Tabla Star Loren Oppenheimer Returns to Charlottesville

Loren Oppenheimer, originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, left almost 10 years ago to follow a dream and learn in the true style of Indian Classical Music as a committed and sincere disciple of Pandit Divyang Vakil. Loren is a tabla soloist and accompanist for music and Kathak dance and a member of the tabla ensembles Tabla [...]

Ticino Royale – Sun Wukong Project

This is a new track from Sun Wukong , Abel Okugawa’s latest collaboration with Craig Honneycutt. Produced at Monkeyclaus studio, this music is available FREE for Download. Check it out ! Ticino Royale by Sun Wukong Project

Stencil – Time Lapse – Joe Iurato

Joe Iurato has just completed his first large scale outdoor stencil. While I was at first glance disrupted by the insertion of colors, I must admit that the result is equal to his smaller greyscales pieces. Poetry wins. This stencil was created from a picture by Transgress. Timelapse by Nilepoc.com. Music from Abel Okugawa. t>

Abel Okugawa: Beat Wizard

Let it be known that Abel Okugawa is an epic figure in the Monkeyclaus family. He is the chief head honcho engineer of the Monkeyclaus Recording Studio. As an early Monkeyclaus believer, Abel was a key figure in the construction of the studio. He personally wired the entire studio. All the patches. All the everything. [...]

Abel Okugawa: Beat Wizard

Let it be known that Abel Okugawa is an epic figure in the Monkeyclaus family. He is the chief head honcho engineer of the Monkeyclaus Recording Studio. As an early Monkeyclaus believer, Abel was a key figure in the construction of the studio. He personally wired the entire studio. All the patches. All the everything. [...]

Monkeyclaus Artist of the Week: Abel Okugawa

Abel Okugawa: Keyboard Clairvoyance

Abel Okugawa is an electronic musician whose sounds and beats echo the sublime eloquence of his person. Abel is the primary Recording Engineer for the Monkeyclaus studio and had an integral role in building, wiring and refining the studio, which over the years metamorphesized from an old barn into a magical full-fidelity production facilty. Some [...]

Abel Okugawa Magic Cuts mini CDr release

Magic Cuts Keyboard clairvoyance. Incantation and anatomy of a beat. Beat with a capital B. Soaring female vocals. Allurement. Captivation. Ritual. Rite. Charming and glamorous. Magnetic and street-wise. Global interactions. A hex for poseurs and Ponzi schemers. Six cuts of pure hypnosis. The magic formula. www.abelokugawa.com