“Master Your Machine” Tour

Qwel & Maker + DJ SPS ‘Master Your Machine’ US Tour 2010


Fri 9/10/2010 Chicago, IL @ Reggies (with Typical Cats, Maxilla Blue, Meaty Ogre)
Sun 9/12/2010 Evansville, IN @ The Jungle
Mon 9/13/2010 Columbia, MO @ Mojos
Wed 9/15/2010 San Marcos, TX @ Triple Crown Live
Thu 9/16/2010 Austin, TX @ Ruta Maya
Fri 9/17/2010 Dallas, TX @ The Green Elephant
Sat 9/18/2010 San Antonio, TX @ Limelight
Sun 9/19/2010 Corpus Christi, TX (venue tba)
Wed 9/22/2010 Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
Thu 9/23/2010 Albuquerque (in store/blackbook session) @ LA Underground
Fri 9/24/2010 Las Cruces @ Mikey’s Place
Sat 9/25/2010 Colorado Springs, CO @ Bella’s Lounge
Sun 9/26/2010 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Mon 9/27/2010 Pueblo, CO @ The Senate
Wed 9/29/2010 Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Lounge
Thu 9/30/2010 Boise, ID @ The Reef
Fri 10/1/2010 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Sun 10/3/2010 San Francisco, CA @ The Farmer’s Block
Wed 10/6/2010 Santa Cruz , CA @ Blue Lagoon
Thu 10/7/2010 Palm Springs, CA @ Space 120
Fri 10/8/2010 Los Angeles, CA @ Airliner
Sat 10/9/2010 Pomona, CA @ Friar Tucks
Mon 10/11/2010 San Diego, CA @ Queen Bees
Thu 10/14/2010 Merced, CA @ Urban Illustrators
Sat 10/16/2010 Yuma, AZ @ The Dunes Bar
Sun 10/17/2010 Phoneix, AZ @ Hidden House
Mon 10/18/2010 Tucson, AZ @ The Congress
Thu 10/21/2010 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
Fri 10/22/2010 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Sat 10/23/2010 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
Wed 10/27/2010 Cincinatti, OH (venue tba)
Fri 10/29/2010 Boston/Cambridge @ The Western Front
Sat 10/30/2010 Buffalo, NY (venue tba)
Tue 11/2/2010 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
Wed 11/3/2010 Portsmouth. NH (venue tba)
Thu 11/4/2010 Washington DC @ Asylum
Sat 11/6/2010 Atlanta, GA @ The 529
+ more in Florida, the Carolinas, Tennessee. Champaign IL tba pending confirmation…

New Single - The Game Ft. Wes Restless



Immediate download of The Game (feat. Wes Restless) in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

http://qwelandmaker.bandcamp.com/download_tralbum

New Single El Camino - Owl comes out the 14th of September!




Immediate download of El Camino in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

http://qwelandmaker.bandcamp.com/download_tralbum

New Album w/ Qwel "OWL"

Qwel & Maker 'Owl'

Drops September 14, 2010

For their 3rd full-length album titled Owl (Galapagos4, 2010), Qwel & Maker’s creative partnership has gone from ‘occcasional collaboration’ to a full-fledged endeavor and the results are loud, clear, and undeniable.

Once described by Rolling Stone as having “stark, biographical songs that occupy the same bleak terrain as Francis Bacon paintings or The Dark Knight,” the Chicagobased duo has matured substantially since the release of their 2009 sophomore LP and continually raise the bar with their brand of raw, unadulterated, underground Hip-Hop.

“The Owl watches and grows wiser,” explains Maker. “As we became more aware of our environment, we gained new perspectives. This album is our way of reconnecting with everything that surrounds us.”

The duo is most at home on tracks like “El Camino” where Qwel’s lyrics scrape vibrant, and often harsh, realities across Maker’s soundscape of hard hitting drums and deft arrangements. “Name looking strange in the limelight / Chamber what you trying to change / Sitting here soaking in hindsight / It’s the road / Its the life I chose” concludes Qwel on “El Camino.”

Newly commited to the ‘life they chose’ and resolved to defeat stagnation in an industry in transition, Qwel & Maker have only just begun...

Check out the 'Owl' preview mix by DJ Bizkid here:

Qwel & Maker 'Owl' Preview Mix by DJ Bizkid Download

or



Track List:
1. Owl
2. The Game
3. The Down Dumbing
4. Holler
5. El Camino
6. Gin River
7. Voice of Reason
8. Silver Mountain Remix
9. Cookie Cutter
10. Gambling Man
11. Letting Life Pass By
12. Word To The Wise
13. Pitching Pennies

Just did a remix for the new Freddie Gibbs 12' , here is some info!


Playa 12"
Freddie Gibbs

Vinyl: $7.99
MP3: $3.96


12-inch Innovative Leisure IL1005

Description: A 12" single from brand new imprint Innovative Leisure Records, acclaimed emcee Freddie Gibbs out of Gary, Indiana. Features edits and remixes from LA's Capski, Bay Area's Trackademicks, San Antonio's Mexicans With Guns, and Chicago's Maker. An eclectic set of tracks which create a futuristic, fresh, & new canvas for the emcee's witty and sharp street lyricism.

From : http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/12-inch/freddiegibbs/playa




Freddie Gibbs: Slammin (Maker Remix) by RubyHornet

Maker vs Now-Again

* May 12, 2010

IN THE STORE
MAKER VS NOW-AGAIN CD

Chicago-area beatsmith Maker marks his Now-Again Records debut with Maker Vs. Now Again an entry in the same “music-library” series that saw the release of limited edition (and often not-for-sale) albums like Oh No Vs. Now-Again and Koushik Vs. Now-Again. A boom-bap era hip hop exercise in dusty drum breaks and two bar loops, this accessible series of tracks was clearly made for easy synchronization. Outside of Japan, this CD is only available at stonesthrow.com, and comes packaged in a “mini-LP” thick cardboard “tip-on” sleeve. Only 1000 copies of this CD were manufactured.

Download: Maker - Come Home With Me (MP3)

1. Walk Away Son
2. Shout
3. The Love We Have
4. Everyone Else
5. Realization
6. Happenings
7. Everything Is Beautiful
8. The Fire That Burns
9. Hold'em
10. Organ Prelude Dub
11. Colors
12. Summer Times
13. Free
14. Southside Phantom
15. Forge Your Own Chains
16. Come home With Me
17. Sneak Into My Bedroom
18. Snake Bite
19. Summer Times prt2
20. Ashtray

Music from 'The Buried Life': Maker

When "The Buried Life" boys head down to South Central for a Krump competition, a piece of Aurora, IL, accompanies them: a track by Maker (a.k.a Marco Jacobo). Maker made his name in the late-'90s Chicago underground hip-hop scene by finding hard, natural drum breaks and splicing them together into funky, laid-back tracks, the type that would later serve as the backdrop for rhymes by MC Qwel and Grayskul.

On "The Buried Life," however, you hear Maker matching his wits with samples from Now-Again's catalog of rare dark soul, psych-rock and funk reissues. The resulting tune, appropriately named "Maker vs. Now Again," will have even the most learned crate-digger stumped. Maker is thrilled to be a part of "The Buried Life" soundtrack: "I think the concept is really interesting. It's a thought everyone has at some point in their life -- What do I want to do before I die? -- I know I have."

What's on this Aurora DJ's bucket list? A few interesting possibilities: 1. Learn how to sail and go get lost for a while. 2. See the pyramids in Egypt. 3. Play poker with Michael Jordan. (Number three is probably on the bucket list of many guys from Chi-town.)

Having just finished up a tour with Grayskul to support the collaboration "Graymaker," Maker is focused on a new album with MC Qwel and another solo project. If you can't get enough of him, you can also track down his beats on the second season of "This American Life" and the horror movie, "Trick 'r Treat." (How can you go wrong with a tagline like: "Poison, Drowning, Claw, Or Knife. So Many Ways To Take A Life"?)


from http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/02/15/music-from-the-buried-life-maker/

Vans OTW Collection Trailer

Vans presents the OTW Collection, in association with Dimitri Coste, The Blackouts, & Eric Elms. This trailer for the OTW launch was shot recently at the Stahl House – Case Study #22 in Los Angeles, CA. and the track is “Hold ‘Em” by Maker. Look for the launch of the OTW website next week and product hitting store shelves shortly after the first of June 2010.

http://hypebeast.com/2010/05/vans-otw-collection-trailer/

Rolling Stone :Hype Monitor

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/24/hype-monitor-miike-snow-crookers-qwel-maker/

Qwel & Maker were recently featured in Rolling Stone’s ‘Hype Monitor’ alongside Crookers and Miike Snow for their new album So Be It (Galapagos4).

GrayMaker Tour Dates

Tour Dates for the GrayMaker Tour

11/28/2009 Portland, OR Slabtown 1033 NW 16th, Portland, OR

11/29/2009 Sacramento ImageVIP 705 J St

11/30/2009 San Francisco The Elbo 647 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94110

12/2/2009 San Jose The Voodoo Lounge 14 S 2nd St San Jose, CA 95113

12/3/2009 LA Five Stars Bar 267 S Main St Los Angeles, CA 90012

12/5/2009 WInterhaven Open Aired 2103 Winterhaven Dr Winterhaven, CA

12/6/2009 Vegas The Farm 5597 S Rainbow BLVD 89133

12/8/2009 Tuscon Sports on Congress 254 E. Congress Tucson, AZ

12/10/2009 Tempe Blunt Club 2155 E. University rd, Tempe, AZ

12/11/2009 ABQ Burt's Tiki Lounge-313 Gold Ave SW Albuquerque, NM 87102

12/12/2009 Las Cruces El Patio 2171 Calle De Parian SW

12/13/2009 Santa Fe Corazon 401 S. Guadalupe Santa Fe

12/14/2009 Pueblo Phil's Radiator 109 E. C St

12/15/2009 Denver City Hall 1155 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203

12/16/2009 Colorado Springs Black Sheep 2106 E Platte Colorado Springs

12/17/2009 Casper, WY Gigz

12/18/2009 Bozeman Zebra

12/19/2009 Boise Nurolux

GrayMaker

Rhymesayers/Oldominon emcees JFK & Onry Ozzborn, better known as Grayskul, have teamed up with indie superstar beatsmith Maker to form Graymaker! The new album drops Tuesday, October 27th, and a special package is available from SFRstore.com!

While supplies last, every order from SFRstore will include an 11×17 Graymaker poster personally SIGNED by JFK, Onry, and Maker!

Order Here

Listen to "Crazy Talk"




Tour dates going up soon!

Europe Dates for the Qwel and Maker Tour

I Don't have all the venue info yet but it will be getting updated as soon as i get it. See you soon Europania

Qwel & Maker
The So Be It Tour - Europe
also featuring DJ BizKid on select dates

Tuesday October 13 - Geneva, Switzerland
@ L'usine
with 2Mex, Ceschi, Playpad Circus & DJ Scientist

Thursday October 15 - Zurich, Switzerland
@ Stall 6

Friday October 16 - Strausbourg, France
@ Molodoi

Saturday October 17 - Munich, Germany
@ Glockenbachwerkstatt
Also Rap History Munich Party
http://www.raphistorymunich.de
also featuring DJ BizKid

Sunday October 18 - Linz, Austria
@ Kapu
also featuring 2Mex, Ceschi & DJ BizKid

Monday October 19 - Innsbruck, Austria
@ Propolis
Also featuring:
DJ Biz Kid
amenofils (http://www.myspace.com/amenofils82)
demolux (http://www.myspace.com/demolux)
djsight & mono:massive (http://www.duzzdownsan.com)

Wednesday October 21 - Paris, France
@ Twenty One Pub
also featuring DJ BizKid

Thursday October 22 - Amiens, France
also featuring DJ BizKid

Friday October 23 - Berlin, Germany
@ Madame Claude
also featuring DJ BizKid

Monday October 26 - Toulouse, France
@ Saint Des Seins
also featuring:
- Binary Audio Misfits (Hip Hop / Rock) http://www.myspace.com/binaryaudiomisfits
- The Blank Tapes (Folk Rock) http://www.myspace.com/theblanktapes

Tuesday October 27 - Saint Etienne, France
@ L'Assomoir

Wednesday October 28 - Tours, France
@ Donald's Pub

Thursday October 29 - Le Mans, France
@ Le Barouf

Back home from tour and getting ready for the Europe leg which starts in about a week.
Big ups to everyone we met in our travels and everyone who helped put it together.

Make sure to peep "So Be It" in stores now and i will be posting a more complete run down of the tour and the Europe dates later today.

I want to send big shout outs to Rob Wonder out in ATL ,we sat down with him while in ATL and did his Scion Radio show "No Static At All"
Save it to your favorites,he has dope shows up every month.
Here is the link to our show that will be running until Nov 5th.

scion.com/channel7.

"So Be It " Tour Dates

More Dates Updated soon!

August 28 - Chicago, IL
August 29 - Cincinatti, OH
August 30 - Asheville, NC
September 1 - Atlanta, GA
September 2 - Gainesville, FL
September 3 - Jacksonville, FL
September 5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
September 6 - Lake Worth, FL
September 10 - Denver, CO
September 13 - Colorado Springs, CO
September 15 - Missoula, MT
September 16 - Seattle, WA
September 17 - Portland, OR
September 18 - Boise, ID
September 20 - San Jose, CA
September 21 - San Francisco, CA
September 22 - Pasadena, CA
September 23 - Las Vegas, NV
September 24 - San Diego, CA
September 25 - Albuquerque, NM
September 26 - San Antonio, TX

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details

QWEL & MAKER

THE SO BE IT TOUR

Friday August 28 - Chicago, IL
@ Reggie's
2109 South State Street, Chicago IL 60616
The So Be It Release Party
with:
Qwel & Maker
Capital D
Mass Hysteria
Scheme & DJ Alo
The Highest Low
& DJ Rude One
17+ / $8 adv $10 door / 10pm

Saturday August 29 - Cincinatti, OH
@ The Bunk Space
1818 John Street, Cincinatti, OH
with DJ SPS & DJ DQ
All Ages / 10pm


Sunday August 30 - Asheville, NC
@ Emerald Lounge
112 N Lexington Ave, Asheville NC 28801
with:
TopR
& Pens & Needles

Tuesday September 1 - Atlanta, GA
@ CENCI
1259 Glenwood Ave. Atlanta, GA 30316
with: Contraverse & The Remnant
18+ / $5 / 10pm

Wednesday September 2 - Gainesville, FL
@ Common Grounds
210 SW 2nd Ave, Gainesville FL

Thursday September 3 - Jacksonville, FL
@ Shantytown Pub
22 West 6th Street, Jacksonville, FL

Saturday September 5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
@ Alligator Alley
1321 E. Commercial Blvd, Oakland Park, FL 33334

Sunday September 6 - Lake Worth, FL
@ Propaganda
6 South J Street, Lake Worth FL

Thursday September 10 - Denver, CO
@ The Walnut Room
3131 Walnut St, Denver CO 80205
with:
Mane Rock
$9 / 21+ / 9pm

Friday September 11 or Saturday September 12
show in Ft. Collins, in-store in Denver
info TBA

Sunday September 13 - Colorado Springs, CO
info TBA

Tuesday September 15 - Missoula, MT
@ Badlander
208 RYman, Missoula MT 59802

Wednesday September 16 - Seattle, WA
@ Nectar Lounge
412 N. 36th Street, Seattle WA 98103
with:
Phreewill
JFK
XP
33 & 1/3
Filkoe
& Audiopoet
$6 / 21+ / 9pm

Thursday September 17 - Portland, OR
@ Calabash
835 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR

Friday September 18 - Boise, ID
info TBA

Sunday September 20 - San Jose, CA
@ Voodoo Lounge
14 S. 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95113
with:
Language Arts Crew
Counter Productive
Itchy The Killer
Also: South Bay Graffiti Art Expo (live painting)
$5

Monday September 21 - San Francisco, CA
@ Elbo Room 647 VALENCIA STREET
with:
Denizen Kane & Mr. Rey
Influence & RoKnew
Rock Bottom
Bwan
$5 / 21+ / 9pm

Tuesday September 22 - Pasadena, CA
@ The Terrace
with:
Offwhyte
Rock Bottom
Gilead7

Wednesday September 23 - Las Vegas, NV
@ The Farm
5597 S. Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas NV 89118
with ROck Bottom
Outside Looking In
Manik The IntelliGIANT
Devastate
Godamis Rhyme
Considerate
JLA
$10 / All Ages / 6pm

Thursday September 24 - San Diego, CA
@ Boar Cross'n
390 Grand Ave, Carlsbad CA 92008
with Rock Bottom
DJ Kechup
NomiS
Artoo
Hosetd by Mr. Stay High
$7 / 21+ / 9pm

Friday September 25 - Albuquerque, NM
@ Moonlight Lounge
with Rock Bottom

Saturday September 26 - San Antonio, TX
@ Limelight
2718 N. St. Marys, San Antonio TX
with:
OBX & DJ Tech-neek
Foulmind
Krash Savage
$5 / 21+ / 9pm

Yep... the time has come... the final installment in the 4 Seasons / 4 Horsemen series... back to where it all started... with Maker

Qwel & Maker "So Be It" CD
Released September 1st 2009

Qwel & Maker reunite for the highly anticipated and long overdue “So Be It” on Galapagos4. The album’s grimy soundscape and hard hitting drums make it the perfect ending for Qwel’s four seasons project, which began with Qwel & Maker’s 2004 classic, “The Harvest”.

Maker’s production on “So Be It” masterfully captures both the blazing and sometimes overwhelming hear of the summer and the cool relief of a summer night. The hypnotizing beats provide for a roller coaster of emotions and wide range of topics while staying true to a much larger overall theme.

Whether pondering hope and love or drug addictions and authority, Qwel amazingly accentuates the provided backdrop with flows ranging from rapid fire to melancholy and hazy.

Those expecting the fluff and filler so prevalent in modern hip hop will surely sit in disappointment. So be it.

Track list:
1. Dawn
2. Gnosticism
3. Back Stage Pass
4. Friend Or Foe
5. Har Megiddo
6. Interlude - Meditation
7. Berzerker
8. White Elephant
9. Fear As A Weapon
10. No Joke
11. Lunch Money
12. Interlude - So Be It
13. Paper Dolls
14. Golden Era

We're going to kick things off by giving away a free bonus track, not on the final album... Qwel & Maker's "Welcome To Chicago":
Qwel & Maker - Welcome To Chicago (So Be It Bonus Track - 320kbps)

More to come... stay tuned...

Whats up ya'll,got a remix to post up and a link to Rob Wonder's - No Static At All - Radio show i recently did.
www.scion.com/channel7
Peep it out! Shout out to my dude Rob Wonder,thanks for having me on it was mad fun.
support Robs show,new show up each month and streaming at that link.
Also on ITunes.
Here is the International Players Anthem Remix i promised to put up.

Ugk ft. Outkast - International Players Anthem (Maker Remix)



http://www.divshare.com/download/6852256-d15

The Remix Vol.4

Here is a remix i did for 1773 also from Chicago
http://www.myspace.com/wisdmoneandjustj

Check these cats out they doing things right now..this remix will be on their upcoming mixtape.

1773 - Its On Again (Maker Remix)


http://www.divshare.com/download/6852260-a14

Original is on the Myspace page.

The Remix Vol.3

Its been a while !I been busy working on a bunch of projects including a new album with Qwel and an album with Greyskul.Also working on a solo record and various limited 7's. Info on those soon!


I am going to be posting up a few remixes i did recently starting with this one..



All Natural - Signature Flow ft Grav&Noyd(Maker Remix)
From the "Fire" Album in stores now.www.allnaturalhiphop.com



here is the og



Big Ups to the ChiTown Legends.

Big Ups

Going back to Cali....

Calling all my Californians!
Oh how i love the fresh coast.. and now my good homies live out there so i can come out and see the family and kick it,do some shows,and be out. Get out this damn cold before i get used to it!


12/05/2008
10:30PM / All Ages / Main Stage / 10$
The Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90028


Glue!
Mestizo
Third Sight (Dstyles & Roughneck Jihad)
Change
Dj Tactik



http://la.knittingfactory.com/show.php?event_id=119320





12/07/2008
09:00 PM / 9pm / 21 and up / 12$
Boar’s Crossing
390 Grand Ave.
Carlsbad, California 92008


Eyedea & Abilities
Glue
Change
Free Minds
Tactik

http://www.myspace.com/boarcrossn



Will also be sticking around to do a couple solo nights,more info on those to come.

*Update*

Info for a couple more things i will be doing while i am in Califas.

12/09/2008 10:00 PM - GO! @THE CONTINENTAL ROOM
115 W. SANTA FE AVE.
FULLERTON, California
US
Cost:free

Go! @ The Continental Room Every 2nd & 4th Tuesdays spinnin’ what they want! hip hop, soul, downtempo, afro beat, disco & reggae... residents : Frank(e), Concise, Plann.B, Endo, Analog & Baby Bubba 21+ FREE ALL NIGHT 10-2AM GOMONTHLY@GMIAL.COM

&

12/10/2008 09:00 PM - The Airliner (Low End Theory)
2419 N.Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90031
US
Cost:10/5
Beat Invitational
Resident Djs: Daddy Kev,Nobody,Gas Lamp Killer and Host NoCanDo.

Remix Vol. 2

This is a Remix/Re:Edit of a Bollywood song called "Love Me" - Usha Iyer from the sound track Purab Aur Pachhim.
Upbeat and Funky for your party jams.

Love Me - Maker


Download link
http://www.divshare.com/download/5746139-d8c