.:The Solution w/ DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez:.

Sunday, 6/2 -> The Solution Showcase #20 w/Blu & Exile, Choosey, Dag Savage, Pistol McFly & Sirplus + STS, Felix Fast4ward, Sedrick Avenue, DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez at The Black Box!!! Live art from Joseph Martinez, video by Onyro Visuals, photos by Armando Geneyro & more…

$15 pre-sales available HERE / $20 day of show (plus a $5 surcharge for 18+)

Tags: Blu, Blu & Exile, Cashus King, Choosey, Dag Savage, Dirty Science, DJ Lazy Eyez, DJ Low Key, Exile, Felix Fast4ward, Get 'Em High, Joseph Martinez, Onyro Visuals, Pistol McFly, Sedrick Avenue, Sirplus, STS, The Black Box, The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez

Saturday, 9/17 -> The Solution Showcase #19: Colorado Crush Afterparty Edition w/Asphate (of Maxilla Blue/Galapagos4), Typhy, a Mikey Fresh beat set for the release of When Leia’s Not The One Vol. 1, DJ Low Key & DJ Lazy Eyez at The Walnut Room! Photos by @KnowerOfTheLedge, live art TBA & $8 pre-sales available at TheWalnutRoom.com…

.:$8 Pre-sale tickets at TheWalnutRoom.com / $10 day of the show :.

Tags: Asphate, Colorado Crush, DJ Lazy Eyez, DJ Low Key, Maxilla Blue, Mikey Fresh, Soul City, The Solution Showcase, The Walnut Room, Typhy

Saturday, 7/16 -> The Solution Showcase #18 w/legendary producer Exile & Choosey (Los Angeles/Dirty Science/MPC + MC set), Sedrick Avenue & DJ Ear Attent, RUMTUM, DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez at The Walnut Room! $8 pre-sales, complimentary Solution patches for the first 25 people, late night food & more!!!

Tags: Choosey, Dirty Science, DJ Ear Attent, DJ Low Key, Exile, Lazy Eyez, Rumtum, Sedrick Avenue, The Solution, The Solution Showcase, The Walnut Room, Whygee

Saturday, 6/18 -> The Solution Showcase #17 w/The Lessondary (Tanya Morgan, Che Grand, Elucid & Rob Cave fka Spec Boogie), Russell Grande & Delasean, Rhyme Progression, DJ Dozen & DJ Low Key at The Walnut Room!!! Download/stream The Lessondary & DJ Low Key’s new Never 2ndary mixtape to get more familiar before the show!

SATURDAY, 6/18 -> After years in the making, not only is hip hop supergroup The Lessondary finally dropping an album (Ahead Of Schedule, coming on 6/24), but they’re coming to Denver!!! Donwill & Von Pea (aka Tanya Morgan), Che Grand, Elucid and Rob Cave (formerly known as Spec Boogie) are invading The Walnut Room for what should be a great mix of their solo work, collabs from over the years and unreleased joints from the upcoming album. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ll be joined by rising Denver phenoms Russell Grande & Delasean, winner of the 2014 Solution Beat Battle Rhyme Progression, longtime Solution favorite DJ Dozen and Solution co-founder DJ Low Key for what promises to be a stacked bill. Things kick off at 9pm, IG @KnowerOfTheLedge will be on photo duty, we’ve got complimentary limited edition Solution patches for the first 25 people and The Walnut Room serves food late. Should be a RIDICULOUS night, get your $8 pre-sale tickets HERE!

.:Limited $8 pre-sale tickets to The Solution Showcase #17 w/The Lessondary:.

Before the show, get more familiar with The Lessondary, on their new mixtape Never 2ndary, mixed by The Solution’s own DJ Low Key. The crew consists of Tanya Morgan (Donwill & Von Pea), Ilyas, Che Grand, Elucid, Jermiside, Brickbeats, Aeon & Rob Cave fka Spec Boogie and is one of the deepest out. Maybe you’ve caught them on each other’s projects over the years or maybe you’ve seen us post something about the crew over the years, but right now, sit back and get familiar with The Lessondary crew before they drop their long-awaited Ahead Of Schedule album on 6/24/16 via HipNott Records.

.:The Lessondary & DJ Low Key – Never 2ndary (stream/download):.

1. Tanya Morgan feat. The Lessondary – Never 2ndary
2. Donwill – I Know Those Guys Intro
3. Von Pea & The Other Guys feat. The Lessondary – Connect Four aka Lessondary >>>
4. Spec Boogie feat. The Lessondary – Show Up Drunk
5. DJ Chong Wizard feat. The Lessondary – Check The Rhyme
6. Donwill feat. The Lessondary – Championship Vinyl
7. Che Grand feat. Tanya Morgan – People Bowling
8. The Red Giants feat. The Lessondary – Never Seen A Thing
9. Che Grand feat. Spec Boogie & Tanya Morgan – Lessondary Busy
10. Jermiside feat. Donwill & Spec Boogie – The Cookout
11. Tanya Morgan feat. Jermiside & Spec Boogie – Borrow That (Boogie’s Revenge Mix)
12. The Lessondary – Faded
13. Von Pea, Donwill & Che Grand – Live N!ggas Only
14. The Lessondary – BANG!
15. Spec Boogie feat. Tanya Morgan – Dinette Set
16. Che Grand feat. Spec Boogie & Tanya Morgan – Star (Pimps In Canada)
17. Spec Boogie feat. Tanya Morgan – Poison Clan
18. Donwill & Dash Speaks feat. Spec Boogie & I-El – Side Down
19. The Lessondary – Lessondary Nose
20. Jermiside – Fantastical Outro
21. Von Pea feat. Jermiside, Ilyas & Spec Boogie – Dreams

.:The Lessondary & DJ Low Key – Never 2ndary (downloadable zip):.

Tags: Che Grand, Delasean, DJ Dozen, DJ Low Key, Donwill, Elucid, Rhyme Progression, Rob Cave, Russell Grande, Spec Boogie, Tanya Morgan, The Lessondary, The Solution Showcase, The Walnut Room, Von Pea

Saturday, 5/21 -> The Solution Showcase #16 w/1-O.A.K. (The Bay Area / The Honor Roll), Venus Cruz, DJ Paradox, DJ Low Key & DJ Dozen at The Walnut Room!!! $8 pre-sales available on Fridays/Sundays!

Tags: 1-O.A.K., DJ Dozen, DJ Low Key, DJ Paradox, Soul City Studios, The Honor Roll, The Solution, The Solution Showcase, The Walnut Room, Venus Cruz

Saturday, 3/21 at 3pm in Austin -> The Solution Rap Fan Showcase w/Fashawn, Exile & Choosey (of Dirty Science), Statik Selektah, Dee-1, Tef Poe, Tanya Morgan, Black Spade, Iman Omari & a whole lot more at La Barbecue! World renowned BBQ, free beer all day, giveaways from Akomplice & more during SXSW Music!!!

P.S. More info coming soon, but check the crazy dope lineup! Details for Austin Goodness, which takes places on Saturday 3/21 from 11am-5pm and features a RIDICULOUS lineup of DJs from all over the country, coming soon!!! Go ahead and save all of 3/21 for insanely good music, even better BBQ and free beer the whole day at La Barbecue…

Tags: Akomplice, Akomplice Clothing, DJ Low Key, DJ Trackstar, La Barbecue, Rap Fan, SXSW 2015, The Smoking Section, The Solution Showcase, The SX Solution Showcase

CRL CRRLL recaps his SXSW & The 2014 SX Solution Showcase is a big part of it…Check it out!!!

Forever overachieving, super promising Denver singer/songwriter/producer CRL CRRLL just posted a great recap of his 2014 SXSW experiences and a lot of it focuses on his time and performance at The 2014 SX Solution Showcase/Austin Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends, as well as footage of Exile, Tef Poe, Black Spade, YC The Cynic, Tanya Morgan & more. Take a couple of minutes to check it out and stay tuned for a full recap of last month’s SXSW events, coming real soon!

P.S. Be on the lookout for CRL CRRLL’s new jam “Cheers” from The Solution Tape #2, coming this Summer!!!

Tags: Austin Goodness, CRL CRRLL, Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends, The 2014 SX Solution Showcase, The Solution, The SX Solution Showcase

Wednesday, 6/26 -> The Solution Showcase #15 w/Tanya Morgan (Donwill+Von Pea), Carl Carrell, DJ Matt Cassidy, DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme at Beauty Bar Denver…Catch TM premiering songs from their upcoming Rubber Souls album!!!

WEDNESDAY, 6/26 -> The Solution Showcase is back at Beauty Bar Denver with another ridiculous lineup of talent from Denver all the way to Brooklynati.  For June’s Solution Showcase #15 we’re featuring Solution favorites and friends of the party, Donwill & Von Pea aka Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn / Lessondary), singer/musician Carl Carrell, producer DJ Matt Cassidy and Solution co-founders DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme.  Tanya Morgan will be rocking some brand new joints off their highly anticipated Rubber Souls album with producer 6th Sense and based on everything we’ve hear dso far, Denver is in for a treat.  Carl Carrell will also be performing material from his new CRL CRRLL projects while featured producer DJ Matt Cassidy will be rocking a mix of new and old bangers for your listening pleasure.  Things kick off at 9 and we’ve got complimentary Red Bull Editions (their 3 new flavors) for the first 50 people who come out.  This one has all the makings of a classic, get your $8 pre-sale tickets at Family Affair downtown, at The Solution or Goodness or online here.  608 East 13th Ave / $10 at the door / 21+ / 9pm.

.:$8 pre-sale tickets here:.

Tags: Beauty Bar Denver, Carl Carrell, DJ Low Key, DJ Matt Cassidy, Family Affair, lessondary, Sounds Supreme, Tanya Morgan, The Solution Showcase

Meet DJ Spyda T.E.K., winner of the 2013 Solution Beat Battle and our featured producer for The Solution Showcase #14 on 4/24 at Beauty Bar Denver…

Back in February, DJ Spyda T.E.K. came into the 2013 Solution Beat Battle with an insane collection of beats and left the winner, beating out a group of ridiculously talented producers from Denver and beyond.  DJ Low Key recently talked to Spyda T.E.K. and learned more about the Colorado Springs producer/DJ who trekked up to Denver to claim this year’s title and a spot as this month’s featured producer at The Solution Showcase #14.

You won The 2013 Solution Beat Battle earlier this year; but you do a lot more, what all does Spyda T.E.K. get into?

Man, I’m a full time DJ, producer, dad, n seeker of all things relating to music. Just on a mission to let ppl know what I do is not some fly by night thing. This is all Ive been into since I could reach a turntable and a tape player (remember that! Haha)

There are quite a few different lanes you do venture into, you’re definitely not a one-genre dude…What types of music are you into making these days?

Yea I like a lot of different styles. I make some boom bap stuff, edm influenced trap, moombahton, electro…club influenced beats, n a little bit of r&b. I mean, anything I feel inspired by & dig, ill go into it. My heart lies with straight hip hop & EDM. Soundscapes I grew up with.

Sounds like it was a natural transition to DJing and producing…Which one of those came first and when was that?

I became a DJ officially when I was 10yrs old. Before that I was mixing maxi singles on two boomboxes. Hahaha. I didn’t start producing till about 2003.  I only started producing because I was without my setup for a while. I originally had an mpc 2000 XL then went to FL Studio because the process for chopping samples n stacking drums was a lot faster.

How does the mixing on two boomboxes work?

Uhhh…Haha. straight ghetto rigging the door of the deck so I can slow down the pitch. I haven’t done that in such a long time. I don’t know how I discovered that at 8yrs old. Crazy.

Do you still use FL (Fruity Loops) Studio?

Yea, FL Studio is all I use still to this day but im trying to feel out other DAWS to see what else I can do.

What do you prefer about FL Studio over other software/hardware options?

Well I haven’t used anything else since I first started other than the mpc 2000

What’s your beatmaking process normally like? What do you start with?

I just like the fast pace of producing in FL. If I have an idea I can just lay down the basics n go from there. I don’t know. Anything can start it. A sample, a drum, a melody…I try different things out n see how it works.

Was this year’s Solution Beat Battle your first time battling, at least as a producer?

This is my 2nd battle since being here in Colorado but that was a different type of battle. They were looking for more waka flocka trap style of beats.  Not the lane I typically like going into.

What was your approach to picking beats and preparing for the battle?

Preparing for the Solution battle was fun because I was familiar with what type of beats that fit within the concept. My goal wasn’t to win, just have my material exposed to the right audience. I just wanted my music to be heard n maybe someone would like em. The bad part was battling people I developed relationships with like Black Jordan Cliff Cage & Big J beats. It wasn’t easy doing that because I respect their work n the beats they bring to the whole element.

If winning wasn’t your focus, what did it feel like when you were announced as the winner?

Like I was straight up dreaming haha

Also, do you feel like you exposed your music how you has hoped to? Have you notched any effects of that so far?

Definitely. Lots of these artists n producers I’ve known beforehand really only knew me as djing either Latin clubs or raves…Its not exactly screamin “hip hop” you know. I felt like they actually paid attention n respected what they heard afterwards.

That’s great to hear. What are you working on next?

I’m working on a project with Dj Dozen, another joint with Cliff Cage & HoTT, n a few cuts with L.A. Latin hip hop artist Solares, & a few joints on the EDM tip.

And what previous projects do you have that people can check from you online?

Honestly. projects I’ve worked on are all over the place but I try to keep some of my past projects n current ones up on my soundcloud.  Actually one project I can think of…I did a mixtape “DarkSide West” with this dude named Bad Guy Fly out in L.A. I produced the majority of it. It’s out there on the internet. I also did a joint with Planet Asia 2 years ago. Never released, but he played it for me over the phone one night. Lol. I’m still waiting to hear the final cut.

Catch Spyda T.E.K. rocking with legendary DJ RHETTMATIC of the World Famous Beat Junkies, Denver supergroup Fly4Wird, Solution co-founders DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme and Welcome to the D.O.P.E. Game’s DJ Dozen for The Solution Showcase #14 on Wednesday 4/24 at Beauty Bar Denver (608 E. 13th St).  Check out more info on the showcase here.

Tags: DJ Spyda T.E.K., Spyda T.E.K., The Solution Beat Battle, The Solution Showcase

Hip Hop Roll Call talks to DJ Rhettmatic about longevity in hip hop, DJing in 2013 & The Solution Showcase…

Shouts to our friend Rachel Chesbrough over at Hip Hop Roll Call for the dope interview with Rhettmatic, check it:

The Solution Showcase #14 rolls around Wednesday April 24th, and this time we’ll be graced by sounds from the legendary DJ Rhettmatic, of Beat Junkies and Visionaries fame. We caught up with him to talk about how the DJ game has changed, what that means for his generation and ours, and how he’s stayed relevant throughout it all. Check out everything he has in the works, including how we can expect to get down at Beauty Bar tonight.

HipHopRollCall (Rachel Chesbrough): You’ve been a prominent name on the DJ scene since the 90s; how did you maintain that kind of longevity in the fast-moving hip hop/nightlife business?

A lot of it has to do with sticking to your guns, but at the same time you have to reinvent yourself. You gotta be on top of things. A guy from my generation, you have to learn how to have balance in terms of remaining true to yourself, but at the same time you have to learn how to adapt to what’s goin’ on out there. Figure out what you really wanna do, ‘cause at the end of the day, this is your job. This is my passion but this is also my job. I do it for the love of course, I always tell people that if you’re gonna do this, do it ‘cause you love to do it. ‘Cause this is not no walk in the park. You really gotta love what you’re doin’. As you get older, you know, you’re not the same person as you are when you start off. I’m still a hip-hop head, I try to listen to who’s hot out there…there might be stuff I don’t like but I’m not gonna bash it. But at the same time you gotta be on top of that. I still buy records but then I also use technology to my advantage. It’s up to you as an individual what you wanna do. So, you gotta keep working, you can’t just stop and come back thinkin’ it’s gonna be ok. No. Especially now, things change in the blink of an eye. I guess to put it in the simplest terms, you gotta just stick to your guns and reinvent yourself at the same time, stay on top of your game. That’s it. [Question courtesy of DJ Low Key]

Turntablism is alive and well, but like everything it’s shifted over time, much of it away from hip-hop. Are you comfortable with the direction DJing is headed?

I might have my personal opinions, but everything has its time and place. I do wish there was more hip hop in the basis of it, but in my humble opinion (not everyone might agree with me on this) technology is a gift and a curse. READ WHY & THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW AT HIPHOPROLLCALL.COM…

Tags: Beat Junkies, DJ Rhettmatic, Hip Hop Roll Call, Rachel Chesbrough