Interview: Ultra Naté
By Tyler Schmith | December 20th, 2011
Look up "Dance Music Divas" and you will undoubtedly come across the name Ultra Naté. The Baltimore native has been a powerhouse in the EDM genre for over twenty years, releasing five albums between 1991 and 2007 and an impressive catalogue of singles, 7 of which have hit the number one spot on the U.S. Dance Charts. Now she’s working on her sixth album, the second single of which was released last week as a collaboration with Michelle Williams (formerly of Destiny’s Child). The single, “Waiting on You” is a big-room dance floor stormer; a duet between two commanding female voices that just begs to be played during the peak-hour. “We were brainstorming on who to bring in on it” Ultra says. “Our managers are good friends and thought it would be great to get us together. We thought
Joe Nice at Posh Cavern TONIGHT
Posh Cavern has been the place in Baltimore to hear a steady flow of fresh sounds for a while now, and tonight they are bringing back Joe Nice along with Isaac G (of NYCs Remote Signal Radio) and Ted Dancin for what is sure to be a night of wall-ratteling Bass and Beats. Protect your china and hold tight to your wine glasses!
Also, in case you missed it, Joe Nice was recently mentioned in December's MixMag article "United Bass of America"!
Weekend Picks – Artscape 2011
Once again, Baltimore's legendary Artscape festival is upon us. The largest free arts festival in the country, some things that we have seen at past festivals include Biz Markie controlling a crossfader with only his belly, a group of 6-year-old breakdancers, a car with a built-in stage driven by a Gwar-like heavy metal band, a man on a flaming skateboard, and any number of other things to keep your attention-deficit ridden selves busy for at least a day.
This year our own Joe Nice will be gracing the decks on Saturday the 16th, bringing the hurricane straight to the streets of B-More. In addition, our good friend Neil Kurland will be performing on Friday the 15th. It's all free, and details can be found on the artscape website at http://www.artscape.org!
Hip-Hop and Festivals: an Awkward Relationship (Guardian.UK)
Interesting blog from Ben Myers on the Guardian. MCs better PRACTICE before they hit the festival circuit. Take a page from Public Enemy!
A History of Music – Guardian.UK
Cool interactive time-line detailing the history of music from The Guardian. It's a bit abbreviated I would say, but interesting nontheless!
Everything Popular is Wrong
A great read on Little White Earbuds by Stefan Goldman on why following the same old formula in music will get you nowhere. The first three quarters totally bummed us out, but he ends with a hopeful message and some great advice for the struggling artists out there.
Don't Imitate -- Innovate!
Video: ForQuarters @ PUSH
Baltimore's ForQuarters collective - DJ's J Mack and Jason Joseph - appeared at the monthly Push party this past weekend at Jimmy Valentines Lonely Hearts Club in Washington, DC. Don't miss them this week for Forward Fest, making a special appearance with The Sol Power Allstars at Eighteenth Street Lounge.
Forward Fest is a "5-day celebration of electronic creative culture" thrown in the nation's capital by event agency Eighty Eight DC. This year's festival runs from March 30th to April 3rd, and features such artists as Cut Copy, Aligning Minds, Art Department, and our very own Joe Nice performing a special set with NYC's Dave Q this Friday at The Sweet Spot.
Winter Music Conference 2011 Rundown
This year’s Winter Music Conference was announced amid a flurry of controversy over its split with the Ultra Music Festival. In years passed, the conference had benefited (or suffered depending on who you talk to) from the huge draw of Ultra Fest, which as of this year claims to be the largest music festival in the world. Gourmetbeats took the trip down to South Beach to see how the WMC stood on its own.
Gourmet Tweets
Friends and Contributers
- Adam Auburn
- Deep Sugar
- Digital Mystikz
- Dj Illkid
- Dubstep Forum
- DubWarNYC
- ForQuarters Collective
- Joe Nice
- N'Dinga Gaba
- Neil Kurland
- Reverend Mitton
- Soul Mob Productions