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+ The Hot At Nights - ACSlater (Nicolay Rework)
+ Nicolay with The Hot At Nights - Shibuya Session EP
+ Off The Shelf #8: Collective Efforts - "Until My Life's Gone (Nicolay Remix)"
+ DJ Flash presents The Best Of Phonte (Mixtape)
+ Phonte feat. Elzhi - Not Here Anymore (Prod. 9th Wonder)
+ Median - Bright Individual (Prod. Khrysis)
+ Median - The Sender (Prod. 9th Wonder)
+ Zo! - ...just visiting three
+ The Foreign Exchange - All The Kisses (feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING)
+ Zo! & Phonte feat. Tigallo the Tay God - Return Of The Mack
+ The Hot At Nights - ACSlater (Nicolay Rework)
+ Nicolay with The Hot At Nights - Shibuya Session EP
+ Off The Shelf #8: Collective Efforts - "Until My Life's Gone (Nicolay Remix)"
+ DJ Flash presents The Best Of Phonte (Mixtape)
+ Phonte feat. Elzhi - Not Here Anymore (Prod. 9th Wonder)
+ Median - Bright Individual (Prod. Khrysis)
+ Median - The Sender (Prod. 9th Wonder)
+ Zo! - ...just visiting three
+ The Foreign Exchange - All The Kisses (feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING)
+ Zo! & Phonte feat. Tigallo the Tay God - Return Of The Mack
PODCASTS
The Foreign Exchange on The State Of Things on NPR/WUNC-FM (Interview + Live set)
Authenticity Live From Denver (Streaming audio) (via Red Bull Music Academy Radio)
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 20
Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Fireside Chat with The Foreign Exchange
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 19
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 18
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 17
The Foreign Exchange on Jodine's Corner Podcast
The Foreign Exchange preview several 'Shibuya' tracks on Friday FaveCast
Son Of Soul Podcast 66 includes "Lose Your Way"
Obey Nicolay podcast on Bama Love Soul
Authenticity Live From Denver (Streaming audio) (via Red Bull Music Academy Radio)
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 20
Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Fireside Chat with The Foreign Exchange
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 19
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 18
Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 17
The Foreign Exchange on Jodine's Corner Podcast
The Foreign Exchange preview several 'Shibuya' tracks on Friday FaveCast
Son Of Soul Podcast 66 includes "Lose Your Way"
Obey Nicolay podcast on Bama Love Soul
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The Hot At Nights - ACSlater (Nicolay Rework)
Nicolay and The Hot At Nights are about to hit the road to perform the music from their recent Shibuya Session EP and more in cities across the US. To celebrate the kick-off of their tour, we are happy to present you with a free exclusive download of Nicolay's lengthy rework of The Hot At Nights' track "ACSlater". Thank you for listening, and we hope to see you out there at one of the shows! For a complete schedule, please visit our events section.
"THE HOT AT NIGHTS - ACSLATER (NICOLAY REWORK)" LISTEN | DOWNLOADYou can find the original version of "ACSlater" on the album "Nice Talk" by The Hot At Nights.
Original version performed by The Hot At Nights and produced by Chris Boerner
Remix, additional instrumentation and programming by Nicolay (2011/12)
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Phonte - Dance In The Reign | Official Music Video
+FE Music proudly presents the official music video for Dance In The Reign, directed by Kenneth Price
Source: +FE Music
· By Kenneth Price
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in St. Louis
Some more photos of one of the most memorable Authenticity Tour stops, at 2720 Cherokee in St. Louis.
Source: Destiny Art
· By Henry Chaney
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in New Orleans
Photos of The Foreign Exchange's last show of the year: the Authenticity Tour stop in New Orleans.
Source: Urban Orleans
· By Sierra Hudson
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Houston
Check out a few great shots from The Foreign Exchange's sold out Authenticity Tour stop in Houston!
Source: Flickr
· By JQuestPhoto
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Austin
Some great photos of The Foreign Exchange's debut performance in Austin TX.
Source: Flickr
· By The Dreaded Photo
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Behind the scenes at the Shibuya Session
On September 20, 2011 Nicolay and The Hot At Nights recorded their Shibuya Session at Sound Pure Studios in Durham NC. Assistant engineer Greg Abate took some great photos.
Source: +FE Music
· By Greg Abate
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Nashville
Some great photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Nashville.
Source: Facebook
· By Ramiah Branch
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Birmingham
Some excellent photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Birmingham AL, courtesy of our good friends at BamaLoveSoul.
Source: BamaLoveSoul
· By Jessica Latten
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in St. Louis
Check out some great photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in St. Louis.
Source: Facebook
· By Wil Wander
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Nicolay with The Hot At Nights - Shibuya Session EP
+FE Music proudly presents the "Shibuya Session EP", a collaboration between Nicolay and the Raleigh-based exploratory jazz trio The Hot At Nights, led by 8-string guitar virtuoso (and The Foreign Exchange guitarist) Chris Boerner with Matt Douglas on sax/woodwinds and Nick Baglio on drums.
The EP was recorded at Sound Pure Studios in Durham NC and features new interpretations and arrangements of eight instrumental compositions from Nicolay's 2009 album "City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya".
"SHIBUYA SESSION EP" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Tracklisting:
01. Shibuya Station
02. Rain In Ueno Park
03. Satellite
04. Meiji Shrine
05. The Inner Garden
06. Crossing
07. Bullet Train
08. Departure
Produced by Nicolay and Chris Boerner
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Off The Shelf #8: Collective Efforts - "Until My Life's Gone (Nicolay Remix)"
'Off The Shelf' is the name of a recurring series on +FE Music. For each episode, Nicolay digs into his archives to present you with a gem that has never been released, or that has otherwise been forgotten about.
Time flies.That's the short version of the reason why the follow-up to "The Dutch Masters Vol. 1" (2005) never came to be. I started working on it in 2007 for a planned 2008 release, but the re-emergence of The Foreign Exchange and all that came with it soon took all of my time and attention, not to mention the fact that my musical direction was shifting. And so the material that I had intended to use for The Dutch Masters Vol. 2 ended up on the shelf.
Until now! In the upcoming episodes of my Off The Shelf series, I am going to set this material free one track at a time. This episode: "Until My Life's Gone (Nicolay Remix)" by Collective Efforts
Original cover art by Sean Kernick, 2007/08.When I first arrived in the States, in the Spring of 2006, I did an extensive tour of DJ-sets across the country to "introduce myself" and to promote the album I was about to release, Here (BBE; 2006). One of those shows was in Atlanta, where I opened up for my fam J*Davey. Also performing was a local group called Collective Efforts. They sounded good and, equally important, were some genuinely good people. After that I would run into them each time that I visited Atlanta, and we stayed in touch.
I did this remix for them in early 2007, and it has always been a personal favorite of mine. I honestly don't remember if it ever came out around that time. Either way, I was going to include this on DM2 as the first track. So here it is, with a shout out to Collective Efforts. Enjoy, and please spread the word if you like what you hear. And check back in two weeks for the second track from DM2.
Thank you for listening,
Nicolay
Visit Collective Efforts on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Collective-Efforts/7493495361
"UNTIL MY LIFE'S GONE (NICOLAY REMIX)" DOWNLOAD
Vocals by Ben Hameen, J Mil and Bambu
Cuts by DJ Creashun
Remix produced by Nicolay
2007
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Charlotte
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DJ Flash presents The Best Of Phonte (Mixtape)
The Phonte mixtape to end all Phonte mixtapes. 70 tracks, 78 minutes, covering the past 10 years of my career all mixed and selected by DJ Flash.
For those who need a Phonte crash course, start here.
Thank you for listening. And if you're a long time fan, thank you for re-listening,
Phonte
"DJ FLASH presents THE BEST OF PHONTE" DOWNLOAD
Mixed and selected by DJ Flash
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Charlotte
Some more photographs of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Charlotte, this time courtesy of our good friend Stephen Charles of CharlesMedia.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Charlotte
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The Last Fall (Teaser Trailer)
Source: YouTube
· By TransparentFilmworks
The Last Fall is an independent sports drama film about the difficulties many professional athletes face when forced to retire at an early age and transition into a life beyond sports.
The Last Fall stars Lance Gross, Nicole Beharie, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Michael Moss, Obba Babatunde, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Branden Anderson, Harry Lennix and Keith David.
Original Score by The Foreign Exchange
Teaser Trailer Song: The Foreign Exchange - The Last Fall
A Matthew A. Cherry Film
Transparent Filmworks
Outerstratosphere Productions
http://www.thelastfallfilm.com
http://www.twitter.com/thelastfallfilm
http://www.facebook.com/thelastfallmovie
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The Foreign Exchange on The State Of Things on NPR/WUNC-FM (Interview + Live set)
While a young Phonte Coleman was growing up listening to the soulful sounds of artists like Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan in Greensboro, NC, Nicolay Rook was being reared on a similar catalog of musicians in the Netherlands. That musical kinship drew Coleman and Rook to each other on okayplayer.com, an online hip-hop message board, in 2002. The two never met in-person until after they'd put the finishing touches on their critically-acclaimed first album, "Connected." Today, their band, The Foreign Exchange, boasts three albums, a record label imprint and a Grammy nomination. Rook has since relocated to Wilmington, NC to be closer to his bandmate, but he and Coleman continue to work through a long-distance relationship. Host Frank Stasio talks with The Foreign Exchange about the benefits of collaborating in the digital age and gets treated to a live, in-studio performance.
Listen now, or download below.
"THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE ON THE STATE OF THINGS" DOWNLOAD
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The Foreign Exchange at One MusicFest
Check out some great photos of The Foreign Exchange's performance at One MusicFest in Atlanta, courtesy of our good friend Paul Abraham.
Source: Flickr
· By Paul Abraham
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Phonte feat. Elzhi - Not Here Anymore (Prod. 9th Wonder)
+FE Music proudly presents "Not Here Anymore", the first single from Phonte's upcoming solo album, Charity Starts At Home. The single features Elzhi and production from 9th Wonder.
Charity Starts At Home will drop 9/27 on +FE Music. Thank you for listening!
"NOT HERE ANYMORE feat. ELZHI" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Featuring Elzhi
Produced by 9th Wonder
Cover design by Chris Charles of Creative Silence Photography
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Sacramento
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Median - Bright Individual (Prod. Khrysis)
+FE Music and Jamla proudly present "Bright Individual", the new single taken from Median's upcoming album, The Sender.
The Sender will drop 8/16 on +FE Music/Jamla. Thank you for listening!
"BRIGHT INDIVIDUAL" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Produced by Khrysis
Additional vocals by Jeanne Jolly
Cuts by DJ Flash
Cover design by Chris Charles of Creative Silence Photography
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Oakland
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in San Jose
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Nic's Groove live from Portland
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in San Jose
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Portland
Photos (courtesy of our friend Vitamin Dee) of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Portland.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Seattle
Check out some great shots of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Seattle, courtesy of our longtime friend Vitamin Dee!
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Sacramento
Some great photographs of The Foreign Exchange's first ever show in Sacramento CA.
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Median - The Sender (Prod. 9th Wonder)
+FE Music and Jamla join forces to present you with the title track from Median's upcoming album, The Sender.
The Sender will drop 8/16 on +FE Music/Jamla. Thank you for listening!
"THE SENDER" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Produced by 9th Wonder
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Zo! - ...just visiting three
+FE Music proudly presents the new EP of covers from Zo!, "...just visiting three."
Enclosed in the "...just visiting three" zip file is a digital pdf booklet complete with all the album credits, information on the album's vocalists and contributors, as well as information on the originals.
"...JUST VISITING THREE" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Tracklisting:
01. Black Cow feat. Phonte and Sy Smith
02. Let It Go feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant
03. Driving feat. Sy Smith
04. Marzipan feat. Eric Roberson and Phonte
05. Everything She Wants feat. Phonte
06. Same Ole Love feat. Jeanne Jolly
07. Playing Your Game, Baby feat. Anthony David
Produced by Zo! and Phonte for Chapter 3hree Verse 5ive Music/The Foreign Exchange Music, LLC
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Dear Friends Exclusive Photo Collection
A stunning collection of over 150 beautiful photos taken by our good friend Tobias Rose of Kompleks Creative at the acoustic concert at SoundPure Studios that was recorded and filmed for the CD/DVD "Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange".
Source: Kompleks Creative
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An On-The-Road Exclusive Tour Video with The Foreign Exchange
Compiled from still shots and live concert footage from their 2011 AUTHENTICITY tour, this 27-minute video provides an insider's look at one of the hardest working and most entertaining bands in modern music. Watch, laugh, dance and sing along with Phonte, Nicolay and their colorful cast of characters! Filmed in DC, Philly and Baltimore.
Source: YouTube
· By SoulSanctuaryInc
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Richmond VA
Check out some cool shots from The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Richmond VA, courtesy of our friends at VCU SHHO!
Source: VCU SHHO
· By Cordell Rudolph
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The Foreign Exchange - All The Kisses (feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING)
+FE Music proudly presents "All The Kisses (featuring Paris & Amber Strother of KING)", a brand new studio track taken from the upcoming live CD/DVD "Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange".
"Dear Friends" drops 6/28 on +FE Music and will be available on iTunes as a specially-priced video bundle.
"ALL THE KISSES feat. PARIS & AMBER STROTHER of KING" LISTEN | DOWNLOADAll The Kisses feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING by theforeignexchangemusic
Lead vocals: Phonte
Backing vocals: Paris & Amber Strother of KING
All instruments: Nicolay
Produced by Phonte and Nicolay for The Foreign Exchange Music, LLC
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Philadelphia
Yusuf Muhammad sent us his great shots of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
Source: Facebook
· By Yusuf Muhammad
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Columbus
More photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Columbus OH, this time courtesy of Docuvent Photography.
Source: Docuvent Photography
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Philadelphia
More photos from the Authenticity Tour, this time of the World Cafe Live show in Philadelphia. Photos courtesy of our friend Stephanie Renee of Soul-Sanctuary.net
Source: Soul Sanctuary
· By Stephanie Renee
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Laughing At Your Plans (from Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange)
Clip taken from the upcoming live acoustic CD/DVD "Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange", available June 28 2011 on +FE Music. Directed and edited by John Elliot Gray.
Source: Parallellogram
· By John Elliott Gray
Recorded and filmed live at SoundPure Studios in Durham NC on February 20 2011
Phonte: Vocals - Nicolay: Acoustic guitar - Jeanne Jolly: Vocals - Sy Smith: vocals - Zo!: grand piano - Chris Boerner: Acoustic guitar - Kush El-Amin: Acoustic bass guitar - Tim Scott Jr.: Drums
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Columbus
Watch The Foreign Exchange perform at Scarlet & Grey Cafe in Columbus OH for the Authenticity Tour.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Columbus
Some more photos courtesy of our friend Paris Bihari, this time of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Columbus OH.
Source: Pics by Paris
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Highlights from The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Detroit
Watch highlights of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop at Magic Stick in Detroit, courtesy of our friend Tafari Stevenson-Howard.
Source: Vimeo
· By Tafari Stevenson-Howard
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Detroit
Some great photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour and Zo!'s homecoming in Detroit, courtesy of our friends SoulBounce and Tafari Stevenson-Howard.
Source: SoulBounce
· By Tafari Stevenson-Howard
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Cleveland
Some excellent shots of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop at Grog Shop in Cleveland, courtesy of our friend Paris Bihari.
Source: Pics by Paris
· By Paris Bihari
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Highlights from The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Chicago
Enjoy some highlights from The Foreign Exchange's first Authenticity Tour stop at Double Door in Chicago.
Source: YouTube
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The Foreign Exchange Band Introduction and more live from Indianapolis
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Indianapolis
Some great photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour stop in Indianapolis, courtesy of our good friend Fave.
Source: +FE Music
· By Trel Robinson aka Fave
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Chicago
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The Return Of The Mack and more live from Falls Church
The Foreign Exchange pay hommage to not one but TWO '90s classics during the encore of the Authenticity Tour stop in Falls Church VA.
Source: YouTube
· By Stephanie Renee
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The Foreign Exchange - The Last Fall | Official Music Video
+FE Music proudly presents the official music video for The Last Fall, directed by Matt Koza & Bruce Pinchbeck
Source: +FE Music
· By Matt Koza & Bruce Pinchbeck
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour in Falls Church
Some great shots of the Authenticity Tour kick-off concert in Falls Church, courtesy of our friend Stephanie Renee of Soul-Sanctuary.net.
Source: Soul Sanctuary
· By Stephanie Renee
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Zo! & Phonte feat. Tigallo the Tay God - Return Of The Mack
Good Peoples,
On a breezy Sunday afternoon in North Carolina, me and my brother Zo! took to the studio to clown around and pay homage to one of the greatest late 90's white people club songs ever.
Enjoy!
Peace,
Phonte
"RETURN OF THE MACK" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Piano and Guitar: Zo!
All vocals and maracas: Phonte
Snaps: Phonte & Zo!
Additional swagged out vocals: Tigallo the Tay God
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Behind the scenes at the Last Fall videoshoot
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Authenticity Live From Denver (Streaming audio) (via Red Bull Music Academy Radio)
Courtesy of the homie DJ Low Key and our good friends at Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Streaming audio of The Foreign Exchange's recent show at Summit Music Hall in Denver CO.... Straight from the soundboard and in its entirety! Enjoy, and thank you for listening.
Phonte · Lead vocals | Nicolay · Keyboards/Samples/Acoustic guitar
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Sy Smith · Vocals | Jeanne Jolly · Vocals | Zo! · Keyboards | Chris Boerner · Electric/Acoustic guitar | Kush Elamin · Bass | Chris "Biscuit" Bynum · Drums
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The Foreign Exchange at The Boom Bap, Nashville TN
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Summit Music Hall, Denver CO
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Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 20
In this episode, Phonte discusses his New Year's reconciliation with longtime friend 9th Wonder, working with Lil B the Based God, his thoughts on OFWGKTA, and why he doesn't attend Epic Annual Nigga Events. #SWAG
Source: Gordon Gartrell Radio
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Summit Music Hall, Denver CO
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Zo! - Greater Than The Sun feat. Phonte | Official Music Video
+FE Music proudly presents the official music video for Greater Than The Sun, directed by Phil The God
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· By Phil The God
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The Foreign Exchange - Authenticity | Official Music Video
+FE Music proudly presents the official music video for Authenticity, directed by Matthew Cherry.
Source: Transparent Filmworks
· By Matthew Cherry
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The Foreign Exchange's Wild Tour Story (via 247HH.com & Mid C Media)
Phonte and Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange recount a ''wild'' tour story.
Source: 247HH.com
· By Mid C Media
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Behind the scenes at the Authenticity videoshoot (via Broccolicity TV)
Broccolicity TV takes you behind the scenes at the shoot of The Foreign Exchange's upcoming new music video for their song Authenticity in Los Angeles.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at La Bellavilloise, Paris (France)
More great footage of The Foreign Exchange performing in front of hundreds of wonderful Parisians!
Source: YouTube
· By BdiddyLilp
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Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Fireside Chat with The Foreign Exchange
Check out this great podcast courtesy of our friends at Red Bull Music Academy Radio, who had a fireside chat with The Foreign Exchange while they were in London.
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Sy Smith and The Foreign Exchange perform Prince's Crazy You live in Paris
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Paradiso, Amsterdam (Holland)
More amazing photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 show (and Nicolay's homecoming) at Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL), this time courtesy of photographer Vera van Impelen.
Source: Vera van Impelen Photography
· By Vera van Impelen
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne (Germany)
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Cargo, London (UK) [Second night]
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Photos of The Foreign Exchange's second (and once again, sold out!) night at Cargo in London.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Cargo, London (UK) [Second night]
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Another great video courtesy of the SpectrumLDN crew, this time documenting The Foreign Exchange's second (and once again sold out) night at Cargo in London. Starring The Foreign Exchange with Zo!, Sy Smith, AB and live band!
Source: YouTube
· By SpectrumLDN
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne (Germany)
Our friends from Czech music website Cream.cz drove from Prague to Cologne (Germany) to see The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, and took some great photos.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at La Bellavilloise, Paris (France)
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Paradiso, Amsterdam (Holland)
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Cargo, London (UK) [First night]
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Some great footage of the very first (and sold out!) show of the European leg of the Authenticity Tour 2011 at Cargo in London (UK), starring The Foreign Exchange with Zo!, Sy Smith, AB and live band!
Source: YouTube
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity Tour 2011 at Cargo, London (UK) [First night]
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First Sunrise | A short film by Kenneth Price with music by Nicolay
Synopsis: An American teaching in Japan finds acceptance through a journey to witness the first sunrise of the year over the Pacific Ocean.
Director: Kenneth Price | Producer: Benedict Fancy | Re-Recording Mixer: Justin Drust | Score: Nicolay - City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya
Source: YouTube
· By Kenneth Price
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Behind the scenes at the ''Maybe She'll Dream Of Me'' videoshoot
Go behind the scenes of The Foreign Exchange's videoshoot for Maybe She'll Dream Of Me by way of some great photography courtesy of our good friend Stephen Stewart.
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· By Stephen Stewart
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The Foreign Exchange - ''Maybe She'll Dream Of Me'' | Official Music Video
+FE Music proudly presents the official music video for Maybe She'll Dream Of Me, the first single taken from The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity album.
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity release concert in New York
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity release concert in New York
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity release concert in New York
Photos of The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity release concert for CMJ Music Marathon 2010 at B.B. King's Blues Club, New York, taken by our good friend Andreas Hale.
Source: The Well Versed
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The Foreign Exchange's Authenticity release concert in New York
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The Foreign Exchange perform Maybe She'll Dream Of Me and Eyes To The Sky Live @ Best Buy
Phonte, Nicolay and Darien Brockington perform their current single and (USA Today Pick Of The Week) Maybe She'll Dream Of Me, live at Best Buy (Union Square, NYC).
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The Foreign Exchange at Best Buy Union Square, New York NY
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Merc80.com interviews Aimee Flint (Part 3)
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Merc80.com interviews Aimee Flint (Part 2)
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Zo! playing the Talkbox on The Foreign Exchange's Don't Wait
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Thank You For Listening | A short film about The Foreign Exchange
To coincide with the release of our new album Authenticity, we hope you will enjoy the short film Thank You For Listening; shot and directed by Sandrine Orabona (videographer for Michael Jackson's 'This Is It') and Anke Thommen. This short piece sums up the story of +FE, as well as incorporating live show footage, candid interviews and behind the scenes footage of Phonte, Nicolay, YahZarah, and the rest of the +FE Music family. For anyone wanting to get hip to the music and story of The Foreign Exchange, this video is the perfect entry point.
Source: Foreign Films
· By Sandrine Orabona & Anke Thommen
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Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 19
In this special 10/10/10 episode, Phonte discusses the Bishop Eddie Long scandal, the failures of the Black church, and why every kid needs an occasional ass whippin'.
Source: Gordon Gartrell Radio
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Merc80.com interviews Aimee Flint (Part 1)
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Zo!'s SunStorm CD Spectacular in Atlanta (Part 2) (via Grown Folks Music)
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Zo!'s SunStorm CD Spectacular in Atlanta (Part 1) (via Grown Folks Music)
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Zo!'s SunStorm CD Spectacular in Atlanta
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Zo!'s SunStorm CD Spectacular in Atlanta
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Zo!'s SunStorm CD Spectacular in Atlanta
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Zo! and +FE Music instore at Mood's Music, Atlanta GA
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Zo! and +FE Music instore at Mood's Music, Atlanta GA
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The Foreign Exchange at Numbers, Houston TX
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The Foreign Exchange at The Door, Dallas TX
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LA Stereo interviews The Foreign Exchange (Part 2)
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+FE Music Catalog wallpaper
We are especially proud of this wallpaper design courtesy of Kompleks Creative displaying the album cover art of the titles that are currently available through +FE Music!
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Authenticity wallpapers
Get ready for the upcoming release of Authenticity with four wallpaper designs brought to you courtesy of our friends Peche Designs of Australia and Kompleks Creative!
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Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 18
In this episode, Phonte laments the death of one of his favorite record stores, explains the tragedy that is Montana Fishburne, and gives tips on Twitter etiquette.
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The Foreign Exchange - Maybe She'll Dream Of Me
+FE Music proudly presents "Maybe She'll Dream Of Me", the first single taken from The Foreign Exchange's upcoming third album, Authenticity.
Authenticity will be available 10/14 on +FE Music. Thank you for listening!
"MAYBE SHE'LL DREAM OF ME" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Produced by Nicolay and Phonte for The Foreign Exchange Music, LLC
Vocals by Phonte
All Instruments by Nicolay
Piano by Zo!
Recorded and Mixed by Phonte at The Peanut Gallery and by Nicolay at The Beach House, Wilmington, NC
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LA Stereo interviews The Foreign Exchange (Part 1)
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Garth Trinidad interviews The Foreign Exchange (Part 2)
Part 2 of Garth Trinidad's interview with The Foreign Exchange prior to the release of their new album, "Authenticity". Sandrine Orabona - director/editor, Anke Thommen - producer, David Waldman - director of photography.
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Garth Trinidad interviews The Foreign Exchange (Part 1)
Part 1 of Garth Trinidad's interview with The Foreign Exchange prior to the release of their new album, "Authenticity". Sandrine Orabona - director/editor, Anke Thommen - producer, David Waldman - director of photography.
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Zo!'s SunStorm CD Spectacular in Washington DC
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The Foreign Exchange performs Daykeeper at Amoeba Music, San Francisco CA
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SunStorm wallpapers
Two sleek SunStorm wallpaper designs by Kompleks Creative.
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The Foreign Exchange at Yoshi's Jazz Club, San Francisco CA
More great photographs courtesy of JJ Casas and the MotionScope Studies crew, this time of The Foreign Exchange's second show at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco last friday.
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The Foreign Exchange at Amoeba Music, San Francisco CA
The Foreign Exchange visited San Francisco's Amoeba Music last week for an instore mini-performance. Photographer JJ Casas of MotionScope Studies and his crew were there to document the goings on. Enjoy!
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The Foreign Exchange at The Roxy Theater, Hollywood CA
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+FE Music artist portraits by JJ Casas of MotionScope Studies
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Behind the scenes at Zo!'s videoshoot
Behind-the-scenes access to Zo!'s videoshoot for This Could Be The Night, in the form of some great photos courtesy of SoulBounce (wassup, Butta!) and Gravity508 of Sneakshot.
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Zo! feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big Pooh - "This Could Be The Night" Official Music Video
The official music video for the first single taken from Zo!'s upcoming album SunStorm, in stores July 27th on +FE Music. Directed by Matt Koza and featuring Zo!, Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington and Rapper Big Pooh.
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Zo! - This Could Be The Night feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big Pooh
Truly a family affair, the first single from Zo's forthcoming SunStorm LP features Darien Brockington and fellow Grammy-nominee Eric Roberson going back and forth over a bouncy, two-step groove topped off with a cameo from Rapper Big Pooh. Enjoy, spread the word, and as always....thank you for listening!
"THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT feat. ERIC ROBERSON, DARIEN BROCKINGTON & RAPPER BIG POOH" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Produced by Zo! for Chapter 3hree, Verse 5ive Music, LLC
Vocals by Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington, and Rapper Big Pooh
All Instruments by Zo!
Jive talk by Scorpeze of Windimoto
Recorded and mixed by Zo! at East Wing Studios, Silver Spring, MD and Phonte at The Peanut Gallery
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Phonte gets over
Phonte sends love out to the entire Roots crew and discusses the making of How I Got Over.
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SocietyHAE interviews The Foreign Exchange
Team SHAE hung out backstage at The Roots Picnic and TastyKeish kicked it with Grammy nominated group The Foreign Exchange after their performance!
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The Foreign Exchange at AFRAM Heritage Festival, Baltimore MD
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In The Studio with Nicolay (via WiNKsound)
Grammy Award nominated Hip Hop and R&B producer Nicolay, known for his work with The Foreign Exchange and nominated for their song "Daykeeper", invites you in for a tour of his home studio. In this segment Nicolay explains his Pro Tools rig which he uses to record live instrumentation such as analog synths like the Moog Prodigy and acoustic guitars and bass as well as to program his beats . Also learn how Nicolay performs his hits on stage with a live setup including Serato, Ableton Live, the APC40 and a Yamaha Motif.
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Zo! - Greatest Weapon Of All Time feat. Sy Smith
The official single for Zo's 'SunStorm' album doesn't drop for a few more weeks, but we at +FE Music decided to give a little something to hold you over until then. Here's "Greatest Weapon Of All Time" featuring our good friend Sy Smith, also taken from the 'SunStorm' LP which drops 7/27. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!
"GREATEST WEAPON OF ALL TIME feat. SY SMITH" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Produced by Zo! for Chapter 3hree, Verse 5ive Music, LLC
Vocals arranged and produced by Sy Smith
All Instruments by Zo!
Recorded and mixed by Zo! at East Wing Studios, Silver Spring, MD and Grant Nichols at Rumbo Studios, Winnetka, CA
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What's In My Bag? with Phonte (via Amoeba Music)
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York NY
Thanks to our friend Lady Vee for sharing these videos of The Foreign Exchange's recent performance in New York!
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York NY
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York NY
Our good friend Richard Louissaint took some phenomenal photos of The Foreign Exchange and Jesse Boykins III live at B.B. King's, New York.
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The Foreign Exchange at The Roots Picnic, Philadelphia PA
The Foreign Exchange was honored to be part of The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia at the invitation of The Roots themselves. Photographer extraordinaire Mel D. Cole captured the +FE family's Picnic experience.
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The Foreign Exchange at The 8x10, Baltimore MD
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The Foreign Exchange with special guest Sy Smith at JazzReggae Festival
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UCLA JazzReggae Festival in Los Angeles CA
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More of The Foreign Exchange at Masquerade, Atlanta GA
Photographer Lynsey Weatherspoon shared some great photographs of The Foreign Exchange's performance at Masquerade in Atlanta with us, and we thought we'd share them with you!
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The Foreign Exchange at Masquerade, Atlanta GA
The Foreign Exchange played The Masquerade in Atlanta last friday and photographer Paul Abrahams was there to capture some of the magic.
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Pandora Concert: The Foreign Exchange live in San Francisco
The Foreign Exchange's show at a sold-out Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco last September was professionally filmed by a crew from Pandora for the Pandora Video Series. The resulting footage is some of the Leave It All Behind era's best yet! Directed and edited by Charlotte Buchen for the Pandora Video Series
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The Foreign Exchange's road to the 2010 Grammys
During Grammy week 2010, The Foreign Exchange (Phonte + Nicolay with YahZarah) performed a short "acoustic set" at the 2nd Annual Pre-Grammy Brunch. Sandrine Orabona (cinematographer of Michael Jackson's This Is It) and crew captured the performance and sat down with the trio to discuss The Foreign Exchange's long and winding road to a Grammy nomination. Narrated by KCRW's own Garth Trinidad, and featuring Phonte, Nicolay, YahZarah with special guest Questlove of The Roots sitting in on drums.
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The Foreign Exchange at E.J. Thomas Hall, Akron OH | Apr 17, 2010
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The Foreign Exchange at Double Door, Chicago IL | Apr 15, 2010
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The Foreign Exchange LIVE on WGN TV | Apr 15, 2010
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Gordon Gartrell Radio Episode 17
In this episode Phonte breaks the myth of sexism in the music industry, explains why he's 'old and over it' in regards to discussing hip-hop, and why bad music is like gay porn.
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More of The Foreign Exchange's Valentine's Day Show
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The Foreign Exchange's Valentine's Day Show
Stephen Charles attended The Foreign Exchange's Valentine's Day Show at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro NC), and came back with some amazing photographs.
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The Foreign Exchange's Valentine's Day Show
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Photos of The Foreign Exchange's GRAMMY® Week
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange at the 2nd Annual Pre-Grammy Brunch
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange at the 2nd Annual Pre-Grammy Brunch
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange At The 6th Annual Roots Jam Session in Hollywood
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange At The 6th Annual Roots Jam Session in Hollywood
The Foreign Exchange (Phonte + Nicolay with YahZarah) perform their Grammy-nominated single Daykeeper with The Roots at their Annual Roots Jam Session in Hollywood.
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GRAMMY® Week: KiSs-N-Grind (Grammy Edition)
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange at KiSs-N-Grind
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange's Nomination Celebration in Los Angeles
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GRAMMY® Week: The Foreign Exchange's Grammy Nomination Celebration at Elevate Lounge, Los Angeles CA
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Two Port City musicians hoping for Grammy awards (via WWAY NewsChannel 3)
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The Foreign Exchange on their Grammy nomination
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· By Matt Koza with The Foreign Exchange
Friends and Family,
Last week, me and Nic's lives were forever changed as The Foreign Exchange's "Daykeeper" (feat. Muhsinah) was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category.
We haven't come forward with a personal press release or statement of any kind because truthfully, the past week has been a whirlwind of events and its taken us awhile to really wrap our heads around all that's happened.
Needless to say, we are both filled with feelings of shock, wonder, amazement, nervousness, humility, and extreme gratitude.
We have prepared a short video (with the help of our frequent collaborator Matt Koza), that describes the FE story and gives an overview of our journey from random obscurity to fully independent Grammy nominated artists. Consider this our pre-Grammy acceptance speech...lol. We encourage all of you to pass this along and spread the word, as we feel our story is a big inspiration to artists everywhere. Every once in a blue moon, the good guys do win.
We thank all of you for our continued support, and wish you a safe and blessed holiday season.
Peace,
'Te and Nic
Click here to watch The Foreign Exchange's Grammy video!
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The Foreign Exchange at Red Bull Soundclash, Raleigh NC
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The Foreign Exchange vs. The Love Language at Red Bull Soundclash
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The Foreign Exchange at The 8x10, Baltimore MD
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Zo! - ...just visiting too
We are proud to present the new EP of covers from our longtime friend, collaborator, and bandmate Zo!, "...just visiting too."
Working on this record has been a labor of love for everybody involved, and we hope it serves as a teaser for Zo's upcoming full-length SunStorm, dropping next summer on +FE Music.
Enclosed in the "...just visiting too" zip file is a digital pdf booklet complete with all the album credits, information on the album's vocalists and contributors, as well as information on the originals.
Enjoy the music, pass it around to a friend, and as always thank you for the support. We hope this record makes your transition into the holiday season much easier.
Thank you for listening. Team FE marches on!
One Love,
'Te and Nic
"...JUST VISITING TOO" LISTEN | DOWNLOAD
Tracklisting:
1. Perfect Angel feat. Yahzarah
2. Nights Over Egypt feat. Carlitta Durand
3. Crazy You feat. Sy Smith
4. Holding You, Loving You
5. My Flame feat. Phonte
6. Somethin Special feat. Yahzarah
7. The Highways of My Life (Pts. 1&2) feat. Darien Brockington
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's Blues Club, New York
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's Blues Club, New York
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The Foreign Exchange at Black Cat, Washington DC
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's Blues Club, New York NY
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's Blues Club, New York NY
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's Blues Club, New York NY
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City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya wallpapers
Four gorgeous Shibuya-themed wallpaper designs by Tobias Rose of Kompleks Creative!
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The Foreign Exchange - "I Wanna Know" Official music video
