Hi! I'm Lee. Welcome to my blog. Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more. I'm also working on the upcoming podcast Influenced as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends. Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page
Ed Rowe is fast becoming one of my favourite MC's. Last year, The New Beatmaker called Ed Rowe & producer Concept's 'Essenchill' project 'cohesive and rewarding...golden-era inspired hip hop, full of nimble lyricism and skillfully chopped jazz and soul samples.' (full post and album stream here). Here's the video to one of the project's highlights, the wake-up call What's Goin on'.
And if that is not enough goodness for you, here's Ed Rowe's brand new 'On Clouds 9' project which sees the MC going in over the top of some of his favourite cuts from Apollo Brown's acclaimed 'Clouds' album.
conceptbeats.bandcamp.com/album/essenchill
edrowe.bandcamp.com/album/essenchill
Ed Rowe & Concept's Essenchill Records