opolopo I have been immersed in soulful music since early childhood. Having a keyboard playing father with a respectable collection of jazz soul and fusion records laid out the obvious musical path. Artists like Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, Earth Wind & Fire, Brecker Brothers, Bob James, George Duke, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Gino Vannelli etc, started me off and are still major influences.<br /><br />Started out with overdubbing on cassette decks with a Casio VL Tone toy keyboard and gradually moved on to proper synths and beat boxes to computers. After years of gigging and perfecting production skills in the studio, it was time to approach the record labels. After a few obscure independent releases, and productions and remixes for the majors, I dropped the Opolopo debut album, Omnifarious, in 2003. It kind of summed up the various elements that had made up my musical universe to that point, spanning from d'n'b through house to soul. The second full length album, RF Presens OPOLOPO, is out now on JVC Victor Japan.<br /><br />Most of my stuff is danceable but never looses the jazz and soul element. It’s like Herbie Hancock once said in an interview: "As much as I kept trying to make it funk, it kept integrating with these jazz elements, so after a while I stopped fighting."<br /><br />I would have no problem with earning millions from my music. I only have problems with making bland music. http://www.imeem.com/opolopo Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/Z3AQhmiW/sacha-williamson-opolopo-rmx-a-better-view/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:20:06 -0000 A Better View by Sacha Williamson (opolopo rmx) <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/Z3AQhmiW/sacha-williamson-opolopo-rmx-a-better-view/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> ak5RA-aEAA Updates to playlist: OPOLOPO opolopo OPOLOPO http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/playlist/jQ_OOQGl/opolopo-music-playlist/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:19:31 -0000 9sOpU3ta07 opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/xp4dlzR5/nude-continuum-dont-stop-the-beat-opolopo-remix/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:49:54 -0000 Don't Stop the Beat (opolopo remix) by Nude Continuum <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/xp4dlzR5/nude-continuum-dont-stop-the-beat-opolopo-remix/"><img border="0" src="http://resources-p2.imeem.com/resources/versioned/2/graphics/icons/no_album_art_100x100.png" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> Xpg8ymfNxS opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/aW7w1RY9/opolopo-feat-amalia-lifes-a-dance-after-hours-glide-mix/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:58:38 -0000 Life's A Dance (After Hours Glide mix)) by opolopo feat. amalia <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/aW7w1RY9/opolopo-feat-amalia-lifes-a-dance-after-hours-glide-mix/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/aW7w1RY9.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> u8BIhs67l0 opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/video/CgYjchTM/opolopo-i-do-feat-amalia-music-video/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:33:17 -0000 I Do feat. amalia <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/video/CgYjchTM/opolopo-i-do-feat-amalia-music-video/"><img width="100" height="75" border="0" src="http://srv0204-04.sjc3.imeem.com/g/v/0e2f472cafe10da0df250e8fa383db40_00010.jpg" title="Click to play this video"/></a></div> XG6lP-jD8J opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/video/Fyt-Zoxt/opolopo-rf-presents-opolopo-music-video/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:08:30 -0000 RF Presents OPOLOPO <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/video/Fyt-Zoxt/opolopo-rf-presents-opolopo-music-video/"><img width="100" height="75" border="0" src="http://srv0204-07.sjc3.imeem.com/g/v/fabfa76b060919477ea501a02c3f90b7_00010.jpg" title="Click to play this video"/></a></div> 7EsBqgheId Updates to playlist: RF Presents opolopo RF Presents http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/playlist/zfIJiO5S/rf-presents-music-playlist/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:31:09 -0000 HQT0IOUAV0 opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/video/kzH6Dj12/opolopo-improvised-vocoder-funk-at-berns-2351-music-video/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:17:26 -0000 Improvised vocoder funk at Berns 2.35:1 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/video/kzH6Dj12/opolopo-improvised-vocoder-funk-at-berns-2351-music-video/"><img width="100" height="75" border="0" src="http://srv0204-01.sjc3.imeem.com/g/v/11254bdc7c775d3b92de984fee63c19a_00010.jpg" title="Click to play this video"/></a></div> ktaUHSlmbE opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/1AN476ra/opolopo-feat-amalia-under-the-radar-robot-in-heat-mix/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:54:48 -0000 Under the Radar (Robot in Heat mix) by opolopo feat. amalia <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/1AN476ra/opolopo-feat-amalia-under-the-radar-robot-in-heat-mix/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/1AN476ra.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> h3Q_964u-c opolopo http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/aRqslcgE/opolopo-feat-amalia-street-lights-laser-beam-mix/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:54:47 -0000 Street Lights (Laser Beam mix) by opolopo feat. amalia <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/opolopo/music/aRqslcgE/opolopo-feat-amalia-street-lights-laser-beam-mix/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p1.imeem.com/aRqslcgE.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> 7rygY_UwL_