ocular-fetish: red bull music academy lecture series feat. ?uestlove, cut chemist

The Red Bull Music Academy is an event that is located in various cities across the globe, and which gives participants an opportunity to network and explore different genres and ideas (with an emphasis on spinning and club culture). The roughly 60 hand picked participants include vocalists, DJs, MCs, musicians, studio engineer, and producers. The academy also provides lectures with big names like Cut Chemist, Waajeed, ?uestlove, Arthur Baker, DJ Premier, Architecture In Helsinki, A-Trak, and Benga.

I recently discovered a bunch of these lectures on the RBMA website, some of them running as long as two hours. It's not for everyone, but if you're into some of the behind the scenes dirt and real gritty music history, this stuff's great.

I especially love this line from the ?uestlove bio...

"?uestlove is a Quincy Jones for our times: a living link between the digital science of modern hip hop and the flesh-and-blood textures of vintage r 'n' b."

Also, J.Dilla love all over the place from Waajeed and ?uestlove.



...more lectures here.

The Red Bull Music Academy 2010 starts accepting applicants in May. Find more information here.