WTF: a-Tunes Mix Vol1 – Summer Break

This marks a special edition of Weekly Thursday Freebies as  we are presenting what is hoped to be the first of many releases to come in a series uncreatively titled ‘a-Tunes Mix’. In short, the a-Tunes Mixes are going to be digital mixtapes comprised of music released by Asian/Asian-American artists here in the states. These mixes should fit on a standard 80 min CD when burned and/or play on the media player of your choice.

The main purpose of this project is to promote artists you wouldn’t normally hear in mainstream media and increase their exposure because they truly do deserve it. In no way are these mixes meant to undermine or serve as a substitution to actually supporting these artists by buying their music. In fact, it is meant to encourage all of you to find new artists you really enjoy and show your support. That being said,  if there any artist(s) or members of their staff who are reading this and object to their inclusion, then please let me know (giftedthought at gmail) and I will respectfully leave you out of future releases.

Now, with all the information and disclaimers out of the way… a-Tunes is proud to present the ‘a-Tunes Mix Vol. 1: Summer Break’. I know the summer season is rapidly winding down, and many of you will find yourselfs back at your fine educational institutions soon (if you haven’t already). However, that doesn’t mean we still can’t appreciate some fun, catchy music. All the songs included on this mix were released in roughly the past yr (given a couple exceptions), and are light and infectious enough to simpley relax and enjoy like it’s summer break all over again.

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You can find the tracklist, links to the artists, and link to DL all after the jump!

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FM featured on remix of MURS’ “Break Up”

The Far East Movement recently participated on a remix of underground star MURS’ track ‘Beak Up’. The remix was meant to gear the song for the clubs and it succeeds in giving it a great dance vibe.

Best part is its available for free DL for a limited time!

Hiptronik pioneers the Far East Movement (hit single “Girls On The Dance Floor” and “2 Is Better”) collaboration with LA artist MURS to remake his song called “Break Up (The Oj Song)” off his album titled ‘Murs For President’ on Warner Bros Records. FM teamed up with the production team called Wild Animals to bring a version of the song that will bang on from your laptop to the dance floor with new verses re-laced by MURS. This song will be available for download exclusively for 4 days– so spread the word and get it while its hot!

Source: HipTronik

Jin Releases New Track ‘Welcome to the Light Club’

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from Jin but he’s dropped a new verse over Kanye’s ‘Amazing’ instrumental. He discusses a lot of things such as why he’s standing here today and about his newfound faith.

You’ll have to check it on his myspace.

A pretty interesting drop. Hope to here from him more frequently while he does his thing in Hong Kong.

News Quickies 08-27-09: Coast to Coast Benefit Events Edition

It looks like there are two big benefit events this weekend featuring a ton of Asian-American artists; one on the East Coast & one on the West. Much respect to everyone involved for putting their talents and gifts to a greater cause.

  • Over on the East we have Praise Revolution: A fundraiser event for New Vision; an organization in Philly whose mission it has been to keep the youth of Philadelphia out of trouble. Dave Bak, Jason Min, James Ha, Manifest, Lyricks, Decipher and more will all be performing. Check the two trailers here and here.

  • And on the West we got Music Speaks, a benefit concert for Autism Speaks on both Friday & Saturday Night. Autism Speaks is a charity dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism. Quest Crew, Gabe Bondoc, AJ Rafael Band, Passion, Cathy Nguyen, JR Aquino, Jennifer Chung, Jane Lui, Melissa Polinar, Mike Isberto, and more are all slated to perform for the cause. Check the promo trailer here.

Just ‘Cause: Office Life

A few dancers (Hok Konishi of Quest Crew, Di “Moon” Zhang, and Phillip “Pacman” Chbeeb) came together to create a short video inspired by the mundane office life. They created a little WTF (Work Time Fun) and it’s a pretty cool video that features some pretty cool Tutting.

Source: ChannelAPA