The music critic in me understood that the Hot 8 was one of the most interesting of the brass bands to blend hip-hop and really, you know, contemporary to the minute music and style with that tradition.

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"The fact is that it's the human errors introduced in the music-making process that are always the most interesting, " he says.

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When I was in the music industry one of the most interesting things I observed was the tortuous experience a successful debut artist goes through when conceiving and producing their always highly anticipated follow-up album.

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