"I been working at a youth centre for young people at risk of homelessness. Quite a lot of them are sleeping rough and the others are in hostels. I started a music project a couple months ago which has been going down well- dj'ing and mc'ing. Yesterday it all got proper rowdy and they were all cussing each other so after giving them a last warning I decided we needed to get away from the grime and bring it down a bit. I put on 'Natural Selection' expecting them to all cuss - no disrespect but they all like the aggy grime beats. It changed everything man, they were proper in it and the whole vibe changed, all chatting about their life and the proper hardship they're going thru. just thought i'd let u know coz i thought it would have made u haps to see. Definitely bringing in more of the deeper dubstep in for them. Anyways nuff respects, can't get enough of your music, seriously soothin on the soul."
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Sounds really gratifying. My partner taught inner city kids how to make beats on a computer for a while (until the program lost its funding) and he said he saw such a difference in them after the program started. The excitement over a hook or drum beat that kept them motivated.
Your music is definitely on the mind-changing tip. Thank you.
well, i can only agree. yesterday i dropped some of your tracks at a small gig and the change of the overall atmosphere was more than obvious... really love your tracks! gonna read this post today in our dubstep radio show.
That's a pretty deep email, but that said I can completely understand where the guy is coming from. Your average bass weight Dubstep is good, I'd even say it's great, what yourself, Headhunter, TRG etc. have done is give the sound a bit of meaning, character and depth. When you guys make tunes it's not just bass and beats, there's a little more toit; a little thought and emotion, just what the sound needed. As I said I can completely see where the guy was coming from. Keep on doing what your doing man.
Marty Mar,
We have this guy up here that goes by "Scratchmaster Joe" sharing in similar experiences daily. He is a DJ and graph artist that works for a Community Center helping "underprivileged" kids get equipment and teaches them how to produce music. I've helped him raise money before and its amazing what happens when you teach a man to fish.
sounds fuckkin blinding man...
who ever did this don't stop :)
Damn, that takes getting satisfaction out of your music to a whole new level in my opinion. It's one thing to see heads nod in a club but this is pretty deep stuff.
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