M Is FOR MASHUP - August 5th, 2009
We're Off To See The TIZWARZ
By DJ Useo
01 - So what's shakin', Tizwarz?
Ayo Dave, just finished work, been over at gybo, got BDP criminal minded album playin, while chatting to ya doing this long overdue interview man, lol.
02 - You must be doing alright because you've had a lot of track success lately. Big appearances in podcasts, especially Your R & B mix in Ramdom thoughts was a huge triumph not only because of the fine set, but because of the incredible response. How do like that?
Yeah, the forums always help of course, without them, think we would all be done for.
To be honest I never thought many people would take a look at it, but with people like Scott pushing it further, you're going to get more hits on the mix.
03 - I was hosting the RADIOSTIX show recently & had the thrill of introducing a good batch of your tracks. I imagine you found that gratifying, didn't you?
Yeah made it into the top ten a few times, funny thing is when I went over there, I felt it was full of new school bootleggers apart from the odd few from back in the day.
Lets be honest here hehe!, the mash ups I make are the black sheep of the mash-up scene (Hip Hop vs Hip Hop) so to make it in the top ten when you got all these crazy mash ups coming from here, there, everywhere was ok.
04 - When you first put your mind to mixing & mashing, did you expect to gain such popularity?
Lowkey popularity you mean, lol.
Maybe if I made a back to life type boot more often maybe I'd be even more popular, lol.
05 - Here in the states, your style of pop vs hip hop is the choice of most mashup fans, is there any different reaction in your area of the globe?
I would say pop vs hip hop is the least favored over this side of the pond, you just need to hit gybo to know that, lol.
06 - It appears you went totally in your own way with your bootleg style, was anyone an influence on you?
Old school it was peeps like stenski and flash and the old dmc megamixes that had an influence on me, always loved mixed music.
Then got my first pc, was looking for megamixes and came across gybo and kind of left the turntables to rot, and make music on the computer, the rest is history.
07-What were your early experiences with music that influenced you?
Well when i was a kid, I was always playing records on my sisters' record player, like I had this thing about playing records.
When I was 9 I went off to Spain with my mum and dad, seen these breakdancers, and thought that's good and so is that music.
When I got home I was speaking to an older guy about the breakdancing, and just so happened that he knew a dude, just round the corner from my mums who breakdanced.
Went round to the house, seen streetsounds electro 1 album, 'can I borrow that please?' never looked back, am now 35, lol.
08 - Since you hail from Scotland, do you notice it affects your music in any way?
No, but havin a Scottish rap accent when I was younger did, lol.
09 - I've heard your live mixing & you are the bomb. How did the live dj-ing begin for you?
I always loved record players, so when i was about 11 I got 2 hi-fi's and pushed them together, playing the hip hop music that I had, scratchin them for real, no slipmatts never knew what slipmatts were. lol.
Then pissed my dad off till he gave me cash to buy a real set up when I was 15.
10 - This question is unintelligible. Can you make any sense of it?
Not got a clue what your on about? lol
11 - The Bartcop Entertainment site is not censored, do you have a comment you wouldn't say in a more conservative arena?
Nah, lol
12 - Have you ever felt pressured to do certain types of tracks?
Nah, I make what I wanna make.
13 - How does it feel to actually make some money from bootlegging? Do you find the live shows satisfying?
The only cash I made from bootlegging is selling take that cd's at work. lol.
14 - DJ's tend to own a lot of music. Do you have much vinyl? Or mp3's even?
Silly amounts of vinyl, but you can never have enough tho.
15 - You do a damn strong show for Sound-Unsound every Wednesday from 9-11 pm gmt How did that come about & what are your plans for that show?
Ross asked if I wanted a slot, got it set up and just took it from there, no new plans for the show just great mixing, crazy rave bootleg madness.
16 - What styles of tunes do you like to play the most? Do you do sets for any special audiences? Like pop for some & electro for others?
Well the show used to be 2 hours of hip hop and rnb, then I just said one day fuck it, am playing this ardcore/rave shit again.
17 - Do you make a track at a time & then release, or do you have a backlog of made tracks you select from for release?
Think the most I had was 3 ready to be put out one after the other, on a normal shift, I'll just make one track at a time.
18 - With a success story like yours you must be powerful pleased. What do you want to happen in future with your bootlegging career?
I just do it for the laugh Dave, and as long as I have 2 hands to mix, I don't really care, mate.
Thanks for granting me & the Bartcop E readers this interview. Where can they go now to hear your mixing & see your videos?
More than welcome bro, more than welcome.
You can catch my mixes and videos here:
tizwarz.4shared.com/
youtube.com/user/ceetiz
myspace.com/tizwarz
...& that was the last anyone ever saw of TIZWARZ. (Not really.)
Mix Of The Week - I couldn't leave you unsatisfied after that big TIZWARZ buildup, so here's a piping-hot new 25 minute, 46-track long mix from the mixer himself, TIZWARZ.- 'Hip Hop RnB Megamix 2' is a worthy return to a music that will leave you impressed, & appreciative. Through it's length TIZWARZ samples, scratches, beats and loops not unlike a skilled madman. Check it out for yourself who is one here - http://tizwarz.4shared.com/
Mashup Tip : Don't mention mashups to the magistrate in court. They just don't seem to understand them.
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Ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 27-Aug. 2. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (1) "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), NBC, 13.25 million viewers.
2. (2) "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 11.19 million viewers.
3. (3) "The Bachelorette," ABC, 10 million viewers.
4. (3) "NCIS," CBS, 9.73 million viewers.
5. (5) "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.61 million viewers.
6. (6) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 9.07 million viewers.
7. (7) "The Mentalist," CBS, 8.73 million viewers.
8. (7) "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 8.56 million viewers.
9. (9) "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 8.48 million viewers.
10. (10) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.13 million viewers.
11. (10) "The Bachelorette: After the Rose," ABC, 7.99 million viewers.
12. (12) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 7.82 million viewers.
13. (12) "So You Think You Can Dance" (Wednesday), Fox, 7.81 million viewers.
14. (14) "So You Think You Can Dance" (Thursday), Fox, 7.60 million viewers.
15. (15) "Law & Order: SVU," NBC, 7.24 million viewers.
16. (16) "Hell's Kitchen," Fox, 7.04 million viewers.
17. (17) "Wipeout," ABC, 6.79 million viewers.
18. (22) "Big Brother 11" (Thursday), CBS, 6.77 million viewers.
19. (17) "CSI: NY," CBS, 6.65 million viewers.
20. (17) "Cold Case," CBS, 6.63 million viewers.
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In Memory
Naomi Sims
Naomi Sims, whose 1968 Ladies' Home Journal cover shot was a breakthrough for black fashion models, has died. She was 61.
Sims, said by some to be the first black supermodel, died Saturday of breast cancer in Newark, New Jersey, said her brother-in-law Alexander Erwiah, the president of Naomi Sims Beauty Products. It had been decades since she left the runway to become an author and launch her own beauty empire.
Sims attained success at the same time that the "Black is Beautiful" movement was taking hold, and her accomplishments as a barrier-breaking African-American model helped pave the way for the black runway stars of the 1970s, including Pat Cleveland, Alva Chinn and Beverly Johnson.
Sims often spoke of her difficult start - as a gangly foster-care kid in Pittsburgh who towered over the other children in her school. In 1966, she came to New York City to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology on scholarship.
When she began approaching modeling agencies, she was turned down again and again - with some telling her that her skin was too dark. Instead of giving up, she pushed forward and approached photographers directly.
The approach landed her the cover of The New York Times' August 1967 fashion supplement. She used that photo to market herself directly to advertising agencies, and within a year she was earning $1,000 a week and appearing in a national television campaign for AT&T. Before long, she was modeling for top designers.
Sims gave up modeling after five years and launched her own wig-making business geared toward black women. She eventually expanded the multimillion-dollar business to include beauty salons and cosmetics, and she wrote "All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman" and other books.
Sims was born in Oxford, Miss., in 1948. Her parents divorced soon after she was born and her mother moved Sims and her two sisters to Pittsburgh.
Besides her son, Sims is survived by a sister, Betty, and a granddaughter.
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