Pursuit Grooves

Sustainable Movements for A New Age

Free Digi-Album

Sustainable Mashups

*20 downtempo rhythms with titles that focus on the environment and the impact it has around us.

Vanese Smith also known as music producer Pursuit Grooves, received a Holistic Health certificate in 2005 after wanting to learn more about how our daily actions including what we do and how we eat not only affect us as individuals but contribute to the overall welfare of the community. In 2009, there has never been more of an urgency to spread the word about how every action toward sustainable living will slow the process of the negative effects on the future.

The share date for Sustainable Movements for A New Age is timed for April in honor of Earth Day.

Tracklist:
Ecosystematics
Windmills
Electric Company Cars
Petrol Water Feeders
Footprints Galore
Dirty Clean Coal
Fear of Genetic Engineers
Pest Insides
Canvas Tote Bags
Renewabilities
Nuclear Rainbows
Crap Snacks
Solar Panels
Lost Honey Bees
Partially Hydrogenated Arteries
War Crimes in Space
All Things Green
Fresher Than Yours
Tricycle Network
Quality Goods

Wild Art Forestry

Released: June 2008 (What Rules Records)

Available at:
iTunes
CDBaby
Nuff Stylee (UK)

Fun Like Passion

Released: Aug 2006 (What Rules Records)

Available at:
CDBaby
iTunes
Nuff Stylee (UK)

Straight No Chaser(Magazine)/Winter 2006 (Georgia Anne Muldrow cover)/pg48

Tracks have been played and supported by Elevations Radio( WHCR 90.3FM, NYC), Eavesdrop (WKDU 91.7FM, Philadelphia), RhythmLab Radio (MPR Minneapolis/Milwaukee),
Deviation (BBC 1,UK), Off Limits Radio (UK), Breaktime Radio (NY), BTS Radio (CA), Comeonfeet (Austria), Bogaloo Radio (Germany), Underground Solution (RTRFM 92.1, Perth, Australia),Bass Boulevard Radio (Munich,Germany FM 94.5), Basic Soul (UK), Off World (France), Nova Planet (Greece), Playground (WCRW 89.9FM , CA), to name a few...

My Remixes

Walk on By by Sybil

Oh Sheila by Ready for the World

Count Me Out by New Edition

Be Happy by Mary J Blige

Radio Shows/DJ Guest Mixes

Breaktime Radio Interview ('06)

Bogaloo Radio (Germany) Guest Mix March 2008

Tight Space/Cozy Place Downtempo/Trip Hop Mix

Hip Hop Instrumental Mix

Hip Hop 2001 mix

Rhythm Lab Guest Mix

Oui Fonk Show (France) Guest Mix

Nodding Grand Dec 06

Nodding Grand #2

Video

Live in Rotterdam

"Too Much Time" from Wild Art Forestry

"Nasty Gurl" live

"Pressure" live

Video for "Healing Secrets" (includes pics from my travels in Germany, France, Morocco, etc)

Graphic Design Work

Art Work

Northwest
30in x 40in acrylic

I Really Love Me
36in x 36in acrylic

Don't Be An Oppressor
24in x 36in acrylic

Make It If You Try
24in x 36in acrylic

Role Model
36in x 36in acrylic

SHOWS

April 16. Live - Brainfeeder NY @ Club Love - NY,NY
May 9. Live - Loud Minority - Vienna, Austria
May 13. Live - Hardknock @ The Social - London,UK
May 14. Live - CDR London @ Plastic People- London,UK
May 15. Live @ Satta - Vilnius, Lithuania
May 16. Live @ Altes Wettbüro - Dresden,Germany
May 20. Live - Root Elevation @ Golden Lion - Bristol, UK
May 23. Live - Sirius @ Raum 18 - Berlin, Germany
May 24. DJ set - Instrumental @ Westbury - London,UK
May 30. Live - From Me To You @ Ljunggren - Stockholm, Sweden
July 11. Live - X in NYC @ Public Assembly - Brooklyn,NY

About Me

Born: Washington DC

Current Residency: Brooklyn NY

Trade: Creator and Communicator of Music (Producer/DJ/EmCee) and Art

History: Bought my first piece of music production gear at 14.
Grew up listening to Teddy Riley, The Cure, Loose Ends, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Red Hot Chili Peppers...to name a few.

Production style: Funky Electronic Mostly Instrumental Hip Hop

Bio: When speaking of electronic or hip hop producers who have made innovative contributions to their genre, females are rarely mentioned. Whether hard to find or never exposed, Pursuit Grooves is making it her business to deliver an important message to the world...WE DO EXIST!

Pursuit Grooves stands out from the rest not only as a female producer but as a music producer in general. Refusing to be defined or labeled she graciously accepts all of her influences to create something that is distinctly her own while owing much to the past. Inspiration includes soul/funk artists (Cameo, Sade, Loose Ends), trip hop gurus (Bjork, Massive Attack, Portishead) and hip hop producers (DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Jay Dee).

Armed with a modest studio, Pursuit Grooves manages to make a mountain out of a mole hill. She is not only poised to make a place for herself in the world of music, but is guaranteed to grow and prosper with the changing times. Much like her name, Pursuit Grooves plans to SEEK HUNT and CAPTURE... Your Ears.

She started experimenting with production at the age of 14 and started DJing in college. She continues to DJ special events and supply guest mixes for international radio shows.

Pursuit Grooves released her debut instrumental CD Fun Like Passion on her own label What Rules Records in August of 2006. Already receiving fanfare and support from numerous DJs, especially in Europe, Pursuit Grooves is definitely one to watch in the following years to come.

The track "Push Up" is currently available on the Beat Dimensions Vol.1 part 2 (2007) limited vinyl and CD on the Rush Hour (Amsterdam) label.

Her second album Wild Art Forestry was released in June of 2008.

Pursuit Grooves was selected as one of 60 participants out of 2300 applicants to take part in the Redbull Music Academy in Barcelona, Spain in October 2008.

Her third album Sustainable Movements for A New Age: An Environmental Beat Tape was released in April 2009.

Past Shows:

*TurboCrunk (Montreal, Canada)
*XinDC (Washington, DC)
*RBMA (Barcelona, Spain)
*Ballers Social Club (Glasgow, Scotland)
*Fat Lady (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
*Boogieboxxx (Besancon, France)
*Cloud City (Greece, Athens)
*Knitting Factory (NYC)
*Southpaw (NYC)
*Brainfeeder /Club Love (NYC)
*Loud Minority (Vienna, Austria)

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