...You want it he got it! From 16's out of this world to beats from the year of 2021, Jon famous has it all. This 20 year old Northern California native is the next major thing that the game has seen in awhile. Artist/Producer Jon Famous has been on his grind, getting his feet wet in the industry, from opening up for Slum Village at Hu's homecoming 06, to traveling around the U.S. laying track for Twista, Juvenile, Keak da Sneak, and many more. Get your ears wet now because this buzz is coming Jonathan "Jon Famous" Hendry has been a disciple of hip-hop and rhythm ever since he began rapping, beat-boxing, and breaking-dancing at an age where most of his contemporaries were just learning to speak correctly.
Jon Famous began his relationship with the beat at the tender age of six when he first started playing the drums for his local church in Sacramento. In middle school Jon Christian sought to diversify his musical resume deciding to also take on brass instruments, in addition to percussion instruments, and playing in his schools band. By high school, Jon Famous was simultaneously playing in the marching, concert, and jazz bands, eventually earning the coveted spot of center snare drummer in the 10th grade where he would remain until he graduated. Never the one to limit himself, Jon Famous is currently learning how to play the bass guitar to further his understanding of music. Influenced by the rhythmic stylings of super-producers Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Scott Storch, Rick Rock, and Just Blaze, Jon's uncanny yet still hard-hitting drum patterns and off the planet melodies and riffs combined with his hip-hop songwriting abilities have become heavily sought after by artists looking for the next new hit sound MySpace
1. For those who aren't in the know, who is Jon Famous?
JON FAMOUS: I would like to welcome all to the future!! I am an artist/producer “JON FAMOUS” “the crazy genius”” from Sacramento California Reppin “Fresh Exec” The label. I’ve worked with a number of major artist from lil wayne, tyga, rich boy, jim jones, yung la, too $hort, Slim of 112, Wale and the list will continue. Currently working towards my debut album “Crazy genius” that will showcase my Lyrical artistry along with my production.
2. If Famous Amous Cookies were to take Famous Rays Pizza in a battle of the famouses, who would win?
Yo, Famous Amos Cookies all day any day. That the only bagged cookies I really get down with.
3. Tell us your thoughts on the music industry and what needs to be changed?
Honestly I look at the music industry as great avenue to express dreams, Reality, Pain, Passion, Love, and talent with opportunity of making a living off of it. Unfortunately The business of this of industry has become more important then the music, now days it doesn’t matter if your music is good, if you business is top tier you will be heard. I don’t have any problems with good business but when it over rides good music, we are leading our selves into destroying the substance that created this industry.
4. What’s responsible for Hip-Hop’s decline?
Hip Hops Decline? I don’t really see it that way. Judge if you may, but It seems to me hip-hop is on the incline. We have pioneers that are passing the torch to new, HOT, young artist like myself that have the vision and talent to take hip-hop to new horizons. Never should we forget the content and vision of the hip-hop Area that came come before now, but we do have to open our ears to the new area of hip-hop. To keep this on the incline we have to continue to support new, good music.
5. Has the internet reshaped the way you think about mixtape distribution?
It definitely has, with new advancements in technology we (artist) are now finding ways to sale, promote, leak, and create/maintain a buzz by sitting on a laptop all day. Now when u have a new material, weather it be a mixtape, Album, New song, or what ever, you can promote it and make it available by a few clicks of the mouse. There is really no need to press up thousands of mixtapes and hit the streets now, the streets of hip-hop are all on these sites and blogs. Internet is distribution is actually better, because you can make your material more accessible.
6. If you could shit on anyone in the game who would it be and why? Who do you want to collaborate with?
Im not shittin on nobody, im about building! If your not with that, you will shit on yaself in the long run. Kayne West is who i wouldn’t mind building with
7. How can we get certified in hustling?
Hustla Certification come from, First: “Having a Hustle” Second: You must become extremely efficient in the hustle. Third: work sooo hard that you can’t be mistaken for anything other then a “Certified Hustla”
8. When is the video for your single “Certified Hustler” (ft. Jim Jones) coming out and will it have video hoes?
The visual for my record “Certified Hustla” Feat Jim jones will be available Soon, Just making sure everything is done sequentially, gotta promote the right way at the right time, to the right people. As far a video hoes “no” Beautiful young women that represent my movement, my music, and a certified hustle “Yes”.
9. Your second single is titled “Pop My Tag” featuring Yung LA. How did you get in contact with these 2 major heavyweights?
We’ve had the record for a while but now was the more appropriate time for release. I’ve been working with Yung L.A. on the production since the beginning of his signing to Grand Hustle. My artist D-Mac was in Atlanta in the Thomasville Projects playing some of my instrumentals in the car, caught L.A.’s attention, he came over to the car and start rapping to the tracks, asked who made them and then gave me a call. A week later we were in Grand Hustle Studios (Echo Studios) making records. When your creating a Buzz with in this industry your network game gotta be on point, then you have to have to music to back it all up.
10. When can we expect your debut album “Crazy Genius”?
Expect my debut album “Crazy Genius” sometime summer 09, its gonna be incredible!!! The Production on it is out of this world! Big feats. From Jim Jones, Young LA, Lil B (The Pack), Polow da Don’s R&B Group “I-15”, And some BIG secret surprises
11. You are currently working on a dope mixtape project. You will drop a “Jon Famous: The Artist” and “Jon Famous: The Producer” mixtape. Talk about it…
That’s right 3 projects in total! “Mr. Famous LAB 101” the production mixtape will feat. Records I’ve produced for major artist. Lil wayne, jim jones, rich boy, yung la and many many more! “the experiment” is the mixtape where I will be showcasing the lyrical side of Jon Famous and I will be rippin and remixing on some some of the hottest notable industry songs. And of course the album “Crazy Genius”
12. Walk us through a day in the life of Jon Famous
Wake up, pray, shower, Studio………………………………..Twitter, Facebook, myspace, Studio…………….eat…………studio
13. On the day you die what do you want your epitaph to read
“Here Lives the soul of a man that strived everyday to live outs his purpose, a purpose to share a gift of message through his music to all people”
Best of luck bro. Thanks for the time. Be on the lookout for my man Jon Famous....
Victor Lemonte Wooten born September 11, 1964 is an American bass player. He is known for his technical virtuosity and his skills as musician, composer, and author. Wooten has won the "Bass Player of the Year" award from Bass Player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once.In addition to a solo career and collaborations with various artists, Wooten has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988.
In 2008, Wooten joined Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller to record an album. The trio of bassists, under the name SMV, released Thunder in August 2008 and began a supporting tour the same month.
In 2006 Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Elliston Consulting teamed up to create one of the most interactive and educational music sites on the web The Bass Vault. Victor offers lessons, live concerts, behind the scenes footage from tours and live video chats with some of the most influential bass players of our time.
Woah. Unfortunately this is still in its conceptual phase, but since an asian is working on it, it should be finished in no time. The record player levitates records magnetically while the small red ball reads them and plays them back through a little built-in speaker.
According to its designer Rhea Jeong, “The record player uses a carrier and dock outfitted with a magnetic and auto-calibrating control system which carries the LP into thin air as it is playing music. A self-running record player shaped in the form of a red sphere, contains a needle, amplifier and speaker, spins around the record, bringing the music to life.”
This week's slow summer lineup includes Wu Tang, Wilco, Moby and a Woodstock collection.
And album of the week goes to Massachusetts metal band Killswitch Engage. Voted amongst the 'Most Anticipated Albums' of 2009 by both Alternative Press and Decibel, the five-piece outfit compromising of Howard Jones on vocals, Adam Dutkiewicz on guitar, Mike D’Antonio on bass, Justin Foley on drums, and Joel Stroetzel on guitar have put together a self-titled album filled with killer signature grooves, riffs and melodies. The album is produced by Brendan O'Brien, who's worked with a few bands before -- Bob Dylan, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Mastodon.
I take offense to whomever decided to desecrate this perfectly normal picture of the German hair metal band, Accept. If you're in the dark about them, Accept is basically an AC/DC cover band with a midget lead singer and their perfect combination of metal and awkwardly funny lyrics/videos are unmatched by anyone to this day. A great example of this is their Screaming for a Love-Bite video below which is them playing their kick ass live show but then randomly cut to shots of them doing decidedly un-metal (many being kind of homosexual) things. Call it lost in translation but this band defines unintentional comedy.
A) you spelled butt sex wrong and B) knee pads rule
Queen guitarist Brian May revealed today that pop icon Michael Jackson and former Queen front man Freddie Mercury recorded “a couple” of tracks together, tunes that May says “have never seen the light of day.”
May, who said Mercury even played the recordings for his bandmates, made the comments on his website, where he shared his thoughts on Jackson’s death. “Hard to know what to say – what I feel,” May wrote.
“He used to come and see us (Queen) play when we were on tour in the States, and he and Freddie became close friends… close enough to record a couple of tracks together at Michael’s house… tracks which have never seen the light of day.”
But apparently this song/video below has started making it's rounds. Sounds legit.
It's tough to call this band AIC without Layne Staley, i know. Nonetheless, I'm excited to see how their first collection of all-new material in 14 years will sound. The album “Black Gives Way To Blue” is set for release on September 29 through EMI Music’s Virgin Records label. The disc will feature the recording debut with the group of singer William DuVall, who first got behind the mic for the band’s 2006 reunion tour after original vocalist Layne Staley died in 2002.
This Tuesday, the band will release the first single "A Looking In View" on the band's website. This is such a big deal that it apparently needs a trailer.
"100 Little Curses" is the latest video from the Los Angeles-based rap-rock supergroup featuring guitarist Tom Morello of Rage and vocalist/emcee Boots Riley of The Coup. The song comes off the band's self-titled debut album, which sold 14,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart.
In their own words: "It's revolutionary party jams. It's got huge steamroller riffs combined with depth, charge, funk, while Boots unloads clip after clip of incendiary rhymes rich with satire and venom."
