I got a Missy Elliott electronic kit last year which I finally played on Christmas and for the first time she openly acknowledged "rave" and "techno" (and it takes some knowledge to differentiate them) as an influence on a new song For My People on her current album - Missy recorded it after she hit a club. The kit was made for the European market. Some R&B acts acknowledge electronic music, like OutKast and The Roots, but most don't know what techno is, and while they will tacitly recognise house music (like Destiny's Child) but recognise a house mix as a concession to international territories. I haven't heard much R&B from Kinchen for a while, 702 broke up or lost a member and could have lost their deal, but once he has that big hit (he should have had it with that brilliant Dave Hollister song a couple of years ago) he will be everywhere and it will be up to him to reinvent his sound as others will bite it under industry pressure. Of the current crop of R&B producers only Timbaland - and maybe Dr Dre - consistently does this, because they turn a lot of big opportunistic names down and are selective. Rodney Jerkins and The Neptunes, formidable as they are, are in danger of playing themselves out. That's the reality of a really tough industry.
---------- >From: Otto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [313] Re: it takes a millions of questions >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 3:09 AM > > At 04:22 PM 2/21/02 +0100, you wrote: > >Detroit-techno influences on current - RnB - so much great music happening > >there > > I know Mark Kinchen is doing RnB production work these days, for 702 ('You > just don't know' from '99) among others. > > Otto > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
