We're no strangers to AppleJac, one of ATL's busiest DJ/Producers. When he's not keeping dance floors jumpin' in San Fran or D.C., he's in ATL spinning, producing and remixing various projects for a who's who of talented friends.
Today marks the release of AppleJac's debut producer project Playin' Favorites EP. Playin' Favorites stems from Applejac's love of music and his never ending quest for “diggin in the crates” to find classic and rare records. The talented Atlanta native has the innate ability to weave different genres of music together, and create a sound that is simultaneously nostalgic, yet progressive.
“It is my hope that with the release of ‘Playin’ Favorites’, I can expose the masses to my super talented friends and also educate the younger fans by putting a new twist on these classic tunes.”
The Playin' Favorites EP finds DJ AppleJac carefully selecting each song and the artists he wants to feature. Not only did he select classic songs to cover but he invited some of the most talented voices, known and up and coming, in the independent soul music scene today (The Baldhead Queen, Tonya Dyson, Reggie B, Ramona, Rogiers, Carmen Rodgers, Jessica Johnson) to cover the songs. You'll hear exquisite covers of classic songs by the Beatles, Dionne Warwick, Steve Arrington and Jefferson Airplane as well as a beautiful pairing between Carmen Rodgers and Little Dragon's hauntingly beautiful Twice. To round out the EP, AppleJac features the divine spoken word of Poet/Singer/Author The Baldhead Queen.
The digital version is available for FREE DOWNLOAD below, and the CD version is available at Moods Music in Atlanta, and features two bonus cuts not available on the digital copy.
Track List:
01. Monologue: feat. The Baldhead Queen
02. Today: feat. Tonya Dyson
03. You Meet My Approval: feat. Reggie B
04. Diana In The Autumn Wind: feat. Shecky’s Jazzy Tofu
05. De Ja Vu: feat. Ramona
06. The Long & Winding Road: feat. Rogiers
07. Twice: feat. Carmen Rodgers
08. Epilogue: feat. The Baldhead Queen
FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
"For those of us who live a life of creativity, we have often
found ourselves torn between our first love of creating
and the willingness to see beyond our “palette” to truly
open ourselves up to the possibilities of sharing our first
love – our music, our words, our paintings – with another." - The Baldhead Queen
All tracks produced by Applejac for Sounds Of
Mecca Entertainment
All instruments played by Applejac except “You Meet
My Approval” (additional keyboards by Reggie B)
Additional mixing and mastering by Denny Lavish
Photos by Jolye Toi photography
Design by Melba Searcy
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