Posts Tagged ‘The Dojo’

New Video: “It’s Okay” x Jack Preston (dir. x Will Feagins Jr.)

Posted: May 14, 2015 in ATL Love, Hip Hop, New Joint, New Video, Underground
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“if you really need some food, plant them seeds in the earth/plant them ideas and add action to give them birth.”

The hustlegrind is so real.  It ain’t easy, but Atlanta MC/producer Jack Preston affirms that “it’s okay.”  The newly released visual for his latest self-produced single from his upcoming album End Of The Future is a narrative dedicated to the working class, the every(wo)man.  Director Will Feagins Jr. of High Impact Multimedia captures the artist’s every day grind, following him through the streets of East Atlanta.  The message is crystal: We have dreams and lofty aspirations but we still got bills to pay.  We gotta eat but destinies must still be manifested.  Hit play on the video and download the track here.

 

*Copped from 2DBZ.

 

What’s Happ’nin?: Week Ending 4/20/2014

Posted: April 18, 2014 in Alternative, ATL Love, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Music Event, R&B, Soul, Underground, What's Happ'nin'
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Every Friday someone asks me, “what’s happ’nin’ this weekend??”  This will be the place for you to find out.  If you have an event you’d like to submit to be featured, email me with the subject “Event Submission.”  I’ll feature it, along with other events happening within the same time frame. If it’s particularly dope, I’ll feature a more detailed write-up of your event.

(Right now, most events featured will be in Atlanta, since that’s my base.  I’m open to events country and world-wide though!)

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New Joint: “Replay” x Jack Preston (prod. by Jon Bom)

Posted: July 30, 2013 in ATL Love, Hip Hop, New Joint, Underground
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You know that reaction you have when you hear an incredibly dope song for the first time?  Your finger keeps hovering over the Back button and you look super agreeable with all that head noddin’.  That’s what Jack Preston’s new single “Replay” will do to you.  Produced by Jon Bom, “Replay” is a thoroughly consistent admission of what’s missing in mainstream hip hop: beats that knock married with lyrics that stir up some serious consciousness.  Jack Pres is preparing to release End of the Future and “Replay” is serving as a “Dopeness Proclamation, asserting Preston’s position as an emcee.”  Oh, we hear you.  Check out the single below.  And then comment to let me know how many times you pressed replay.

Review: In The Land Of Wanderers x Jack Preston & The Dojo

Posted: June 28, 2012 in Alternative, ATL Love, Funk, Pop, Review, Soul, Underground
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Every once in a while, I’ll be struck by a particular sound, a sound that moves my spirit as well as my body. This is exactly what Atlanta-based band Jack Preston & The Dojo have done with their debut LP In The Land Of Wanderers. Sonically enticing, Wanderers feels like a journey into a space of light and everlasting funk. And the instrumentation is just sick! Vocals, keys, guitars, horns, percussion, and strings, every sound is heartfelt, emitting the energy of an eclectic collective. On the track “Find A Way,” the vocalists combine their voices into almost a choral presentation, evoking the spirit of gospel and soul, backed by the fused instrumentation of rock and funk.

The Dojo describes Wanderers as “a melange of sound and genre coming together to dance upon the ear, stimulate the mind, and comfort the soul.” Agreed. The album is worthy of at least one, thorough listen. But please believe, once you’ve experienced the sound, one time won’t nearly be enough.

Check out the album and info on The Dojo’s album release celebration under the cut.

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