Sending love and lots-o-bass from Virginia, producer Saaj has been making waves in the “new r&b” community with his fresh perspective on a genre that has, in our book, always been cool.

Putting out relatively hard-hitting, dance electro just a year ago, his newest work is more relaxed; perfect for the original r&b lover who is open to a bit more bass. Saaj does not simply sample a pre-exisiting track (in fact, most of his newer work features smaller vocalists); he creates his own rhythm and blues stylized more modernly than what you heard in the 90’s and early 00’s.

Check Saaj’s usage of JT’s “What Goes Around” and some badass synth work in his latest release, “Karma”:

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#saaj #justintimberlake #karma #trap #electronic #r&b #bass #piano #newr&b

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We find that adding a little soul is extremely important, but let’s be honest, blues can really bum you out. With how privileged we are in the 21st century, soul and blues seem to be confined to a despondent time period reminding us of an unprogressive and backwards nation. Luckily we have John McCarten AKA Manic Focus to demonstrate the genre in a modern and positive way, allowing those of us who weren’t born in the 50’s to enjoy the extremely emotional creative outlet in an uplifting way.

The Chicago-based producer showcases electro-soul and glitch funk around the perfect mixing of post dubstep, hip-hop and r&b. If you like his remix of Krooked Drivers’ “Nothing Is Lonely,” make sure to check out his SoundCloud where he offers some really funky originals and remixes for free.

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#manicfocus #soul #blues #glitch #trap #postdubstep #eastcoast #funk #electronic #hiphop #r&b

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Tapping into the art of production mid-2013, Long Beach resident and junior in high school (yes, you read that right), has proven that his work is anything but what his name suggests, “Cavalier.”

With his first show last November, the kid is on his way to aligning with some of the biggest names in trap for 2015. It’s fascinating to see how kids who grew-up with the Internet at their fingertips are approaching art, production, and personal business endeavors at an extremely young age; but it may also be his age as the reason to why the kid wishes to remain relatively under-the-radar.

We are finally moving towards an age where talent is talent, no matter the source, and the Internet has allowed for these creatives to not only share their work, but has provided a platform for them to properly network and market themselves. Cavalier demonstrates how easy it is to form business relationships via communicating primarily through the Interwebs, mentioning that’s how he has been able to reach out and collaborate with other producers despite 6th period bells closing up his current reality.

“Wet behind the ears,” “too young,” “no resume,” – that shit doesn’t matter anymore as much as it pains us older kids to hear; the Internet is now your resume whether you like it or not. Dreams of staying cavalier by working as a producer/ghostwriter for big artists may be out of the question for this impressive young producer.

Feeling bossy? So are we:
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#cavalier #cavalierbeats #imsobossy #trap #rap #hiphop #dark #bass #westcoast

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