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| Event Name: Randomland W/Arthur Baker & ?uestlove |
| Event Day: Friday , Jul 11, 2008 |
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Producer, remixer, and musician Arthur Baker is probably known best to many as the person who put the remix artist to the fore but his influence upon modern popular music extends far beyond that. After creating the pioneering hip-hop single "Planet Rock" with rapper Afrika Bambaataa in the early 1980s, Baker continued to bring new dance artists to light, as well as remixing many already established acts. While behind the scenes work has always remained his forte, Baker orchestrated several albums under several names (Backbeat Disciples, Criminal Element Orchestra) which provide a fair overview of Baker's wide-reaching style.
Baker's credibility grew rapidly throughout the mid-1980s, so did the range of artists that invited him to produce or remix their music. Dance rhythms remained at the helm of his ongoing project as a technical innovator, but his resume of associates began to include artists from numerous backgrounds, including classic rockers like Bruce Springsteen and Jeff Beck, pop singers such as the New Wave inspired Cyndi Lauper, and the reggae group Black Uhuru. In addition, Baker continued to cultivate groups taking their first steps, such as the youthful R&B act New Edition and the group Freeeze, with whom Baker had the hits "Candy Girl" and "IOU," respectively. Whatever the status of the artists at hand, Baker and Robie were known for a high level of spontaneity, imagination, and personal involvement in the recording process. Following these successes, Baker came to the attention of Manchester pop group New Order, who asked him to produce their songs "Confusion" and "Thieves Like Us" which was a crossover hit on the U.S. dance charts, and established a relationship between Baker and the band that has continued for more than 20 years. This also set a precedent for rock-style bands to produce dance records and remixes, which have now become commonplace. Baker also worked extensively with artists like Hall & Oates, Bob Dylan and Al Green.
This friday, Randomland is very honoured to have this legend back to play in the main room for the 3rd time since the opening of Circa.
http://www.myspace.com/streetwise82
?uestlove, a musician, DJ, Journalist, and record producer, best known as the drummer for The Roots, his peerless drumming, production and engineering work is regarded bar none by music critics as some of the most innovative work seen in Urban Music. He has also produced for artists such as Common and D'Angelo and member of the production teams Grand Negaz and The Grand Wizzards.
Besides being the drummer for The Roots, ?uestlove has also lent his talents to other artists, projects, and productions.he contributed as a drummer or producer to Erykah Badu's Baduizm and Mama's Gun, Dilated Peoples Expansion Team, Blackalicious' Blazing Arrow, Bilal's 1st Born Second, N.E.R.D.'s Fly Or Die, Joshua Redman's Momentum, and Zap Mama's Ancestry In Progress, Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine,Christina Aguilera's Stripped, Joss Stone's cover of the White Stripes' Fell in Love with a Boy.among others.
In 2005, ?uestlove appeared, along with such luminaries as Madonna, Iggy Pop, Bootsy Collins, and Little Richard in a television commercial and also appeared as himself in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party, as well as in the Tupac skit on The Dave Chappelle Show: The Lost Episodes . With the exception of The Fugees, ?uestlove served as the drummer for nearly every performer at the 2004 Brooklyn street concert.
http://www.myspace.com/questlove
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