AURAL VISIONS #5 :: PETER HADAR :: 'Full Time Lover' COVER ART

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban-AURALVISIONSbanner600.jpg" /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2862613740/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=2862613740/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://peterhadar.bandcamp.com/track/full-time-lover"&amp;amp;gt;Full Time Lover by Peter Hadar&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</noembed></object><br /><br />My cover illustration for <a href="http://thepeterhadarshow.com/">PETER HADAR</a>'s sexy new single FULL TIME LOVER, produced by Mike Genato, just dropped! I'm already a fan of Peter, so I was happy when he reached out to me with his concept for the cover, which involved a clock and a nude forming the clock's arms. This was my second try at it.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban-desk-PeterHadarFullTimeLov.jpg" style="width: 546px; height: 412px;" /><br />Peter Hadar captured by <a href="http://www.photobytone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tone_2009_peterhadar_sep01_013.jpg">TONE</a>. This is one of my favorite of his tunes.<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3354360854/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3354360854/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="400" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed><a href="http://peterhadar.bandcamp.com/track/laugh-together">Laugh Together by Peter Hadar</a></noembed></object><br /><img src="http://www.photobytone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tone_2009_peterhadar_sep01_013.jpg" style="width: 551px; height: 366px;" /><br /><a href="http://thepeterhadarshow.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">thepeterhadarshow.com</span></a><br /></div>

AURAL VISIONS #5 :: PETER HADAR :: 'Full Time Lover' COVER ART

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ROOM 777 :: THE MAGIC ROOM presents :::: Johnny Voltik aka the ALPHALOVE

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Lichiban-AURALVISIONS-JVOLTIK600.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I had a chance to collaborate with my good friend </span><a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Voltik aka the Alphalove</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> on his instrumental </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">beat sampler </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">mixtape </span>The Return To Planet Rock<span style="font-style: italic;">. I had this image made already when he showed me </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">some of the tracks and</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> the concept he had in mind, and from then on it was a wrap...I even got my own joint with my name on it. While Johnny is working on finishing his new debut project THE RED ALBUM (which will have a different vibe with killer vocals & more of a psychedelic rock/ hip-hop feel), I'll be working on the cover for it. </span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />JOHNNY VOLTIK aka The AlphaLove 'The Return To Planet Rock' </span><br /><br />In the first of his series of instrumental installments, The Return To Planet Rock, <span style="font-weight: bold;">JOHNNY VOLTIK aka The AlphaLove</span> takes listeners on a space and time penetrating sonic journey through the cosmos to a seemingly forgotten planet called Rock. First discovered by Afrika Bambaataa and The SoulSonic Force, Planet Rock is the ancient homeland of the treasured tree that birthed the seed of hip-hop and electro and a whole cultural movement that have spread its branches all across Planet Earth. On his Return To Planet Rock, Johnny Voltik sets out to explore hitherto uncharted territories fusing experimental hip-hop, house, electrofunk, breakbeat, trip-hop, afrobeat, and poly-rythmic psychedelica to present listeners with a taste of an entire new blend of sonic frequencies.<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1346985822/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1346985822/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/track/johnny-voltik-theme"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Johnny Voltik Theme by Johnny Voltik&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;g</noembed></object><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/JohnnyVoltik-MagicRoom-lichiban1-80.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 427px;" /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/JohnnyVoltik-MagicRoom-lichiban2-80.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 455px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Johnny Voltik joined forces with close comrade, visual artist Lichiban who provided the quintessential vision of Planet Rock's magic landscape. This 30-track sound odyssey was actually created during the course of several astral travels to the planet and it includes a snippet of Voltik's highly-anticipated The Red Album set to drop in April 2010.<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=366816708/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=366816708/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/track/lichiban"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Lichiban by Johnny Voltik&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noembed></object><br />Voltik explains, “The planet itself is a materialized mass made of pure ether...being there inspires total P.E.A.C.E. (Positive Energy Activating Constant Elevation, The RZA). The whole time I was there, I was high just off of breathing in the atmosphere...it was amazing.” Voltik describes the music as “the purest form of my sound, no holds barred, not quantized, whatever came to me while I zoned out during my meditations. The Red Album will be more focused and harnessed with lyrics. This one doesn’t have my lyrics and it is more of an experimental journey through different shades and moods of sound vibrations, so listeners can feel me on many different levels. If you like this just wait for The Red Album which promises to take you to a whole other level of music.”<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1077032616/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=1077032616/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="100" width="400"></embed><noembed>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/track/mega-tronius"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Mega-Tronius by Johnny Voltik&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</noembed></object><br />The Return To Planet Rock is a blend of cinematic interplanetary sound journey and straight dance vibes, grooves, feels and it is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD on <a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/">johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com</a>. The Return To Planet is part of Lichiban presents :: Aural Visions [a free art & music collabo series] which can be found on <a href="http://blog.lichiban.net/">blog.lichiban.net</a>.<br />ROCK IT DON’T STOP IT!<br /><a href="http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/">DOWNLOAD for FREE</a><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/johnnyvoltik">// myspace.com/johnnyvoltik</a> // <a href="http://twitter.com/JohnnyVoltik">twitter.com/JohnnyVoltik</a> <a href="http://reverbnation.com/johnnyvoltik">reverbnation.com/johnnyvoltik</a><br />Stay tuned for the first single 'HIGHER' from Voltik's upcoming debut release, 'THE RED ALBUM.'<br /><object height="392" width="580"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7215648&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=fce114&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7215648&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=fce114&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="392" width="580"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7215648">JOHNNY VOLTIK "Higher" live</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lichiban">Lichiban EV [Electric Vision]</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p></div></div><br />Catch him live on January 26, 2010 8 pm, $10<br />PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, Back Room 70 North 6th St, Brooklyn, NY<br />YUME presents: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Voltik</span><br />along with TR & Nicky V & YM LIVE!

ROOM 777 :: THE MAGIC ROOM presents :::: Johnny Voltik aka the ALPHALOVE

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AURAL VISIONS :: lichiban presents #3:: CHESCA :: taste the difference mixtape

<a href="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Chesca-TasteTheDiffr-LichibanRGB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/Chesca-TasteTheDiffr-LichibanRGB.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 419px; height: 417px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I'm pleased to present # 3 of my AURAL VISIONS art & music collabo with my girl, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cescamusica">CHESCA</a>, one of the dopest women I know. Hailing from Italy, Chesca is keeping the female wing of the future boogie-funk scene alive in Londontown. If you love Dam-Funk, and the kind of vibrations his mixes and his productions carry, then you'll probably love Chesca's <span style="font-style: italic;">Taste The Difference</span> mix featuring some rare boogie, electro funk & deep house gems. It's hard <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> to dance to this.<br /><br />This is one sexy ass mix and I'm proud to get my design skills involved with it. (there is more where it came from...)<br /><br />Check out some of the boogie-funk-Detroit tech inspired tracks she produced that I recently posted on <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2009/08/im-feelingchesca-you-like-it-raw.html">my earlier post</a>.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD IT </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SC4Z5BZB">HERE</a> FOR </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[photo is detail of Ryan Michael Kerry's amazing photo]</span>

AURAL VISIONS :: lichiban presents #3:: CHESCA :: taste the difference mixtape

I'm pleased to present # 3 of my AURAL VISIONS art & music collabo with my girl, CHESCA , one of the dopest women I know. Hailing f...

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AURAL VISIONS presents::: n2# SARAH WHITE ::: C-TRAIN

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeTC4vjjCuoN2VRtJa1ImLXMd-6tib78KM1PKFEjOv20TlEEsu1miyr_cePULQp7eAcsMA82-PAzANM8x_PFeFB_AA75EFU-8mc9NkSLRohJ86aC12aXOp37CscPCZDnqq6Ra-7DDJOg/s1600-h/lichibanAURALVISIONS200.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363279402001228898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeTC4vjjCuoN2VRtJa1ImLXMd-6tib78KM1PKFEjOv20TlEEsu1miyr_cePULQp7eAcsMA82-PAzANM8x_PFeFB_AA75EFU-8mc9NkSLRohJ86aC12aXOp37CscPCZDnqq6Ra-7DDJOg/s400/lichibanAURALVISIONS200.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 118px;" /></a> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">My great pleasure to introduce No.2 of my AURAL VISIONS art & music collabo series featuring my design for </span><a href="http://www.mysarahwhite.com/" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">SARAH WHITE</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">-close friend, one of my favorite singers, blogpartner on </span><a href="http://wronglips.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">WRONGLIPS</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, and one of my favorite peoples period. C-Train was the first track I've ever heard from Sarah, and it was a wrap for me. Beside the haunting original track, originally produced by Sarah's super-talented partner-in-crime, </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/djdoncuco" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">DJ Don Cuco</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> got a dubby, bass-heavy remix treatment by </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:Arial;" ><a href="http://www.basscut.com/">Heinrich Zwalen</a> who has lended his production skills to artists such as Oliver Stumm(Touch of Class)Sam Sever (Def Jam/Mowax),Groove Theory, SupaDJ Dimitry (Dee-lite) among others.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">More relevant than ever (you can listen and check my feelings about the original edit </span><a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2009/04/imagine.html" style="font-style: italic;">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">), it makes really happy to be part of this project with my visuals.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT5u_gSJQQX3IT-xgDbKnv692o-1CKa9e6eNPeWJ4iokt9b6-4nUby5YyZNSHYldekIOR67Oe25aYTqebJkj121LKukbyw27Tc_qgaAzW2PUPo5AZzJj84tBNDfey5_hgpEKhtXs5ZkU/s1600-h/Sarah+White-DonCuco+Promo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363278828654707506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT5u_gSJQQX3IT-xgDbKnv692o-1CKa9e6eNPeWJ4iokt9b6-4nUby5YyZNSHYldekIOR67Oe25aYTqebJkj121LKukbyw27Tc_qgaAzW2PUPo5AZzJj84tBNDfey5_hgpEKhtXs5ZkU/s400/Sarah+White-DonCuco+Promo.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;">Directly from Sarah's presskit:<br /></span><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">"Blog it, Forward it, Play it, Feel it! Celebrating our 2 year anniversary of moving to Bed Stuy from Minneapolis, we have decided to let our buzzed about single,</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><i> C TRAIN</i></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">, out on the streets for </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:14;"><b>FREE</b></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">! In times like these, chasing the dollar and trying to find the balance between living your dream and making ends meet, is a feeling all too real for many artist. I wrote this song in a moment like this. Feeling very inspired by the music culture on our streets, Rico aka Dj Don Cuco dug deep into his spirit and chose a sound/frequency that became the root and foundation of this track. The lyrics were easy. Anyone who has to make the journey daily through the grind to make ends meet, can understand"<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 11px;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fsarah-white%2Fc-train-bed-stuy-remix-mp3&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ffdf"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fsarah-white%2Fc-train-bed-stuy-remix-mp3&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=00ffdf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <div style="padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/sarah-white/c-train-bed-stuy-remix-mp3">C Train Bed Stuy Remix.mp3</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/sarah-white">Sarah White</a></div></div><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/SARAHWHITE_CTrain-lichiban.jpg" style="width: 550px; height: 582px;" /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:18;"><b><i>::::DOWNLOAD IT <a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/6323408733664518/">HERE</a>::::</i></b></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:18;"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/6323408733664518/" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><i>1. C Train (Original)-- Produced by Dj Don Cuco </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><i>2. Bed Stuy Remix -- Produced by Heinrich Zwalen</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">** Vocals and lyrics by <b>Sarah White</b>**</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">**All mixing and mastering by <b>Heinrich Zwalen</b> (Basscut)**</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">---The cover design is a collaboration with visual artist/writer/designer,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:13;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>LICHIBAN</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span> also currently living in Brooklyn---</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><i>"Sarah White’s voice can be described as hypnotic at times, with breathy, soothing soliloquies, and deep, seductive stanzas. What’s impressive is her ability to effortlessly transform from singer to emcee, as in the introspective song, C Train. In this selection, she combines a spitfire flow, with dancehall style chatting and soulful melody, to create her own unique “scatois”. Each of Sarah’s songs is a perfectly balanced moment, reflecting the full spectrum of her vocal abilities and bringing a positive focus to the issues of growth, fulfillment, and love...." </i></span></span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><i>Devin "PAN" Barrett // TRACE Magazine</i></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />About<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Don Cuco</span> </span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><i>"</i></span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><i>I am a DJ, Musician and Producer. I love Music, Fashion and Art. I am a proud Father of a beautiful daughter. I believe Music heals, Fashion speaks and Art reflects. Fight the good fight and turn on your light ! PEACE Thank you God for blessing me with my life, my gifts and talents to share with the universe in the most positive way."</i></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b>PLEASE</b> send feedback, comments, or questions to <a href="mailto:bookingsarahwhite@gmail.com" target="_blank">bookingsarahwhite@gmail.com</a></span></div>

AURAL VISIONS presents::: n2# SARAH WHITE ::: C-TRAIN

My great pleasure to introduce No.2 of my AURAL VISIONS art & music collabo series featuring my design for SARAH WHITE -close friend, o...

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NEW WORK & FREE DOWNLOAD :: Art directing and illustrating NIKKI NTU :: "A History Dreams" album cover

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mTLkDj1FaAc1rpKHzM895xdn2naoQTmYKVe9elXOInJiA0IpIFYViczEYIZA64t6xzQuMSht5bMX2JCJVenuRc5iUGJNQiRVTbKm4krEVnG-qmQTEdiQcLdCvU_pTjC7U50OEQRjYn0/s1600-h/nikkintuHistoryODLichibanfront500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344225746807033618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mTLkDj1FaAc1rpKHzM895xdn2naoQTmYKVe9elXOInJiA0IpIFYViczEYIZA64t6xzQuMSht5bMX2JCJVenuRc5iUGJNQiRVTbKm4krEVnG-qmQTEdiQcLdCvU_pTjC7U50OEQRjYn0/s400/nikkintuHistoryODLichibanfront500.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a>As the first one of the <span style="font-style: italic;">AURAL VISIONS :: Lichiban presents</span> series, I worked on as art director// illustrator// graphic designer for <span style="font-weight: bold;">NIKKI NTU</span>'s debut album produced by <span style="font-weight: bold;">MeLo-X</span>, called <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">A History of Dreams</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> My story with Nikki's project began last year when MEGA, one of her executive directors beside Claude Dary (also known as MeLo-X's manager), contacted me to ask me if I'd do an art installation for Nikki's private listening party in September 2008 (here is <a href="http://lichiban.blogspot.com/2008/10/brooklyn-diaries-this-is-why-i-love.html">my post</a> about the event). After hearing the album, I was blown away by MeLo-X's super versatile production skills (this was before he dropped his first album, <a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/52810575c016a520/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mustafa's Renaissance</span></a>) and by Nikki's amazing lyrical skills, and connected immediately with her message that was powerful, empowering and spiritual...a tendency I'm very happy to see growing among the next generation of artists, who are fellow seekers and are trying to communicate good, higher vibrations and a love message through their art. (I think it's becoming more and more obvious to those who read my blog that I specifically support artists who have this kind of message...As the world is heading toward a cosmic transformation and a future of global struggle, artists are awakening to their mission to counteract all the negativity that is getting released through this shift. As I've been saying it for a while, I believe there is a new ART LOVE MOVEMENT in the making and we are the builders of it. I am very conscious about connecting people with this kind of approach to doing art.) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFpntbGl6oE7G8hxf352JaATwbOXPx4JnVv251ZbARc9VL-xAWNXA8XdfpF0LwDNZckkw8B6Z7NNS4QjHNeFrjfpIpI7dP5w7vUF2wjr3b2KrBG804jS8-y_o8y59wLmaQM-SNwQcUTw/s1600-h/nikkintuHistoryofDreamsBlichiban500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344225877582389026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFpntbGl6oE7G8hxf352JaATwbOXPx4JnVv251ZbARc9VL-xAWNXA8XdfpF0LwDNZckkw8B6Z7NNS4QjHNeFrjfpIpI7dP5w7vUF2wjr3b2KrBG804jS8-y_o8y59wLmaQM-SNwQcUTw/s400/nikkintuHistoryofDreamsBlichiban500.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a>But back to Nikki, I was very happy to be part of her and MeLo's project, a beautiful ascending sonic voyage through the land of cosmic dreams and this-wordly realities.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">DOWNLOAD </span><br /><a href="http://sharebee.com/d148c0e8"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nikki NTU :: "A History of Dreams" <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">HERE!!</span></span></a></span><br /><br />While meditating on the cover, I'd try to focus on two aspects of her spirituality :: the visionary amazon-poet shamaness & and the modern-day warrior-priestess. The heart is a very strong symbol for her (this is another aspect on which we connected). Here is a passage from her art statement, that says so much about her spiritual stance <span style="font-style: italic;">"With strong themes of healing, revolution and love, Nikki is birthing new concepts of female empowerment but moreover people empowerment. “My music breaks down a lot of barriers in people. The rhythms bring out emotion and the lyrics stimulate the mind as well as the heart. Those simple things have a great impact on inspiring and informing folks. And when you have a safe space to put everything on the table, healing is the only outcome.” </span><span> For me, this project was more than just a commissioned work...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7f9fCH4JNzCBM8K732F8EH3plZ7QprpQA-BN3Z2Py4V_UdR26hzJ_2aW5tfhNKvN9jscmOD564ZzMuF5rfD2wfHFtaSE8ihA3bmI_w9eXt53ygjjEN8Wjg-pPL55k4Xis_EqAMkvVbx8/s1600-h/nikkintulog4blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344228230411548450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7f9fCH4JNzCBM8K732F8EH3plZ7QprpQA-BN3Z2Py4V_UdR26hzJ_2aW5tfhNKvN9jscmOD564ZzMuF5rfD2wfHFtaSE8ihA3bmI_w9eXt53ygjjEN8Wjg-pPL55k4Xis_EqAMkvVbx8/s400/nikkintulog4blog.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" /></a><span>She is in many ways on the same mission that I have been traveling for a while...to mediate an old but timeless message for the present generation through her art. Nikki is an old soul and as I learned more about her and her project, I realized that two of us were meant to do this together. She had an amazingly loving & supportive core team of Melo-X, her producer, and MEGA and Claude Dary her executive producers and myself (big shout out to all three who have been giving me lots of love & support throughout as well)...the energy that went into this album and the spirit of the people involved made this project very special for me. You can expect more visual & sonic collabo's with this group in the future..it's meant to happen! Thank you!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to link <a href="http://nikkintu.blogspot.com/">Nikki's</a> and <a href="http://melo-x.blogspot.com/">MeLo's </a>blogs and link them on myspace (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/nikkintu">Nikki's link</a> // <a href="http://www.myspace.com/meloxtra">MeLo's link</a>) as well.<br />Here are some of the steps...<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/nikkintu-lichiban-phase1.jpg" style="width: 595px; height: 447px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/nikkiNTU-lichiban_phase2.jpg" /><br />I played around with a number of logo ideas until we picked the final version above.<br /><img src="http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q202/licsi777/nikkintulogo_lichibanNOT.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://sharebee.com/d148c0e8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"></span></span></a></span><br /></div>

NEW WORK & FREE DOWNLOAD :: Art directing and illustrating NIKKI NTU :: "A History Dreams" album cover

As the first one of the AURAL VISIONS :: Lichiban presents series, I worked on as art director// illustrator// graphic designer for NIKKI N...

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