>But the point I'm making calling this guy "Dam Funk on
>steriods" as a calling card instead of letting the music speak
>for itself without the fluff posting. It's tacky and doesn't
>serve the artist he's drumming up support for. He's talented
>enough on his own.

It's basically like saying he's an amateur. And, count me in the minority, but like mistermaxx pretty much said, having chops and few hot beats ain't enough. And, as much as we may want to deny it, that damn FL piano roll and the influx of sample libraries that sound more true to form than the cheesy patches you had to work with from Korg and Roland back in the day, has allowed this generation of producers to come up with some stuff that sometimes competes with having a studio musician in the room.

I do wish dude luck, though.