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SUMMARY:Big Crown Records 10 Year Anniversary ft El Michels Affair\, Brain
 story\, and Thee Heart Tones
LOCATION:Thalia Hall
DESCRIPTION:Over the past seven years\, Leon Michels has quietly become on
 e of the most sought-after producers in music\, the man who can craft a su
 ltry slow jam for the Carters\, co-write for Lizzos Grammy-nominated album
  Special\, and co-produce Kali Uchis global hit Moonlight. Though theres b
 een this notion to associate him with the so-called subgenre of old soul\,
  such an affiliation doesnt capture the full breadth of Michels musical ar
 tistry. Sure\, the mix makes the music sound like the 1960s or 70s\, but t
 heres a modern lilt to it\, a vast sensibility that works in any era.Miche
 ls iconoclastic sound comes from simply following his heart. Despite landi
 ng some high-profile work over a decade ago\, which couldve meant immediat
 e commercial fame in the mainstream marketplace\, Michels turned inward\, 
 focusing instead on El Michels Affair\, the group he created in 2000. He r
 eleased this music through Big Crown Records\, the record label he co-foun
 ded in 2016 with Danny Akalepse. I made a conscious decision to do my own 
 thing and say no to all the quote opportunities that were being presented 
 to me\, Michels says. I thought\, Ill make my own music\, the kind that I 
 like. Being able to do that actually created more of a calling card than i
 f I wouldve just made pop music or whatever. Indeed\, Michels has become a
  go-to composer by trekking the road less traveled\; in a landscape of hom
 ogenized sound\, his blend of melodic drums\, lush keys and murky syntheti
 cs feel warm and inviting\, mixing R&B\, reggae\, rock and rap influences 
 without landing squarely on one.For his new solo album\, 24 Hr Sports\, wh
 ich features Clairo\, Norah Jones\, Shintaro Sakamoto\, Florence Adooni\, 
 Rog\, Dave Guy\, and a sample from the late Rahsaan Roland Kirk\, Michels 
 was inspired by the look of 80s Sports Illustrated magazines\, the graphic
  design\, the look\, the pictures\, and the way people dressed\, he says. 
 That kind of super colorful\, but very two-dimensional design. I wanted to
  make music that sounds like that. Michels started listening to MF DOOMs S
 pecial Herbs instrumental albums and felt inspired by his beats. I wanted 
 to reference that and his sample source material\, which was a lot of 70s 
 fusion and Brazilian records\, but then with his cool spin on it\, Michels
  says. He also listened to gospel music\, namely Pastor T.L. Barrett\, and
  was floored by how the work sounded. Michels wanted his album to sound up
 lifting as well. Ultimately\, 24 Hr Sports\, just like his career overall\
 , is the music hed want to listen to if he didnt make it himself. I think 
 the evolution of my sound is this: Its coming from old records\, so it ref
 erences the past a lot\, but Im not a purist\, Im a fan of modern technolo
 gy\, Michels says. I think what Im doing is new. Its a merging of the past
  and present\, not unprecedented\, but a good mix of then and now.\n\nBole
 tos: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/big-crown-records-10-year-thalia-hall
 -tickets/14226804
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