Green Light...(free mp3!)

(Go to the bottom of this post if you wanna hear the song and not read about it! - cheeky!)

I got home from work today in that "possessed music mood" that I was in, in the "Cisive goes Funky (click to see)" post where I HAD to make music immediately - no food, no drink, didnt even take off my shoes - just loaded up the computer and got cracking (I just read that sentence back and there are one too many "Inverted quotes" going on ...ah well...)

So instead of making something completely new, I decided to revisit an unfinished song - I tend to make sometimes make beats and if the lyrics to the song dont "come to me" (unneccessary " " right!! :-) - if the lyrics dont come to me immediately or at least that week, I put the song aside and keep it moving - I might even get one verse out or a chorus but dont like forcing it if nothing else is happening.

This particular song is one of the TWO covers I was GOING to put on my mixtape until I heard someone else cover it - it was already halfway done with a chorus and verse done by shax...so I thought id finish it and put it up for you to listen...

Incisive ft shax: Green Light ladies and gentlemen

(This post feels like an intro to someone on "Stars in Their eyes")

Press play and hear it below - Leave a comment if you think it should be on the mixtape!

First Magazine Review!

A quick "single promo progress post"

Yup, thats right, my lead single "Release" got a short but sweet review in this months (February) edition of D101 magazine. (Page 59 on the online version - click to read entire mag!)

D101 is a free magazine distrubuted in some record shops and some "Size?" trainer stores - basically an alternative to "Rwd" magazine.

Practice Makes...Acoustic?

Havent posted for a while - i been busy maaan! :-)

(Quite a bit to Read...but if you aren't in the mood - ive got a live performance video below - scroll down!!!)

So I been launching this single (feels like I been doing this one tune forever)...but yea man - still going - the video has been sent out and so we are waiting for the initial response - its in fates hands now...

Im still picking up radio play - Release has been on Dj 279s show for the past 3 weeks...Ive also got a couple shows lined up too....one in the indigo 02 on the 3rd march and one on 27th march "Inn on the green" in portobello road....but ill update you about those closer to the time...

Those that know me, know that I dont really do shows and there are two main reasons (many musicians may argue but hey...MY BLOG!!..

1. Is that i stand and watch AmAZING people perform all the time but I believe that if you havent got anything to follow through with - i mean, an IMMEDIATE way of people going HOME and purchasing your product - its pointless almost - i mean, they recognise you are good, nod they heads even - and you will expand your fanbase...but your new fanbase will go away and will forget about you until you have a product they can reach...at which point, they WILL remember you...but they wouldve purchased your stuff if they liked it without seeing your performance - which brings my point to performing to promote an attainable product.

2. Audiences are sooo soo hard to frickin please when they dont know your song!!!! (yes yes - i know - good practice...if you can perform as an unknown artist, it makes you stronger as a known one...) yea bla bla!! - i KNOW...and you are right...BUT....when you perform a song someone has heard before, it is sooo much easier and enjoyable - if you got a no1 single - you could play your song and just nodd your head on stage and people would love it - which brings my point again to performing mainly to promote an attainable product that is out or will be out in the near future....

I DO believe in performing to practice as well so that when you have your product together and you DO have to perform - you can be on point - but I would personally limit "practice performances"...

Lets not forget though, the love of performing which im not going to knock - it IS the best feeling in the world and so on second thoughts - even though I still believe in my logic stated above - I cant knock anyone for performing randomly - but at the same time, I wouldnt anyone for performing randomly (myself)!!!

ANYWAY...enough talking....

Myself and shax have got a show coming up (well shax has a show he wants me to do a tune on) so I joined him and his band to reherse our and his song...here is the FIRST full performance - obviously needs work...but we had fun with it...

ENJOY!!

P.S - this is like an extended version of the song...me, shax and the band got a little carried away..lol!!
P.P.S - More rehersal footage soon come - I may re-edit this - just couldnt wait to upload it!!!
ppps - RIGHT CLICK THE FOUR ARROWS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE VID FOR FULL SCREEN!

'Cisive goes Funky?

Ok, so even though im pushing the release single, I still gotta make music in between.  Sometimes though, things dont go to plan and I end up making music of a different Genre - whatever comes to me comes to me, which is why sometimes I end up making an RnB tune (which ill prolly give to shax or something) or even a rock song (have done in the past..and sang on it! lol..serious!).

Basically, this time, I had a song stuck in my head the whole day so as soon as I got home from work, I HAD to make it-it was a funky house song.

Luckily, I was able to film the creation process...and even some of me playin the fool and dancing at the end!  I was going to cut it out...but I left it in all in

This blog is me - no lights, just camera and action - just in from work - no trim, no shape up - feel no way to play the fool in my room - not even sure if im going to keep the song - but its me...enjoy...

Online Promo Update 2...

Whats happening,

Just an update on how the online promo is going for my upcoming single release;

1. The video is now featured on Urbanvideos which is like an online mix of MTV base and itunes - you can watch videos and buy the song directly there or even the video to put on your ipod etc - big site - check that one out.

2. The song was played on DJ 279's friday nite flavas show on Choice FM - big look - i been listening to dude from day.

3. The song has been playlisted (A List) on Bangradio which is a LEGAL Rnb/Hiphop station in london on 103.6 so tune in if you can - if not, you can listen online - click the link

I done a couple jingles for them too and apparently, my voice or song is on that station quite regular (every day apparently!) - plus the fact that it is a LEGAL station means that I can claim that all important Publishing for airplay of my song!!!

So yea man...still moving...obvioulsly this is all build up toward the mainstream promo so still moving up the hill...but moving..

Nice one..

Online promo update

Sup people...

So obviously putting the video up on this page was the start of my online promo campaign for the "Release" project.

Since then, things have been heating up nicely - im VERY happy with the initial response the video and song have been getting...as you know (click pics to see!), I was featured as 1xtra homegrown Artist of the week with the song, the video was put up on certified banger - a relatively big uk hiphop blogsite....now im a featured Artist on the MAIN myspace page which is a big look...and someone JUST called me to tell me that DJ Semtex has got the video up on his page too!!!!

So first things first - shoutout and bigup to those mentioned above (and everyone else who supports me in anyway - even reading this is support so thanks!!)

Supporting this project so early and not jumping on the bandwagon later is really appreciated......obviously though, the bandwagon is an open back bus and free to all, so dont hesistate to jump on my bandwagon anytime!!! support is support...I dont mind if you slept on me for a minute!!!

I do realise that I shouldnt get ahead of myself seeing as this is REALLY early days and just the Start of the online campaign, but for first week, I dont think thats bad at all...im real excited right now - hopefully we can keep the momentum for the mainstream release of the tune. Its available on Itunes now and most "Urban" radio djs should have it by the end of the week so buy, promote, or request.

'Cisive