My latest beat tape KeysOpenDoors is streaming @ hayling.bandcamp.com/

I've played the keys all my life- classically trained growing up in NY, played in a hip-hop band in Philly, and produce for underground artists from my current home in DC. Although I know how to sample I've usually relied on my skills on the keys to guide my production. This time, instead of composing my own stuff I chose to take a different approach.

I wanted to challenge myself to find chord changes instead of make them, so I went back to some of the musicians (Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk et al.) who have been the most influential on me and hip-hop at large. You can hear this on the intro track, which includes commentary from jazz greats and original tunes that have been immortalized by hip-hop classics. On the rest of the album, I chopped up jazz piano samples up on the MPC and came up with the finished product that is KeysOpenDoors. The project is available for stream and download at http://hayling.bandcamp.com/.

Posted this a minute ago but just got around to promoting...
http://kevinnottingham.com/2010/08/31/hayling-keysopendoors-a-musicians-beat-tape/



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iTunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=279896495&s=143441