Debut of Sophie deep house remix for Scamper
Francis branches out into Boston’s indie rock world by remixing Scamper’s hit single Sophie off their Leave Your Glasses On LP. The remix debuts on their podcat this evening. Download podcast episode 1.6. The remix concludes their podcast. Fortunately their music is a little tighther than their wit
(just joking guys).
Blue Wave Saturdays
Francis with promoter Justin Springer at The Blue Wave. You need to check out his RNB nites on Saturdays.
Omega Red opens for G-Unit and Roc-A-Fella DCU Worcester
Omega Red opens up for G-Unit and Roc-a-fella at the DCU. Although the show was little disorganized, it was nevertheless Red’s biggest show yet. He was made special mention in the review of the show here.
Move It & Use It
Project: Think Different throws down its annual fundraising event featuring the Empowerment CD pre-release. This compilation includes tracks I’ve produced for Melissa Li and a track collobo between Iyeoka and the Foundation. There will be live performances by The Foundation, Iyeoka (which I will be backing her on keyboards), Lyrical, Mingo and Afrodzak.
Thursday, November 17, 2005, 6pm-9pm, Embassy, 36 Landsdowne Street, Boston MA 02215. Donation: $25+, $10 (under 21)* For tickets and information contact: Amelia at 617.557.9200 or amelia@projectthinkdifferent.org. Project: Think Different is creating a renaissance in music, film and video that increases civic engagement and inspires people to THINK DIFFERENT about their power to create positive social change.
Omega Red featured in Source Magazine
Omega Red is featured in the October issue of Source Magazine in Off The Radar: “Boston’s Omega Red sets tracks ablaze and shows off his lyrical dexterity with his latest street banger. Splitting gangsta and introspective ryhmes about sruviving the game of life, the kid continues to set the record straight about what goes down in the streets of New England.”
Omega Red is a Finalist in Scion Next Up Competition
This is huge – Omega Red is a top ten finalist for the Scion Next Up Competition. The winner of this will get to have a music video produced which will air on MTV2. Needless to say that this would be huge if he were to win this, but he can only do so if he gets votes on this website. So don’tdelay – please logon to www.scionnextup.com by Sept. 29 and vote!
Lee Wilson and Iyeoka at the Blue Wave Gallery
Much props to Lee Wilson for producing a great show at the Blue Wave at the Four Point Channel, which of course included Iyeoka and very impressive performances by JT and Sparlha Swa. It was so good to hang with Iyeoka and friends. She gave such a rousing performance of Blink of an Eye, which I hope she posts on her website soon.
Jupiter One EP Release
Producing Lover Come Over
Jugganautz just finished production for Vudoo Soul’s Lover Come Over. Pictured above is guitarist extrodinare Angela Johnson Swan and Chris Vu (Vudoo Soul), who came ever so close to making it onto American Idol.
Shea on MSN Road Tour
My good friend Shea Rose has been selected to participate in the MSN Road Tour, where she and 5 other music fans tour America’s music fesitvals this summer in a pimped out coach bus. Check out her blog!
U2 Vertigo Tour – Fleet Center
The Omega Red Mix Tape drops on May 6. Francis recorded and mixed the album, which is hosted by JAMN 94.5′s own DJ Roy Baroboza.





































