Do you wear shirts?

So do we. And our friends at Adapt make some fine threads which you should check out. They're about to release a small run of T's that you are going to like (a collaboration with Quannum). People get ready - they will be gone like that. Snag one and support the arts.

The Field - Yesterday and Today

I can't get enough of this. Axel Willner goes by the moniker "The Field" and he takes us along on a cross journey of glorious ambient tones on his newest release. With only 6 songs, this album goes for about an hour and each song builds into themselves with some crafty working. It's not a surprise that his previous work "From Here We Go Sublime" was accepted by so many.

This is definitely an album that non-electronic fans can learn to appreciate. John Stanier is featured on the remake of "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime". Yesterday and Today is set to release at the end of this month. Go and grab a copy, it will make life a lot more interesting.

TRACKLISTING:
1. I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet
2. Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime
3. Leave It
4. Yesterday And Today
5. The More That I Do
6. Sequenced

Dub Spot, THE spot.

Yo, this place is dope. If you live in NYC, you should definitely check this place out. It is the premiere spot to get all your education in the wants and know-hows of DJing and electronic music production. Dub Spot was one of the very first Ableton Certified training centers to have been established and they've got quite a program that meets the needs for any aspiring musician.

If I were living in NY, I would be taking classes here at least a few times a week. Their courses are amazing and their faculty there is tops. Their whole setup is hands on, you take classes but there is definite lab-time. The space is also home to all the newest in technology as we know electronics and music always takes us to the forefront of the latest.

Introducing...Jake Cohen

Photo by Robert Longley

Jake comes to us from the Berklee School of music where he has been a prominent session enforcer on drums from the start of his tenure there in 2007. Here is a little 411 on him.

Growing up in a house full of music, Jake Cohen began playing drums at age 4 on a 1967 Rogers Blue Sparkle Holiday Kit, the same drum set he uses today. His father introduced him to many artists, ranging from fusion greats like Billy Cobham, Lenny White, and Dennis Chambers, to celebrated rockers Mitch Mitchell and John Bonham, and funk giant David Garibaldi.

Jake began performing at an early age: At 10, he was invited to join the Lower Merion District Jazz Band, where he performed at Philadelphia Phillies games and at the Marriott in New York City. From there he was selected for his middle school and high school jazz bands, winning numerous solo awards at festivals. Jake also played with several groups throughout high school, including his own Jazz Trio that began gigging regularly around Philadelphia when he was 16.

In the fall of 2007, Jake enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since then, he's quickly become one of the most in demand Drummers there: He was invited to join the prestigious Tower of Power Ensemble under the direction of Wayne Naus, is currently studying with Terri Lyne Carrington, and is gigging/recording all over Boston at least 3-4 times a week. He has also had the chance to work with artists such as Fred Wesley (James Brown Longtime Bandleader), Dee Dee Bridgewater (Famous Jazz Singer) and Me'shell Ndegeocello (Bassist/Vocalist).