Artbeat Radio

Valentine’s Day is almost here, and love is in the air at Able ARTS Work. What’s the best way to celebrate this holiday? You guessed it: DANCE (or maybe some candy)! Here are some picks from our friend, DJ PJ, that are sure to get the crowd grooving!

"La Bicicleta" by Shakira and Carlos Vives

"Love on The Brain" by Rihanna (Radio Edit)

"Let’s Marvin Gaye and Get It On" by Charlie Puth & Meghan Trainor 

"Finesse" Remix by Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B 

"Bonita" by Jowell y Randy ft. J.Balvin

To finish, we slow things down a bit with duet with our friend, Jesse Cantlay, singing Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud.”

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hello everybody! You are in for a treat. Our friends from CECA have created an awesome composition. The song came out of the class named “Digital Discoveries” which uses technology to record. We were memorizing and learning to spell the class name, and the song gradually came to existence as we were continuously repeating the phrase "Di-gi-tal Dis-co-ve-ries." We just hit “record” and rest is history! All the sounds that the artists made were on the spot without any prompting or rehearsal. The song was recorded in one take, and artists helped to choose the filter for the sound. Enjoy!

It’s that time of year again. Are you going to host an EXUBERANT holiday party and need some tunes to get everybody groovin’? Well, DJ PJ has got the playlist for you!

1. Jingle Bells (Stevie Wonder & Keanu Trap Remix)

2. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

3. Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano

4. 8 Days of Christmas – Destiny’s Child

5. Jingle Bell Rock (Trap Remix)

For your listening pleasure, TAP II’s EComposition crew has made some festive holiday collaborations with our friends Jay Levan and Devyn Rush. The covers of “Blue Christmas” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You” are also featured in our short film, “Pop-Eye Sails the Seas” (you can view it here at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po73TuSGMRI).

Happy Holidays!

The continuation of last week's episode of The Adventures of Rob AL Ean. A story that follows 2 robots and their human alter egos who fight evil to save humanity. In last week's episode Rob Al Ean and Pops are distressed by the long lines for junk food when they receive a call from Rob's mother that there is trouble on Planet Glaze. Will they get to the bottom of this mystery? Tonight, we find out.

A podcast coming from the year 3017 giving us a glimpse of the music and culture from that time. Hosted by Able Arts Work's Art Beat Radio.

Summer's here and it's time for that backyard cookout. Do you need some help getting your party goers up and grooving? Our very own DJ PJ describes these must-have songs as "old-school music for your backyard BBQ on the 4th of July."

"I Feel Good" by James Brown

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston

"Kiss" by Prince

"Tootsie Roll" by 69 Boyz

"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan

And for a little taste of summer songs, our friends, Christina and PJ, recorded a mash-up cover of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston and "Somebody" by Natalie La rose ft. Jeremih. Enjoy!

It's Devyn Rush!

Our friend, Devyn Rush, came to rehearse and perform "Helpless" from Hamilton: The American Musical by Lin Manuel-Miranda. Check her out at http://www.devynrush.com/ to learn more about her and her awesome music.

Welcome to our new project! ArtBeat Radio now hosts Community Collaboratives, interactive concerts between local musicians and resident artists at our programs.

Our first installment features Wires & Whistles, a folk rock band from Long Beach! Hear their performance with our friends from TAP II.

Thank you for listening!

Our friends at Achieving Results Together (ART Center) in Long Beach have dedicated this semester to learning about their favorite member of The Beatles, George Harrison. Check out their hard work!

Featured Artists: Brian, Tran, Christy, Rebecca, Ricky Alison, and Jennifer

Featured Music

Song Name: Guitar Boogie

Recording Artist(s): Arthur Smith

Album: Guitar Boogie (1945)

Song Writer(s): Arthur Smith

Producer: Arthur Smith

Recording Company: Super Disc

Song Name: I Me Mine

Recording Artist(s): The Beatles

Album: Let It Be (1970)

Song Writer(s): George Harrison

Producer: Phil Spector

Recording Company: Abbey Road Studios, Apple (Label)

Song Name: Norwegian Wood

Recording Artist(s): The Beatles

Album: Rubber Soul (1965)

Song Writer(s): The Beatles

Producer: George Martin

Recording Company: Parlophone

Song Name: My Sweet Lord

Recording Artist(s): George Harrison

Album: Let It Roll – The Songs of George Harrison (2009)

Song Writer(s): George Harrison

Producer: Ray Cooper, Dave Edmunds, Dhani Harrison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Phil Spector, Russ Titelman

Recording Company: Dark Horse/ Parlophone/ Apple

Song Name: Something

Recording Artist(s): George Harrison

Album: Abbey Road (1969)

Song Writer(s): George Harrison

Producer: George Martin

Recording Company: Apple Records

Song Name: Here Comes the Sun

Recording Artist(s): George Harrison

Album: Abbey Road (1969)

Song Writer(s): George Harrison

Producer: George Martin

Recording Company: Apple Records

Song Name: Living in the Material World

Recording Artist: George Harrison

Album: Living in the Material World (1973)

Song Writer: George Harrison

Producer: George Harrison

Recording Company: Apple Records

Song Name: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Recording Artist(s): George Harrison

Album: The Beatles (1968)

Song Writer: George Harrison

Producer: George Martin

Recording Company: Apple Records

In this episode, the students look back at old memories. From their childhood, to fashion, and even memories made here at TAP II, it's always nice to look back and reminisce.