輸入雑誌/文章は英語で記載

year/2009

country/US

label_Wax Poetics

ソウル、ファンク、ジャズ、 ヒップホップを中心に最も質の高い音楽を届ける超良質雑誌「Wax Poetics」の英語版37号。

Michael Jackson、Jackson 5特集。the Finger 5、Charlie Chaplin、The Mackrosoft、Mayer Hawthorne、Illa J、Shawn Lee、Lee Fields、New York DJ Nicky Siano made an art of mixing recordsといった幅広いミュージシャンと音楽の貴重な記事を収めている。英語版であるが、この本を読まずして真のミュージック・ラヴァーとは言えない？



Though far from an all-encompassing Michael Jackson tribute issue, we still had to show how much MJ meant to us. We go back to Indiana and explore his hometown, talk to the Mizells about the Corporation, and chat with songwriters that MJ paired with through the years. Also: Wah Wah Watson, Bertram Brown, Nicky Siano.


The Corporation

When asked about the breakup of the Corporation, the team of Motown Records songwriters responsible for the Jackson 5's biggest hits, Fonce Mizell is coy, if not straight-up avoidant.


Wah Wah Watson

"Working with Wah Wah is a real collaboration," says Herbie Hancock. "It's not like I had the overview and he was able to come up with different ways to express it. He is part of shaping the overview."


Nicky Siano

"David Rodriguez was my mentor and gave me all these DJ rules," Siano recalls. "Like, don't cut off the record before the vocal finished, and get to know your records."