[NEW MUSIC] Substantial - Beyond the Stage (Instrumental) ft. Uyama Hiroto

Substantial 'Beyond the Stage' (Instrumental) featuring Uyama Hiroto | Exclusively on Chillhop Music

New music produced by Substantial featuring fellow Nujabes collaborator and composer, Uyama Hiroto. Beyond The Stage is the latest single from his upcoming instrumental album The Garden which will be releas on May 18th but is available now for pre-order.

Beyond The Stage is an airy, virtual voyage into the nightlife beyond mics, stage lights and soundboards. Substantial states that BTS "is an organic, melodic interpretation of the heartbeat of the nightlife. The things that motivate players, socialites and everyone else in the scene, scouring hole in the wall lounges and bars in search of the perfect vibe."

BTS was released a week earlier courtesy of the good folks at Chillhop Music. Although, it's exclusively available on their YouTube channel right now, the single releases on all streaming sites next Friday, May 1st along with the full version on the song with vocals from Substantial and Stephanie Gayle (formerly known as Steph, The Sapphic Songstress).

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Substantial AMA | Hip-Hop Discord discord.gg/hiphop

Q&A session (AMA) with Substantial, hip-hop artist, activist, 1/2 of Bop Alloy, and eternal friend of the late Nujabes and DJ Deckstream. All rights to audio go to Substantial, Sub Art & Music, and anything licensed/affiliated/owned/copyrighted by Substantial himself under his bearing. Shout out to our friends over at https://www.reddit.com/r/Nujabes/ for keeping it locked down! The Garden, releasing 5/18 substantial.bandcamp.com/album/the-garden Website: www.iamsubstantial.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/SubstantialMusic Twitter: twitter.com/IamSubstantial Instagram: www.instagram.com/substantialmusic/ Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5FmThJ74ycmeBdQnu4Cfcw

In case you missed it, check out this Q&A session (AMA) with Substantial and Hip-Hop Discord (discord.gg/hiphop) from earlier this week. They discuss Subs influences, the upcoming album and offer advice to young apiring recording artists.

Lastly, to the Super SUBporters who subscirbe to Substantial's Bandcamp page, be sure to log in and check out the previously unreleased music video for Spilled Milk from Home Is Where The Art Is which stars Substantial's oldest daughter Serenity when she was only 3 years old! It'll surely put a smile on your face and make you laugh out loud.

"I'll see you soon but talk to you sooner." - Substantial

[NEWS] Substantial featured in a new video game!

Awesome news! Substantial has an all new song featured in a new, yet to be released video game called Renaine! The game is about overcoming failure and already has a demo version available online which Sub's oldest daughter is already hooked on. Back the campaign if you can and help get the word out. One of the stretch goals is to make this available on the Nintendo Switch!

Here's a little more about Renaine...
"Guide Aine, the Phoenix Knight, on her impossible quest through Lineria's colorful kingdom as she sets out to avenge her friend, Ren."

As mentioned before, the game features new music from Substantial. Composer and instrumentalist Mason Lieberman reached out to Sub and collaborator DJ AAROCK to contribute to the game's original soundtrack. After hearing samples of Sub's first instrumental album The Garden, they commissioned him to remix a song from the soundtrack called East West Mountain (Act I). Sub remixed and produced a fresh take on the track, dropped new verses, plus a hook with DJ AAROCK adding cuts to give us East West Mountain (Act 2) - One Way or Another. 

Thank you for clicking on the Renaine Kickstarter (OR for finding us live at PAX East!). I am thrilled to share with you today a selection of six tracks from the upcoming Indie Platformer-RPG, Renaine! 1. Aine (The Main Theme of Renaine) Our journey begins with the menu theme, presented here in its original arrangement. To me, this theme best represents our courageous protagonist, Aine. Her hopeful demeanor in the face of darkness is represented here by the violin. 2. Shellwood Forest (Act 2), Tournament Arc - Make Way For Me Our second offering is Tournament Arc's Latin Jazz reinterpretation of the Sherwood Forest theme. Featuring the steady patter groove of David Gibson McLean's drum performance, Tournament Arc presents a thoroughly-chill atmosphere, helping to relax you for the light drizzle present in Shellwood Forest's second act. Solos are credited to Trevor Alan Gomes, Yousef Mousavi, and Jess Destramp, respectively. 3. Trekked Desert (Act 1) This level may not be in your demo today, but that doesn't mean its presence can't be felt in your Kickstarter! Groovy with a very worldly feel, traditional African and Asian percussive instruments help to ground this track with an accessible-yet-unique atmosphere. 4. East West Mountain (Act 1) A mountain equally covered by traditional Japanese imagery (oni, shrines, a very Mount-Fuji aesthetic) and Western fusion (American construction, graffiti, and enemies) deserved a track with callbacks to both styles. Percussively grounded in the mid-90's, this track uses Western orchestration techniques (string writing, band instrumentation, Wah guitar lines) with a distinctly Japanese blend (Rock shakuhachi lead, quartal writing, traditional Eastern ornamentation and instruments). 5. East West Mountain (Act 2), Edo Bushido - One Way or Another Edo Bushido can't be stopped. Remixing the original East West Mountain theme in their exceptional style, One Way or Another provides a lyrical perspective on Aine's thoughts. Our current version features verses from Substantial, with additional scratches from DJ AArock. 6. Trevor Alan Gomes - Aine (Solo Piano Arrangement) No one knows piano arrangements like Trevor Alan Gomes, and it has been one of the great pleasures of my career having him reinterpret one of my themes. His tender performance, vigorous passion, and clarity of harmonic approach result in a track that I'm not the least bit afraid of admitting has become a personal favorite of mine. This performance does not represent the final performance, as this will ultimately be tracked in a to-be-announced recording studio on a rather special piano!

Enjoy, be sure to pass it on and look out for Mason Lieberman on Sub's new album The Garden coming soon. Pre-order your copy today.

[PRE-ORDER] Substantial - The Garden | Coming Soon!

The Garden, an instrumental/photo album by Substantial. Available coming soon. Pre-order CD | Digital

New singles, Effortless & Full Bloom (V2) out now!

ABOUT THE GARDEN
Substantial defines "The Garden", his debut instrumental LP, as a photo album. A collection of self produced instrumentals and photography. This is a new chapter in his nearly 20 year career by bringing his other talents to the forefront to give a more complete picture of his artistry. 

Substantial attended Suitland High School's Center for Visual & Performing Arts. During his time there, is where he began producing beats using two gemini DJ samplers and an old cassette deck. After graduating, he attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY where he began making a name for himself as a MC while producing, so he would have original tracks to rhyme to. Over the years, working with producers such as Nujabes, Oddisee, M-Phazes, Kno of Cunninlynguists and others, he has become known not only for his introspective lyrics but his ear for beats. After working on production in the shadows and teaching music production to teens for years, Substantial is ready to bring his beats into the light and debut as a producer. 

Visually, The Garden's album art is centered around photos of flowers captured mostly at the Bronx Botanical Garden over a two year period. Each flower is coupled with an instrumental, symbolizing his growth as an artist and his diverse creativity.

Sonically, the vibe ranges from upbeat, bass heavy melodies to mellow, jazzy rhythms. The album is reminiscent of classic Hip Hop and neo-soul at times with some modern elements. Substantial sums the project up as "Fresh picks and fresh pics from The Garden".

[NEW MUSIC] Substantial - Seeds EP (Produced by Substantial)

Confession: I am the most self conscious music producer ever. I produced my first beat when I was 15 years old and never looked back. But even though I have been making instrumentals virtually nonstop for two decades, these days, I have only really shared them with my students and officially released even less. 

Fast forward to 2017. In the past year or so, I have made more beats than I have written songs for the first time since I was a student at Suitland High School. I decided to embark on a mission to produce my first ever official instrumental album, entitled, The Garden due to be released in Spring 2018. But before there can be a garden, we need seeds to plant. Enters the eight track EP, Seeds featuring seven instrumentals and one remix. The project consist of several old beats I produced with a few new tracks and an insane remix I was challenged to do for Tonedeff. 

Photo by Rachelle Etienne-Robinson

They say the holiday season is the time for giving and I couldn't dream of a better way to close out the year. So, consider this project my gift to you. 

Listen. Enjoy. Share. 

Stay in PEACE.
Sub/Stan

Unreleased Track 'Immortality' + Kickstarter Update

New Unreleased Music
SUBSTANTIAL - IMMORTALITY

With less than a week left for the #SubOnWax Kickstarter Campaign, I've decided to make this once "SUBporter Exclusive" song available to everyone for supporting the campaign. This is one of several unreleased tracks from 2008's Sacrifice and because I am a man of my word, I will still gift everyone who backs the campaign another previously unreleased track from Sacrifice. 

ABOUT IMMORTALITY
I finished this song back in the Spring of 2006 and it was originally suppose to be the last track on my sophomore album, Sacrifice. Unfortunately, I lost contact with the producers (The Deffenders) when it was time to finalize and release the album a year or so later and it's remained in the vault ever since. Back in 2011, I got the song remixed by M-Phazes, but when he sent the beat, I loved it, but felt like it didn't work as well as the original track. So instead, I used the remix beat for Grateful on my third album Home Is Where The Art Is, which is why the song themes are similar. 

11 years later, this is hands down one of my favorite songs I've ever recorded. Now it's yours! By the way, it should be available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Tidal and everywhere else by the weekend but you can download it right now exclusively on Bandcamp.

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KICKSTARTER UPDATE: As of 12AM (EST) last night, we are 86% backed with 6 days left! We're almost there!

Click the image above to pledge today.

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Lastly, I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Crowdfunding Cast to talk about my new Kickstarter Campaign. Listen by clicking below.

That's all for now. I'll see you soon but talk to you sooner. - Substantial

[PRE-ORDER] 'The Past Is Always Present In The Future' on Vinyl

Today we're proud to announce the upcoming VINYL edition of The Past Is Always Present In The Future. Pressed on all black wax, this Double LP has been remastered exclusively for vinyl. Only 500 copies available, 50 of which have been autographed by Substantial. Pre-order yours now to get it on June 30th.

[PLAYLIST] Live from the A&R Desk: Vol. 1 - Curated by Substantial

Peace World. In this first edition of Live from The A&R Desk we find ourselves caught between two of Baltimore's finest indie acts (Greenspan & Jsoul) and an NYC underground legend (Wordsworth). Here are 14 reasons to get excited for their upcoming Fall releases on HiPNOTT Records. 

Wordsworth & Jsoul's project Blame It On The Music drops September 23rd, while Greenspan's sophomore album Never Gon Die drops October 14th. Both are available on CD and digital for pre-order on Bandcamp. For those who prefer iTunes, you can pre-order BIOTM here and NGD here.

Last two things, if you're digging the playlist, be sure to hit that follow button because it will be updated after the release of their projects. And finally, be sure to follow me on Spotify for release updates and check out my other playlists like Soulful Hip Hop Music and Chillaxation.

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[MUSIC] Ghostnaut ft. Raw Collective & Substantial 'Masters Combinations'

Discover: https://soundcloud.com/ghostnaut | https://soundcloud.com/substantial | https://soundcloud.com/raw-collective An ode to the masters of Jazz musicians as seen on the display of the art cover (Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Marcus Miller, etc). Adding a nice layer of lyrical vocal on the track is Raw Collective and Substantial. Track produced by Canada's , Ghostnaut, can be downloaded via his bandcamp page. Go show your love. Peace. Find out more about Ghostnaut: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Ghostnaut-366937246809388/ Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/ghostnaut Bandcamp : https://ghostnaut.bandcamp.com

Peace World. New day. New collab! 

“An ode to the masters of Jazz musicians as seen on the display of the art cover (Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Marcus Miller, etc). Adding a nice layer of lyrical vocal on the track is Raw Collective and Substantial. Track produced by Canada’s , Ghostnaut, can be downloaded via his bandcamp page. Go show your love. Peace.”

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[MUSIC] Reginald William 'Be My Love' ft. Substantial

Reginald William and fellow DMV Native, Substantial, collaborate on this hit single.

Newness from my old friend Reginald William (formally known as rnb) featuring yours truly. Be My Love is the new single from RW's sophomore album Being In Like. For those of you who are long time Subporters you may recognize Reg's voices from our past collaborations such as Hood Hope and BBQ.

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FRIENDLY REMINDER:
Catch me, Asheru, w/ DJ Jav, DJ AAROCK + Ducky Dynamo in Baltimore on Thurs. 8/11

NEW RELEASE: Substantial & Marcus D (Bop Alloy) 'Present' [EP]

Substantial & Marcus D (Bop Alloy)
Present [EP]

Explicit Version | Clean Version

After releasing EPs with both The Other Guys (The Past…) and Algorythm (Always), Substantial releases his third EP, The Present, with fellow Bop Alloy producer, Marcus D. Together, The Past…, Always, and Present will prepare fans for Substantial’s forthcoming full length LP The Past Is Always Present In The Future scheduled for release later this year.

Producer Marcus D says...

“Since Present technically belongs to Substantial’s series of EPs, The Past is Always Present in the Future, we treated it as more of a solo project than a Bop Alloy joint. Sub has a clear vision for the EPs leading up to his full-length album and he was gracious enough to let me produce the entire thing. Present is different, but undeniably us.”

Present features recent singles, Party With Purpose and The Sub Way and includes vocals from Steph, The Sapphic Songstress, Precious Joubert (Sound of the City), as well as a debut with HiPNOTT’s latest signee Intelligenz.

PRESENT [EP] OUT NOW
iTunes | Bandcamp | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play

Also available, official Bop Alloy Logo Snapbacks are still in stock for a limited time. Grab yours today.