Mother Tongue Music

Programme 7 is a live set from the 2005 La Dolce Notte Summer Solstice Party, “Free To Be.” A dub, eastern vibes, mid-tempo trip taken around the world. Enjoy!

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Programme 6 takes us to a live set of house music from NYC’s 40th annual PrideFest. Amazing time with amazing people on the “I Amsterdam” float and the 1,000,000 plus who attended.

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Deep, fresh, hypnotic house mix to warm things up.

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We hope everyone feels inspired and fired up for 2010 like we do!!

Lots of things happening here at Mother Tongue Music.

First we would like to thank everyone who has been a part of our 2009 and the success it brought. The good energy and love we have received is working! In a few weeks we will share with you our first major compilation brought to you by Mother Tongue Music, mixed by Hush Collective (John Lobello).  We are quite excited to say the least!!!!!

This double disc will take you on a journey around the world and where ever your imagination wants to take you.  We are very proud of this compilation. We have had the amazing opportunity to work with some of the world’s most talented musicians, producers and labels, as well as working with the brilliance of graphic designer, John Dill of NYC.

Over the next few months and year, we will be working on developing our website, sharing podcasts and creating more compilations that satisfy listeners from beginning to end.

There is always a story to tell and a story to hear, we hope that as we begin telling our story, you hear it, believe in it and become part of it.

Cheers to the New Year and the budding potential it posesses.

*Bethany & Johnny

Mother Tongue had the great opportunity to DJ a float with ‘I amsterdam’ for the 2009 New York City Pride Parade.

‘I amsterdam’ is the motto for the Amsterdam area. It is the city’s marketing initiative as a means for Amsterdam to profile itself assertively on the international arena.

The Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam, Carolien Gehrels, who is married to a woman, was among a delegation of officials from the Netherlands. They were all attending the NYC Pride Celebration to embrace efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State.

The theme was Marriage Equality. The float had a huge wedding cake displayed, as well as over 50 people from Amsterdam and the U.S. dancing and cheering as it traveled down 5th Avenue to Greenich Village. The music for the float was provided by Mother Tongue’s John LoBello.

I came across this video last night and it made me feel excited and inspired for the present and future because of something that began in the past. i only hope to be a part of something now, that will be looked upon in the past that will give way to inspiration for the future.

i wanted to give a shout out to the guys from “turntables on the hudson”. for me, being able to hear good music, with good people and a good vibe, especially outside under the stars, is what helps me understand our human connection to the world around us and the world inside us.

it is so important to let loose and have fun. to enjoy life. to be easy and happy. this is living, feeling, believing.

when we feel good we vibrate this goodness which helps attract more good. i want to be part of this machine.

thank you music.

on june 16, 2009, mother tongue music had the opportunity to be a part of cirque du soleil’s 25th anniversary party in new york city.

john lobello played for hundreds of new yorkers and tourists while cirque tried to break the world record for how many people they could get up on stilts at one time.

the event was held on pier 84, the circle line pier of off the west side highway.

the day was perfect not too much sun to make it unbearably hot and no rain.

in june of 2004 cirque du soleil set the first guinness world record for stilt-walking with 544 employees from its international headquarters in montreal.  in 2006, a group of japanese people beat cirque’s record with 614 stilt-walkers and, in 2008, 625 young people from brandford, ontario (canada) took the title from the japanese.

five years after the first guiness world record for the most people simultaneously walking on stilts, cirque du soleil invited its artists, employees and fans of fortaleza (brazil), las vegas (u.s.a.), lisbon (portugal), macau (china), montreal (canada), nagoya (japan), new york (u.s.a.), orlando (u.s.a.) and tokyo (japan), as well as the population of moscow (russia), to gather on june 16th, 2009 and help reclaim the title.

there is always an end and there is always a beginning, and there is all the time in between.

and this cycle goes on repeating itself through our own individual interpretation of what gives us  our definition of “end” and of  “beginning.”

this  becomes our personal journey and what actually defines our meanings of this lay deep inside ourselves.  as outsiders we can try and understand, we can try and relate our own understanding of this circle to others, when in reality it is ours and ours alone.

when we love someone we try and empathize and have compassion.  we try and offer our energy to help them with their end and their beginning.  whether their moment is  positive or  negative, we attempt to give something to the overall purpose of the ones we love.

what really is life.  why do we harp on so many insignificant details and are not available for the most significant.

why do we run out of time, cannot make a phone call, take time to visit, judge, worry about other people’s decisions and choices?  why do we not only worry about ourselves and how to be the best person we can be under all circumstances?

why is there not emphasis on caring and accepting?  why do people care who we love, what we do and how we do it?

we live in a world where the quick fix is the solution and the devastating end is the reality.  where we condition ourselves to accept tragedy with no time to deal and breathe.

i find so much beauty in my everyday activities.  but i do  have to actually be aware of slowing down and giving a moment to be thankful, otherwise i get wisked away with my deadlines and obligations.

time seems like it gets blamed for so much.  there is never enough time in the day, we always want one more day, where did the time go, if we only had more time.

we need to make time work in our favor.  that is what it is here for.  there is nothing but time and it is our job to keep ourselves aware of this and the people around us.

i write this with many different emotions and thoughts.  i have neglected writing because, well, i had no time.  hence the theme.  it is a constant as far as reminding myself to make the time.

we have so many awesome things happening for mother tongue music and we are so excited to begin sharing them with you.

we have been asked by theatremama to DJ cirque du soleil’s 25th anniversary party in nyc this month.  cirque is attempting to break the world record for number of stilt walkers up at the same time.  should be quite the event.  we will share photos and let you know how it goes!!!

i leave you today with the beautiful sounds of alkemx and his track, “time to lounge” off the magma album.

Alkemx, also known as Piero de Asmundis, started his career as a pianist and composer in Italy, working with the “South Pole Ballet”. Over the years he has worked with many prominent Italian Jazz artists. As time went by he began taking a stronger interest in sampling and sequencers and Alkemx was born.

alkemx – “time to lounge” – magma

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May 5th, 2009

moving to new york has been everything i had hoped it would be. this city encompasses what has to be one of the most vibrant and stimulating energies of any city on earth. of course it may not be the most natural vibe, but regardless of where it falls on the spectrum between completely natural and completely synthetic, the energy here is positively inspiring and extremely addictive.

i am sitting here at work with my friend/co-worker/DJ, josh adams.  we spend our wednesday mornings and afternoons chillin at work, chatting about music and why we love to live our lives around it and in it.

we work in a restaurant called bottega cucina, a small ten table, italian restaurant located in west springfield, ma.

we listen to soul town on xm radio most of the day, but when we have the opportunity to switch the channel we go directly to area on xm.  this is where we find our common ground and we day dream of the future and we reminisce about the past.

we continue our day discussing tracks and experiences.  we motivate one another to stay focused and keep on keepin on.

when i asked josh today what was one of his favorite downtempo tracks he replied with out hesitation, “trentmoller, moan.”  he went on to explain that it reminds him of those special nights that lead into the next day.  the ones where the perfect sunrise happens and he is in the perfect place to watch.

i have had this tune on the back burner, waiting to share it.  once i heard josh say it….well, seems like the best time is now.

trentmoller is most definitely a genius when it comes to remixes and composing tracks.  his debut album “last resort” is one for the top albums ever category. (it is one of my top ten)

anders trentemoller is from copenhagen, denmark.  his track “moan” features the vocals of ane trolle and was released on “last resort”, october 9, 2006.

trentemoller  -  “moan”  -  poker flat recordings (2006)

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