Originally from northwest Louisiana, I have put in some miles to get to humanmusique productions. This all started in a high school band just outside Austin, Texas to music school, the Air Force band, as well as a free lance drummer for a number of international touring bands to here.
My immediate plan is to publish my work through humanmusique, get established and pull in some other artists and try to work the same magic. There are several monickers that I use to compartmentalize the songs. To date releases (electronic CD's) are available by Likuid Eklektik (never2late), Papa T ( a little dub will do you) and a single by Foreyes (my kind of day). In the meantime before and after these releases, there's plenty of marketing to do...lots of work. All of the music is available on major music streaming/download platforms...apple music, deeper, tidal, heart radio, spotify and a few more that escape me at the moment.
So that's me and what I do in a nutshell and I'm sticking to it.
Hello all.. Here’s an update on HumanMusique Production’s current project. NO LIMITS:2020 is the title for the new Likuid Eklektik album. On September 10, 2023 the single “what have we done now”, the number 2 song from that album was released. As I mentioned earlier, that particular song is a good cross reference of the other songs on the album.. so says the excellent and trusting ear of my dear friend Cheri.. and I totally agree.
Now I’m nearing the end in the process of finishing up the mixes of the other nine songs and getting them ready for a trial master to check and see if there’s anything else in the mix that needs attention. Moving closer to the release date of September 25, 2023, and it’s coming along very well. I’ll be sending out a mention again before I post the album on my BandCamp page.
Just a little back story here for some of you who are new to the escapades of me and my adventures over the years with music. HumanMusique Productions is my publishing company and music label all in one. Some of you know me from Austin, Tx and my involvement in Reggae and World music in that area… and others know me from my time in western Washington and my days as a member of the Air Force band and active member of other bands in the SEA-TAC area. I played everything from country to classical music during that time. Some of the songs that are being released now have been in my life for quite a while. A few have been around since my time in western Washington. Long story short, the songs were written with the intent of being recorded and released a good while ago. But, as life would have it.. life happens and they are just now being introduced to the world.. some of them with a nearly 30 year maturity. And with that, in a little less than a week, the second album from Likuid Eklektik will be there for all to listen to.
What’s next?? Reggae Dub… titled “Dub Around Papa T stylee”… Most of the songs will be from the Papa T and Company yet to be released album “Say What You Got to Say-Lovers and Warriors”.. and the others are stand alone for this album only. I don’t have any projections for the completion yet and, I’m not even going to guess at this point. But I can tell you this, I’m very happy with the progress that’s been made with the preliminary arrangements. When things get a bit closer to completion, I will let everyone know.
So.. Once again, my genuine thanks to all family, friends, stranger than strange strangers.. you took the time to join me on this adventure and I appreciate that more than I can tell you… the saga continues.
I think it’s safe to say that the line in the direction of progress is not the straightest.. And so it goes.
I have a new CD/Album and a single from the the same CD/Album (No Limits:2020 by Likuid Eklektik) that I will be releasing in about 2-3 weeks. Ten songs made the cut.. 1. Move Me, 2. What Have We Done Now, 3. Tomy, 4. My Kind of Day, 5. From This Point Forward, 6. You and Me, 7. Groove Instinct, 8. The Beauty, 9. Sahara Frolic, and 10. Tree Tops. Number 2, “What have We Done Now“, will be released as a single on September 10, 2023 on most major streaming networks. Remember, when you go to visit your favorite streaming network, do not let spell check mislead you. The proper spelling for the band is… “Likuid Eklektik“. You will also find a copy of the first CD/Album, “Never2Late” as well. The entire CD/Album “No Limits:2020” will be released on BandCamp on September 29, 2023. In case you were not aware, the bulk of my music will be on BandCamp. Currently, only eCD’s are available but, that will change before too long and I’ll keep you posted on that also.
Once again, my genuine thanks for your support and make sure you spread the word.. don’t hoard all the good stuff for yourself
I’ll save you the long winded version of why I’ve been absent. Lot’s of s#^t happening. Never say never.. and moving on. I’m in the throws of getting some information out there to you guys.. I’ll have some details here within a week or so. I will be releasing a remastered 2018 release “Never2Late” by Likuid Eklektik.. and on the heels of that a new Likuid Ellektik CD “No Limits 2020”.
And it looks like a Papa T release, “Say What You Got to Say:Lovers and Warriors” just might be released towards the end of 2023. Sky, the story teller, is going to visit the state of Washington this summer for the first time. While he’s here, we will collaborate and line up work for continued production and hopefully finish it off at the end of the year. That’s what I’m shooting for anyway.
I will be working to integrate my pages from fb, instagram, YouTube and all the streaming networks where music is already available (Spotify, Apple Music, pandora, tidal, deezer and so on) just so I’m in more places to find more faces. There’s also a video that will happen as well… soon. The newest and the only spot that will have physical CD’s available will be Bandcamp. I will be getting the firm date on that very soon as well.
The next time you hear from me, there will be more music in the air. Take good care all.
It goes without saying, that the past four years have shaken many of us up and rung us out like a dirty mop. In spite of the rampant misinformation campaigns, total disparate opinions, murderous police and the like, somehow there appears to be some relief in sight. Although, and I have to say it, we look to be headed towards what was called the “norm” prior to all the chaos. Yes, I know…we have a woman as Vice-President-elect of the United States and that is great…symbolically. Me? I want to move past all the thin semantics, symbolisms and archaic systems into the now. There are people in this country that thrive on and respect the diversity of this country. Indeed it is even seen as a mini version of the what the entire world could be. People of all ethnic backgrounds working, living and loving together. But systems that have been in place and chipping away at the mechanisms that promote togetherness and replacing them with laws and lack of regulations that allow the criminals to rule the roost. Just look at it for what it is folks..it ain’t right and those who think it is are most likely criminals profiting from it or well on their way to becoming just that. So..don’t let your guard down..I hate to say it but, I believe that was just one round of more to come. And this is true also, there are way more people in this country that have at least a parallel view of this opinion I just laid out. But…it’s not sensational enough to make the criminal owned news broadcast. Having rambled on and said all that..I must also say that those of us who have helped during all this frightening confusion, doing what ever we can do to help one another…keep doing just that. It is truly the counter balance for all the nasty shit that happens.
Now for some humanmusique productions news. Short story here. I’ve previously posted things and worded it to sound like we are “we” here at humanmusique. “We” are “me”. All of the music is cranked out in our..as in our home, our basement in my studio using LPX, an Maudio interface, a Roland JV1010 sound module, an Maudio Hammer 88 keyboard controller and several third party plugins. That’s the “we”. I’ve been at this song writing, mixing, publishing, song contest entering, trying to find a good formula networking thing seriously for about four years now. So, minus vocals, everything you hear in the music is either played, programmed or hand picked by me. I have plenty of inspirational support from family and some long time close friends. This whole venture started with a drummer at the age of sixteen banging around juke joints in backwoods Louisiana, to the Air Force Band and finally as touring drummer. And at some point all the while I had at least one hand in song writing. Now I have both hands and my feet and at sixty-eight now..it still ain’t over. What I offer, like many song writers’ do, is a piece of my soul. Every song has a piece of some song writer’s soul in it. That’s what gives it life. And the names of the different bands that I mentioned are all different moniker’s that I use to give all the music a place to be. There’s Papa T, foreyes, likuid eklektik, SOLA Groove and Louisiana Mint. Some of these you have not heard from yet. But you will in the not too distant future. There you have it…it’s all about me.
Moving on…In about two weeks I’m releasing my third CD…the group…foreyes…the title of the CD…NO LANES2020. Now the “2020” is just a catch. The content of the CD itself has nothing to do with “2020” per se, the CD just happened to be finishing up in “2020”. There was one song, but we…and I say “we” because it was myself and ERAK NIN JA that decided to pull it. It wasn’t there yet..not like we want it to be. Why?? You say..did we pull it? ERAK NIN JA and his lovely wife are expecting and addition to their family. Noting else to say there. They’re at their home now nesting away in preparation for the day LiL WaY Way introduces himself in person. The song is titled “H.O.P.E.” Humans of the Planet Earth. I said it before and I’ll say it again. Hokey Majokie right? Well in short..the problems we’ve been experiencing here in the United States since it’s inception are indeed a global issue. And has been for probably as far back as records go for colinizations. Our (mine and ERAK NIN JA’s) take on this is that we speak to those of us on this planet, now linked the most powerful tools that mankind has seen in the way of computers in our pockets and the friggin internet. People across the globe commune like never before. A friend in Thailand, Switzerland or Ethiopia is a click away. And there is a generation that, if they happen to connect on a human level..person to person with total freedom to just be HUMAN…now you got something there. The issues are discussed on an entirely different level without the spin of corporate media and corrupt governments. And atrocities abound are discussed and suddenly humans across the globe have something monumental in common. Marcus Garvey, to a large degree Mahatma Gandhi saw the ills, as well as MLK when he denounced the war in Vietnam.. Not putting myself in that league by any means. But being aware of the scope of things helps you from being caught short sighted. Being lulled into thinking poor pitful me..Poor pitful world. And I have an opinion on that and put H.O.P.E. together with the help of ERAK NIN JA…and on a future foreyes CDH.O.P.E. will materialize. And, unfortunately the song will still be relevant.
But at this point what we do have for the current foryes CD is seven songs..grooving in linear fashion. I just finished up the cover art…art…I typed on some characters in text box on a picture I liked…Picked a font and done. Cool picture though. And as I mentioned earlier, in just about two weeks it will be out.
So I ask a favor of any of you that happen to read alllllll the way through this to do a big favor for me. I’m linking this blip to fb and ig. Both are really fb, but hey, no monopolies here. Anyway..Not too sure about adds on either one of those platforms right now, but if you would tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend…and ask that they just come straight to this page and suffer through this as you have, then we’ll all be happy! Now that makes three CD’s out there in the streaming/downloading world for your listening pleasure. likuid eklektik/NEVER2LATE, Papa T/A LITTLE DUB’LL DO YA and shortly foreyes/NO LANES. Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, iTunes, Pandora, I Heart Radio and Amazon…and maybe one or two more. Stop by and and connect.
So..around six months or so ago, back in May 2020, we here at humanmusique productions mentioned a CD in the works by “foreys” titled NO LANES. Well..we’re moving along, getting close to putting all the final pieces in place. What we consider to be the heavy hitter for this CD, Erak NiN Ja is finishing up the vocals on H.O.P.E (Humans of the Planet Earth). Yeah, I know. Hokey Majokey right? I guess that all depends on how you look at it. This, the place where all humans known to us as humans, this place where we the humans are..the gravity bound blue orb is known to us as Earth, is where all Homo, the genus of primate, the only living species being Homo sapiens, or humans, the genus characterized by an upright posture, large brains, high intelligence (debatable in some cases), and hairless otherwise known to us as “Humans of the Planet Earth”. With all it’s man made borders included, the fact remains that we are all Human inhabitants of this planet known to us as Earth. Having said that, I think it puts the song, it’s lyrics and the title in plain context.
Along with H.O.P.E., there are six other songs, each in their own right, hefty and well put together. We will choose one song for pre-release next week and make the announcements on social media. So..again we genuinely thank all our family and friends for their undying support, and love. We hope, as always, to make a difference in your day with our music if only for 3 minutes and 38 seconds. And don’t forget to visit your favorite straming/download network and check out our previous releases by likuid eklektik-NEVER2LATE and papa T-A LITTLE DUB’LL DO YA, available for streaming and download on most major networks.
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