Sol in 2002. Featuring Kenny Dope, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, iNi, Common, Erykah Badu, Charlie 2na, Roots Manuva, A Tribe Called Quest, Ge-Ology, Sadat X, Talib Kweli, Master Ace, DJ Cam, and more. Thanks to Phileo for the twist on my name. Qool DJ Marv's 59:59 Hip Hop Mix
December 08, 2010 05:26 AM PST
This is a web-only mix made back in '06 for a site that no longer exists...from the archives. 99.9% clean...one F bomb that you might actually miss. Overall, Hip Hop fun with dexterity. DJ Kool Intro
more Qool DJ Marv Hip Hop at: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-09-02T14_18_41-07_00 + http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-11T12_11_40-08_00 + http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-03T20_07_25-07_00 Warming up for Rick James | Tramps, NYC 1998 | G-Man On The Mic
April 19, 2010 08:41 PM PDT
...with a comedic interlude having fun with Badu's Tyrone halfway through and a tiny bit of Rick saying hello at the end. Two turntables, a mixer, a mic, and a Tramps crowd of about 1000 that was ready for Rick James. Contains adult language, parental discretion is advised. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg263dzOn3Q&feature=related http://twitter.com/themightygman Thinking Out Loud : Live @ La Merde : Tuesdays @ Haven, NYC Part 1
May 21, 2009 03:09 AM PDT
Sometimes the flow is silky smooth. Nice blends accentuating the love vibes in the air coming from the jewel of a crowd during the first couple of hours on this particular evening. I call it 'thinking out loud' as every song reflected where my mind was wandering that eve. If you're urban and got some romantic in you, you'll like what I was thinking about. Let's see...Alicia Keys, Q-Tip, Badu, Mary J, Jay-Z, Hefner, Vikter Duplaix, Angie Stone, Omar, Van Hunt, Charles Webster, Linkwood, Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder, Outkast, Moodyman and more. Recorded May 12, 2009 at a Lounge called Haven at a party called Le Merde thrown by gents named Arthur & Mr. Corely Grand Central Translation | A mix of selections from the '04 Grand Central Records catalogue
April 19, 2010 10:27 PM PDT
This great label that opened a lot of doors for me over in the UK allowed me to have my way with a box of 12"s and a few LPs and here's what happened. I translate the diversity in sounds & styles with segues. Grand Central Records closed up shop and there are about 10 of these available on Earth (according to the internet): http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0001LYEZU/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1271621805&sr=8-3&condition=new - there are some on there for dirt cheap too. If you want the CD quality, there you are. A lot of thought and work went into this. If you know me for classics or smooth hip hop & R&B sets, get this and file under, "Innnnntresting?!?!" My "cult" mix. Consider this a Hip Hop dream...scenes can change in a mix. Ring the alarm. "Wasting Time" - Fingathing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Translation http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/various-artists/dj-qool-marvs-grand-central-tran Bold & The Brave V.1 (Classic Soulful and Trippy Rock Twisted Up)
June 21, 2010 09:05 PM PDT
lift off, smoking caterpillar colored lights can hypnotize all we do, think love and wear a smile, looking up the girl who once had me there, we do it in style
give it to me easy, love's just a kiss away baby the skies'll be blue, i'll take you anywhere you wanna go coffee flavored kisses & a bit of conversation, all i have to do is think of her you hold the key to love and fear, let love rule
::edits, arrangements & mix by qool dj marv:: ::g-man & qool dj marv aka the bold & the brave:: :::::::::::some of your favorites, twisted up..... Another Qool DJ Marv & The Mighty G-man collaboration Bold & Brave V.2 Re-Experience can be heard here: http://themightygman.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-21T19_32_13-07_00 Re-Experience The Experience
August 07, 2010 08:16 PM PDT
Re-Experience The Experience from The Bold and The Brave. More than a tribute to Jimi, the Bold & The Brave aka the Mighty G-Man & Qool DJ Marv have produced either a reimagined recollection or a primer for those who have had Jimi on their list of artists to get into. All of the selections play at their original tempos, the Bold & the Brave have twisted them up to create some spaced out altered versions. Working with the parts and imagining Jimi's sonic sensibilities, we present a version of our dream concert. Boldly Loving
The 1st Bold & Brave collaboration: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-21T21_44_42-07_00 Qool DJ Marv Guilty Pleasures V.1 - Marv Rocks Classic LIVE
December 07, 2010 09:17 PM PST
Recorded live at New York City's Edison Ballroom (formerly known as the Supper Club) in November 2010. I don't feel that guilty - I went to prep school! http://woodberryforestschoolmap.org/ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1844515&l=da96b290b0&id=586515353 And when I was a kid the black radio station that I listened to would play music by Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, & the Rolling Stones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDAS-FM Cream -White Room
more rockin: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-08-07T21_07_24-07_00 + http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-21T21_44_42-07_00 + http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-10T17_24_28-07_00 Celebrating Sting (partial set) live @ Sputnik in Brooklyn, NY - Early 2000s
June 08, 2010 09:23 AM PDT
An ambitious theme night from an innovative promoter who came up with the idea to do a party featuring the music of Sting in the heart of black Brooklyn. This is only 1 hour or so of the evening. Sting's music is intertwined with Prince, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Grace Jones and more. Sunshine dubby reggae vibes going nicely with the 80s synth vibes give you a play on a nice day mix from yours truly. Live @ HBO's Emmy Award Afterparty - Hollywood, CA - Sept 21, 2008
October 01, 2008 07:58 AM PDT
Going back to '04, the great people at HBO thought that I could be a nice addition to their post-Emmy Award telecast celebration. Although I had no idea how my style and set would go down in an atmosphere that I've never been a part of, I did what came naturally and mixed good music that anyone would enjoy. I'd been cautioned not to worry if I couldn't get the well heeled entertainers and executives to hoof it on the dance floor because, for the most part, there's a lot of congratulatory conversation happening. They did get on the floor and before the party ended actors, actresses, CEOs, movie deal makers, models were applauding and whistling for more despite the presence of the L.A. Fire Department who were there at the end to make sure that things wound down when they were scheduled to. Since that 1st time out in 2004, the parties have become thematic. I enjoy the opportunity to come up with what can be considered as the 1st half of the party where the music reflects the inspired design. Since '04, the Bollywood vibes of India, 60's St. Tropez, and traditional Thailand have been themes, this year South America, highlighting Brazil and Argentina was the flavor. That's where having an open mind and an eclectic anything's possible ear comes in handy. Less than 10 days before this party, I was sent about 15 CDs that were purchased by the party's designer during his tours of South America, and asked to build my opening set based on the music of the likes of Maria Bethania & Jorge Ben. With 200 songs to absorb and my own records to consider, I began the process of cramming - you know like studying for that exam that you must pass - filling my head with suitable songs, working out when they should be played and what they could be mixed with. The dynamic that I must consider is that the party begins primarily with arrivals and a lot of mingling ensues...then it begins to reach capacity thus there's a need to shift the energy upwards into a groove that is infectious inviting but not yet overpowers...then there's the bit where they've heard the theme for more than an hour, and the task is keeping folks grooving and interested until my counterpart Ravi, the man with 2 dozen drums, steps onto the stage with me to set it off into dance floor madness. So here you are. Another close your eyes and imagine you were there set for you. A set that I've never done really but I hope that it's competent and that you enjoy it. One last detail I thought you might like and this detail somewhat explains the photo - I made up this whole set on the fly...meaning, I only knew what my 1st song was going to be which is "So Many Stars" by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, they rest was improvised based on the best selections out of the pool of 15 discs that I'd been sent and the best of the vinyls that I took to round out my musical possibilities. No paint by numbers, no track one then track two as it's laid out in my computer playlist...just plain & pure intuition and mixing skills my friend, on the spot with the lights bright and hot. In that photo - I was calming myself to the view of downtown L.A. (Hollywood's hills are to the left) because my mind was going wild with possibilities, scenarios, and blends. It's a big party and I needed to put by best foot forward but I get butterflies and mini-panic attacks because I felt like I left a crucial record at home or I have some vision of a record skipping. Breathe & let it breathe while taking in the breathtaking - and all will be just fine. Enjoy and share, please. Check out the details of the event production here (you can see me on the left side of the 1st photo - on stage and overlooking it all): http://www.bizbash.com/losangeles/content/editorial/e12691.php Check out some great photos here: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/6Oq3muQkX7Q/Belvedere+At+HBO+EMMY+Party/0ef_YbX17_n http://www1.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====335186&nbc1=1# Jazzy Vibes of Latin America - A Qool DJ Marv Live Set of Latin Jazz, Salsa, Cuban & more
November 10, 2010 09:44 PM PST
Latin Jazz and Salsa music recorded in September 2010 in a Manhattan loft space for a company's end of summer soiree...I mean, fiesta! Mostly unmixed because many of these songs end cold (meaning that they don't fade out). If you play good songs, and they end cold, let them be. When they finish, you'll find that you can continue on with a similar vibe, or you can change tempo, or you can change music altogether...letting a song end is actually one of the more thoughtful and satisfactory segues. Clocking in at 3 hours, you can feel tropical, practice your salsa dance, or just plain enjoy the virtuosity of these musicians. I love the bright horns and the endless percussion that fills every crevice in the sound. And Latin music also, in my humble opinion, has the most warm bass sound in recorded music. Cuban, Colombian, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, Dominican sounds and more. (Feel free to comment if I miss any culture) 1. Eddie Palmieri - Slowvisor
October 10, 2010 04:04 AM PDT
What Happens When Miles Davis and John Coltrane Step to the Stage at a Thelonious Monk Performance? That's the question I posed while listening to a set of Jazz CDs sent to me by the people behind http://www.yourfriendorfoe.com/. Originally conceived to be a stream/download on the Friend or Foe website, this 37 minute mix, designed to feel like an actual live Jazz club performance, is now available here for you to add to your collection. 10/10/10 is what I would give each one of these Jazz giants on that mythical scale. October 10th is also Thelonious Monk's birthday. My son's name is Thelonious and that's him in the photo practicing piano (on a synthesizer - look at the photo frame on his left to see the concentration in his eyes). His lessons are on a real piano. Need I say more? Just a little...I wrote a great story about this mix for their site but when the site changed, away it went and so did my words. I found a few on the music blog of a NYC man about town & here's a copy & paste: “I hope this jazz mix is regarded as an offering of something that could possibly be an introduction to a different approach to musical creativity where instrument virtuosity, versatility, imagination, dexterity, improvisation and communication are the essential components.” 01 Thelonious Monk – “Straight No Chaser” (from Thelonious Monk In Italy)
Thanks D http://www.treesforbreakfast.com/2008/05/qooldjmarv-your-friend-or-foe-jam-session-podcast-1/ Bored To Death on a roof top loft in Manhattan | September 10, 2009
September 14, 2009 07:12 PM PDT
September 10, 2009 Literal DJing on themes of intrigue, mystery and paranoia while adding nuance and musical ambiance at the premiere party for the new HBO comedy series Bored To Death on a roof top loft in Manhattan. http://www.hbo.com/boredtodeath/index.html I got a sneak peek so that I could prepare my sneak attacks. Watch the show and listen close and you’ll hear how this set came together. Clues and cues are not just in the soundtrack, but are also found in the dialogue. I had a minute with Jonathan Ames and Fiona Apple where I offered congratulations on their accomplishments. Told Fiona that Sleep To Dream is my favorite of hers and gave them both a CD put together by me and good friend G-Man called The Bold & The Brave. http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-21T21_44_42-07_00 Imagine them giving it listen. Cool? http://www.hbo.com/boredtodeath/blog/ Feel good cathartics all over the room. Dusty Springfield – The Look Of Love
Admittedly preoccupied, my mind wanders but organization and muscle memory kicked in…another words, this set was unconscious. Extra special thanks CT. Flight of The Conchords 2nd Season Premiere Party - L.E.S. N.Y.C. - Jan 26 2009 - Qool DJ Marv LIVE!February 07, 2009 02:15 PM PST
Flight of The Conchords 2nd Season Premiere Party - L.E.S. N.Y.C. - Jan 26 2009 - Qool DJ Marv LIVE! If you were at this party and you had heard me play before, I imagine that you would've looked up at the booth and you would've had a moment of bewilderment because you'd never heard me play music like this. You haven't, I've never really done an extended set combining rock - modern and classic, new wave, electro, drum and bass, odd, and some 80’s. A debut for you. If you've been along for the ride, then you know that I'm all about the tapestry of the vibe and feeling of an evening, regardless of the genres of music that are the focus. If you are a fan of the Conchords then you know that they have fun with music so the vibe of this set is playful with a nice bounce and steady groove featuring mostly male vocalists, guitar and synthesizers mixed for a casual crowd at the Flight of the Conchords premier party at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on January 26 2009. I got word from the gents that they'd like to have some Psychedelic Furs, some Cars, David Bowie, Blondie, Talking Heads, Non Non Plus, & the Cure, and some blue eyed soul like Hall & Oates. I obliged and I invite you to go along for the ride and listen for their preferences and how I drop them in the mix. And every one was a winner when it hit. When you get to the Common song and you hear him flow, "No pop no pop no pop, no pop." those lyrics were an acknowledgment that I understood when they also asked me to steer away from the current mainstream. All good, I'm a fan of music and I love every opportunity to bring it all together. And get turned on to the best of music that I'm not fluent in. A win win situation and I hope you dig the set from one of those people didn't leave until the music stopped kind of parties. Lots more on the fellows right here: http://www.hbo.com/conchords/ Hit me with a comment if you really want to know the tracklisting. "24" Season 8 Premiere Reception at the Soho House, New York CityJanuary 15, 2010 10:57 AM PST
"24" Season 8 Premiere Reception | Recorded live on January 14 2009 at the Soho House, New York City | Qool DJ Marv LIVE! After the 1st song, Mykelti Williamson came over to me and asked, with fervor, "who was that?" I told him that it was Rocco DeLuca & The Burden, an artist on Kiefer Sutherland's label. His night already seemed made. We shook hands and I knew a good night was in store. The starting point of set that cruises along through many genres and styles. The show is rugged the cast party's smooth. http://www.ironworksmusic.com/home.html
August 24, 2009 03:48 PM PDT
I was asked to do a set for J-Wave Radio in Japan and I preferred to send them something that had been done live (I wanted it to be a real moment with people involved. Part two of the previous mix (+ the additional embellishment of an intro and adding the song Friends & Buddies – which is my theme song) is what played in Tokyo and beyond. It's been my myspace intro forever but the sound quality there is like AM radio because I had to squish the 23 minute set into a 7 MB or less file. http://www.j-wave.co.jp/holiday/20060504/guest.htm Thanks to Fran (Lil Minx) in Manchester for making this happen! http://www.myspace.com/lilminxproductions Sunshine On Your Face On a Sunday Afternoon- Live from the Cove Atlantis in the BahamasJuly 21, 2008 08:13 PM PDT
Playing at the Cove was great experience.
December 09, 2010 08:14 AM PST
With a venue name like Crisis of Genre, it was easy to get comfortable with an across the board mix up. Just over an hour here and you get Disco, Funk, House, Eclectic & World. December 18 2010 will be my 4th time playing Moscow. Imagine that? To my friends & family there Alex N, Vlad, Alla, Paul (& the Zelenograd crew) Anatoly Ice, Masha, & Alex & Tata (Creative Factory) - thank you! Follow the trails: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Luch/273289515060
May 22, 2009 07:48 AM PDT
A festival called the Big Chill...me and my embrace of the chill, perfect match. Here you pitch a tent for naps and then embark on journies of all kinds of stimulation. I caught, live, Roisin Murphy, Fat Freddy's Drop, Normay Jay, Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff, Larry Heard, the Rebirth
The festival sets up a transmitter and broadcast Big Chill Radio throughout the fesitval. Here's a sunrise set that was recorded from 4am-6am...I got to the studio after being up and out all night, can you hear it in the mix? http://www.bigchill.net/festival Qool DJ Marv with DJ Emskee on the mic @ the Marisco Disco, Woolacombe, UK - Part One
July 03, 2009 07:02 PM PDT
The 1st part of the very fun night in the United Kingdom. Check out Emskee shouting out local areas, but with New York style vocal finesse. We've never played like this so this was an on the spot spontaneous debut. We were well received. Check out more of Emskee here: http://www.myspace.com/emskeethemc And the Marisco here: http://www.myspace.com/marisconightclub Qool DJ Marv Live @ Planet Breaks - Shrewsbury, UK | 1 October 2004December 21, 2011 10:15 AM PST
This mix sounds the way that my old room looked. I'm much more neat these days. Recorded in 2004, this set is like an intersection of all my musical worlds at the time. Part worldwide underground and party NYC club style. Photo: http://www.dj-rooms.com/room-by-qool-dj-marv/ Live in Paris, France 11/03/06 @ les 9 billards, 179 rue St Maur Paris 10ème - - Qool DJ Marv LIVE!July 09, 2008 02:08 PM PDT
Thanks to Stephen Laviers I ventured into an L.E.S.-esque neighborhood in Paris to join him on the turntables at an old pool hall converted into a nice party space.
July 10, 2008 02:33 PM PDT
What a weekend. The night before this party I was in Paris at the Funk4Food party. Kudos to the courage of HBO to book me for this significant party despite knowing that I'd have to return from Paris on the day of the event!
A set like this spawned mixes like these: http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-21T21_44_42-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-08-07T21_07_24-07_00
July 17, 2008 12:37 PM PDT
Lyrics from the song that's the title of this mix. Recorded in 1969 - the year when, I, Marvin James was born. After you check out what is just a little bit of his lyrical offerings over the years – please feel free to download a medley of James Brown songs that I mixed live in 2004 in Brooklyn at a celebration of his music and influence. Special thanks to Brooklyn stalwart Dante for arranging this great night that highlighted the sounds of James Brown. I’m so glad that he offers so much. I stand and walk tall and with pride because of his words, wisdom and experiences. James knew that folks were listening and paying attention and not only excited you to move and groove, he also encouraged perseverance, determination, courage, nobility & togetherness. I heard that. And still do. Play it loud!
Don’t give me integration, give me true communication.
Don’t give me sorrow, I want equal opportunity to live tomorrow.
Give me schools and give me better books,
So I can read about myself and gain my truer looks.
I don’t want nobody to give me nothing. Open up the door. I’ll get it myself.
We got talents we can use on our side of town. Let’s get our heads together
And build it up from the ground.” Photo courtesy of my brother G-Man who attended the Harlem viewing when James transitioned. Peace & Quiet - Intersecting Introspective Performances of Classical and Jazz Piano Virtuosos - A Beats, Jazz, & Soul Special Relax & Unwind EditionJuly 01, 2008 12:12 PM PDT
Among the reasons for compiling these songs are my Mom’s love of the sound of the piano, a serene atmosphere for my resting boy, and the soundtrack for my contemplation during the wee hours of the morning.
July 02, 2009 03:04 PM PDT
Here's the 2nd installment of the Peace & Quiet series. Some deeper moods betwixt songs played with ease. A breezy finale closes out this collection and it's a reprise. Due to a computer crash, I've lost the tracklisting, however, I can tell you that you'll hear more from Thelonious Monk, Claudio Arrau, Art Tatum, Reinbert de Leeuw, Dave McKenna, Andre Previn, Yann Tiersen, Alessandra Celletti, Gonzales, & Sergei Rachmaninov as well as an opening composition by Nico Muhly and introduction of Fred Hersch's virtuosity to this collection. Classical works of Beethoven and Debussy intermingle with Jazz standards like Sweet and Lovely & Night and Day. Not much more to say, other press play and float away. & please remember to play at 1/2 the volume that you are used to. Peace & Quiet III - The Trilogy Finale
August 12, 2010 12:06 AM PDT
Peace & Quiet - Intersecting Introspective Performances of Classical and Jazz Piano Virtuosos A Beats, Jazz, & Soul Special Relax & Unwind Edition presented by Qool DJ Marv Acid Eiffel - Metronome
July 30, 2009 08:02 PM PDT
the first buttamilk cassette tape side a intro/purpose -- qool dj marv on behalf of miles davis
side b jazz for ya foot -- jazz not jazz
aka ACID HIP JAZZ HOP #1
January 06, 2011 07:35 AM PST
Welcome to the alternate universe that was in my ears in the late 80s/early 90s. The 22nd edition of my Beats, Jazz, & Soul mixtapes was a nod to the influence of the sounds that I found in the import bins while record shopping early on in my DJ career. Artists like Soul II Soul, Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Sweetback (a band consisting of members of Sade's musicians/producers), and Loose Ends showed me that the jazzy soul groove sound, I thought, at the time, exclusive to black america went way beyond barriers of color and nationality. When I called this London Soul Classics, it was because when I made this, these kinds of songs were not that well received in a U.S. mainstream club environment, but were the jams in the 'underground' scenes...parties thrown by Giant Step in NYC or King Britt & friends in Philly, which usually had internationals in the audience. I'd heard, seen, read that people would dance to these kinds of songs in clubs in the UK that were as large as mainstream clubs in the U.S. - giving me hope that this music wasn't just for head nodding to in headphones or home listening, but for dancing as well. I learned that it took really free spirits to be able to let go to these kinds of sounds and those spirits are the spirits that I love and play to. In a way, this tape was positive and wishful thinking that someone from overseas would hear that I understood worldwide groove and extend an invitation to me to play there. The simple dreams of a DJ trying to make a mark. As you see in the photo, like the Brand New Heavies song Dream Come True http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH5lEIhjOHY&feature=fvw - that dream DID come true. That's me on a curb and on a poster in London. Omar - Music For The Pipe
August 20, 2009 05:18 PM PDT
Qool Side Take The Train – Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Marv Side Surfin – Ernest Ranglin
May 22, 2009 10:21 AM PDT
Slow motion tempo splendor from the cassette/cd series Beats, Jazz, & Soul. What other tapes/mixed CDs would you like me to post? I have them all, from #1. LTJ Bukem - Point Of View - Good Looking Records
November 13, 2010 01:53 PM PST
"That's the break. This music is the intermission. When you tired of standing up all night dancing and sweating and hollering and screaming and stomping your feet. And it's time that your woman say - well baby I want to just sit down with you and talk with you. That's where Barry White comes in. And it's a slot that's fitted in every young teenager, young adult, middle aged adult, the one's that dance and don't dance. Everybody takes time out for this kind of music somewhere on their playlist at home. They have to! The human mind can only stand so much of that go go go go go music. And when you got to settle it down...the lyric and the melody is still flowing easy... ...it starts out with a concert concept, it's beautiful strings and setting you up for this thing. It's not just a lot of screaming and loud guitars blazing everywhere." - Barry White (his quote can be heard at 48:19 on this http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-08-20T18_32_24-07_00 This mix was created in 2000 for Valentine's night at an L.E.S.N.Y.C. venue called SX137. Otherworldly sensual concepts throughout, the title Hug You Squeeze You comes from the tiny voice that keeps saying that phrase in the Cinematic Orchestra Song called Channel 1 Suite. (I once did a gig with them http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=454862735353&set=a.179563705353.244740.586515353. ) Special hello to my friend Alex Sumner who has supported and appreciated my style for years. We've both moved on from SX137 and spreading our art in our own unique ways. Please direct your attention to this cool page on the New York Times website featuring artists renditions of the iconic I Love NY image. Alex has quite a few. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/22/nyregion/nylogos.html If you are ever in Miami - look up him up at the Gansevoort Hotel South Beach. He's a Mr. Everything over there. Enjoy the moody, melodic, & mysterious Hug You Squeeze You mix with somebody that you want to hug & squeeze. "Muah & Smooch" is the name of the photo. Taken in Tuscany Italy in early October 2010. The track listing to this mix is unavailable. Gone with a crashed external drive. Beats, Jazz, & Soul #64 | Afro-Disco-Beat | Part 2 of 2 of Special Edition Mix for the New York Musuem of African ArtMarch 16, 2010 07:53 PM PDT
Done sometime in the mid-2000s for the Museum of African Art in New York City. http://www.africanart.org/exhibitions/ Joe Claussell, Manu Dibango, Fela Kuti, Masters at Work, Olutunji, & more. I don't have the event art work but there's an image for you. My press credential from a 1993 trip to Libreville, Gabon in Africa where I went to report on a summit that was organized by Philadelphia's Rev Leon Sullivan and was well attended by many African-American civil rights luminaries including Coretta Scott King, Jesse Jackson, Cicely Tyson, & Dick Gregory. Thanks to Philadelphia radio station WDAS and their then head of the news department, E. Steven Collins, for that experience. I had a simple quiet and unforgettable moment in an elevator there with Coretta Scott King...kinda divine Loosely related but I hope a good story for you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Sullivan#Leon_H._Sullivan_Summit <--- the link works, please click Summit in the table of contents to read more. Enjoy! Buttarchive: Beats, Jazz, & Soul #65 - Rare & Precious Gems
August 19, 2010 04:41 AM PDT
A 100% vinyl mix from early 2000s featuring rare (but modern) records that are precious to me. Nowadays I use everything, vinyl, CDs, mp3s...this is a throwback to the days where I would put 15-20 records in front of me, choose the 1st and the last and then fill in the space between the bookends with songs that conveyed my philosophy. This isn't music as accessory to drunken tomfoolery, this is music that accentuates and represents my mind, aims, influences, and lifestyle. A bygone era where I left my home and went to record shops and got my fingers dirty flipping through 100s of vinyls to find these Rare & Precious Gems...more & more a thing of the past...more & more, my collection of vinyls shine like jewels to me. I guess I'm weird, and in good shape because it doesn't bother me to still carry vinyls to gigs...even the ones that I fly to. Every Friday in New York City I play at a place called Bar 6 - my set there is much lighter than this mix...soul, disco, 80s, house, 90s hip hop - and do you know that I put two bags of vinyls on a compact hand truck, walk 7 blocks to the subway, pick up those two bags, approx 80-100 pounds, carry them down the steps...ride train to the village...carry them up two flights of stairs from the 14th street platform to the street and walk two more blocks to Bar 6? It's oddly satisfying. (side note - on one of these subway rides I saw I guy get on with a stand up bass and I thought, yeah, what I'm doing is not all that strenuous...a stand up bass on a subway, that's effort!) The irony of the moment is that the musician looked at the dj and his records like the dj and his records, now, looks at the virtual dj with their laptops. Irreplaceable replaced. No track list but here are some of the artists: Minnie Ripperton
Catch me at Bar 6 sometime, might be my last go round in NYC as a regular DJ gig. I'm passing the baton to the next wave and taking my skills into the world of special events where I've become a specialist DJ. Bar 6 - http://www.barsixny.com/ - Fridays 10:30pm-2am Specialist? Stuff like this (scroll down to HBO) - http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=Emmy&articleid=VR1118022575&categoryid Buttarchives : Qool Classics #6 : Hats & Spats | The Tip of the Iceberg of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
August 03, 2009 05:06 PM PDT
This mix was made for a music industry showcase that featured a performance by artists on the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis label Perspective Records. Happened sometime in the mid to late 90s. Jimmy & Terry were due to be in the house and the event's producer gave me the green light to make a mix of their productions to play before the performances. I got an education in big time music biz while working in the PR department of their label for one year. That was the year before I decided to go all out with DJing. Thanks to them, a beautiful chain reaction was set in motion: Perspective Records had a private party at a place called Tramps featuring their band Mint Condition & I convinced my boss to let me play I guess the saying 'success/luck=opportunity+preparation' is true!?!? Best memory is getting more than one chance to spend extended time with Terry Lewis. I once helped him review and purchase a laptop at J&R Computer World in downtown Manhattan. The offices were up on 50th & 8th Ave so we got a cab to J&R and on the way, Terry asked me my opinion about a couple of artists and their releases. As an assistant to the assistant, I did not think that anything I had to say about anything would ever get to Terry Lewis's ears...this is the dude I saw jamming in a Janet Jackson video and on The Time's album covers! So he put me on the spot, in a cab, just me & him. With quick thinking and yes-man phobia, I prefaced/disclaimored my answer with, "Terry, from the standpoint of a DJ..." and I told him that one of the records he asked me about would be a winner and that another, which had sampled the same bassline of a major hip hop hit at the time and was still fresh in the public's mind, would probably not go over well. There were a couple of moments of quiet...some looking out of the windows...my thinking that I just got fired. He thanked me for my thoughts, didn't say much else about music, and we went on to get that laptop. Consequently, he invited me to check out the NBA draft and have a meal with him at the Four Seasons hotel in NYC. Terry's a real gent in this showbiz world who reminds me of words from the Rudyard Kipling poem "If." "...walk with kings -- nor lose the common touch" Just one year but a magical one that included going to Minneapolis and seeing Flyte Tyme Studios (saw Johnny Gill working out a song on a grand piano, members of Sounds Of Blackness...but, ugh, missed Janet Jackson by one day (and I heard she was recording a slow jam & apparently, from the way it was described, she gets INTO IT in the booth). Out of their NY office, I got to spend time with Angie Stone and even Barry White as his late albums were on A&M...Perspective's parent label. A great gig but I lost in the numbers game and got laid-off after 12 months. Next step, DJing, so perhaps in this case the idea that one 'can't win for losing' is not always true. It's all in the way you look at it - I lost, however, I gained. That image is an invite to the Flyte Tyme family weekend out in Minnesota. Hats off to the men in Spats. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis productions for New Edition, Janet Jackson, Cherelle, Alexander O'neal, The Sounds of Blackness, Human League, SOS Band, & The Time are featured. Buttarchives : Qool Classics #9 : First Time In A Long Time
September 01, 2009 11:32 AM PDT
I sat on this mix, recorded in 2001, because started wonder if f/x like flanger needed to be used on non-electronic music. I played this one afternoon while a mate from Manchester was in the house, a proper music head who is into the deep soul, funk, & jazz and he said he didn't mind it. Mind you that was a year ago but after finding this set and giving it another run at high volume on a sparkling day in NYC, I've decided to share. 100% vinyl. David Axelrod - Holy Thursday - Warner Music
Enjoy. Sounds Of The Season I
November 30, 2011 06:25 PM PST
Inspired by those big smiles. The Classic Vince Guaraldi - The Christmas Song
Recorded in 2005 Sounds Of The Season II
Sounds Of The Season III
Sounds Of The Season IV
November 30, 2011 07:53 PM PST
With the feel good vibes, Me and mine to you and yours, Sounds Of The Season Volume II Frank Sinatra – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Recorded in 2008 Have a great holiday season! Sounds Of The Season I
Sounds Of The Season III
Sounds Of The Season IV
November 30, 2011 09:44 PM PST
Qool DJ Marv & Thelonious proudly present Sounds of The Season III 3rd best, or is the 3rd the best? More for your holiday time inspiration and celebrations. Enjoy! Tijuana Chorus
Sounds Of The Season I
Sounds Of The Season II
Sounds Of The Season IV
December 02, 2011 05:34 PM PST
The predominately instrumental finale of the Sounds Of The Season series. The only vocals are from Ella Fitzgerald. This is for the 'big kids' to play after the children go the fa la la to sleep. If you've collected all four, you'll find this to be your interlude between the fun of the first three. No special mixing edits or quotes, just each song as is. Maybe your little kid can handle this mix too? It can be your way to introduce Jazz to your youngster. Every artist featured is a genuine genius. Wishing you good things this holiday season, and all year 'round. Good will, have, all men. Peace! Qool DJ Marv Exotic Night - Martin Denny
Sounds Of The Season I
Sounds Of The Season II
Sounds Of The Season III
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Podcast SummaryQool DJ Marv spins 100% vinyl on Fridays from 10:30pm-2:00am at Bar Six in Manhattan's West Village. 502 6th Avenue between 12th & 13th streets. http://www.barsixny.com/ Next Bar Six dates: FRIDAYS
Qool DJ Marv @ Red Rooster, Harlem 310 Lenox Ave (a/k/a Malcolm X Boulevard, and between 125th & 126th Street) http://redroosterharlem.com/ THURSDAYS - The Renaissance
February 2nd
SATURDAYS - Buttamilk Brunch
Spring/Summer dates TBA
There is a method to the magic in the way Qool DJ Marv presents and plays music. He tunes into the atmosphere of the venue and the energy of the people, and then he blends what he sees with what he hears. Intertwining many styles for many faces from many places, Qool DJ Marv captivates you with his blend. The fluid flow and continuously ascending momentum of his wide-ranging sets is inviting, hypnotic, and breathtaking. Qool DJ Marv crafts an unforgettable feel good, get down party where everyone in the room will hear something that they enjoy. It’s as if he knew you were coming.
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......the talent booker from Tramps ask me if I'd come play opening sets when he has urban shows......I did and opened for everyone from George Clinton to Erykah Badu (her 1st NYC show!!!)......to one of those legendary Prince post concert concerts......@ the Prince afterparty (the DJ booth @ Tramps was in the 'VIP') executives from Viacom were checking the steez......a nice 3-4 year (pre-celebrity DJ era) stint doing MTV and VH-1 parties......
