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JackDazey's teen Asian artist "The Project E5", takes her music and performance to the "Moon"

2008-09-27T08:04:24Z

“Chusok" or Moon Festival. It is a major celebration for the Korean community in New York and worldwide. This year 15 year old artist E5 will perform in front of an expecting crowd of 20,000

JackDazey’s “The Project E5″

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) –
Sep 09, 2008 – 9/08/2008 New York, New York- The Korean Produce
Association is sponsoring this year’s annual Harvest Festival (like
Thanksgiving) in Flushing Meadows Park located in Queens, home of
the U.S. Open. It is here where locally cultivated teen artist “Project
E5″ will make her September 20th performance debut. Along with
JackDazey, Project E5 is on a mission to give back to her community as
she tills for youth to join her movement through the power of music and
performing.

E5 will perform in front of an expecting crowd of 20,000 during the
Harvest Festival also known as “Chusok” or Moon Festival. It is a major
celebration for the Korean community in New York and worldwide. This
year there will be a festival in New York and then Overpeck Park New
Jersey on the following weekends where she will perform again.

It is a rare moment in New York Music Industry that an Asian pop
performing artist as young as 15 year old ever took to stage. In a
culture of strict traditions, academics is always precedent. E5 brings
new music and a uniqueness that is representative in her strict raising
and American influence. Atypical for the culture but not for the music
scene of New York, Project E5 set involves piano playing to a ballad
she co-wrote and sings, to song and dance that includes a DJ, acrobats,
street performers, and dance routines reminiscent of Ciara and Beyonce.

E5 has been playing piano since the age of 5 which is popular of
the Korean culture. She attends high school in Franklin Square, Long
Island and works rigorously developing her skills in percussion, ear
training and dance as well as studying with top industry professionals
utilizing Grammy winning vocal techniques by Seth Riggs in downtown
Manhattan. Her music production and direction is overseen by JackDazey
who attended the University of Southern California for Music Recording
and recently completed an article connecting Schoenberg to Rap music’s
lyrical delivery on his new blog.

JackDazey also serves as a consultant for Project E5. While also
raised in Long Island, he states that, “Music has always been the
synapse for cultural bridges, E5 hope to utilize the power of music to
positively influence social and academic well being in youth and to
encourage understanding in an ethnically diverse city.”

E5 is currently working together with numerous non-profits
organizations throughout the city bringing about her own movement of
getting youth more involve in their own local organization. She feels
it is a benefit to provide young teens with skills while keeping
youngsters active and away from drugs and alcohol. She recently ran in
the Nike Human Race on Randall’s Island to help support the WWF, and
Lance Armstrong Foundation.

While the school year is off to an early start, E5 has a demanding
schedule of performances through out New York and New Jersey. Her
calendar of events can be seen at www.sonicbids.com/jackdazey as
well as updates on www.jackdazey.com. E5 will perform on September 20th
in Flushing Meadows Park around 12:30pm, for the Harvest Festival as
well as in NJ Overpeck Park on the 27th of September. See her new video E5 "You Watching Me" (Live)

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Schoenberg aids in old age debate of rap music being classified as music

2008-09-18T15:27:14Z

Schoenberg aids in old age debate of rap music being classified as music

Rap music has been around longer than we thought. In the arts everything is recycled (many times stolen and recycled). We have had bell bottoms make a return in fashion, the bringing back of muscle cars on the road, big haired metal bands making come backs in concert and Neo-soul music
which is…new soul music. Of course many are aware that the Hip hop culture and its music started in the boogie down Bronx in the 70’s but the style or monotonous melody delivery may have been grand fathered even further back. The likes of social movement groups such as the Last Poets who released a Billboard Charting album in the 1970's, rhythmic vocals precedes the combining of lyrics over DJ breaks by delivering a lyrical flow of poetry to the beat of ethnic drums and instrumentation. The style which resembles closely the current Def Jam Poetry series or other earlier African American poets is not far off the beat of rap. You can link traces of both to the African Griots oral tradition.

Years ago rap music was considered a fad to vanish like the cabbage patch kids. The genre of rap music has thoroughly spread throughout the entire world and not only reaches, but affects and relates to every culture. Many cultures histories are connected and deeply rooted in some influence of music, and the gap may be bridged closer.

Before attending the University of Southern California, I grew up in Long Island, NY. I was a product of the renaissance age of rap music. I grew up along side many earlier influential names of hip hop icons such as Rakim, Groove B Chill and Sweety G. Rakim himself was fond of jazz music and played Baritone sax along side me in marching and jazz band. My own interest and love for music ironically ('cause that’s a whole 'nother saga explained in the future) lead me to study music at U.S.C. as an undergrad taking a few classes in jazz and classical music history. I once had a debate with a professor and chairman of the Jazz studies program, who refuses to believe and admit that rap is music.

On the other side in classical history, I had just learned that Arnold Schoenberg's Sprechstimme is similar to a monotonous chant rap style flow in which there was no present melody just like that of rap. This style of music dates back to the early 1900's and is thoroughly supported to be music so much it was kept record of, appreciated, analyzed and taught throughout out the years as part of the expressionist movement in German poetry and art.

Music is studied and broken down. Many composers and musicians learn to write scores of music by dissecting, studying and analyzing music of other composers and musicians. Music theory is derive from the analysis based on common practices of that music's time and genre. Typical elements that are analyzed in music is it's form, such as intros and cadences, harmonies, rhythm patterns, tempo changes tonality or atonality and melody which are all present in rapping. My highly educated world renown professors tells the class that Rap is not music because it does not contain a melody. Rap is certainly not musically dissonant as the likes of Pierre Schaeffer's Musique Concrète, who's genius attempt at innovated music technology was difficult to notate on paper like traditional classical music, but it may resemble more the expressionistic era as that of music theorist Arnold Schoenberg. Schoenberg's Sprechstimme was singing in a restricted way to maintain a constant pitch unlike the ups and downs melodic contour most melodies would have when they are played or sung. An example of this would be in Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder or later works by Pierrot Lunaire.

Rap can be notated the same as Schoenberg did for Sprechtstimme. However, rap actually has inflection in its speech delivery. This is relative to some exotic scales in which a micro tonality exist like Burmese or Indonesian music. Today's rappers like 50 cent and Ja Rule have distinctive melodic flow. Groups like Bone Thugs and Harmony are actually harmonizing in their rap flow. Rappers like Nelly are practically borderline singing or sprechgesang-ing. Not to mention, all of the above named have been Grammy nominated.

It is always said "to know where you are going, you must know where you are from." Rap is today's urban music. Its techniques are deeply rooted for over 100 years in American music. History serves as a blueprint that has been forged for us to learn from. Does this mean that Germany is the birthplace of rap music? Not quite, though Schoenberg is Austrian he is a well known early American composer, but it puts an end to the debate for historians or ignorant professors on whether the fad of rap is indeed at all music. In a world in which music is a huge part of every one's life, many cultures have been influenced by and incorporate rap into their own native language and music. Billions of profitable dollars have been earned from rap, it is not only grandfathered in as a style of music to last, but worthy of and honorary degree in which the success of hip hop can now afford to buy.

Currently JackDazey is working on The JackDazey Project: Project E5, due to be release early 2009. E5 currently performs throughout Long Island and New York City. He currently develops a website for the empowerment of musician with resources that are helpful to entertainment careers. You can subscribe and view his site for updates at www.jackdazey.com

Universal knowledge for success

2008-09-18T15:12:21Z

We all hope to achieve success in many areas of our lives, but
sometimes the road to success seems to be paved with difficulties
and events that we hadn't planned for.

Most people want everything fast, including success in the music
industry,
but a microwave mentality is not the way to success.
In order to be successful in the music business and in life in
general,
you need to be in it for the long haul.

The following steps will
help you to clearly define what it is that you hope to achieve in
the music business and in life as well,
so that you can make your goals and make your dreams become a
reality.

Things You'll Need:

* A sound mind to realize that you are changing for the better
and increasing your finances/prosperity for the rest of your life.

Step1
Take small steps
Walking a mile takes about 2,000 steps and you want to be sure to
tackle
them one at a time. There are no short cuts. And
every one of those steps is a tiny success that brings you closer
to your goal. The same thing is true of any other big goal. Your
goals need to be broken down into tiny steps. Plan your short term
goals so you have something within reach to shoot for. Don't make
light of little victories. Small successes breed large ones.
Ask yourself, what small steps can you take now, that will help you
to
overcome the huge successes that you wish to see for yourself in the
music industry?

Laugh at setbacks

One of the big differences between successful and unsuccessful
people is how they respond to setbacks. Successful people are able
to laugh off setbacks and get back on track. Having a bad day does
not mean you have a bad life. Remind yourself that 10 days forward
and one day back still gets you to your goal, so if you have a bad
day at
the studio, recording or writing that next hit song, shake it off
and keep on moving.

Step2
Make it Fun
You will keep doing things if you enjoy them. try and only do the
things that match your passion and that you like to do it.

If it's something you hate and have to make yourself do,
it wont last long term, no matter how much money you make.
The goal is to develop a life of spiritual and
emotional joy, and that should be part of the payoff along the way.

Make it Convenient
If you are a busy person- which I am. you will have to make success
convenient. And there is no downside to convenience because it isn't
how hard you try; it's the results that matter. For instance,
choose to only write songs that make you feel good about
yourself and what you are contributing.

Step3
Reward Yourself

Don't estimate the power of rewards. Treating yourself to that new
pair of shoes you've wanted may be an appropriate reward that keeps
you striving to reach your first short-term goal. Keep the rewards
for meeting your main goals and smaller tokens for your daily
positive reinforcements. And remember, it pleases God when you take
care of yourself.

Step 4
Communication

Communicate effectively. This isn't a one man show, so knowing how
to be clear and kind when dealing with others is a skill that will
greatly serve you on your path to success.

Step 5
Be a person that DOES!!

One of the most important steps in reaching your goals is to
simply take action! Nothing big is ever gained without taking action.

Creativity

2008-09-18T15:17:19Z

When it comes to songwriting, we’re creating something. When it comes to producing a song, we’re creating something. When it comes to singing out an improvised melody, we’re creating something. When it comes to teaching music, we’re creating something. When it comes to writing a post on a subject - we’re creating something.

I do all the above - and sometimes, creating something (ANYTHING) is mighty tough when you’ve got other issue’s in your life to deal with.

Sometimes I feel that I should use these emotions to create something else. A song, a piece, an arrangement - or even a story. But the truth is, whatever’s bugging you often finds it’s way to cut through your intellect to actually make the decision to create. Am I not right?

How else are you supposed to justify all the wasted hours we spend on useless, worrisome things? Sorry if this sounds like a rant, it’s just that sometimes (and believe me, this *very rarely* happens) I can’t help but think of things that bother worry me - even if they are small and petty. And as I mentioned, time goes by so quickly, it’s not even funny.

Sometimes, being a creative soul means that you are sensitive to your pain just a little but more then perhaps your friends. You find it hard to think logically when perhaps if you do, then the creativity might diminish.

This post is now going to end here.

I just had to say something…

I Remember You

2008-09-18T15:31:42Z

I remember you

I distinctly recall, the hair the flesh that smile

    and it took me a while to step, though not my style

so the God's intervened, too much distance between

eliminate, and fate, same time same place

though i knew you were out there, felt your presence

    for many years, sun and moon movin so damn fast,

    I kept on missin your ass

right was not the time then, so we both engaged

    others, but deep inside what was missin, kept us

    hope, prayin and wishin

that this day eventually, would come and we would

    meet, bring end to the misery our hearts and

    minds felt to some degree

and i say this to you because, we both know just

    how it was, to share your world with someone,

only to have it undone

then suspicious we kind of become, misjudgin

    everyone, trying to protect ourselves, from the

    pain and hurt we felt

Yet hopeless romantics we are, kept longin for lucky

    stars, not using out eyes but hearts, to guide

    us thru times so hard

Hang on baby, we're not too far, this might be the

    hardest part, by the clock much we haven't

    spent, don't matter this 'here' is heaven sent

and it was known from day number one, from first sight

    I was overcome, even you said you came undone, and

    now exhaling in unison

souls are ready but work to do, I've got mine

    girl and so do you, take some time make sure

    all is right

when i get back gonna hold you tight, staring

    deeply into your eyes, trying my best baby not

    to cry, cause finally it is you and I

with you this man will spend all his life,

    have you laughin until you cry, walkin talkin

    til late at night, kissin huggin and doin it

    right

that's exactly how it will be, together raisin

    our family, girl I know you're feelin my

    energy, cause you return it exponentially

so apart we are comfortably, anxious soon

     to finally, have love unconditionally...

      I remember you, remember me

By SAI

The JackDazey project is now on ITUNES...baby!!!

2008-09-18T15:15:35Z

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The JackDazey Project Vol. 1 is available for a special exclusive pre-release on CD Baby. Those of you who are still rockin portable c.d. players or who like to blast it up on your home or car stereo systems, go get it now for special order at cdbaby.com/cd/jackdazey. Let it be written Let it be done!! Thanks for your support!

JackDazey

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URBAN-HIP-POP

2008-09-18T15:14:35Z

IS THE UNIQUE SOUND AND STYLE CREATION OF

PRODUCER/SONGWRITER JACKDAZEY. THE DEBUT COMPILATION "THE

JACKDAZEY PROJECT" IS A BLEND OF HOT CHARTING TRACKS

COMPRISED OF SELECT SINGLES OF MOVING MUSIC FROM MANY

GENRES WITH A FOUNDATION OF EASTCOAST/WESTCOAST HIPHOP

INFLUENCE. BE PREPARED TO DANCE, BOB YOUR HEAD AND THEN

COOL OFF AND RELAX TO INNOVATIVE SOUNDS OF HIP HOP, R&B,

POP, AND DANCE ALL WITH A JACK DAZEY TWIST! IF YOU DO NOT

LIKE THE SOUNDS OF PRODUCERS DR. DRE, TIMBALAND, KANYE WEST,

BABYFACE, OR JERMAIN DUPREE THEN THIS IS NOT FOR YOU!!!

You remember Motown...

2007-12-10T14:44:26Z

You remember Motown...

...That was a company bac in the day which took, catered to and developed black artist.They would just step in like a good uncle or godfather and bless an artist and invest all they to secure a vision.. Well those days are over and record companies are like investment banks. They want a return. they want to see that u are making money before they decide to really fuck wit ya. What u got to do (and take a lesson from Cash Money Click(birdman, lil wayne etc) u got to do the work, u got to push and hustle, when they see u makin money they will step in and try to make more money wit ya. key things to do 1st perform and be seen anywhere and everywhere free or paid. This is the first step Big labels will do wit ya if they signed u anyway for one whole year before u blow up..(it is not a overnight Cinderella story) and now wit Myspace everybody and they f@#*in grandma think they are hot artist because someone bullshits them wit a comment. these days there is more junk to filter through to find the real shit.. exposure, exposure, exposure! Let the people decide!

A difference

2007-12-10T14:23:44Z

music starts within one's soul.. the key to being different and unique is to take whats within your own heart and mind and discuss and put it on paper or in our inner art form..you alone walk in your footsteps, you alone create a path, you alone can tell that story like no other, this is where there origins of originality and uniqueness stems from.

A Lonely Path

2007-12-10T14:18:40Z

it was once written that bill gates only had 6 days of vacation from 1984 to 1989...this is the ethic that is necessary to put one over the edge and to the top..this is core sacrifice and selfishness..for the inner beauty and meaning we all seek within our selves to understand ourselves and our mission here.. it is time consuming perfecting our craft to be the greatest that we can possibly be...thousand of hours spent isolated to share with the world what we have inside, a unique beauty and gift..in manifesting our souls, blessing, and destiny our passion and love we do walk a lonely path to the top.