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3Aug/100

A Nightmare From The Recent Past

New 2MERICA video to scare and confound you. This track was one of our first and it's cool to see a video finally released for it:

Enjoy, but remember what that Green Screen is doing to you.

14Jul/100

Ambition and Excitability

I cashed a few checks today. One was from "record sales" and one was from a "live performance". Neither was very large but they were there. Do either come close to being repayment for the time, sweat, and emotion spent on these artistic ventures?
Not a chance. Being raised in a broken family in a broken town forces me to understand being broke. The 2MERICA project has in it's many manifesto-wannabee's the line "Art for our sake" and I've always modulated on every single word there. I think Art? For? Our? Sake? It's all in doubt when it's all working right.

Damn straight it felt good cashing those checks but the money was spent on interest on my other debts before it even cleared. The joy was in the notice, the slow-build that 2MERICA has been forced into. We see if/when you stream or legally-download (sometimes even preview!) our music. We don't tour so please consider not bootlegging our tracks, and if you must, at least share it with someone if you like it. Pay it forward, like that movie with the homeless mom.

Respect -
Ezrazmus Elemento Jones of 2MERICA

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14Jun/100

Live 2MERICA Remix Project

Hey internuts:
Another week means another remix. Tonight I'm doing a live 2MERICA remix project along with some excellent additions from more robots than people on my table tonight. To combat these gadget ghouls I have armed myself with some fresh audio live from TV and some fresh tricks from my digits.
If you have any idea what any of this means, I'll see you at the Duck Island Club tonight. For those of you not enjoying life in Cleveland someday soon I'll be recording my set and perhaps sharing online somehow.
Ezraz

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2Jun/100

Called a “Spin Doctor” by The Scene

Check your boy getting some local pub for the Northside Nights:

Thanks Scene for the mention, it should be a good time Thursday night. If you are in town please do make an appearance.

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my face has more than a book .::. http://wfnk.com

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1Jun/100

Totally Awesome Tune, Vol.1

Aw yeah go vote for your 2MERICAn representative.

Stand up and be counted.

Get us a record deal and we will come to your town and have an espresso with you.

If you don't have flash, what you are missing is a tape deck playing "Never Met Tomorrow" by 2MERICA. Follow links on right to hear it on your iphone.

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19May/100

Northside Nights – Cleveland Music Night @ The Duck!

Northside Nights - Cleveland Music Night @ The Duck

Looking good, feeling good. Celebrate yourself!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cleveland, Ohio - May 19, 2010 - Looking to support local artists and start a new community service, multi-media and genre-jumping DJ Raz is launching “Northside Nights - Cleveland Music Night” at The Duck Island Club on the first Thursday of every month.

The elusive DJ Raz has over 15 years experience spinning records at clubs, on the radio, opening for bands, and has logged time in just about every form of DJ’ing invented. The common theme, he claims, is the community building and artist promotion.

“Spinning records used to mean a bit more, pre-iTunes. Having millions of songs accessible to mere mortals does not make everyone a DJ. But it does spoil us and to a certain extent, makes us lazy, when it comes to how we consume our music. I hope to put all the tenets of DJ’ing into the Cleveland Music Night: promotion, spontaneity, and community. We want local bands to take part, to hand-deliver their latest tracks so we can give them a spin.”

There are no genre or year restrictions on Cleveland Music Night, so you can show up with requests or music of your own. If it ties to Cleveland we will celebrate it, promote it, and give it some spins.

“I’m hoping this will act as an incubator, or at least a sounding board, for local talent” says Raz. “Back in the day local DJ’s had a big part in local promotion, and in most genres that is now history. Plus, I’m hoping to expand my knowledge of the local scene. Not many DJ’s would take on an all-genre gig, but that’s just how I roll. There’s too much artistic talent in Cleveland to let this void go unfilled.”

Artists, fans and street teams are encouraged to bring their tracks to the Duck Island Club, located at 2102 Freeman Avenue (off West 20th) on the first Thursday of every month, or email materials to raz@wfnk.com.

WHAT: Northside Nights - Cleveland Music Night
WHERE: The Duck Island Club, 2102 Freeman Ave.
WHEN: 9-close; 1st Thursday of each month: June 3, July 1, August 5...
WHO: DJ Raz  http://wfnk.com  raz@wfnk.com

1May/100

New 2MERICA Video: The Cop(s) + Lego(re)

Hey folks I think you'll dig this one --- (not toddler safe!):

Film: "Lego(re)" by Raman
Music: "The Cop(s)" by 2MERICA

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19Apr/100

Mashing for Alfie

New 2merica video, this one a mashup of a classic Roman Polanski movie and the epic track "Alfie" from the 2nd 2merica LP. Hope you like it! The song was written by J. Ravia, J.Trocheck, and L.Paulic, and the video was edited by me. Post and share away!

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16Apr/100

An augmented future starring Headtronics

I've been peddling myself around town since the weather broke and damn what a beautiful city Cleveland is. The near east side by bike has to be one of the finer urban rides in America: Wade lagoon, university circle, Little Italy, Case, Rockefeller Park, Lakeview Cemetery, up the hill to Forest Hills Park (formerly the home of the richest man in the world!), Cain Park, Shaker Lakes, back down the new Euclid Avenue bike lanes to the new CSU then down to the Rock Hall and the Inner Harbor.... Give me a sunny day and my Raleigh and I'm good on the northside. See we started our recession 40 years ago so we are getting good at bein poor.

So with all this hopeful optimism (Obamaism?) I have to tell you about 2 new developments. First off the always funky Freekbass has joined forces with 2 others for his first "supergroup side project". Called Headtronics and featuring a killer lineup of Freek on bass, Steve Molitz from Particle on Keys, and DJ Logic on everything else, they are finally playing Ohio next weekend so you know I will have to check that out. Been a big fan of Dub Trio for a bit so I can't wait to see the Headtronics Trio put their shingle out.

On the homefront, The Flux-adel Recording Division (also in the heart of the northside) has been active lately, doing both final mixes on 2new 2merica tracks for Scherzo Elskorpion, and starting preliminary writing on new material with the very talented Dakota "chief" Stonerock.

Finally -- Last summer I was part of my own wannabe supergroup sideproject that managed to write and record a single song before disbanding. The track is called "Stares 2020" and is currently hanging around on the HD waiting for it's parents to work chit out. I hope you readers will get to hear it sometime, it's probably the hardest thing I've ever produced, like way up in your face, you know, HAVE SOME! Production.

Ezzy

Ps Anyone see Roy Ayers sitting in with The Roots on Fallon last night? Hot damn I hope the roots are recording all those commercial break jams that we miss on tv for us to dig on forever after.

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15Mar/101

Vidya vidya vidya !!!

Another winter week, another video. This one features all original artwork from the President of the Bored of Directors for 2MERIC@RP himself, Jaimeson "7m":

You make me stay inside and quiet, mother nature and neighbors, and you get no bike and no drums. What's a boy 'sposed to do? Yes..... I do plenty of that. And that. But my baby brother and I can get visual too, all cramped up and quiet. But the buds are just below the surface, the buds are just below the surface.

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