Study Music Podcasts

On today’s episode it’s been almost a year since we opened up demo submissions to the public for the first time. Foss (@ctznofficial) talks a bit about the surprising volume of demos received, what they’ve been like for better or worse, and how the NY band Lucky Louie Blues Co. stood out from the pack. If you’re a fan of experimental & progressive indie rock, like say Smashing Pumpkins, The Mars Volta, STP, etc, this band is for you. Stay tuned as we roll out the single across all platforms this week, and folks can lookout for a video around the top of December.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Husayn Jay is a California based emcee and producer known for his recent work rhyming in a mc/producer duo with producer Fanatik, as well as previous collaborations with The Understudies Crew and and Sacramento collective After Hijrah. Early in our story, when we first began kicking around the idea of being a label, rather than just a “crew”, Jay was one of the first to offer a hand, presenting two discs filled with material. One disc with 20 originals. One disc with 20 freestyles, remixes and mixtape type joints. At this time, free albums & mixtapes were “hot”, so we picked some favorites from the collection, added a few bells and whistles and turned it into what would be “still vague and untitled label” release # 1. We didn’t have a digital distribution deal yet and getting your music on these new streaming things and iTunes was easier said than done. So we put the album and a rough around the edges cover art in a zip file, and sent it out to The Understudies Crew mailing list. We soon put it on this new thing called bandcamp and maybe a small number of home made CDs for the few shows we would get here and there (memory a little hazy) - to little fanfare beyond our local circuit - but the key takeaway here was that we made a product that we in our circle of friends were proud of, and we were stoked about each other’s energies and taking the first steps into the unknown together. even if we didn’t really know what we were doing at the time, with each step that would follow, we started to do a little bit better each time. Listening back to this one is special and still enjoyable to this day. Husayn Jay remains one of the most unsung emcees in California today, so after you listen to this one, go catch up on his new stuff on Spotify, you won’t be disappointed.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rare and harder to find picks from everybody’s favorite Biggie Smalls. If you didn’t know, his original vision for his debut album ‘Ready To Die’ was different in many ways than the record we’ve all come to love. Dive in with us as we go through some of the key changes, original versions and hard to find remixes. If you dig it - there will be more mixes and spotlights like this coming up regularly. give us a follow or subscribe to the cast if you’d like to keep up. @studymusicgroup on your favorite social spot.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

HMZA., RIDL & CTZN talk ‘TOYS’ short and the nature of making a music video, plus we debut the track ‘HOME’ from beat maker Sailet Weengels. • @studymusicgroup @hasta_la_pasta @ridlmusic @ctznofficial

---

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studymusicgroup/message

Bullet For The Jazz is the essential album from the Paris/Montreal producer & instrumentalist. Subjectjazz. Featuring a little helping hand on the title track from L’indecis, and clocking in at 16 songs, this one is moody, unique and chock full of 90’s style boom bap drums with a mix of jazz bass with rare & unique samples, all chopped and stitched together with his signature styles. Available on all platforms - just search “Subjectjazz” • @subjectjazz

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you came out to the last Living Legends tour, you might’ve got a sneak of this song on a tour CD. To everybody else, this is a new one, and was one of the first tracks recorded as Black Aesop. Walt (4two7) lent a huge hand helping get things started with the rebrand, from engineering to producing and as you hear on this one, he’s no slouch on the mic either! Dope rhymes since back in the day for those that don’t know. Follow him @waltliquor. We’ll be back with the next interview episode soon. In the mean time, make sure to vote early if possible or plan to safely make it out to your local polling place - we got this!

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode California singer/songwriter Atosa and producer RIDL sit with CTZN and break down the story of their new single 'Chrome' featuring HMZA. and how it all came together. The track, and each of the folks on it can be found on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, YouTube, etc.  • Follow Folks: @notliketoast @RIDLmusic @rapguyhmza @ctznofficial @studymusicgroup

on the web: StudyMusicGroup.com • StudyMusicGroup.com/Podcast • StudyMusicGroup.com/Atosa • StudyMusicGroup.com/RIDL

---

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/studymusicgroup/message

On this episode of the podcast we dive into part 2 of our chat with Oakland-based producer, emcee and DJ, JAY3M (aka Joe Mousepad).

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aesop’s Table w/ Atmosphere (Part 2) • On part 2, the Minneapolis-based rapper, vocalist and Rhymesayers Entertainment co-founder Sean ‘Slug’ Daley chats with Aesop about finally building a home studio, the mindset behind Rhymesayers, working with good humans, Rock The Bells and the last Def Jux tour. Atmosphere's latest release is a team-up with MURS, for their series as FELT, 'Felt 4 U'. Find video of this episode on YouTube. Search: “Aesop’s Table” • Follow Folks: @BlackAesop @atmosphere @studymusicgroup • StudyMusicGroup.com/podcast • More on Atmosphere at Rhymesayers.com • This episode is brought to you by: Digit - It's an app that automatically saves your money, so you don't have to think about it. We're partnering with Digit to give all listeners of the show a lil' stimulus payment of our own - $5 to you just for being a listener - and Digit will help jumpstart your savings plan at the same time. Get your $5 and get on the right track with Digit: https://digit.co/r/WkVFkFZmCE?al

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On episode 1 of Aesop’s Table, Black Aesop sits down with Atmosphere. • On part 1 the Minneapolis-based rapper, vocalist and Rhymesayers Entertainment co-founder Sean ‘Slug’ Daley chats with Aesop about coming up before the internet, touring with Eyedea, existence in the social media age and the parallels between standup comedians and touring musicians. Stay tuned for part two of their chat and find video of this episode on YouTube. Search: “Aesop’s Table” • Follow Folks: @BlackAesop @atmosphere @studymusicgroup • StudyMusicGroup.com/podcast • Rhymesayers.com • LegendaryMusic.net

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy