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Background music: Dujon – Swiftly (feat. B Pumper)
Download link: http://dujon.bandcamp.com/track/swiftly

DigitalHeart Vol 1

Released May 26th, 2010

Tracklisting:

1. Shooting Stars (feat Travis J) [Produced by Bag Raiders]
2. Bummy (feat Gwen Stefani) [Produced by The Neptunes]
3. Everything but the Girl Remix (feat Retro of LegoGang) [Produced by Dujon]
4. True Story (feat Manami) [Produced by Pharrell]
5. I Love It All (feat The Beach Boys) [Produced by Stanton Warriors]
6. Buss Ya Ass [Produced by Stanton Warriors]
7. I Shake, I Move (feat LMFAO) [Produced by LMFAO]
8. Treat U Good (feat Lloyd) [Produced by Eric Hudson]
9. Good Mornin (feat Keri Hilson) [Produced by Timbaland]
10. Just Like A Movie (feat Nelly Furtado) [Produced by Timbaland]
11. This Is My World (feat Troy Anthony & Travis J) [Produced by Dujon]
12. Future Girl [Produced by Dujon]
13. Miami Girls [Produced by Dujon]
14. Swiftly (feat B. Pumper)
15. Call A Chick Freestyle [Produced by Brisk]
16. Run Til I’m Done (feat Gyasi Omari) [Produced by The Neptunes]
17. Bukkake [Produced by Shamelle & Buddah]
18. If U Were Me Pt 2 (feat Erik Flowchild) [Produced by Dujon]

Executive Producers:
Dujon A. Walker, Travis J. Sewchan & Sean Go

ALT DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.datpiff.com/Dujon_Digitalheart_Vol_1.m124158.html

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It all started when Erik Flowchild & Gyasi Omari came thru the studio earlier this week to record a track for my upcoming mixtape, “DigitalHeart Vol 1″ (which drops in 8 days!!!!!!!!!) Shout outs to Travis J, Brisk, and Blake  for comin thru as well. Legendary shit!

If you haven’t heard of Boi-1da, you’ve probably heard his work. He’s produced “Best I Ever Had”, “Forever”, and “Over” for Drake, and TONS of other tracks for major artists. Check out his Wikipedia page for more info.

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He also made the following comments:

MY DUDE!!!!! known you for years bro, met you at the first battle of the beatmakers, you already know how it is! This beat is smooooth bro, and I like the melodies for this song, my only issue is with the singer I dont think shes strong on this song at all. Did you write this ?

Yes I did! The song was written and produced by myself and performed by another singer.

If you haven’t heard the track, check it out below:

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DUJON, “Success”

Toronto native Dujon follows his ambitious 2009 mix-tape “19 Steps To Success” with five-track EP “Success,” showcasing the rapper’s skills as producer and frontman—as well as autobiographical songwriter. In opening track “Illi Intro,” he reflects on the early days: “DJ by the sixth grade, making mixtapes, I was amazed when the shit played,” complete with a riotous “Disco Duck” enhanced vocal. On the finger-snapping “If U Were Me,” Dujon states his case, lamenting about the death of his mother: “If you were haunted by your memories, and makin’ music was the only way to set ‘em free…” but still manages to have a fine time as he jokes, “What if your name was similar to a condiment?” Overall, it’s a dark number, driven by a nervous, pensive beat, but nicely contoured with sung layered choruses. Making an encore appearance is “Everything But the Girl,” which Dujon released as a single last year, garnering radio airplay from nearly a dozen Quebec outlets. That remains his greatest bid for potential mainstream success, with a robust, upfront rap, retro New York freestyle production, swirling harmonies and a keen message that “A lot of things I already got—except a girl who I love, and is really hot.” Dujon offers a fine balance between the expected elements of hip-hop, attention to melody—which is missing from so much of modern rap fare—and enough humor to temper the rough and tumble variables of the genre. And youth is also on his side. Dujon sounds ready to evolve into the main course.

- Cortney Harding, Billboard Discoveries

Everything but the Girl

This song was written, produced, performed and recorded by myself, Dujon Walker. It was recorded at my home studio, which I call ‘Studio DHB’, in Toronto. It was then mixed by Darius Szczepaniak, and mastered by Steve Benford at Rouge Valley Studio, also in Toronto.

The song was created in the summer of 2009, while I was working on what was going to be my first official album. As I was going through my collection of old beats and half-finished songs to see if there was anything album-worthy, I came across a beat I made a couple years before. I felt that it had some potential if only I changed a few things and worked on it a bit more. Using my MPC1000, a MIDI controller, a few soft-synth plug-ins and Cubase SX 3, I tinkered with the beat for hours. By the next day, it turned into a completely new beat, which really liked, and inspired me to write lyrics to it right away. After I spent a couple days penning the words, I rented a Neumann microphone and started recording.

The way I record when I’m by myself is to set Cubase to loop infinitely while I recite the lyrics, keeping only the last take. So I would press record, run in the booth, and record a vocal part over and over again until I’m satisfied with my performance. Cubase also saves all the previous takes so I would usually cut and paste parts from previous takes if I’m still not 100% satisfied with the last one. Once the song was recorded, I immediately called up a former college professor of mine, Darius Szczepaniak, to mix it. Darius is a platinum award winning producer and engineer, who’s worked with the likes of Sum 41, Aaron Carter, Kardinal Offishall, and many more. Needless to say, working with Darius was not cheap. Because of that, I told him that I would mix the majority of the album myself and I only needed him to mix the songs that would be released as singles, and this was one of them. And with that, I took the session to Rouge Valley Studio to be mixed on a big, beautiful SSL mixing board with tons of shiny outboard gear. It was mastered a few days later by Steve Benford, another former college professor of mine. Like Darius, Steve is also a world class engineer who’s worked with many artists from major labels. On June 22^nd, 2009, the song was released to radio through AM to FM Promotions to be played on all major radio stations across Canada. It was simultaneously released worldwide on iTunes and all other major online retailers through Tunecore.

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Listen to the song on YouTube

The project continues to showcase Dujon as an experimental multi-talent, both alternative hip-hop artist and producer. The Intro is an electronic-sounding production piece that features Dujon’s typical lazy and laid-back flow. If U Were Me is a chilled-out, introspective jam with supporting vocals by Ashley Nicole. The production and rhyme style on Hollywood Luv are characteristic of Dujon’s unconventional rap style that features melodic production landscapes and a flow that blends seamlessly with the production landscape. Everything But the Girl is more fast-paced than the rest of the EP but retains the signature electronic and relaxed tempo feel that encompasses the EP.

To read the full review, click this link.

Also be sure to read their review of my “19 Steps to Success” mixtape while you’re at it!

Check it out:

CFBX 92.5 FM 350 Watts
Kamloops, BC
Specialty Charts for Late January 2010
* indicates Canadian Content
** indicates a local artist

Artist – Album (Label)

Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums
1)Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock – Funkmeister (Independent)
2)Suspence* – Therapy Sessions Vol. 1: Examination (Independent)
3)Jimmy Current* – Is… (Independent)
4)Kid Sister – Ultraviolet (Downtown)
5)Darkhouse* – Mr. Happy (Independent)
6)Inez* – Singsoulgirl (Letsemote)
7)Dujon* – 19 Steps to Success (Independent)
8)Brawler** – Worse to Better EP (Independent)
9)Swollen Members* – Armed to the Teeth (Suburban Noize)
10)Eekwol* – Niso EP (Independent)

Shout outs to Steve, the music director, I appreciate the support!