From SOB’s to AOL…What a week!
Posted by TastyKeish | Filed under Blog, Gigs, Video
Like the title says: What a week it was indeed!!
TUESDAY:
I take hosting very serioulsy...lol
SOB’s for the Homeboy Sandman/ Spec Boogie (presented by ANARCH EIGHTY) joint album release party! I had the pleasure of hosting the festivities with Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97…and even though I had hosted a million and one shows I was nervous. I was about to hit a stage I had not been on before, in a historic venue ,that usually has an odd crowd energy to help two artists in a defining moment of their careers. Oh and by the way, I know for a fact NBC was there, so that means there was coverage from all over which didn’t help the nerves 
Check out Rosenberg and I giving Homeboy Sandman our big intro to the stage:
[VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7K3oRrlzI]
But what did help was seeing EVERYONE in NYC’s Hip Hop scene come together, like I said early in the show.. it was like the Hip Hop Lost finale. All I had to see was all the familiar faces and I was good to go.
Before the two guests of honor even hit there were performances by J-Live, Don Will & Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan), Che Grand, SleepWalkas, Core Rhythm & Rabbi Darkside, and more. Not to mention the special guests introduced during Spec Boogie and Homeboy Sandman’s sets like: Peter Hadar, Fresh Daily, John Robinson, just to name a few.
Here are some pics by TECHIE NYC and Jessica Estevez of IheartDilla.com
Stay tuned for my show review at societyHAE.com, cause you know I have more footage!!
THURSDAY:
TastyKeish @ AOL studios
Just as I was coming down from my show high, I had to get my mind right for my interview with Dr. Boyce Watkins who has a segment and blog on AOL Black Voices and also his own site: YourBlackWorld.com. I went up to the AOL headquarters with Dorian Chandler, friend, camera woman, and editor of my webshow “Taste of The Town” and we ended up doing two separate interviews but both together. One for my show and how I ended up shooting a Sensual Fitness class and the other was for Dorian’s film “Nigger Nation” which I worked on with her. We ended up having this conversation about the word nigger and it’s usage in contemporary society which turned out pretty funny.
After our interviews, we ended up hanging out and talking crazy talk with Pras of The Fugees and trying to discover where the smell of ribs were coming from with Sherri Shepherd of The View.
Since the interviews have to be edited, I have a sneak peek of our day at AOL. Enjoy the pics!
[PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22413458@N03/sets/72157624204318928/show/ ]
It’s pretty safe to say, I had a pretty good week…
Tags: aol, che grand, core rhythm, don will, dorian chandler, Dr. Boyce Watkins, Gigs, homeboy sandman, hosting, hot97, iheartdilla, internet, Interviews, j-live, noisemakers, peter rosenberg, photos, Pras, rabbi darkside, rise up radio, Sherri Shepherd, SOB's, spec boogie, tanya morgan, taste of the town, tastykeish, techie nyc, The Fugees, The View, von pea, WBAI, yourblackworld.com
Can You Hear Me Now? (Updates)
Posted by TastyKeish | Filed under Blog, Uncategorized
I just updated my Voice123.com profile with something I’m very honored to have been a part of. My Rise Up Radio co- host and friend, M.C. K-swift asked me to do the intro to his latest album, The Proper Gander. M.C. K-swift, is an emcee, educator, radio host/producer. He is constantly creating thought provoking and moving rhymes without sacrificing your brain cells in the process. For me to be the first voice on his album, blows me away. Check it out:
The Proper Gander INTRO
or
[AUDIO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_N6h9a4rNw
Listen/BUY the FULL album HERE!
Another voice over update: Remember the “Voice Overs in a box” post where they sent me a mic to do the project with?? Turns out that mic was an awful hot mess and all the actors had to redo hours and hours of their lines, including me. Hopefully the company learned something…you can’t skimp on product.
Tags: hip hop, mc kwift, NRO, rise up radio, tastykeish, the proper gander, voice overs, voice123.com
Food for Thought (price: $1)
Posted by TastyKeish | Filed under Blog, Interviews, Video
There’s no doubt you’ve seen the commercial sun shiny young lady singing/rapping in a Dollar Van touting McDonald’s breakfast menu by now. What you may not know, is that she (Joya Bravo) and WordSpit (whose commercial hasn’t aired yet) are real people, real artists on the scene in NYC. And if you’re reading this from far away, Dollar Van Demos is a real independently produced music video machine supporting artists near and far. And we all know by sheer indoctrination, that McDonald’s is REAL.
So how did a huge company that has served over 99 BILLION find Dollar Van Demos? How did WordSpit & Joya Bravo find Dollar Van Demos? The answer lies in social networking. They all came to visit us at Rise Up Radio to talk about their beginnings and drop some insight on the makings of the McDonald’s Dollar Menu commercial.
Tags: dollar van demos, joya bravo, mcDonald's, rise up radio, tastykeish, wordspit