 DJ MetroGnome is at it again with the release of a new project called Collections & Connections.Genres:Hip Hop, Jazz, Sou lReleased: May 2012 "this is a concept mix based around the connections between songs (samples, wordplay, etc). i basically had the general idea, but didn't have the order laid out at all... created it as I went. It was a fun and interesting process with a million possibilities. I wasn't going for the most rare records or anything, just exploring. Hope you dig it." DJ MetroGnome
Download the full, tracked-out version here: http://www.tinyurl.com/MetroGnomeCCvTrack Title-Artist
1.Hot Music-Soho
2.Superstar-K-os
3.Superstar-Ghostface Killah
4.Time 4 Sum Aksion-Redman
5.Mama Said Knock You Out-LL Cool J
6.A Trip To Your Heart-Sly & The Family Stone
7.Diamonds And Pearls-Prince
8.Black Diamonds And Pearls-Blackalicious
9.If I Ruled The World-Nas Ft Lauryn Hill
10.If I Ruled The World / Friends Kurtis Blow / Whodini
11.The Sun-God Hi-tek Ft Common
12.The Blast-Reflection Eternal
13.Feeling Good-Nina Simone
14.New Day-Kanye West & Jay-z
15.Incarcerated Scarfaces-Raekwon
16.Daytona 500-Ghostface Killah
17.Nautilus-Bob James
18.Inheritance-Skyzoo
19.Good Times (I Get High)-Styles P
20.Real Love (Remix)-Notorious B.i.g.
21.Brooklyn-Roy Ayers
22.Boroughs-Digable Planets
23.Jazz Thing-Gangstarr
24.Skain's Domain-Wynton Marsalis
 Pronounced [ma•sē•nə] – singer, songwriter, arranger, composer, producer, vigilante, dreamer, lover.
A Washington, DC & Northern Virginia native and graduate of both the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and Howard University, Muhsinah humbly released her first self-produced EP, ‘Oscillations,’ in 2005, having little idea of what would come to follow…
Fast-forward to several iterations later with ‘Oscillations: Sine’ EP (2008) & ‘Oscillations: Triangle’ EP (2010), a feature cut (‘Changes’) on Common’s ‘Universal Mind Control‘ (2008) and a few years backing the rapper on stage, with synth and vocals – Universal Mind Control Tour with N*E*R*D in 2008 (including performances on Jay Leno, Ellen Degeneres, and Jimmy Kimmel), at Obama’s Inaugural Ball in 2009, and Maxwell’s Black Summer’s Night Tour that same year, and ending up at Chicago’s Democratic Rally in Hyde Park in 2010.
Not content to play the background, Muhsinah began touring solo, receiving invitations to perform at renowned concerts like the legendary annual Roots’ Picnic (2008) and Sonar in Barcelona (2009), David Letterman’s 5000th episode with the Noisettes in 2010 and The Soul Beach Music Festival in Aruba (2011), amongst many other prestigious stages. | However, Muhsinah’s success was not exclusive to the stage as she exhibited her ability to captivate in the studio as well – receiving a Grammy Nomination (Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009) for her work with The Foreign Exchange on the single, (‘Daykeeper’) and later, garnered a nod from Radio Head front-man, Thom Yorke, when he counted (‘Lose My Fuse’) a song she recorded with producer, Flying Lotus, among his top 10 of that time (2010). | | | | A musician since the age of 11, the classically trained pianist has absorbed a plethora of cultural experiences throughout her musical upbringing, so it’s no wonder that the young phenom has the ability to float gracefully between the underground and the mainstream, crafting a sound that is both hard to classify and/or compare.
Her first explorations of this new Urban/Suburban sound was realized in her latest EP, ‘Gone’ (a $10,000 fan-funded release) on February 21, 2012. And with her first full-length album scheduled for release this summer, it seems that this is only just the tip of the iceberg for The Golden Girl. | 
 Whitney Mariena Coleman is a self-taught singer, songwriter, and musician who is known by audiences for her eclectic mix of music genres including Rock, Hip Hop, Jazz and Neo-Soul. A Gospel singer at heart, the young artist and Adidas All-American Basketball player from Southern California, started making music in her later years of high school once suffering from an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury to her knee. Whitney states that the recovery process and journey towards self-empowerment not only strengthened her relationship with God but strengthened her love for writing and making music as well. After receiving Best Female Artist for the Inland Empire Music Awards in 2005, Whitney took that motivation across the country academically and athletically to the East coast. During her five years of college in upstate NY, the young artist and athlete was able to discover a deeper understanding of her purpose in life in regards to her academics, music and basketball and how she could utilize each of those components in order to reach people. This search for purpose driven success resulted in a series of community service involvement within her campus community, local youth and surrounding churches. After a variety of performances locally in Upstate New York, in 2009, Whitney debuted her sophomore album, “Bright Morning Star”, at the Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) Concert Hall in New York. Well over 300 audience members came to show support of Whitney’s new sound.
 Whitney’s passion is something that people say is what moves them. The young artist expresses her life through music, the lessons learned and the emotions she has felt by exposing her heart with catchy tunes, complex meanings and soulful undertones. Whitney is known for her ability to not only play the piano while singing but also playing while rapping. In addition, she also plays a plethora of instruments (i.e. bass, drums, flute, guitar and conga’s) which she self-taught herself to play as well. When asked about all of her musical influences and abilities, Whitney states that she learned from watching her father Gregory Coleman Sr. (a former guitar player for The Orlons and Sister Sledge out of Philadelphia, PA) play with his musician friends from church. It is evident that she definitely has taken note of the Motown showmanship, for she is known to be diva-like and to “rock out” and “jam” on stage frequently throughout her performances.
A graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and all time record holder for most points scored for basketball, Whitney now resides in Indianapolis, IN where she attends IUPUI for a PhD program in Informatics and also has continued her love for singing music at venues.
 The Whitney Coleman Project is a new take on Whitney’s style and vision for her music that includes vibrant and soul-foul sounds tapped with conscious lyrics that will uplift your spirits. Whitney released her latest album “The Love Chapter: Lessons From A Human Heart” last summer and she notes that she wants to welcome all people to hear and see what she so passionately believes in, “Our experiences may be different, but we all feel a need to be connected to something or someone and since music is universal, it’s the best way for me to express myself and relate my experiences.” Old SOUL Entertainment & TwinPeaks Music presents
Root Movements featuring Whitney Coleman. Wed, April 4th. 8PM @ The Jazz Kitchen. 5377 College Ave. Broad Ripple, Indy. $8.Facebook Event Page --> Whitney Coleman @ The Jazz Kitchen
 Whitney Coleman's latest album, The Love Chapter. Lessons From a Human Heart.More info on the project at www.whitneycolemanmusic.comFollow Whitney Coleman on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/whitneycolemanmusicpage
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