Detroit Movement “Future Music” Festival 2009 Wrap-Up

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years already since the inaugural Detroit Electronic Music Festival back in 2000, and despite its changing hands several times, 09 had a subtle feeling that something big is about to happen again both in Detroit and in electronic music (was it the great weather too?)… now being dubbed by influencers as the “Detroit Future Music Festival.”  Some of our fave performances @ Movement Festival this year came from Afrika Bambaataa, Flying Lotus, Exchange Bureau, Osunlade ft. Oveous Maximus, Kevin Reynolds, Carl Craig and Detroit House legends Al Ester and DJ Minx.  The ladies of Fusicology certainly had an amazing weekend re-connecting with all our hometown people!

The afterparty circuit had us bouncing as if it were WMC in Miami for a few nights, with hot sets from DJ E-Man, Karizma, Rick Wilhite, Spinna, Daz-I-Kue, Jeremy Ellis, John Arnold, Josh Adams, Scribe, Moonstarr, Arch_Typ, Billy Love, Tortured Soul, Family Funktion, Jeff Mills, Chuck Love, N’Dambi, Blue Neffertiti, Malik Alston, Chez Damier, Kai Alce, DJ Dez, and more – wow!

| Check out Fusicology’s exclusive interviews with Afrika Bambaataa and Derrick May, along with their video clips courtesy 6 Minutes TV!  |  Fusicology Movement Festival 2009 Photo Wrap-Up and Staff Video fun!  |  Thanks to Oh!Beatrice Photography (Triple Threat Pre-Party | Exchange Bureau Live) & EdwinHoPhoto for capturing some of the best moments @ Movement Festival 2009!  |

Movement Festival 2009 – Detroit

The 10th Annual Detroit Electronic Music Festival, known now as Movement (in its 4th year under direction of Paxahau), kicks off Memorial Day Weekend in the Motor City on 05.23.09, with pre-parties on Friday, 05.22.09. The 3-Day festival at Hart Plaza features performances from Afrika Bambaataa, Osunlade, Flying Lotus, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Al Ester, Detroit Beatdown, Los Hermanos, RJD2, Dennis Ferrer, Exchange Bureau, Z-Trip and more. Yet, it is the afterparty action this year that has us a bit excited, as the list of dope afterparties seems to keep growing, with many starting in the early evening and going all night… what? Is this WMC in Miami or something?All-weekend festival passes go up to $50 from $45 this Friday, 05.15.09. VIP passes $150. | Fusicology 09 Movement Festival Afterparty Guide | Check out the Flickr fun we had in 2007 and 2008

Rest in Power, Rest in Peace

The 1st week of May 2009 saw some great losses in our artist community.

R.I.P. | One of music’s most cherished pioneers, Detroit’s Amp Fiddler, lost his only child, 18 year-old Dorian A. Fiddler, on May 1st due to diabetic complications. Dorian was an accomplished drummer and trumpeter, with a stoic spirit and his father’s inherent musical talent. Dorian will be dearly missed, and Amp is in our thoughts and prayers.

R.I.P. | Renowned American painter Ernie Barnes made his final transition last week at the age of 70. Barnes work, such as the famed “Sugar Shack,” became cultural icons by way of mass media such as the hit TV show “Good Times” and Marvin Gaye’s “All Things Considered,” and have since served as inspiration for countless underground soul-dance music party flyers worldwide. His work now immortalized, NPR reported; Many people would call Barnes a “black painter.” He preferred the description “neo-Mannerist.” Barnes never painted his subjects with their eyes open. “We don’t see each other,” he said once in an interview. “We are blind to each other’s humanity.”

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WMC 09 WRAP-UP

What recession? Fusicology tore it up this year in Miami for Winter Music Conference just as hard as years past.  In fact, the slightly smaller attendance only made it more like a giant party vacation with all our close friends and colleagues that are pushing the envelope to revolutionize the music industry right now. Amazing and inspiring.

As always, we brought you our annual Fusicology Alternative Guide to The More Soulful Side of WMC, and here we present who turned out the joints last week in Miami with our WMC 09 TOP PICKS…

+ Fusicology WMC 09 Photo Wrap-Up c/o Oh!Beatrice Photography

+ Exclusive Live Audio from Godfather III – The JB Tribute!!! c/o Daz-I-Kue & Karl Injex *Available as a FREE DOWNLOAD only for the next 48 HOURS are the 1st three audio segments of Godfather III exclusively here on Fusicology.com.  Next week the entire party audio will be available streaming, you know we’ll give ya that link

> Ayro aka Jeremy Ellis live MPC Freestyle

> DJ Scratch (EPMD)

> DJ Spinna

*Want to know when and where the next GODFATHER event is?  Join the mailing list >>> godfather@rude-nyc.com

+ Stay tuned next week for more photos, WMC DJ Top 5’s, and exclusive video from Godfather III !

04.16.09
> As promised, The Goodness & Fusicology bring you *exclusive* live video clips from the notorious GODFATHER III party @ WMC this year featuring improv freestyle sets from Phonte & Mad Skillz w/Jeremy “Ayro” Ellis — it was hottt in thurr! More footage to soon come, complete with witty pop-up bubble captions for each song (hehe), in the meantime… enjoy!

+++ OUR FAVE WMC 09 PHOTOS FROM OH!BEATRICE +++

FUSICOLOGY WMC 09 TOP PICKS
…curated by the ladies of Fusicology.

BEST PARTIES (in order of appearance)
1. Soul Heaven
2. Bugz in the Attic vs Jazzanova
3. GODFATHER III JB Tribute
4. Objektivity
5. Body & Soul
6. Deep
7. Stones Throw Hella Intn’l
8. AquaBooty w/ Jump N Funk
9. Raw Fusion / The Goodness
10. Sundae Philadelphia Pool Party

HARDEST WORKIN’ DJs (in alphabetical order)
1. Daz-I-Kue
2. Rich Medina
3. Spinna

BEST NEW ARTIST
1. Kissey Asplund
2. K’Naan
3. Joy Jones
4. Cecilia
5. Rozzie Daime
* Taylor McFerrin (honorable mention)

BEST LIVE PA
Ayro aka Jeremy Ellis

BEST DJ SETS
1. Karizma @ Objektivity
2. Rich Medina @ Deep
3. Ge-Ology @ Raw Fusion
*Biggest Surprise DJ Set > Lil’ Louis @ Soul Heaven

BEST DRESSED
1. Joy Jones
2. Rozzie Daime
3. Nadia Harris

BEST BRUNCH
Sunny Side Up w/Bagpak @ Raphael

BEST GRUB
TAP TAP Haitian

BEST ON-THE-RISE COLLECTIVE / LABEL
1. Raw Fusion
2. Restless Soul
3. Exchange Bureau

MOST SOUND DRAMA
King Britt

TOP 10 TRACKS
1. God Created Woman - Teddy Douglas ft. Margaret Grace
2. The End of Me and You – EXB x Daz-I-Kue
3. DET.RIOT – Moodymann
4. 99 Bottles – Kissey Asplund
5. The Joy / This Too Shall Pass – Joy Jones
6. White Cloud – Rozzie Daime x Sa-Ra
7. Badly - PirahnaHead ft. Clara Hill
8. Mirror Dance – Osunlade ft. Afefe Iku
9. Running For Nothing – Lady Alma x Universal Sun (+ Simbad mix)
10. Everytime – Restless Soul ft. Zansika

* Girl Let Me Change Your Mind - Zed Bias ft. Jenna G (Restless Soul mix)
* 78 - Hygher Baby x Raw Fusion

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Zaki Ibrahim – Album Video Preview

Suite For Ma Dukes Video Clips

LA 2/22: A Suite For Ma Dukes concert. A 40-piece orchestra interpreting Jay-Dee’s wonderful work from the hits to the obscure. Arrangements by Miguel Atwood Ferguson.

1st clip is Rehearsal: Day 1 2nd Clip is of Talib Kweli and Posdnuos of De La doing “Stakes Is High” (Finale & Encore)

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco

March 31 – April 3, 2009
Moscone West, San Francisco, CA

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco brings together the designers, developers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketing professionals, product managers, and business strategists building the next-generation web. Along with a vibrant Expo Hall and plenty of networking opportunities, five main conference tracks discuss a spectrum of Web 2.0 topics from strategy to web ops, design, security, and more. Register today and save $100 or get a free Expo Pass at http://www.web2expo.com/sf

FEMI – Exclusive Interview – Sweet Water Soul Out Now!

FUSICOLOGY: Where are you from?

FEMI: I was born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, CA

FUS: How would you describe your sound?

FEMI: I would describe my sound as a mix of Neo-Funk & Soul with a dash of Jazz.

FUS: What makes you stand-out as an artist?

FEMI: That’s for the listener to decide.

FUS: What is One thing people don’t know about you?

People say that my sense of humor is a mix between Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx

FUS: What other projects are you invloved in and what is your role?

FEMI: Aside from my Solo project “Sweet Water Soul”. I am the synth player and lead singer for the band ‘Punk Funk Mob’ and I also play and sing with ‘JamieStarr’…google it!

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For more info on FEMI go to myspace.com/femi and femimusic.com

Ciroc The Vote: Obama Ciroc Martini

The Recipes:

THE DEMOCRAT MARTINI (THE WINNER)

1oz. Cîroc Vodka

1 oz. pineapple juice

1 oz. cranberry juice

Splash of triple sec

Preparation: Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a wine glass.

THE REPUBLICAN MARTINI

1 oz. Cîroc Vodka

1 oz. Orange Juice

Splash of Ginger Ale

Preparation: Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.