The Recording Academy – Boston Meeting

The Recording Academy – Boston Meeting

AES Christmas Party at Futura Productions

AES - Audio Engineering Society

Thanks to Anthony Schultz of Big T Productions and Chair of the AES Boston Section for organizing the event.

Cakewalk Artist Spotlight: Malik Williams

Songwriter, engineer, actor and film & t.v. music producer Malik Williams 

By Randy Alberts

If some commercial jingle writers’ first gigs were in garage bands, fewer still of those went on to also write and produce music for film, reality t.v., the Web and hip-hop, pop, dance, rap, R&B and rock artists. It takes a lot of control room savvy and musical chops to wear that many hats. But from this even smaller group of first-call music and audio professionals, there may be just one—Malik Williams—who can say they’ve written a song for a movie in which they’ve also starred…..  READ MORE….

“Boston Girls” Movie Photos

“Boston Girls” Movie Photos

Boston Girls – movie trailer released…

Check out the Boston Girls movie trailer….
The movie is due out Christmas 2008.
Can’t wait to see it. I play Officer Mason.
It was a lot of fun filming…
… cold as hell in RI after the worst snow storm of 07!

Lisa Bello: Live, July 3rd at the Alchemist Lounge

Don’t miss Lisa Bello’s acoustic show Thursday July 3rd @ 10pm. Wayne Jones on the guitar and some guest appearances are sure to send you off in a good mood for the 4th. 

Kenji Henderson’s “Stadium” Night Club Promotion

My cousin Kenji Henderson put on a good opening night at the Stadium Sports Bar and Grill in South Boston. R&B artist Jay-El, Louie & Lisa Bello put on an amazing show for the crowd.  Paying homage to cousin Bobby Brown, Lisa and I did our rendition of “Every Little Step” in rare duet form.

(Louie Bello, Jay-El, Malik Williams)

(Jay-El, Kenji Henderson, Louie Bello, Malik Williams)

(Sista and Brutha…  Lisa & Louie Bello on the scene)

(Billy’s Angels.. I think that’s what’s going on here.. D. Bello.. Laura.. What?)

Alyssa Rae Hanley and Alyssa Williams: Step, Stomp, Lean Back

Step, Stomp, Lean Back (Malik Williams, Louie Bello)

Alyssa Rae Hanley did a great job singng the leads and little Alyssa Williams helped out with the backgrounds.

We managed to get them recorded in a couple of sessions.

It was little Alyssa’s first professional studio session… only a few months before her 3rd birthday!!

You can just imagine what’s coming next.  You can check it out on my Music Samples page.

(click the “More Shows” button and it’s in the “songs” category.)

(Alyssa Rae Hanley)

(Alyssa Noel Williams)

(Little Alyssa singing her heart out..!!!)

Berklee College of Music Event: Envisioning 21st-Century Music Business Models

I have some thoughts on this one…. I’ll get back….

Envisioning 21st-Century Music Business Models: The Impact of Copyright on Digital Licensing of Music

The panelists included Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights; Richard Blackstone, senior advisor to the chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group; Susan Butler, Esq., senior legal and publishing editor, Billboard magazine; Mike Dreese, cofounder and CEO, Newbury Comics, and Berklee board member; Albhy Galuten, vice president, Digital Media Technology Strategy, Sony Corporation of America, and Berklee alumnus; Eric Giler, president and CEO, Groove Mobile; Steven H. Holtzman, chair and CEO, Infinity Pharmaceuticals; Dave Kusek, vice president, Berklee Media, and coauthor of The Future of Music; Gregg Latterman, president and CEO, A-Squared Management; Jennifer Link, vice president of licensing, SpiralFrog, and Berklee alumna; Michael Rexford, senior director of business affairs, Universal Music Publishing, and Berklee alumnus; Makeba Riddick, songwriter; and Ben Wysocki of the Fray. Sponsored by the Music Business/Management Department and the Professional Education Division.

 

Doorman (2008)

Some of my music was licensed for an upcoming film called “Doorman”.  (Not sure of the release date.. it should be soon tough.) The music I composed for this film was a very interesting blend of 80’s and 90’s hip-hop. The various styles ranged from De LA Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers to Roger Troutman/ Zapp, Ohio Players and Parliament-Funkadelic. I mean all these styles mixed into a single composition.  It was a very interesting request.. or should I say challenge to fulfill.

I’m thankful those old synth sounds are back into todays music so I didn’t have to pull out an old Moog, Juno, Tr-909, 808 or 626 to pull it off.

As we all know, the groves of hip-hop movement in the 80’s, 90’s and today are derived from our honorable R&B-Funk predecessors anyway.

Let us pause for a moment of silence to pay homage to our Electro-Funksters and Funkateer forefathers.

Directed by Stephen Leeds. With Gary Dourdan, Jackie Long,  Zulay Henao.

Visit the IMDB page for more info.

(Gary Dourdan, Jackie Long, Zulay Henao)