So what’s next for you?

What’s that? A record label? Good Noodles? What kind of label name is that? Please tell me more…”

You gotta admit; the dude has been having some gnarly success lately. You can call it luck if you want to; it doesn’t change the facts. R.D. Peoples has done what 90% of recording artists never do, and that’s continue working with consistency. After a hugely successful tour that ended with 2 performances at SXSW 2013, the man is finally on a break…semi-break. He just opened his own label; aptly titled ‘Good Noodles’ – stationed out Beverly Hills (WTF) California – and has announced a plethora of releases. Though he says that the label will mainly focus on EDM, he will release HIS Hip Hop through the label going forward.

So what’s coming out? Glad you asked! There are currently plans for 4 releases under ‘Good Noodles’, and one free EP release; all during the 2013 Spring/Summer seasons. His Dubstep single ‘the Rasklapanje’ was release March 19th, and it marks the first official release from GN. One Drum n’ Bass EP, One Electro House EP, and another Dubstep single are all do out in the next few months.

One project that may be a little unexpected is a Hip Hop instrumental EP release (pictured above). It will feature the instrumentals of some of R.D.’s own tracks. It is also set to have a re-release of his single ‘Presentiment’ included. Oh, and one more thing…a Hip Hop EP from him…all original…all free. More to come as the info get trickled down to us!

Good Noodles also has its own Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/YourGoodNoodles

ANALYSIS: This comes as absolutely no surprise at all. You have to keep in mind that this is a guy who was able to talk his way into what essentially became a world tour; minus a couple of continents. The main difference between R.D. Peoples and others who are (or I should say were) in his position is that he has the talent to go along with the talk. ‘the Rasklapanje’ has already proved that this was a smart move; selling nearly 3k copies worldwide since it’s release. Unless it lands a deal with a major parent label, I do not see the label blowing up overnight. But at the same time I don’t think that is what R.D.P. is looking for, and I don’t see it going anywhere or failing anytime soon.

- M. Risen

Though some initially felt this would be a failure on his end; the mix is quite frankly a peak hour mix. It is definitely a new sound for him; but  Peeps sticks to his shtick with his aggressive mixing style, and the furutistic-outer space ideology continues to run rampant.

This mix is exclusively available on the Beatport website for streaming and/or purchase. You can find the track list there as well.

Link: R.D. Peoples – Live. Laugh. Love.

[I Am Awake] is 70 track, 60 minute mix performed by recording artist R.D. Peoples. The purpose of this effort wasn’t to create a mindless mash up of sounds; but to create a massive mix that could be played over and over again. It is heavily layered, complex, and showcases almost all sub-genres of Drum and Bass.

R.D. Peoples has said the inspiration of this effort came about after hearing Dieselboy’s 87 track, 90 minute set ‘Wake the Dead’ back in October of last year. He thus themed and named the set to reflect its inspiration.

This massive mix features many of today’s top-level Drum and Bass producers, and several producers that would be considered by many to be ‘unknown’. [I Am Awake] completely stole the show when it was performed, and it will take any fan of Drum and Bass on one of the most dynamic and emotional listening experiences available today.

The artwork features ‘Serenity’ star Summer Lau; who joins Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, and Natalie Portman in the Famous Female Cover Artworks of R.D. Peoples mixes.

Beatport only allows 25 tracks listed per set uploaded. All tracks were purchased and available on Beatport! Here is the complete track list:

* Atomic Cafe – B.R.E.E.D.
* Childhood Memories – Rockwell (Sam Frank Mix)
* Childhood Memories – Rockwell (Neosignal Mix)
* Pure Gold ft. Kemo – Calyx Teebee (Wilkinson Remix)
* Thursday – Noisia (Black Sun Empire Mix)
* the Circular Motion – No Remorse (Original Mix)
* Mind Over Matter – Optiv & BTK (Original Mix)
* Dustup – Noisia (Original Mix)
* Emissions – Audio (Original Mix)
* Ironic – L33 (Original Mix)
* Kingdom – Spor (Original Mix)
* Datahub - Chris.Su & Mindscape (Original Mix)
* Could This Be – Noisia (Original Mix)
* Thursday – Noisia (Original Mix)
* On Like That ft. MC Coppa – Prolix (Original Mix)
* Peloton – Raiden (Original Mix)
* Feed the Macine – Black Sun Empire (Noisia Remix)
* Stompbox – The Qemists (Spor Remix)
* Human Error Translation (Original Mix)
* Skank – Calyx & TeeBee (Original Mix)
* Dub Funk – Cause 4 Concern (Original Mix)
* Over You – Prolix (Original Mix)
* Communicate with the Stars – Phil Tangent (Original Mix)
* the Machines – Urban Assault (Original Mix)
* New Drums – Teddy Killerz (Original Mix)
* 800 Pound Gorilla – Neonlight Remix
* Cannibal Dub – Ortokore (Original Mix)
* Blindside – Thing (Original Mix)
* Killer Driller – Amit (Original Mix)
* Danzon – Raiden (Original Mix)
* Runaway – Stanza (Original Mix)
* When the Rain is Gone – Adam F. (Delta Heavy Remix)
* Everyday – Rusko (Netsky Remix)
* Magnetic Eyes – Futurebound, Baby Blue (TC Remix)
* Bluescreens – Trap (Original Mix)
* Childhood Memories – Rockwell (Metrik Remix)
* Habitation – the Prototypes (Original Mix)
* the Journey pt. 2 – Audio (Original Mix)
* Black and White – Loadstar (Hamilton Mix)
* Zulu – Dose (Original Mix)
* Robot Lover – John b. (Original Mix)
* Higher - Chris.Su (Original Mix)
* Bad Kat – Gridlok (Original Mix)
* Dirty – Dirtyphonics (Metrik Remix)
* Drift – Metrik (Original Mix)
* Contraband – Audio (Original Mix)
* Gamma – Audio and Meth (Original Mix)
* Rollstar – Dom and Roland (Original Mix)
* Remedy – Trei and Johnny Hooves (Original Mix)
* Here We Go – Jade (Original Mix)
* Mind Control – Memtrix (Original Mix)
* Mechanical Man – Mindscape (Original Mix)
* Warp Zone – Mindscape (Original Mix)
* Bubblegun – Mindscape (Original Mix)
* Swampster – Mindscape and Chris.Su (Original Mix)
* Automatic – Wilikinson (Original Mix)
* Transformation – James Marvel (Original Mix)
* Pulsar – Malk (Original Mix)
* Outer Space – Thesys (Original Mix)
* Vein Drain – Audio (Original Mix)
* Slam Dunk – Inside Info (Original Mix)
* Krakpot – Optiv (Original Mix)
* Loc-Nar – Brandon Miles (Original Mix)
* Cosmic Cowboy – Neonlight (Original Mix)
* Computer Music – Neonlight (Original Mix)
* Girl ft. MC Flax – Hoob (Original Mix)

**Equipment Used: CDJ 2000 Nexus x4 – Livid CNTRL:R – Ableton Live – Macbook Pro – Tiesto AKG K267 Headphones.**

Tune in for new mixes every month. Enjoy.

I Am Awake – Drum n Bass

When R.D. Peoples recorded/performed his ‘I Am Awake’ set, nobody really knew what was actually happening. The Hip Hop/EDM artist kept his intentions to himself, and had recently become heavily inspired to push the boundaries of what he was previously known to be capable of in his performances. He has a hunger for self-improvement that is seemingly never satisfied; and it is reflected every time he performs or releases new material.

As most of you know by now; ‘I Am Awake’ is 72 track- 64 minute Drum n’ Bass/Electronica Extravaganza of a live set; filled with a laundry list of the industry’s current top producers, and some very ‘unknown’ producers as well. It includes so many layers and sound variations; that it seems to be longer than what it actually is. It’s not just a mash-up of top tracks, either (thankfully). R.D. takes his time at the appropriate moments within the set, and purists will (and do) love the fact that effects are used less than 5 times throughout its entirety.

One thing that most are unaware of however, is the reasoning behind this tremendous effort.

“I’ve been listening to Dieselboy since he released ‘the Sixth Session’, and I’ve attended several of his performances. In regards to Drum n Bass, he has always been a big influence on the kind of sound I wanted to provide to audiences. For the past couple years though – up until October of last year (2012); I really didn’t hear much from him. At random I decided to search new material from him, and that’s when I came across his ‘Wake the Dead’ mix. It ‘woke’ me up (laughs). It kind of shook me to the core creatively. Up until then I felt as if I was doing great with my mixing; but I wasn’t…I wasn’t great. All of a sudden every set I had released became a disappointment; an embarrassment. I’m kind of harsh on myself; but that’s the only way I can better myself. I became inspired by the flow and layering of the mix. Tracks weren’t just being played, new ones were being created; at least in my ears. The same goes for a guy named Laidback Luke. I actually never heard of him until I stumbled across his DjSounds live radio performance. I found what he was doing to be sheer genius. He is mad creative with his mixes. I’ve been a huge fan of his ever since. Essentially; ‘I Am Awake’ happened because of Laidback Luke and Dieselboy. I like to think of it as a sort of response to ‘Wake the Dead’. In comparison; I was dead. Just sayin…I am now awake.”

Analysis: 

Given the amount of time he has been performing in front of larger crowds and how large this crowd actually was (over 2,600), R.D. Peoples took a huge risk in something going wrong in the set, but he has obviously been refining his skills-as this release is head shoulders above anything he has ever done within EDM. It is more than likely that ‘I Am Awake’ will push his EDM notoriety and expand his audience much further than Monster Mansion Music and even Boogie of Babydoll. They pale in comparison on every level, and this is seemingly perfect timing for him to pull something off of this magnitude. Not to take away from his talent; but many will find ‘I Am Awake’ as a welcome surprise from him.

R.D. Peoples will have to sit out Kawaii-Kon this year. Rumors of the artist not  only attending but performing at the annual convention have been squashed. Though the opportunity did come through, the musical cosplayer had already been slated for the last stop for his ‘We Are Everything’ tour…SXSW in Austin, Texas.

The actual date and time slot for the Austin show is still in TBA status, which meant Peoples had to defer to appearing in Hawaii the same week.

“I really would have preferred finding a way to make both of these events work out, but I can’t be bummed for losing a great opportunity in exchange for a great opportunity. Maybe next year.”                                                                      

Analysis: He may come across as apathetic to the situation; but there is no doubt that the turn out in Hawaii would’ve been significantly larger for him than what will be waiting for him in Texas, and he must be aware of that. R.D. Peoples’ core fan-base is the type that would attend an Anime or Comic book convention over a music convention. He had a surprisingly large impact at Comic Con 2012. That said; it’s still expected he will have a strong following for his Austin show.

Find out where R.D. Peoples really stands.

Stop crafting!

It was only about 18 months ago that R.D. Peoples received any sort of “next level” recognition from the EDM community. His now hard-to-find “Boogie of Babydoll” set was even aggressive enough to pull in a few handfuls of his Hip Hop supporters. Many generally despise EDM, and won’t even attend an EDM event unless they see his name somewhere on the flyer.

His live antics and various video game & steampunk cosplay outifts undoubtedly help out with initial interest; but the passion he has for the music permeates any mask. Now more and more people in the U.S. are following suit of the Eastern community…R.D. Peoples is beginning to be understood.

But this was completely random and unintentional.

“I never had any intention of being recognized as an artist that spun or produced Dubstep. I’ve always been a Drum n Bass person, and I wasn’t even active when it (Babydoll) came out. At that point, I was barely getting back into mixing. My intention was to attain recognition with Hip Hop music; which I did-but not like I did after that (Babydoll) came out. It wasn’t that big of a deal to me. I expected some friends to hear it; maybe a few of the people that heard Beatdown (the Baby Hudgens Beatdown), but really nothing more. 

At first I  didn’t get it. I wasn’t aware that Dubstep was doing what it was doing. When I caught on I really went in with it. But it can be very tiresome; I get bored easily. The over exposure of Dubstep is what pushed me back into Drum n Bass. It is everywhere. In my opinion it didn’t even have time to evolve. That’s why sub-genres like moombathon and future jungle are coming out. They can’t call it dubstep; but it could’ve been. Dubstep never had a chance; and that kind of sucks. It took just one summer to wear it down to a point that we had to create crazy named sub-genres. Drum n Bass? It’s still Drum n’ Bass. Drum n’ Bass should re-emerge in a big way. I hope the next big thing isn’t Moombathon and/or Trap. They are like the D students of EDM.

I still really enjoy proper Dubstep. I just like a more rare sound. Grinding saw tooth basslines and compressing tracks as loud as you possibly can has grown very weak on me. People like Zomboy do it Goldilocks.”

R.D. has also recently moved into Electro House to further his sounds.

“I will keep expanding. Electro is dope to me. I plan to incorporate my love for EDM into my Hip Hop music more and more. I’m really pushing the Hip Hop side of things; because I love creating non-conventional Hip Hop music. Never know what is next. Just know I’ll never have anything to do with Trance. Rofflecopter.”

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