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In the News (Sat 2 Jun 12)

  
  www.jazzweekly.com | Interviews
DJ LOGIC: I started listening to my parent's records and stuff, playing music around the house and listening to the radio because at first I was into the soul, Al Green and all of that.
DJ LOGIC: Yes, because of the sounds and things that are coming out of my instrument, just like any other instrument, just like a guitar.
DJ LOGIC: Um, just the usual kiddy thing, hanging out late, or doing something that I was not supposed to be doing.
www.jazzweekly.com /interviews/logic.htm   (1445 words)

  
 Jazz News: DJ Logic's Zen of Logic CD Hits Streets July 2006 on Ropeadope Records
DJ Logic's first album in four years, Zen of Logic, is a foray into the eclecticism for which he is known, as well as a culmination of newfound experiences and musical meetings of the mind, soul and instrument.
Building on his legacy and contribution to the deejay genre, DJ Logic is an artist who at once pays homage to his predecessors, while pushing the envelope, bringing new sounds and a unique style to a modern moment.
Turntablist DJ Logic has made a name largely by playing his turntables outside of the typical musical spheres with which DJ's are most commonly associated.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=9379   (581 words)

  
 DJ Logic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DJ Logic (born Jason Kibler) is a turntablist active primarily in jazz and with jam bands.
Kibler tours often with his own group, Project Logic, and has recorded or performed with Vernon Reid, Medeski Martin and Wood, Chris Whitley, Uri Caine, and others.
Recently, on April 6th 2006, DJ Logic sat in with Bob Weir's Ratdog, adding his style to the famous Grateful Dead song combo China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DJ_Logic   (149 words)

  
 Disquiet: interviews: DJ Logic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The turntablist's name is DJ Logic (born Lee Jason Kibler in 1972), and he's made that name largely by playing his turntables outside of the various musical spheres with which they are most commonly associated.
DJ Logic: Yeah, and he has a little thing happening, another band, I forgot the name of it, but he's doing this side project as well, and he's using some pedals and electronic stuff, too, so he's getting into that.
DJ Logic: Yeah, that was the first, when they had the Shack record and they did four nights or like a week straight at the Knitting Factory with different people.
www.disquiet.com /djlogic.html   (5821 words)

  
 WDST : Mountain Jam 2006 : DJ Logic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Logic's first gig as a bandleader was in 1999, implementing his own version of live band with turntablist concept as Project Logic.
DJ Logic has gone on to perform all over the world, circling states, countries and venues everywhere from France and the UK to Brazil and Japan.
DJ Logic is currently taking his music back to its roots, playing solo DJ gigs all over the country and participating in regional tours with The John Popper Band and one-off collaborations with artists such as Mos Def.
www.mountainjamfest.com /djlogic.php   (751 words)

  
 The History of Rock Music. DJ Logic: biography, discography, reviews, links
DJ Logic and his rhythm section recorded their jams, then DJ Logic enlisted a number of external contributions (from Teo Macero to Marc Ribot) and submerged them with effects.
DJ Logic seamlessly integrates the noise of his turntable with the instruments of his jazz combo in tracks that are both ebullient and eloquent.
Yohimbe Brothers are Vernon Reid and DJ Logic, attempting a fusion of hip-hop, hard-rock and electronic noise on Front End Lifter (Rope-a-Dope, 2002) and The Tao of Yo (Thirsty Ear, 2004).
www.scaruffi.com /vol5/logic.html   (531 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Informal logic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Informal logic is the study of arguments as presented in ordinary language, as contrasted with the presentations of arguments in an artificial (technical) or formal language (see formal logic).
The focus of informal logic lies in distinguishing good arguments (valid, cogent) from bad arguments or fallacies (invalid, uncogent).
In mathematics the reasoning that occurs in proofs, though informal, is often regarded as a close approximation to a formal proof, that is one which is carried out in a formal system of logic.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Informal_logic   (553 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/projectlogic
Later that same year, Logic co-lead two groups, each with a long-time collaborators: a duo with DJ Logic and Rob Wasserman (from the Grateful Dead), and The Yohimbe Brothers with Vernon Reid, the latter group recording Front End Lifter for Ropeadope (2002) and The Tao of Yo for Thirsty Ear (2004).
DJ Logic has gone on to perform all over the world, circling states, countries and venues everywhere from France and the UK to Brazil and Japan.
DJ Logic is currently taking his music back to its roots, playing solo DJ gigs all over the country and participating in regional tours with The John Popper Band and one-off collaborations with artists such as Mos Def.
www.myspace.com /projectlogic   (1412 words)

  
 JamBands.Com - October 1999 - DJ Logic's New Projects
DJ Logic has become the Wayne Gretzky of the jazz and jam band scenes.
One night while Logic was with Vernon Reid, Billy Martin was in the audience and invited Logic to open for MMW at their Shack Parties at the Knitting Factory in New York City.
DJ Logic is now the leader of Project Logic, his own band featuring Melvin Gibbs (bass), Skoota Warner (drums) and Casey Benjamin (saxophones).
jambands.com /oct99/features/djlogic.html   (2706 words)

  
 BERKLEE | Berklee News | DJ Logic: Beat Improviser
Logic began to incorporate elements of improvisation into his own work, both in terms of the samples he chose to spin, and the way he approached music in general.
Logic's in-studio and on-stage collaborations with MMW have revitalized both parties' approaches to improvisation, composition, and performance, and set a new standard for the possibilities of instrumentation in the traditional jazz/funk setting.
Logic returned to his position behind the turntables, and he and Parks entertained the audience with another raucous romp of spiced-up beats, trippy trumpets, and spacey saxophones, culminating in a Motown funk groove over which he and Parks traded licks with playful intensity and true originality.
www.berklee.edu /news/2003/10/logic.html   (942 words)

  
 [airbubble] dj logic : funk set
dj logic is a wide angled slide through the underground jazz communities of NYC.
An instrument that can improvise with other artists, and in dj logic's case, artists who are communicating in the language of Jazz.
DJ Logic - presents Project Logic (ropeadope) The debut release from dj logic, Project Logic blasts out an outrageous sound and an even more ridiculous list of guest artists.
www.airbubble.com /dj_logic.html   (318 words)

  
 Jazz News :: Dj Logic: New Solo Album
DJ Logic's first album in four years, Zen of Logic, is a foray into the eclecticism for which he is known, as well as a culmination of newfound experiences and musical meetings of the mind, soul and instrument.
Building on his legacy and contribution to the deejay genre, DJ Logic is an artist who at once pays homage to his predecessors, while pushing the envelope, bringing new sounds and a unique style to a modern moment.
Turntablist DJ Logic has made a name largely by playing his turntables outside of the typical musical spheres with which DJ's are most commonly associated.
home.nestor.minsk.by /jazz/news/2006/04/1103.html   (492 words)

  
 DJ Logic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
As atypical as it seemed, this was business as usual for Logic, a turntable musician who's spent the better part of the past decade on a road less traveled.
Logic's not just a skilled DJ, he's also a talented all-around musician.
Logic's Anvil-cased turntables may have been front and center, but his easygoing attitude allowed the guests equal time in the spotlight, a smart move that led to some searing art-metal riffage from Gabrels and a Mr.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/00/02/03/REX/DJ_LOGIC.html   (285 words)

  
 DJ LOGIC
DJ Logic will be returning to Bonnaroo this year to do some more spinning in the Silent Disco and The Arcade.
Later in June Logic will be playing with Widespread Panic during their three nights at Red Rocks, DJ Logic will also be hitting some of his favorite Colorado spots during this time as well.
DJ Logic will once again be performing on the JamCruise, which leaves Fort Lauderdale, FL on January 2nd.
www.djlogic.com   (670 words)

  
 Figgle: DJ Logic at the Knitting Factory
Being a visionary talent, Logic wasn't content to simply play a set with his fine band, Project Logic; he also wanted to do something special for the Knit's birthday.
In the first trio lineup of the night, Logic was joined by some formidable Philadelphia musicians including Christian McBride on standup acoustic bass and Karriem Riggins on the drums.
He and the solid Riggins formed an ideal opening rhythm section for Logic, allowing the show's host to step to the forefront at the start of the set without having to worry so much about having to sustain the groove.
www.figgle.com /features/djlogic_knit.php   (805 words)

  
 Hear/Say: America's College Music Magazine - Features - Articles - DJ Logic: Scratching with the third turntable   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Not long after Logic joined the band Eye and I, it was signed to Sony Records and Logic found himself on tour in support of acts like the Psychedelic Furs, Ice-T and Living Color.
An army of very creative downtown musicians joined Logic in the studio and Logic found ways to integrate their live improvising with his tables and the studio.
Logic delves into Miles-ian drones ("Miles Away") and collaborations with rappers ("On A Mission"), and even invited opera singer Marie Claire (a fellow Brooklynite it turns out) to sing on one track ("Opera").
www.hearsay-online.com /features/articles/04-09-06-01/DJLogic.html   (932 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | DJ Logic
At the head of the class of turntablists to spin with a diverse range of fellow instrumentalists is DJ Logic (AKA Jason Kibler), who has performed and recorded with all of them while continuing to expand his musical palate.
Moe's is worlds away from Logic's biggest gig to date: last year's tour with Maroon 5 and rock-pop singer/songwriter John Mayer.
Logic spoke to students in the fall of 2003 at the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, which is the first music school to have a class in turntablism.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/01.26.05/logic-0504.html   (709 words)

  
 Dj Logic Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Born and raised in the boogie-down Bronx in 1972, Lee Jason Kibler's (aka DJ Logic) adolescent years were spent in the front row of the hip-hop revolution watching and listening as the first sounds of KOOL HERK, AFRICA BAMBAATA and GRAND MASTER FLASH were broadcast from his hometown to the rest of the world.
Remembers Logic today: "Growin up in the Bronx at the sametime as hip-hop grew up, it was always just a part of my blood, my drinking water." As DJ RED-ALERT and MISTER MAGIC began their legendary radio shows,the young Kibler became an early hip-hop historian documenting the sounds and styles of rap's pioneers.
LOGIC IS With Eye and I's debut record about to hit the streets, the band went on the road opening up for a fledgling band named LIVING COLOR.
www.bonnaroo.com /2002/artists02/bio_djlogic.htm   (1329 words)

  
 DJ Logic - Crossover Flavor
DJ Logic has carved out his niche by doing the opposite: rapping up jazz.
Over the past three years alone, DJ Logic has played on tours with Jack Johnson/Ben Harper, Maroon 5 and John Mayer, in between booking gigs at the Blue Note and fulfilling remix request from groups such as Soulive, The Weather Report, Olu Dara and Phish.
Logic is currently working on remixes for labels such as Savoy, Sony and Verve and for artists such as Nina Simone, Red Norvo and The Brazilian Girls.
www.glidemagazine.com /articles254.html   (2068 words)

  
 On Point : DJ Logic
DJ Logic (aka Jason Kibbler) grew up at the same time and in the same Bronx neighborhoods as hip-hop did, watching first-hand as people like Afrika Bambaata, Kool Herk, and Grandmaster Flash created a new form of music that became the last revolutionary cultural movement of the 20th century.
Over the last 15 years, DJ Logic has been taking the turntables out of the dance clubs and to the front of the band, from a machine that just played records to an instrument that performs its own music.
His latest group Project Logic is a jazz funk improvisational band that incorporates Logic's scratches and mixes with the grooves of bass, organ and drums.
www.onpointradio.org /shows/2002/06/20020621_b_main.asp   (152 words)

  
 DJ Logic, Zen Of Logic, Album review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The theorem of turntablist-as-musician has been proven in the capable hands of DJ Logic, who with jazz as his foundation, barrelled through barriers to become a wax innovator, crossing genres and sprinkling his sound across the map.
Logic was the first DJ to play esteemed New York Jazz club Blue Note and has performed live with an eclectic mix of artists such as Charlie Hunter, Medeski, Martin and Wood and Ron Carter amongst many more notables.
Building on his legacy and contribution to the DJ genre, Logic is an artist who at once pays homage to his predecessors, while pushing the envelope, bringing new sounds and a unique style to a modern moment.
www.contactmusic.com /new/home.nsf/webpages/djlogicalbumreviewx19x07x06   (601 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Anomaly: Music: DJ Logic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
I saw DJ Logic open for the Dave Matthews Band, and I immediately knew that this is an artist worth checking into.
DJ Logic gets cool points because he uses live instrumentation over his backdrops, not just samples of live instrumentation.
Though i've seen dj logic a whole bunch of times (mostly w/ other bands/artists) i've never really heard any of his albums.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005J9WU   (830 words)

  
 Jazz News: DJ Logic Resurrects Project Logic for Two Nights At Blue Note 10/6 + 10/7 ; Schedules Nationwide Tour With ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Logic has made the turntable a legitimate instrument on a jazz bandstand, making a name for himself largely by playing his turntables outside of the typical musical spheres with which DJs are most commonly associated.
Widely credited for introducing jazz into the hip-hop realms, DJ Logic is the first DJ to ever perform at the famed Blue Note NYC club and is considered in many circles a highly respected session musician and an innovative bandleader.
In the fall of 2006, DJ Logic will tour the U.S. in support of his latest solo record featuring John Medeski, Charlie Hunter and Antibalas called Zen of Logic (Ropeadope) and his side project with Blues Traveler frontman John Popper and their self titled debut, The John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic (Relix Records).
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=11105   (467 words)

  
 DJ Logic - Music Downloads - Online
Bio: Turntable maestro DJ Logic (real name Jason Kibler) is widely credited for helping to bring jazz into hip-hop's sphere of influence.
He released his debut album, the aptly titled Project Logic, to wide critical acclaim in 1999.
Logic surfaced alongside guitarist Vernon Reid in 2002 for Front End Lifter, a fun, adventurous album the two recorded as Yohimbe Brothers and then toured behind late in the year.
musicstore.connect.com /artist/241/DJ-Logic/30045742.html   (175 words)

  
 DJ Logic - Artist page at TuneVault.com
you’ll find mister logic back home in the bronx for the next few weeks "playin’ ball, hangin’ with my family, and writing music." it will be his first vacation since january of 1999.
And, like some hip mutant offspring of DJ Shadow and the JBs, the Anomaly lays eggs of infectious rhythm in your ear.
Logic’s proven he can wow the public radio crowd with his pedigreed funk.
www.tunevault.com /artist/show.asp?ID=364   (444 words)

  
 the Press
"DJ Logic provides a glimpse into the future and has develped an improvisiational style fiercely attentive to pitch, rhtythm and space...his debut album, "Project Logic" might be describrted as the ultimate turntablist jazz record"
Logic is a DJ who, like the legendary trumpeter, consistently stretches the boundaries of the musical landscape with his instrument of choice.
Departing from his jazz roots, Logic (in concert) becomes a purveyour of the best kind of electronica, fusing space rock elements, Cuban son and merengue rhythms, vocal loops reminiscent of Steve Reich, moments of Tijuana Brass and free imrov sax.
www.djlogic.com /press   (635 words)

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