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 Keith Leblanc's Profile |
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KLB |
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| Location: | Connecticut |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 25, 2008 (569 days back) |
About Me |
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My Bio: here is cut ups of things written about me. Make what you can out of it. KLB Ever heard of Keith LeBlanc? Perhaps your answer is, "yes"; even so, most would answer "no", that they have no idea who Keith LeBlanc is. Of course rattle off a small subset of the artists LeBlanc has done work with, and it's likely more than a few lightbulbs will go off. Try Grandmaster Flash, Annie Lennox, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Living Colour, and Ministry on for size. Yet, no matter how many bands and artists he works with, no matter how many hits and platinum records he has his hands in, he still flies under the radar. Keith LeBlanc started playing drums at the age of four. He started playing in clubs at the age of Fourteen. In the summer of 1979 Keith LeBlanc met Doug Wimbish and Skip McDonnell . This trio would become the legendary rhythm section behind the hits for Sugar-hill Records. They performed on such classics as Grandmaster Flashes The Message and Freedom,Its Nasty, the Melle Mel album White Lines, and Angie Stones first record Funk You Up . The Sugar Hill Gangs Eight Wonder Funky Four s Thats the Joint. Moving on from the early 80's rap explosion, drummer Keith LeBlanc already released some solo work on Tommy Boy Records, mixing the DMX drumbeats with his own special drumsound. His release No Sell Out featured the cut-up raps of civil rights activist Malcolm X pitched against the infamous DMX drumbeat to acknowledged as the first ever 'sampling record'. Ahead of the time and timeless. This led Keith into producing and doing drum sessions for Tommy Boy Records. He worked With Africa Bambatta And James Brown and many of the Tommy Boy artists He also did lots of sessions for Arthur Baker. Doug and Keith also contributed to the Artists United Against Apartheid Released 1985 LeBlanc, moved to London working with British mixer/producer Adrian Sherwood of On-U Sound. Together creating the sound of funk noise giants Tackhead with Wimbish,and McDonald They achieved success in the underground and dance hall scene with hits like Mind at the End of Tether and Whats My Mission Now? TACKHEAD'S first three songs at the Ritz on Saturday re-emphasized its status as one of the finest rhythm sections of the 1980's. Skip McDonald on guitar, Doug Wimbish on bass, and Keith LeBlanc on drums - the core of the famed early rap label Sugarhill Records - put on an astonishingly hard show; the beat sounded like a thousand iron doors shutting at once. Like the great rhythm sections of the past, from Walter Page and Jo Jones to the Meters, Tackhead has its own set of addictive rhythms -which can be listened to, with no embellishment, all night long. PETER WATROUS New York Times They also did some work with Mark Stewart, formerly of Popgroup, Gary Clail, and Bim Sherman. Keith's landmark album "Major Malfunction" (WR005) was of great influence to a whole generation of musicians. The album, a reaction to the 1986 disaster with space shuttle Challenger, started off a whole new genre of industrial music. Tackhead went on to produce Friendly as a Hand grenade, featuring vocalist Bernard Fowler, followed by the SBK album Strange Things. Tackhead-members have never stopped recording together. They have worked under various names such as Interference, Strange Parcels and of course Skip McDonald's soloproject Little Axe featuring vocalists Saz Bell and Keven Gibbs.. Apart from his work as member of the legendary On-U Sound posse, LeBlanc also played with many brilliant musicians in london and Europe Playing on many hit records . He released-Ten sampling cd's with loads of drum samples and sound effects, Also many solo projects from his label Blanc Records. Keith also plays with a long established musician in Peru, MANO VENTURA There UK outfit NOH GROUND is a blend of haunting Peruvian sounds, complexity of Arabic - Latin - African rhythms, with exciting bass patterns (drum and bass orientated) within the jazz format, featuring KEITH LE BLANC on drums, NICO GOMEZ on bass and MANO VENTURA Guitar LeBlanc Recently moved back to the states and Has also been doing gigs with Bernie Worrell and of corse the Tackhead boyz. Keith's writing production and drumming skills have attracted the likes of Living Colour, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, Ministry, and Nine Inch Nails. James Brown Trevor Horn, Seal to R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox, Jalal (Last Poets), The Stone Roses, Robert Palmer and Bomb The Bass. He also produced Charles & Eddie's hit record Would I Lie To You, along with Tim Simenon of Bomb The Bass. Michael Stipe (REM): Keith Le Blanc is a revolutionary. House God Head with a benie cap on. He rules my roost. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 8/30/2006Band Website: keithleblanc.com Band Members: Keith Has a new LP coming out on Universal Chess Moves The idea for this album started when Keith ran into Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess, together they created the idea to go deep into the Chess Records catalog and take the songs they liked, the ones that hit them the hardest, and create a new sound with the original masters. Well They did it Release 05/26/2008 Josh and KLB Mixing at chun king studios NYC You wont want to miss this one. CHESS MOVES ! The sonic crusher Keith has just finished the first recordings for tack heads new project. Share-Head Keith also did drums and production for skip Mcdonld,s new little axe LP released on Real World this year. The Bernard Fowler Bad dog Tour was slamming check the Reviews. Keith Has also been working and recording with Luis Resto piano paul Nowinski bass The New York trio Plays all musical styles at once ! Keith will be touring this june with mark Stewart and the Mafia And Little Axe . And you will see him Playing at namm this year with Tack Head at the Wimbash. THE BEAT INSISTENT Keith is often asked about drum lessons. If Interested click JC Music FROM THE CHESS MOVES PLAY LIST ROCK THIS HOUSE LIVE WIMBASH 2007 Mark Doc Real World 2007 Celtic ConnectionsFestival in Glasgow on 31 January.The legendary guitarist Skip McDonald, aka Little Axe, joined by the renown rhythm section of Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc with Bernard Fowler Keven Gibbs And Saz Bell on vocals. TackHead in the engine room
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SUGAR HILL HOUSE BAND: CHARLES & EDDIE "Would I Lie To You?" 12" Remix "NYC" MALCOLM X "Stop The Confusion" Co-Writer/Co Prod with Tim Simenon MALCOM-X NO SELL OUT Tommy Boy 1986 TACKHEAD 1988-1991 LP's Co-Writer/Co-Prod NINE INCH NAILS "Sin" 12" Remix "Down In It" LP Remix THE GODFATHERS "She Gives Me Love" 12" Remix LIVING COLOUR "Whats Your Favorite Color" 12" Remix "Type" 12" Remix S*M*A*S*H "(I Want To) Kill Somebody 12" Remix RON WOOD "Slide On This" 12" Remix ROACHFORD "Stone City" 12" Remix THE CURE "Primary" 12" Remix BOYZOWN "Raise" 12" Remix GARY CLAIL'S "Tackhead Sound System" LP FATS COMET "DJ's Dream" Co-Writer/Co-Prod "Rockchester YARGOS "Another Side Of Midnight" 12" re-mix DOUG WIMBISH/ FATS COMET "Don't Forget/Freak Out" Co-Writer/ Co-Prod PETER GABRIEL "No More Apartheid Co-Writer/ Co-Prod Revolutionary Situation" JAMES BROWN with AFRICA BAMBATTAA "Unity" EP Co-Writer/ Co-Prod MASTERS OF THE BEAT LP Producer/Writer FORCE M-D s "Itchin' For a Scratch" Producer/Writer SKYSCRAPER "70.40.20"12" Remix Sound checking with my favorite drum box Session for Tack Head The last Little axe sessions at Real World Studios UK Influences: Hopefully just the good stuff Sounds Like: DRUM SESSIONS & LIVE GIGS INCLUDE: ANNIE LENNOX / LITTLE AXE / LEE SCRATCH PERRY / MOS DEF/ DIZZY GILLESPIE / SEAL / L.SHANKER / BOMB THE BASS /JACK MCDUFF/ EDGAR WINTER /CHOPS HORNS /MILES DAVIS / NENEH CHERRY / TITO PUENTE / 808 STATE /SQUEEZE / JUNIOR DELGADO / STONE ROSES /BIM SHERMAN / BONO / M-C TUNES / MICHAEL HUTCHENCE /MALCOLM McCLAREN /GEORGECLINTON /ABC / BERNIE WORRELL / MICK JAGGER / TONY REMY/REM /MACEO PARKER /GRANDMASTER FLASH / RON WOOD / WYCLEF JEAN / SUGARHILL GANG /FUNKY FOUR /SPOONY GEE /WILL DOWNING /ANNETTE PEACOCK/ ARTHUR BAKER / BUNNY SEAGLER /GARY KEMP / JOE SATRANI / VERNON REED / SOUL SONIC FORCE / PETER GABRIEL / EDDIE GOMEZ /TINA TURNER /AFRICA ISLAM/ THE CURE /PHILIPPE WIN / EDDIE HARRIS / BABYLON ZOO / BRIAN FERRY / DEPECHE - MODE / VINX / BOYZONE / SINEAD-OCONNOR /ASWAD /BEDLEM AGOGO /COLONIAL COUSINS /MICHEL JONASZ KEITH LEBLANC PLAYS ZILDJIAN CYMBALS AND PREMIER DRUMS Record Label: BLANC RECORDS ECO BEECH ON U SOUND REAL WORLD TVT Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Funk / Jazz / Hip Hop) |
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My Blog |
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Matthew Wilkinson - AMG |
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| Matthew Wilkinson - Devoted Daddy of AMG, Byron and India, into gadgets, exotic gardening, live music and sport . Mathhew has built himself quite a little empire off of the the blood sweat and creativ... Posted by Keith Leblanc on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:10:00 PST |
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little axe |
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| Get your tack on check out the new little axe video @ http://realworldrecords.com/littleaxe/ Posted by Keith Leblanc on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:08:00 PST |
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Bernie Worrell's DVD Shoot July 2006 |
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| To see doug skip and keith jamming with Bernie check outBernie Worrell's DVD Shoot July 2006 rockhousemethod.com http://www.rockhousemethod.com/artists/Artist.aspx?aid=18 Posted by Keith Leblanc on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:15:00 PST |
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