Three, Two, One Blasting Off

As the year comes to an end I can't help but to feel blessed with everything that has happened. I've seen a lot of new child births among friends. Family and friends have obtained a part of the American dream and have purchased homes. On the music side of things, Mic Doja's fan base has steadily grown. I will be ending this year with the addition of a DJ partnership. Moving forward DJ Indakut will be serving as my partner and personal DJ during my future performances. Aside from this change to my hip hop shows, I will also be performing a very broad and eclectic style of music for specific venues and sets that will bring together different music genres infused with hip hop. With the finishing of the production end of the next album, REDLINE, sights are being set on a project that was pushed back in order to release, A.L.I.E.N. Language, which is entitled, Unorthodox. The name of the album itself describes what to expect. All I can say is that I hope the game is ready for a new chapter in hip hop music.



Some new things to expect in the coming new year are going to be more collaborative efforts with local artists and the hip hop community. Also be on the look out for more collabs with rock group, Bullet Made Statues. Since the debut of “Hero” featuring Wes Pagano, lead singer of the group, nothing but good reviews have been come from it. Picking up where we left off, we've begun to work on more music together for both our future projects and I can tell you that you will be in for a big surprise with what we're working on. You'll also want to be looking out for Freakwent Flyers. Coming out the 805, this trio is a force to be reckoned with. Thanks to hot hooks and bars and to the great production of Whitty Beats, the bar has been definitely been raised with this album. You can get it on download from all the major online retailers.



Another goal of the new year is to hammer out the details regarding a starting a local hip hop committee designed to help provide organization, event promotion, lager audience draw, more events, and an outlet to provide for community support and services. Currently I'm in talks with a few local businesses and artists to see whom is interested and would be willing to contribute to the idea. Plans are definitely in works and big things are gonna be going down in the next few upcoming months. As usual You can find me out and about on my music tip rocking shows. Here's a list of some of my upcoming shows. Come out and support and show love. Hip Hop is in the building!



SHOW DATES:

12-22-12 / 805 SHAKEDOWN XMAS SHOW

12-28-12 / BLVD NITE XMAS HANGOVER EDITION

01-04-12 / BULLET MADE STATUES feat. MIC DOJA

02-10-13 / VELVET JONES W/CADILLIAC RON & MIC DOJA



MORE SHOW DATES TBA

As The Clock Ticks

Time is flying at incredible speeds right now for me. I’ve been busy getting everything set up and ready for the album release next month and things are really moving along. Mic Doja is becoming official this year. This month I’m expecting to be receiving my new Mic Doja Musik banner, advanced copies of the album in physical form, minus the booklet insert. The booklet and full album graphics come out on the release date. I also am excited to say that my new HD camcorder should be arriving this month too. So you can expect to be seeing a lot more videos posted up to YouTube and Facebook, as well as some new music videos. Speaking about music videos. A buddy and I have a competition going for who can make the sickest music video using only a cell phone and whatever moviemaker software. You can only use the cell phone for the actual video footage, nothing else. I have to say for myself, my video is pretty cool. Now these videos aren’t gonna be winning any major production awards but it does show how far technology has come over the years that you can even think of making a music video with only a cell phone. It also shows that if you are willing to think outside the box you can do all kinds of crazy things. Now to switch topics, on the other side of the coin the one main issue I keep running into with having and a set release date set up with my distributors is that I can’t set up everything that I need to set up until the album is released and goes live on sale. Meaning things like music stores and alternative downloading methods like download cards will not work. The big picture…basically I gotta hustle the day of the release to create and place online store widgets, among other things. This sucks..but oh well..the show must go on sort of speak. You can expect a great album though. From the few people who have heard it, I’ve heard nothing but great reviews so far, which is awesome. You can check out a couple of the tracks online like YouTube and www.micdoja.com. In fact the video I chose to do for the cell phone project is actually a new track off the new album and is available to view on YouTube. You can also mark your calendars for May 26th because I’ll be doing a show in Ventura. I know it’s been awhile since my last show out there but I’m back. I’ll be at the Golden China Restaurant off of Seaward. Tickets are $15 and with the purchase you are automatically enrolled into a raffle drawing for $100. So come through and check me out, grab a drink, have a good time, and prepare to possible be called up to collect some money just for coming out, having a good time and supporting. What better way to spend a Saturday night? And of course I’ll be performing at next month’s Blvd Nite Vol. 4 on April 27th. Then I’m in Ventura for May and in Santa Monica for a June performance on the 16th at the Unurban Café. So things are coming together nicely and most likely I will be having a couple other shows sprinkled in between these listed dates, but as you know I will keep you posted as I find out. In the meantime make sure that you all check sign up for my mailing list. I don’t give out your info and I don’t Spam. To be frank you’ll most likely see an email from me once a month at best. I’m not the best at keeping up with that kind of thing lol. Anyways, sign up for the opportunity to get an advanced copy of the album and feel free to leave comments. Also make sure to check out the following links below. Until we meet again, keep me rocking.




Click the following links below:



Mic Doja – Playground Music Video (Cellphone Fun)

http://youtu.be/EQg7jcjH41k



Official Mic Doja Website

http://www.micdoja.com/

4/20/2012 A.L.I.E.N. Language Release

It's official the A.L. Project is finally coming to a climatic point where it goes out to the masses. It officially goes on sale this April 20, 2012, or "4/20" at online retailers like iTunes and Amazon as well as a host of other sites where online music is sold. Check out www.micdoja.com and sign up on the mailing list to get the opportunity to get an advanced copy of the physical CD, as well as other giveaways. You can expect a lot of thing from this album except the usual regular radio garbage. Moving away from the samples and techno beats buried deep inside the realm of "Real Music", is where you will find this next album. The goal of this album was to make hip hop music that transcends the labels of "hip hop" and is just labeled as great music. You be the judge for yourself if I accomplished what I set out to do. Check out track #15 Spaceman. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/EQg7jcjH41k

Monday Madness

Well it's been a crazy Monday already. My back almost went out on me this morning. Then I go out to my car to go work, and of course, the car won't start. But when I do finally get to work, every thing comes in to perspective. One of my clients at work passed away last night in their sleep. My morning doesn't seem so bad anymore considering I got to greet the new day. I can't give life but I can give life through my music. Take a second to down load my first album, The Rise, for free with the link below. Sometimes the best things in life are free.

http://db.tt/mTNqPbSU

Mic Doja & Rock Star Edition Collaborations

A good friend of mine has a company that does amazing things, one of which is video production. Well, the friend that he is, he's also a fan I might add, took one of my songs from my first album, The Rise, and made this awesome video. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.

http://youtu.be/MqeGuFuw22g

New Beginings

Even through all the craziness of last year, I knew this year was gonna be a beast. I got a list of goals and and I'm checking them off my list right now. Things are coming together very well for the my music career. I can only really thank God for the all the blessings that have come my way this year. Hard work on my part definitely helped, but God made it all come together in such a way I couldn't believe and bringing together great new connections. I've been fortunate enough to have been selected to perform a number of shows in the past few months as well as months to come. The A.L.I.E.N. Language album is now finally in the last stages prior to releasing it for sale to the public. Connections made from past shows are leading to more positive experiences and things are just really starting to pick up overall. As we get ready to enter into the second quarter of the 2012 year, I'm excited and can't wait to see what's in store.