A JBSKATE Music Library

It is time to begin building a JBSKATE music library. This is going to be the first and only one. As many have noticed, jb skating is moving from underground to mainstream. It’s a genre of its own, a sport and a lifestyle for skaters in Chicago. There will be at least two categories of access for the music posted here. I will start with non-exclusive licenses and exclusive licenses.

Non-Exclusive Music License

For those who don’t already know, a non-exclusive music license is one that is sold to more than one person. That means five different producers can pay JBGODS for the rights to use a song for a remix. Individually, we would agree that they can use our work for however long we agree upon. There are some advantages and disadvantages to this. Non-exclusive licenses normally cost less than other licenses, that’s the benefit. The most common disadvantage is that you don’t have much exclusivity with your sound because other producers may be using the exact same song to create remixes with.

Exclusive Music License

This is a very different deal. Here, you are purchasing the song, rights and all. You have all of the copyright authority unless we agree on different terms. If a song is posted as exclusive rights, then the availability will show “1” where as the non-exclusive would be unlimited. As I mentioned earlier, this deal costs more because I can only sell it once. You’re getting all of the rights to the song as if you wrote it yourself.

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How To Build A Studio

Over the years, I have come up with my own method of how to build a studio. Of course, I’ve only ever had the small home studios. However, I think this advice will still serve you if you are in the process of buying your first pieces of equipment for your own studio.

A Studio Needs Three Monitors

The first mistake that I made in the beginning was only having two monitors to listen to my music and mix tracks. The stereo image is a combination of the left, center and right channels. I spent years only using the left and right channels and having no real focus on the center channel. You don’t have to start with the best monitors, they don’t need to be expensive. They do, however, need to match your project settings.

Decide How You Will Mix

Decide how you are going to mix the majority of your music for the next year. If you plan on mixing most of your work in stereo, then focus on getting more monitors in your studio with LCR signal routing. This means having more than one monitor for the center channel, more than one monitor for the left channel and more than one monitor for the right channel. If you’re going to do the majority of your work in surround sound then you need to have all of the necessary equipment. You have to practice mixing in that environment. This means that you will need at least 5 monitors (left, center, right, left surround, right surround) and a sub. After you have done this, you should consider adding more monitors to each channel.

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Electric Forest 2024

I’ve been so busy with my own work that I’ve completely forgotten about Electric Forest 2024. Just about every festival that has passed since winter has slipped my mind. I just saw a post on Twitter by Kyle Hollingsworth who had just stolen someone’s cart in Forest. Shame on you Kyle, but I agree. Steal that cart, as long as you help other people and quickly bring it back. That’s how we all roll #PLUR.

My First Electric Forest

I can’t remember what year it was that I did my first Forest. It happened by accident, actually. There may have been 1 or 2 other festivals before that but I don’t remember too clearly. Anyway, my point is that I never intended on going to a music festival. Not on purpose. I’ve never been interested in being outside around thousands of strangers just wandering around like zombies. Maybe, 4 years ago, when I heard the word festival, images of medieval garments, dresses, hay and donkeys would come to my mind. I’d imagine wooden toilets with no water that lead directly to the grass on the ground. I have no idea why the word festival and that specific piece of scenery are tied together for me but that’s the primary reason I never went to one.

First Time In Sherwood

The first time that I realized that I was walking through a nationally known location, Sherwood Forest, I heard a magical, feminine voice floating over the restrooms and through the leaves. I rushed away from the food area towards the stage that I thought this sound was coming from. It was a lady singing but, I couldn’t tell if it was live or recorded. No one should be performing yet, the Forest just opened. I walked across an empty field with a fifteen dollar beer in hand to discover Sylvan Esso. This was the first time that I had ever heard of them. I was so impressed because I didn’t think it was real. Keep in mind, this might have been my 4th beer in like thirty minutes, the park was still quite empty. I wanted her to know how great she sounded, she seemed kind of annoyed. That was cool with me, at least she told me her name.

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The Status of Hip Hop Today

Allow me to give you my slightly educated opinion on the status of hip hop today. First off, hip hop is no longer a genre that focuses on the artistry of the discipline. Rapping is all about gathering followers and earning money, that’s it. I that there were arguments in the past that rap is separate from hip hop but I disagree. Maybe historically, but certainly not now.

Why Is Hip Hop So Vulgar??

I’m a huge fan of music. Instruments guide my life from day to day. The human voice is also another great instrument that accompanies the sound of a band. With bending vowels and percussive consonants, vocals can give a song fullness and completion. However, most of our hip hop and/or rap songs cover three primary topics; sex, drugs and money. That’s all. I had finally had enough of it when I heard a Black man reciting the lyrics to a song that talked about shooting another Black man and knocking the dreads out of his head. How can you celebrate that??

Who’s That Singing??

Recently, I asked a current rap fan to show me a rap song that he really liked. I was trying to observe this relationship and get a good understanding for why he liked the song. Well, the rapper sang the whole time. He never rapped. I couldn’t even get started with understanding this fan because he thought this singing was rap. We were done with the investigation before it even got started.

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The Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead is on its way.

This album has been in the oven for like three years. But that’s okay. The question that I have, the PRIMARY question that I have is, how many songs is sufficient for JBSKATERS for a JBSKATE album. I’m not even sure how many songs is efficient enough for me.

Also, bear with me when I say this, or don’t, I’m saying it anyway. This album is not full of bangers. It’s a compilation of songs that I made on the first try. These are first round, draft pick songs and not remixes. You can take that and use it how ever you want. My bottom line is, these are ORIGINAL JBSKATE SONGGGSSS. Songssss… my brethen. These be-ith songs!! Y’all ain’t even heard remixes yet. All of the platonic, physical and metaphysical geography of the North American continent is gonna tremble when JBGODS starts RE-mixing original JBGODS Songs.

Some of the songs are good, some are ok, but I wanna make brand-brand new stuff for this.

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The Book of Pharaohs

Enjoy the Book of Pharaohs by JBGODS. This is the first album release of original JBSKATE songs by the gods. As time progresses you will begin to hear these original songs come back in new form. Every song on this album is scheduled to come back as a remix.

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I have to be honest, this first album was quite difficult for me. My musical repertoire and library are quite large, so I can share that insecurity with the public. I have no shame at all there. At some point, in the near future, JBSKATE music will be a household name. People will know this subgenre of Chicago house music evenly with roller skating and movie music.

My new duty is to make this happen, it’s my commitment. As the gods continue to grow, learn, create and destroy, we’ll take on bigger and better opportunities to provide the music world with great media to enjoy.

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Remember to check out the links above to listen to more music, more singles and more albums by JBGODS.

The Book of Enoch

Enjoy the Book of Enoch by JBGODS. This was my second round of musical attempts at creating JBSKATE music. My natural skillset lies with house music and EDM. So naturally, migrating into JB, musically was quite difficult for me. JB has a set of rules that govern its style. They are specific and require a strong understanding of music theory and sound design.

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The new JBGODS music library is here. The first songs are already posted. We truly have something great here. Our history, as JBGODS, is already being preserved. Sooner or later, this will be the very fabric that covers the financial dependencies of all our lives. In other words, we’ll be paying ourselves to skate. That’s it. No other responsibilities or obligations. We skate. We are professional skaters.

All I write is books. One day there will be a small section of every library that holds reference to the work that we are putting in now. At some point, we’ll be able to reference ourselves. The JBGODS are doing something that no one else in the world is doing. But, if you stay connected, you’ll see.