Blues in D

"Blues in D" started as Dylan and Cody Ellis on lead guitars, Tura Cousins-Wilson on drums and Ben McPhee rocking the vocals, bass and rhythm guitar.

On June 13th, 2008, the band suffered a terrible loss.  Dylan Ellis and Oliver Martin were gunned down in their vehicle while idling at Richmond and Walnut St. in Toronto.  After such a tragic event the band changed their name from "The BDC Blues Band" to "Blues in D" in honour of their former friend and band member.  The band now consists of Cody Ellis, Jeff Bader, Andrei Zagorevski, Tura Cousins-Wilson, and Ben McPhee.

Their recent EP "Leaving Houston was produced, mixed and engineered by Dan Horton here at Tattoo.
It showcases their raw, passionate and bluesy roots.

Check out their songs here.

Watch Live Sets from Animal Collective, Neko Case, Fleet Foxes, Odd Future and More this Weekend at the Pitchfork Music Festival

 Watch the Pitchfork Music Festival online here.

Sweet Thing "Lazy Susan" Official Music Video

Lazy Susan - Sweet Thing - Official Video
Record Label: EMI
Music mixed and co-produced by Tyson Kuteyi

You can check out more about the band here on CBC's Radio 3.

Reema Major & Entertainment Tonight

Reema Major is blowing up!

16 year old, Reema Major came by our studio with her management team at G7 Records (Manufactured and Distributed by Universal Music Canada, a Division of UMG) to lay down some tracks. 

Entertainment Tonight was present filming portions of the session as well as interviewing Reema.

Here's some of the shots of the day and her interview in our studio that aired on Entertainment Tonight this past Thursday.

She is clearly one talented and integrated female in the hip hop community.

Love, Props and the T.Dot: Toronto's Hip Hop History

A documentary well worth the watch!

http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/videos/

July EarJam Playlist

Our EarJam showcase for this month includes The Guards new wave song "I See it Coming", Little Foot Long Foot's wailing vocals with "Sell Out While You Can", and Christa Couture's innocently sweet voice and acoustic vibe in "Jennifer Grey". In addition, The Futureless brings us their electronic pop and progressive electro noir song "Future Perfect", Jess Hill's "Stagger" with her ever present banjo and sultry vocals, Sweet Thing's infectious pop tune "Lazy Susan", The Bone Devil's punk/rockabilly self titled track "The Bone Devil", and The Consonance's "Song for my City" off their new EP.

Enjoy by clicking on the link here!

2Fresh #5 Summer Party

2Fresh #5 kicked off last Thursday at 7pm.

Both live off the floor bands "Topanga" & "The Darcys" rocked it with their amazing talent and energetic performances.

Various talent from Westside Studios, Rea Kelly, Elise Von Kulmiz, Ian Kiar, Margaret Malandruccolo, Andre Barnwell, Mike Brennan, along with Daniel Tobias showcased their art on our walls.

You can check out all the photo booth pictures here. More pictures of the event to come shortly.

The evening was a blast and thanks to all who came out!

Glen and Danielle - Groomsmen Speech

So our good friends Glen D'Souza & Danielle Tsisko decided to get hitched!

Drew got a call from Jeff MacEachern over at Taxi2 asking us to be part of a special project. We were delighted when he noted that they were re-writing the lyrics to Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" and wanted to come into our studio to re-record it. The evening was of epic proportions and we had such a blast recording all the groomsmen.

Big shout outs to the talent groomsmen who busted it out with so much enthusiasm and energy; M.C Gerson, D.J. Johnny Jung, Mix Master MacEachern, Geoff Donovan aka "Da Hype -Man", our skilled engineer Dave Clarke & Tyson Kuteyi for his exceptional track direction.

You can check out the video here.

Congratulations you two! We wish you nothing but the best and a lifetime of happiness.

Love, from all of us here at Tattoo.

The Kills "Pots and Pans" (Acoustic Version)

June EarJam Playlist

The sun is shining so get out your earphones and tune in to this month's EarJam playlist!

This month we are featuring the slower and faster, whimsical yet sunny energy of Rozi Plain's "Humans", Canadian songwriter Dave McFarlane's "Revelation", Toronto's own electro-indie Paradise Animals "At This Time" & Tamara Miller's piano driven pop song "Stay" which has been nominated for the HMMA's (The Hollywood music in Media Awards) this year.

Take a listen and download the app here .

Sharon Van Etten "Like a Diamond"

http://youtu.be/f0Ku9Ku4FbQ

Joe Fenton - Work in Progress 2010 & 2011

www.joefentonart.com

Urs Fisher at Venice Art Biennale 2011

"Untitled, 2011 by Urs Fischer is on show in the arsenale complex at this year's venice art biennale under the title "Illuminations". His work involves three 1:1 sized wax candle sculptures. The figures will self-destruct during the month long show, as the wax and limbs start to drop off.

EarJam Playlist for May

We've got three new songs that will be sure to brighten up your rainy day today.

Currently, the EarJam playlist for May includes Will Conquer's "Margaret James", a tune from Sunreels Demonstration EP "My Head", Topanga's "Lion Heart", & The Mynabirds "Numbers Don't Lie".

http://sunreels.bandcamp.com/

http://www.willconquermusic.com/ (promo code for a free download is zr9g3w9z2w)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/numbers-dont-lie/id365153300?i=365153362

http://musicoftopanga.bandcamp.com/album/topanga-ep

Stay "tuned" for further additions throughout the month.

You can download the free app here from the iTunes store.

Hands & Teeth perform live for TORO Magazine!

To view the full length video click here.

NXNE 2011 Artist Roster Just Announced

For more information on the festival click here.

Teaser | Creators Project @ 2011 Coachella | J. Spaceman & John Glazer

Below is a teaser of the amazing interactive installation showcased at Coachella, 2011.

It is an innovative collaboartion that creates new ways of connecting & enjoying the art that is music. The project includes the talents of Interpol, J. Spaceman and UK film maker Jonathan Glazer.

Click here to view the trailer to get a sense of the full experience.

Lady Gaga & Britney Spears Remix - Tyson Kuteyi

What do Tattoo Sound + Music, K'naan, K-OS, Ginuwine, Nelly Furtado and Kardinal Official all share a common? Our handsome devil Tyson Kuteyi.

His latest projects include mixing the Lady Gaga Culture Shock Remix for "Born This Way" as well as mixing Britney Spears's Culture Shock Remix of "Till the Worlds Ends".

As you can tell we're pretty stoked and pretty proud!

http://www.desihits.com/remixes/ladygaga

http://www.desihits.com/remixes/britneyspears

April EarJam Playlist

We have a new and exciting playlist to share with you this month!

The showcase includes the talented Marta, The Cavaliers, Flying Fox and The Hunter Gatherers, Kopecky Family Band, Sunlit Ambush, and Thundermonks.

I think you'll agree it's music to your ears.

If you haven't downloaded the app yet you can do so by clicking here.

Happy listening!

Clip from Jazz 34 - Kansas City - Robert Altman

Source E Creative Article - Hip Hop in Advertising by Tyson Kuteyi

Our very own Tyson Kuteyi shares his viewpoint on hip hop in advertising via Source E Creative. "Finding the Right Groove for Hip Hop".

You can view the full article by clicking here.

We're not going to lie. We think it's the bomb!

Drew poisons minds of young writers at Humber College

Last week, writer/director Drew Frohmann gave a scintillating (he claims) lecture to the post-grad copywriting class at Humber College. Instructor (and award-winning writer at Riddoch Communications) Natalie Antaya invited Drew to come talk about the wonders of radio. Armed with a slew of great radio spots and some fancy cue cards, Drew talked about why radio is a giant invisible sandbox, gave tips on how to write great radio, how to write crap radio, and told a couple of dirty jokes to boot. Thanks to the lovely Nat A. for the opportunity, and to the students for being so smart and nice enough to clap at the end!

One of the spots Drew played for the class, from the award-winining National Thoroughbred Association campaign can be found here.

CMW Videos of Daytime Living Room Series now on Spinner

Canadian Music Week was a great sponsorship success!

All the videos from our TA2 sponsored event Live Near Bellwoods, CMW Daytime Living Room Series are now up on Spinner (AOL's online music news site, and one of the largest music portals in the world with 5-6 million viewers per month worldwide) as well as on the showcase website here.

Reviews of featured artists and press from the events can be found across the web and in print:

Some highlight articles include Lithium Magazine, NOW Magazine - review #1 & NOW Magazine - review #2 (in print and online), Spinner (front page banner + full day recaps with video), BlogTO (full series review), Exclaim!, and "Best Bet for CMW" picks by: NOW, BlogTO, 102.1 The Edge, Torontoist.com and multiple others.

Additional reviews can be found online at AUX, CHART, the TAKE, Indie Music Filter, & Toronto.com

Our special thanks to Bobby Kimberley at MuseBox for having the opportunity to sponsor such successful events. You rock!

Matt Barnes + Klaxon Howl - A Fashion Week Creative

Matt Barnes + Klaxon Howl - A Fashion Week Creative from Spot Cinema on Vimeo.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

With love from TA2 to you!