Jordan Woollen’s self titled album is one of the newest additions here at beatpick.com and what an amazing one at that! This album reflects every genre of music with a mix of vocals, instrumental, sound samples, electronic and big beats with a touch of classical drizzled here and there. Each track will have you guessing what Jordan Woollen’s musical influences really are. From Chemical Brothers, Technotronic to NWA and The Cure, each track is an unexpected but welcoming surprise that will leave you hungry for more.

It’s no wonder that many of Jordan’s tracks have already been licensed in the past to VH1, MTV and Fox Sports. His range of creativity can work with any project, making this album perfect for any tv or film spot. Venice beats”, is one of many tracks on this album that fit a specific mood, this one in-particular would work perfectly in a bad-ass movie. The intro begins with an eerie finger snapping and lone whistle. The gradual additions of beats and subtle synths turns this threatening eerie track into a cool and dangerous one. “Venice Beats” has  Quentin Tarantino and Jason Bourne written all over it. Other top picks on Jordan Woollen’s album are “Dub Trip”, “Catalina”, “Funk Junk”, “Dramatic” and “Pimp 2NS”.

Although each song is unique, there’s an underlining base of electronic and IDM in each track. Could intelligent dance music be Jordan’s main muse? Who knows, all we care about is that fact that this album’s creativity rocks! You can get funky with “Funk Junk”, big pimpin with “Pimp This” or sophisticated with the track “Dramatic”. Nothing on this album will bore you, if anything it will leave you pumped up and starving for more. What ever your choice, Jorden Woollen offers a buffet of musical genres- so take your pick and fill your plate right here at BeatPick.com!

On the 29th November 2007, a variegated and brave (it was pouring with rain outside!) crowd assembled at the ex-Mattatoio of Rome to participate in an evening organized by Beatpick.com.

The magnificent location was packed with interactive installations organized by the best projects chosen in the Enzimi 2007 contest “Talent’s out!”, including treasure hunts for hidden teddy bunnies, free food hung on clothe-dryers, video-art installations…. and Beatpick’s very own fire-spitting dragon!

 

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The evening kicked off with jazz trio I’m Anita, whose masterful real-time synchronization of 20s mute films astonished the crowd both for originality and audacity.

DJ Coppola’s Beatpick selection was followed by a semi-acoustic exhibition by Leo Pari, who re-proposed the show he successfully brought to the Beppe Grillo V-Day public.

From then on, the night belonged to some of Beatpick’s most brilliant Electronic artists. Autobam, accompanied by Video-art master Quayola, gave a demonstration of pure class with his intricate minimalist experiments, while milanese duo EgocentriX got the whole house dancing with their Electro-groove bulldozer tunes.

Last but not least, Synapsya’s thought-provoking beats and waves closed the evening with an emotional twist.

Beatpick.com was extremely honored to be part of such an important event, and is also terribly proud of the result. All through the evening people stopped by our stand, receiving free compilations, and discovering our philosophy.

If you missed out, too bad – you should have been there! But don’t worry, here are a few goodies from the evening!

First of all here are links to download all the live sets by Beatpick.com artists:

 

Leo Pari pt.1
Leo Pari pt.2

I’m Anita pt.1

I’m Anita pt.2

Synapsia

Egocentrix

Autobam

 

And if that weren’t enough, here are some links to get photos of the event:

 

photos of Beatpick@Enzimi2007

 

 

Enjoy!!!!

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This new year begins with BeatPicks Track of the Week, “Where the pavement ends”, from Nell Bryden’s latest album, Second Time Around.

“Where the pavement ends” is a fast American folk track. It’s sincere, beautiful and definitely a classic in the making. The lyrics are straight from the heart and Nell’s voice is really what makes this song so strong. Her voice soars with ease on each emotional note of her guitar. It’s touching, motivating and undeniably powerful. Hands down, “Where the Pavement Ends” could be track of the year. Hear it here, at BeatPick.com.