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Casual-T is in da building!!!
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33 years old
United States
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where to start?... all kind of quirky and odd indie stuff, blaxploitation, brazil, midnight cowboy, alien I, lord of the rings I-III, 2001 - a space odyssey, life of brian, fritz the cat, tampopo, man on the moon, dreams (kurosawa), jim jarmush, little big man, last emperor, lost in translation, dr. strangelove, the harder they come, blade runner, american splendor, grave of the fireflies, spirited away, castle in the sky, howl's moving castle, the day the earth stood still, mel brooks stuff, terry gilliam, kubrik, kurosawa, itami juzo, the great dictator and other chaplin stuff, laurel and hardy, planet of the apes, close encounters, jacob's ladder, mephisto, colonel redl, grass, fritz lang's metropolis, the good the bad and the ugly, spike lee, the shining, logan's run, life is beautiful, ferris bueller's day off, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, to kill a mocking bird... i think i could go on for days!!!
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how much time do we have?... James Brown, P-Funk, Meshell N'degeOcello, Billy Cobham, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mozart, Beethoven, Weather Report, Primus, Talking Heads, the one the only the divine Billie Holiday, Bernhard Herman, Strauss, Stravinsky, Miles, Bird, Dizzy, Public Enemy, House Of Pain, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Blues Brothers, Einojuhan Rautavaara, R. Strauss, Paul Simon, Chaka Khan, Thelonious Monk, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Gil Scott-Heron, Hendrix, Kodo, Steve Reich, Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes, Morris Day, Earth Wind & Fire, Cameo, The Police, Maurice Ravel, Count Basie, Dennis Chambers, Ohio Players, Herbie Hancock, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Paco Delucia, Curtis Mayfield, Modest Mussorgsky, Bela Bartok, Edgar Varese, and so many more...
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anything by douglas adams, the autobiography of malcolm x, the invisible man (ellison), the crucible, divine comedy, tolkien, stanislaw lem, alice in wonderland, maya angelou, mark twain, 1984, lord of the flies, the world according to garp, thomas berger, dostoevsky, don quixote, kafka, kafka, and then some more kafka, and a lot of what my wife calls "boring ass text books," which i, on the other hand, consider to be extremely interesting, and highly enjoyable books on history, religion, philosophy, culture, science, race relations, politics, psychology, and matters of general interest by a myriad of unknown authors with absurd and sometimes hilarious titles such as emotional intelligence, black bourgeoisie, zero - the biography of a dangerous idea, the black panthers speak, pius XII and the second world war, the slave trade, etc.
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People who understand the importance of using one's mental faculties to the fullest.
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"So who is Casual-T?" you ask.
"Casual-T is a lotta things," I reply.
"Oh yeah, like what?" you insist probingly.
"Well now, let's see..."
AS A DRUMMER, playing professionally for 20+ years, I've been involved in a vast number of projects, performing in a wide variety of styles such as Live Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, Pop, Rock, Orchestral, Opera, Musical, Jazz, Big-Band, etc. I am currently subbing on two very successful Broadway shows, Spring Awakening, which won 8 Tony Awards, including best musical, at the 2007 Tonys, as well as Chicago, which is Broadway's longest running revival, running for 11 years straight, and still going strong. So in case you need someone to lay down some tight beatz, live or in the studio, HOLLA!!
AS A PRODUCER I've been keeping myself busy for the last 10 years or so. I don't really know what style of music I make, and I usually don't try and sound like anybody in particular. Just listen to the trax at www.flatnosemusic.com or www.myspace.com/casualbeatz and if you like 'em tell a friend, and if you don't like 'em tell an enemy. I'm always on the look-out for unique voices, and artists that have something more to say than "ooh baby yeah yeah," so if you think you fit into that category, and you like my trax, let me know and we'll discuss a possible collabo.
AS A COMPOSER I am fairly new to this game called film scoring, so I am currently mainly interested in building a reel for myself, and by doing so helping you to build your own. This of course means that I am willing to offer my services for next to no monetary compensation, deferred payment, or any other compensatory arrangement we might be able to come up with to suit both of our needs. You can find some samples at my web site, which is located at www.flatnosemusic.com (or go directly to www.flatnosemusic.com/scoring_index.html). Go there, check it out, and let me know what you think. I'm always up for some constructive criticism, but don't be too harsh now, 'coz I'm sensitive about my shit ;)
AS AN ENGINEER I ran my own commercial recording studio here in NYC, Manhattan to be exact, for a few years, but eventually had to relocate since rent in Manhattan is nothing if not outrageous. The studio kept me pretty busy for a while, recording, mixing, and mastering anything from voice-over commercials and audio books, to whole albums with bands and such. It's been a fun ride, but I'm glad that I decided to put my own music first again. So for now it's drumming, producing, and composing, and that's about all it is.
Check out the web site, gimme some feedback, and holla if you got something to say!!
Weblinks:
www.flatnosemusic.com
www.casualBeatz.com
www.myspace.com/casualbeatz
Here's what others say about Casual-T:
"Socially conscious hip-hop artist Casual-T holds down his crew by mixing self-produced bangers with an unlimited arsenal of lyrics gathered from dynamic and dexterous artists and MCs. Fans of the Last Poets will find this immensely listenable."
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