Virtu-oso
Virtu-oso a.k.a. V-Man | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard Sampler Drum Machine |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
Virtu-oso a.k.a. V-Man is a producer who is noted for his work with UK rapper, Persona Bars[1] & also his solo projects. His most high-profile work has been his production on Persona's underground track, Let It B, Let It Grow, which went on the nighttime playlist of UK urban music channel, Channel U for a few months & has received over 10,000 views on YouTube. The track was supported by many UK pirate radio stations & developed an underground fan base but failed to get any mainstream notice.
All of Virtu-oso’s solo EP’s have been released for free on the internet[2] & fans of his music have distributed his tracks via blogs,[3][4] podcasts,[5][6] music compilations[7] and in miscellaneous videos (The tracks The Love Jam & Hectic Movements from The Short Film EP are used for web videos by French soccer team, FC Metz).[8][9][10] Also his tracks have been played on internet radio stations.[11] His solo EP titled V-House Trailers featured the critically acclaimed UK artist Infinite Livez (from the acclaimed UK record label Big Dada).
On 2 March 2010[12] he put out a collaborative LP with Italian rapper, producer and DJ, Esa a.k.a. El Presidente,[13] formerly with the group Otierre a.k.a. OTR. The LP was titled Special Blend and was distributed for free download via their respective Myspace pages.
The track titled Lean from Virtu-oso's 3rd solo project, A V-man Joint, was featured on Series 6 of the BBC's sitcom, Ideal[14]
V-Man produced a track entitled, Earth, Wind, Fire, Water on Stones Throw Records artist, Homeboy Sandman's 2016 album, Kindness for Weakness (2016).[15][16]
Production credits
- Takeover 2006 (Persona Bars album, 2006)
- "Black People" (feat. Switcher & Nicole-Lavern)[17]
- Music Therapy (Persona Bars album, 2007)
- 2008 The Short Film EP
- 2008 Peed Taorht (EP)
- 2008 A V-Man Joint (EP)
- 2008 V-House Trailers (EP)
- 2010 Special Blend[Collaboration album with Esa] (LP)
References
- ^ "Get Focus website". Silverbackwebsites.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ a b www.hhbradio.com. "HHBradio.com". HHBradio.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Strictly Beats Blogspot". Strictly Beats Blogspot. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ fffffat beats
- ^ "BSOTS Radio". Bsots.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Density Of Sound". Density Of Sound. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Various Artists. "Blocsonic Compilation Album(NetBloc)". Blocsonic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Ich und mein Kiez". Ich-und-mein-kiez.de. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "FC Metz Web TV Vid 1". Webtv-fcmetz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "FC Metz Web TV Vid 2". Webtv-fcmetz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "WXDU 88.7FM". Wxdu.org. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "VIrtu-oso myspace blog". Blogs.myspace.com. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Esa Italian Wikipedia page
- ^ "Official Ideal Forum". Idealforum.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CBIQPZW?ie=UTF8&keywords=homeboy%20sandman&qid=1457009907&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4
- ^ http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/homeboy-sandman-kindness-for-weakness/STH2369CD/
- ^ "Black People Music Video". Vids.myspace.com. 15 August 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Let It B, Let It Grow Music Video". Youtube. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Mama Said Music Video". Youtube. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Un (19 November 2010). "Myspace Site". Myspace.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.