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A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, typically known by a distinct name. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles. In jazz ensembles, the instruments typically include wind instruments (one or more saxophones, trumpets, etc.), one or two chordal "comping" instruments (electric guitar, piano, or organ), a bass instrument (bass guitar or double bass), and a drummer or percussionist. In rock ensembles, usually called rock bands, there are usually guitars and keyboards (piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, etc.) and a rhythm section made up of a bass guitar and drum kit.
In Western classical music, smaller ensembles are called chamber music ensembles. The terms duet, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, nonet and dectet describe groups of two up to ten musicians, respectively. A group of eleven musicians, such as found in The Carnival of the Animals, is called either a hendectet or an undectet (see Latin numerical prefixes). A solo is not an ensemble because it only contains one musician.
A music group is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music.
Music group or Music Group may also refer to:
Mello Music Group, also referred to as MMG, is an American independent record label based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2007 by Michael Tolle, it has released hip hop compilations and albums by producers and emcees such as Oddisee, Apollo Brown, yU, Open Mike Eagle, L'Orange, and Rapper Big Pooh. In 2012 MTV Hive described MMG as having a "dedication to intelligent, street-wise boom bap," though the label has released a number of purely instrumental albums as well.
An early form of the label, Mello Mixtapes, was founded by Arizona hip hop fan Michael Tolle in 2004. As a college deejay Tolle releases a series of hip hop mixtapes, also avidly collecting vinyl.
Tolle graduated from the University of Arizona in 2006, and afterwards had founded an educational company that catered to international professors and teachers on sabbatical. After working with the company for a year, he decided he'd prefer working with music. He first founded Mello Music Group in the fall of 2007, using his laptop and cell phone to organize the business from his home in Tucson, Arizona.
Erik Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known by his stage name Apollo Brown, is an American hip hop producer. Based in Detroit, he is a resident producer for Mello Music Group. He has released critically acclaimed collaborative albums with emcees such as Ghostface Killah, Journalist 103, Verbal Kent, Planet Asia, and Ras Kass, and in 2012 both his collaborations with O.C. (Trophies) and Guilty Simpson (Dice Game) charted on Billboards R&B Albums chart. Brown has also released a number of acclaimed instrumental albums, including Thirty Eight in 2014. Beyond periodically touring with collaborators such as Guilty Simpson at festivals such as the 80/35 Music Festival, Brown is a professional photographer for Crush Media Group, a media group he co-owns.
Apollo Brown was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan in a bi-racial family. He started liking hip hop while young, and became avid fan in 1991 when he first heard the album Breaking Atoms by Main Source, stating "that was what did it for me, and I’ve been hooked ever since."
Stik Figa - Holding Back Tears (prod. Apollo Brown) | Official Video
Oddisee- 'The Iceberg' [Full Album]
Oddisee & Phonte - Requiem (Ft. Tamisha Waden) [Prod. by Oddisee]
Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - On The Stretch & Bob Show | Official Video
Oddisee - NNGE (feat. Toine) || Official Video
The 1978ers (yU & SlimKat) - Without A Clue | Official Video
Gensu Dean & Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers) - Ooh Wee (Shakiyla Pt 4) | Official Video
Diamond District (Oddisee, XO, yU) - A Part Of It All | Official Video
L'Orange - Man of the Night (feat. Erica Lane)
Stik Figa - Cold (prod. L'Orange) | Official Video
"Holding Back Tears" is a song I wrote as a way to deal with the emotions of loss in the context of my personal experiences as a black man in America. The constant push and pull of what is considered acceptable versus how I feel, and making the right choices for my survival and being able to keep my conscious intact. I'm sure many can relate, so, I thought I would share, and be transparent about it all." from the album Stik Figa "Central Standard Time" produced by Apollo Brown Story by: Barrel Maker Director/Cinematographer: Morgan Cooper Co-Director: Soloman Bass Line Producer/1st AC: Ralph Dumas 2nd AC: Dan Banks Sound Mixer: Cliff Dumas Key Grip: Max McBride Grip: Antwain Heard Grip: Benjamin Harrison Associate Producer: Honesty Edwards Compositing: Kris Angsuwan Cast: Starring: ...
Purchase "The Iceberg" Landing Page: http://radi.al/OddiseeTheIceberg Apple Music / iTunes: http://radi.al/OddiseeTheIcebergApple Google Play: http://radi.al/OddiseeTheIcebergGP Amazon: http://radi.al/OddiseeTheIcebergAMZN Spotify: http://radi.al/47ViR0 https://oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/the-iceberg ODDISEE’S ‘THE ICEBERG’ OUT FEBRUARY 24 ON MELLO MUSIC GROUP LISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE “THINGS” VIA NPR MUSIC: LINK 2017 INTERNATIONAL TOUR ANNOUNCED The prolific MC, producer and musician Oddisee’s new album ‘The Iceberg’ is a plea for humanity to dig deeper in search of understanding and common ground. His third release in just 12 months, ‘The Iceberg’ is a distillation of stereotypical tropes in hip-hop and beyond, 12 tracks about money, sex, politics, race and religion that appear s...
Support: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/persona/id952541263 http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/collections/pre-order/products/mmg-persona-lp http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/collections/pre-order/products/mmg-persona "Mello Music Group is currently preparing their annual compilation project, and today, they debut the first single, "Requiem," from Oddisee and Phonte. Over some funky production from Oddisee himself, the conscious track focuses on the recent struggles of society, particularly the killing of unarmed black men by police, as they mention, "Anything from candy to cigarettes can get a n***a killed," which is reference to the death of Eric Garner. The album, titled Persona, is currently available for pre-order on iTunes and other outlets before its release on March 10, and is set to...
Apollo Brown & Skyzoo just returned from South Africa & Mozambique as part of "The Easy Truth" Tour. They decided to enlist some of Brooklyn's finest (kids) to play the parts of Apollo, Skyzoo, Stretch, Bobbito, and recreate the classic 90s radio show "The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show." The result is a low-key vhs style video session of WKCR's most classic program. 89.9 Directed by Isam Muhammad Produced by Apollo Brown Vocals by Skyzoo The album "The Easy Truth" is out now everywhere http://tinyurl.com/hzxygm9 Mello Music Group, 2017 Sounds Beautiful Like The Truth
from the album "The Iceberg" http://radi.al/pARwH3H Mello Music Group, 2017 Time Magazine Debut: http://time.com/4700135/oddisee-iceberg-nnge/ Producer: Oddisee Lead Vocals: Oddisee Guest Vocals: Toine Director: Zak Forrest AC: Nigel Lyons Song: NNGE Album: The Iceberg Label: Mello Music Group Director's Statement: "We shot it on the Red Dragon, around places of personal significance to Amir and Toine, in the areas where they grew up in Prince George’s county. The main goal of the video was not an aesthetic one, but to simply have fun, enjoy the journey, and reminisce at the old haunts. Every location we pulled up to, Amir and Toine would get really excited because they hadn’t been there in such a long time, so I didn’t want to kill the enthusiasm by taking any time to set anything ...
From The Album "People Of Today" iTunes: http://radi.al/2mXZ Amazon: http://radi.al/2zEO Google Play: http://radi.al/G6n Directed by Jay Brown Vocals by yU Produced by SlimKat78 Trumpet by Andrew Velez Trombone by Ben Malick Mastered by Yamin Semali Mello Music Group 2014 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1BjlVWy
After releasing their newest album, the team of producer Gensu Dean and MC Wise Intelligent are back to share a new visual for the song "Ooh Wee (Shakiyla Pt. 4)." The new song is a journey into the woods, while Wise Intelligent explains his views on spirituality, sexuality and the connection between the two. A continuation of Wise Intelligent's efforts with Poor Righteous Teachers, "Ooh Wee" is another chapter in the story of "Shakiyla." The original, from 1991's Pure Poverty, is a look at materialism in relationships. Twenty five years and three parts later, Wise Intelligent's perspective has changed and now sees the spirituality and knowledge of romance and sexuality. Directed by Tommy Nova Produced by Gensu Dean Vocals by Wise Intelligent Starring: Wisdom Selah The album "Game of ...
Official music video for "A Part Of It All" by Diamond District (Oddisee, XO, yU). Download on iTunes: http://radi.al/0OiA3 Download on Amazon: http://radi.al/BOLfU Download on Google Play: http://radi.al/UHpk Official music video for 'A Part Of It All" by Diamond District Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1BjlVWy From The Album "March On Washington" featuring Oddisee, Uptown XO, yU produced by Oddisee directed by Jay Brown after FX by Paul Mihailoff Mp3 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/march-on-washington/id909818240 Vinyl 2xLP http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/diamond-district-march-on-washington/MMG057TRISTRIPELP/ CD Digipak http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/diamond-district-march-on-washington/MMG057CD/ executive Produced by Michael Tolle Mello Music Group 2014 http://www.mellomusicgro...
Producer L'Orange and vocalist Erica Lane team up with director Jay Brown for the new visuals for "Man of the Night" from the Mello Music Group released album "The Orchid Days." Mp3 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-orchid-days/id808894976 CD http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/collections/frontpage/products/l-orange-the-orchid-days-cd Sounds Beautiful Like The Truth http://twitter.com/LOrangeMusic https://www.facebook.com/LOrangeMusic https://mellomusicgroup.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1BjlVWy
"The video for 'Cold' is directed by Morgan Cooper and is ultimately a walk through my stomping grounds in Topeka, Kansas. A town of unspoken divisions and unassuming landmarks. From my childhood hangouts to the grocery store where my mother used to ask me to run and grab cornmeal, to the corner of 11th and Jewell in the central Topeka neighborhood we used to hang out at after school. Everyone in the video is an actual friend of mine. I wanted to take everyone to the Kansas I know, hoping to scrub the Hollywood cliches of yellow brick roads, and show you the actual people who love their pit bull and car, just like you." - Stik Figa Artist: Stik Figa Song: Cold Producer: L'Orange Album: Central Standard Time Label: Mello Music Group Year: 2017 Buy The Album: http://radi.al/t9HHDDZ Stik ...