Hi! I’ve just signed on to do some work with V V Brown, from the UK. The first month or so is a lot of promo — I’ll post tour dates as they are confirmed!

Last night I got hired to do a super fun job — I mixed the new 2010 instrumental version of “Jump Around,” by House of Pain! What a classic track. Listen for it coming soon to a TV ad or basketball arena near you!

Shannon’s tour was fantastic. Thanks to everyone who housed us, fed us, and generally showed us a great time. And thank you to the weather for conveniently routing around us the entire time! We missed rain, wind, sleet, snow, and hail, often by mere hours. Amazing.

We’re now bunkered down in South Pasadena, doing a bunch of label/web stuff, cooking amazing organic food from the farmer’s market, and gearing up for Shannon’s next recordings. More soon!

We just recorded a live DVD with Everlast at the Key Club. HDNet did a 12-camera HD shoot, and we tracked to Pro Tools as well for a future release. The show was a ton of fun, with a bunch of guests onstage and eye-catching people in the crowd. Be on the lookout for that coming to a TV near you sometime in the first part of 2010.

We have one more quick show in Vegas coming up, then Everlast’s baby is due and I’m going on tour with my wife! Her schedule is at http://shannoncurtis.net/tour — come out and say hi if we’re in your town.

The LCN European onslaught continues! The reception over here is amazing right now. The Hip Hop Kemp crowd was INTENSE! One of the best crowds I’ve ever mixed for. SO inspiring.

Here’s the itinerary – as always, come say hi, I’ll be at the sound board!

22 AUG – Hip Hop Kemp, Hradec Králové, CZ
26 AUG – Rust, Copenhagen, DK
27 AUG – Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, NO
29 AUG – Elysée Montmartre, Paris, FR
30 AUG – Virgin Oil Co, Helsinki, FI

My summer is going to be all hip hop, all the time! First up is a quick trip with La Coka Nostra to Europe. It’ll be a good mixture of festivals and clubs. Here’s the itinerary:

03 JUL – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
04 JUL – Bla, Oslo, Norway
06 JUL – TBA, Gothenburg, Sweden
07 JUL – Skaters Palace, Münster, Germany
08 JUL – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
10 JUL – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
11 JUL – Frauenfeld Festival, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
12 JUL – Splash Festival, Bitterfeld, Germany

… then next up is House Of Pain AND La Coka Nostra, on the Rock The Bells tour:

18 JUL – Boston
19 JUL – New York City
01 AUG – Vancouver
02 AUG – TBD
06 AUG – Denver
08 AUG – Los Angeles
09 AUG – San Francisco

There will also be some more LCN dates in Europe at the end of August – I’ll post again when those are firm.

I’ve just signed on to do a few quick dates in May with Elliott Yamin, who was on American Idol a couple years back. Elliott’s a good guy, and his band are really fun – it should be a good time! Here’s where we’ll be:

21 MAY – Annapolis, MD
22 MAY – Allentown, PA
23 MAY – Richmond, VA
24 MAY – Alexandria, VA

We’ve just started the “Bring Tha Noize” tour, which is essentially a Suburban Noize Records package tour. I’m new to this whole Sub Noize thing, and, wow, it’s a whole different world :)

The good news is, it’s a fun, supportive fanbase, and the shows are big and good! So, as always, let me know if you want to come, and I’ll put you on the list. I’m mixing La Coka Nostra and Potluck. Here are the dates:

25 Feb – Petaluma, CA
26 Feb – Chico, CA
27 Feb – Portland, OR
28 Feb – Seattle, WA
01 Mar – Spokane, WA
03 Mar – Boise, ID
04 Mar – Billings, MT
05 Mar – Rapid City, SD
06 Mar – Omaha, NE
07 Mar – St. Paul, MN
08 Mar – Fargo, ND
09 Mar – Sioux Falls, SD
11 Mar – Chicago, IL
12 Mar – Milwaukee, WI
13 Mar – Pontiac, MI
14 Mar – Cincinnati, OH
15 Mar – Columbus, OH
17 Mar – House Of Pain secret St. Paddy’s reunion show – Boston, MA
18 Mar – Cleveland, OH
19 Mar – Cheswick, PA
20 Mar – Worcester, MA
21 Mar – Baltimore, MD
22 Mar – Philadelphia, PA
23 Mar – NY, NY
26 Mar – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
27 Mar – St. Petersburg, FL
28 Mar – Atlanta, GA
29 Mar – Sauget, IL
31 Mar – Tulsa, OK
01 Apr – Kansas City, MO
02 Apr – Wichita, KS
03 Apr – Denver, CO
04 Apr – Magna, UT

Our mustachioed alter egos’ potty-mouthed black-comedy hip hop album is finally seeing the light of day after 7 years in the making. It’s epic, and its party will be too. I would love if you could come help us celebrate!

FRI 13 FEB
Shattuck Down Low
2284 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
10:00 PM

Flyer and details at http://kalrissianbaby.com.

I’ll be in Europe for a month! Here’s my itinerary:

29 Nov 08 Lausanne, SW
30 Nov 08 Zurich, SW
01 Dec 08 Brussels, BE
02 Dec 08 TV (Paris, FR)
03 Dec 08 London, UK
04 Dec 08 Liverpool, UK
05 Dec 08 OFF
06 Dec 08 Birmingham, UK
07 Dec 08 OFF
08 Dec 08 Paris, FR
09 Dec 08 Amsterdam, NL
10 Dec 08 OFF
11 Dec 08 Hannover, DE
12 Dec 08 Berlin, DE
13 Dec 08 Cologne, DE
14 Dec 08 Hamburg, DE
15 Dec 08 Darmstadt, DE
16 Dec 08 OFF
17 Dec 08 Nuremberg, DE
18 Dec 08 Stuttgart, DE
19 Dec 08 Heidelberg, DE
20 Dec 08 Munich, DE
21 Dec 08 Vienna, AU