Justin Baron
A couple months ago when I was filming RJF finishing up Hoodie Allen’s track “Dreams Up”, which was released today and has already breached the top 40 of the Hype Machine popular charts, I met 3 young musicians who I quickly became friends with. Their names are Nana, Dot, and Justin, and each of them … Read more
The Specialist
About a month ago, while DJing an after-party for Dennis Leary and Jim Gaffigan in Boston, I was introduced to a young DJ from Baltimore named The Specialist. I informed him of a contest I wanted to run on WTE, where I would invite DJs to submit their own minimixes. The rules for the contest: … Read more
Maroon5 vs. Dot
A couple of weeks ago when I was in the studio shooting RJF with Nana and Justin, I was introduced to a rapper named Dot. Now, after working in hip-hop for years and years, I am always skeptical when I am introduced to independent rappers, but Dot was part of a crew of very legitimate … Read more
Mikki Hommel
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a Shinobe Ninja show at Arlene’s grocery in New York’s lower east side. After the rambunctious group cleared out, a slightly cleaner cut duo took the stage, featuring a male drummer and a female vocalist on keyboards. I honestly had no intention of attending … Read more
Nicholas Christopher
During my visit to southern CT last Thursday I had the opportunity to check in with Matt Rein, an old friend from high school. He was in the process of moving from one house to another, and invited me to come check out his new place, and meet his friend Nicholas. When I arrived at … Read more
AlBe Back
One night my sophomore year of college, I got a call from my friend Sterling, who I worked with at Warner Music Group. She told me that she was working with an act that was performing at Brandeis that night, and needed a DJ for the performance. I wasn’t really sure what I was … Read more
Brandon Sheer
In 2005, while working at Columbia Records, I ran into a childhood friend named Brandon Sheer. While catching up with Brandon I found out that he was pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter and had begun to perform shows in New York. I would later run into Brandon again for the year that he attended … Read more
Arias
During my trip to Miami with RJ and Alex, I had the privilege of getting to know one of Alex’s friends, a Latin singer named Arias. Alex and Arias met when they both starred on NBC’s “Fame” together in 2003, and had managed to stay in touch over the years. I became very thankful of … Read more
Hoodie Allen
I was first introduced to Hoodie Allen when I went to UPenn for their spring concert in April. At the direction of my host RJ, straight off the Amtrak I found myself taking a cab to a rehearsal in a frat house near campus. I walked in to find everyone packed into a small bedroom … Read more
Micah
Born in Rochester, New York, and a fellow graduate of the Music Industry program at Northeastern University, Micah has left an indelible impression on the Boston Music scene. He has recently released his “Coast to Coast” EP, which draws inspiration from an eclectic group of artists, and creates a pastiche of musical styles that are … Read more
