Southern Vangard Radio: Amerigo Gazaway (Interview)
Had the pleasure of chatting with the of the Southern Vangard crew about the new project, my influences and copyright law. Shoutout to DJ Jon Doe & Eddie “Cappuccino” Meeks!
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Stop The Breaks: Travellin’ Man – An Interview with DJ/Producer Amerigo Gazaway
With his next project – the B.B. King/UGK mashup B.B. & The Underground Kingz: The Trill is Gone – set to drop soon, Stop The Breaks had a chance to speak with Amerigo about growing up in a musical family, his dream collaboration, mixing The Pharcyde with Tribe and plenty more. Read the full interview …
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Respect The Process: Mos Def, Marvin Gaye & Amerigo Gazaway Bring The Funk To Apple
Check out my recent interview with director/comic Jordan Brady for his filmmaking podcast “Respect The Process”. In it we talk about remixing, cease & desist letters, Apple commercials, sample trolls, copyright law, the “Cannibalist Manifesto”, and of course “respecting the process”.
Grammy Pro: Buzzin’ With Amerigo Gazaway
Each week on Grammy Pro Buzzin’, host DJ Moonbaby sits down with people who are making it happen in the music business. In this episode, remixer and producer Amerigo Gazaway, the man responsible for the Marvin Gaye and Yasiin Bey (also known as Mos Def) mashup mixtape Yasiin Gaye, talks about his remixing process, where he draws inspiration, and melding artists from the past with contemporary musicians for his Soul Mates Project. …
Google Tech Talks Presents: Redefining The Remix With Amerigo Gazaway
Thursday, Feb 12 2015 @ Google Headquarters, NYC Google Tech Talks is a program at Google for sharing information of interest to the technical community. At its best, it’s part of an ongoing discussion about our world featuring top experts in diverse fields. Presentations range from the broadest of perspective overviews to the most technical of …
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Your Verse: Yasiin Gaye Featured in Apple Commercial + Itunes Single
With multiple tragedies still unfolding all around us, it is with mixed emotions that we share the news of Amerigo’s Yasiin Gaye remix in the new Apple commercial, Jason’s Verse. Launched in January with Robin Williams’ inspirational revisiting of a Dead Poet Society monologue, Jason’s Verse is the latest in Apple’s “What Will Your Verse Be?” marketing campaign. Exposing the story of Detroit …
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The Source: Amerigo Gazaway Breathes New Life Into Your Favorite Classics
Puff Daddy may have redefined what a remix should be in recent Hip-Hop history but that doesn’t mean today’s musicians can’t push those boundaries. One man who is doing all of that and more is Amerigo Gazaway. The Nashville DJ, producer, crate digger, and lover of all things soulful caught the attention of not just …
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Huffington Post: Amerigo Gazaway: For Love of Hip Hop
Music has a funny way of imprinting a time period in the listener’s head. And maybe that’s why we like it. As a work of both art and performance, listening to music becomes more than a passive experience. The audience participates in different, and now evolving ways. Considering the personal relationship listeners have with music, where …
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Vibe Magazine: How Amerigo Gazaway Has Become A Master Modern Soul Matchmaker
People talk about the future of music like it isn’t right now. No, it’s dead before us, with a few brave ones taking it where it’s going. Some you’ve heard of and know well, others are in the making. – Vibe Magazine Read the full feature story/interview here: http://www.vibe.com/article/feature-how-amerigo-gazaway-has-become-master-modern-soul-matchmaker
DJBooth.net: Amerigo Gazaway on His Sonic Mos Def & Marvin Gaye Marriage
Some things are just a natural fit. Others, like say a legendary ‘70s soul singer from D.C and a rapper from Brooklyn may not seem like one in the same but, as it turns out, they couldn’t be more perfect for one another. – DJBooth.net Read here the full interview here: http://www.djbooth.net//news/entry/amerigo-gazaway-interview
BET 5-Star Mixtape Review: Yasiin Bey & Marvin Gaye, Yasiin Gaye (The Departure)
“The most flawless pairing since Danger Mouse fused Jay Z and The Beatles to create The Gray Album back in 2003.” Read full article at bet.com
Carson Daly’s New Music Pick: Amerigo Gazaway’s Mos Def/Marvin Gaye Mashup, “Yasiin Gaye”
“I walk into somebody’s apartment, or I get into somebody’s car, or I walk into somebody’s place of work in their cubicle and they’re bumping that? I mean, immediately we have a connection.” Read the full story here.