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Monday, March 8th, 2010
“Your entire community is gone…
You can’t go home, it doesn’t exist anymore”
-Jay Electronica
In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina, Coleman and B+ were invited to New Orleans to screen Brasilintime and to make photos by the folks from Common Ground. Documenting the damages and the obstacles people were faced with to rebuild what was lost. In five days they had made enough images to have a benefit show at Self Help Graphics in LA.
Three years later on Halloween Weekend of 2009, VTech invited Mochilla back to New Orleans again – to attend the Voodoo Festival and to meet with Jay Electronica – New Orleans favorite representative – well, besides the Saints!
This video was shot that weekend. Though Jay proved to be quite elusive during our stay, we managed to get him over to his beloved Magnolia Projects in the Third Ward. His memories of growing up there and what it means to be there now stand as a striking reminder to all those of us lucky enough to escape these kinds of unnatural disasters.
It has taken us a second to bring you this video but the events that have occurred over the past few weeks mean that the message hasn’t lost any of its potency.
Take a minute to remember…
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The Sounds of VTech / Jay Electronica in New Orleans 
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Jay Electronica, Magnolia Projects, Mochilla, New Orleans, Third Ward, VTech
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
There are too many music festivals on the national circuit to count, but few had the charm and talent of this year’s Voodoo Music Experience. Acts like KISS, Eminem, Jane’s Addiction, Flaming Lips and more played to over 100,000 people over Halloween weekend in beautiful New Orleans. And not even the wet weather could keep the crowds away.
The Big Easy was the perfect backdrop for this event and before each artist/band made their way to the stage, they found their way to our gifting area in the artist lounge and walked away with a VTech IS9181 WiFi Internet Radio and Cordless phone. Here’s a quick look at who dropped by.
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The Sounds of VTech / Meat Puppets Filter TV at VooDoo Fest
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The Sounds of VTech / As Tall As Lions Filter TV at VooDoo Fest
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The Sounds of VTech / Mutemath Filter TV at VooDoo Fest
Tags: Biz Markie, Dan Dyer, DJ Soul Sister, Filter magazine, Flaming Lips, Jane's Addiction, Jay Electronica, New Orleans, The Knux, VooDoo Music Experience, VTech, VTech cordless phones, VTech IS9181 Wifi Internet Radio, Wolfmother
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
A rapper and producer known for his use of percussionless soundtracks and abstract lyrical style, Jay Electronica brings an unconventional approach to his music and performances.
Check out Filter TV’s interview as we walk the streets with the New Orleans and Magnolia Projects native as he returns home for a performance at the Howlin’ Wolf .
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The Sounds of VTech / Jay Electronica Filter TV at VooDoo Fest
Tags: Filter TV, Jay Electronica, New Orleans, VooDoo Music Experience, VTech, VTech cordless phones, VTech IS9181 Wifi Internet Radio
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
At this year’s Voodoo Music Experience, located in New Orleans, we experienced three madcap days of outdoor art and music. With dancing elves, clowns, Kiss fans and zombies gathering en masse over Halloween weekend. The weekend kicked off with an afterparty at the Howlin’ Wolf on Thursday night sponsored by VTech with performances by DJ Soul Sister, Jay Electronica, The Knux and Biz Markie.
Here’s a behind the scenes look at The Knux. More videos soon to come.
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The Sounds of VTech / The Knux Filter TV at VooDoo Fest
On Friday, torrential rains drenched spectators creating a muddy bog, but spectators danced the night away to French DJ duo Justice and faced the cold and wet weather to see Eminem in his first full live performance in five years. Saturday saw a change in weather and music from local musicians Irvin Mayfield and Leon “Chocolate” Brown, while Gogol Bordello caused a frantic dance party. Halloween drew thousands of costumed spectators for Jane’s Addiction and Kiss. And a bid to break the Guinness record for largest zombie gathering (4,026) fell way short (1,701). And Sunday, the festival ended with perfect weather and performances by Widespread Panic, Lenny Kravitz, and more.
Another great year at the Voodoo Music Experience.
Tags: Biz Markie, DJ Soul Sister, Filter magazine, Jay Electronica, New Orleans, The Knux, VooDoo Music Experience, VTech, VTech cordless phones, VTech IS9181 Wifi Internet Radio, Zombies
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Howlin' Wolf
Last Thursday night, at the Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans, VTech, in conjunction with Antics and Filter Magazine got together and threw a little kick off bash to start off the Voodoo Music Fest weekend. And with the help from some of our friends: DJ Soul Sister, Jay Electronica, The Knux and Biz Markie , it’s safe to say, we had an amazing night.
The crowds jumped and swayed to music. Soulsister got the party started with a set full of rare grooves while The Knux provided us with more upbeat rock/hip-hop tunes . The lyrical MC, Jay Electronica, followed with thought provoking rhymes and DJ Biz Markie took us home with a medley of mixed hits from the 90s and a few beatbox moments with a taste of his classic “Just A Friend.”
We came, we saw, and danced the night away. Only in New Orleans and only with VTech…
"Hello" from the Biz
Here are a few flicks from what went on that night…
Tags: Antics, Biz Markie, DJ Soulsister, Filter magazine, Jay Electronica, New Orleans, The Howlin' Wolf, The Knux, VooDoo Music Experience, VTech, VTech cordless phones, VTech IS9181 Wifi Internet Radio
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
If you’re heading to New Orleans this weekend for VOODOO, the place to be tonight, October 29th, is at the Howlin’ Wolf for the Voodoo Experience Kick Off Party brought to you by VTech, Filter, and Toyota. VTech is an official sponsor of this year’s Voodoo Music Experience.
Your friend and mine… We’re bringing you the diabolical Biz Markie on the 1’s and 2’s
Brothers and New Orleans natives, The Knux will be bringing their own instrumental sounds of hip hop.
Jay Electronica, another New Orleans native makes the trek from LA, back home to bring the crowds his abstract lyrical stylings.
DJ Soul Sister, the Queen of Raregroove
So if you’re planning on being anywhere tonight, be at…..
The Howlin’ Wolf at 10-2am, at 907 S. Peters St. New Orleans
Tags: Biz Markie, DJ Soul Sister, Filter, IS9181, Jay Electronica, New Orleans, The Howlin' Wolf, The Knux, Toyota, VTech, VTech cordless phones, VTech Internet WiFi Radio, VTECH IS 9181
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