David: Mutual of Omaha - My Aha Moment featuring TKFV and Ditto

Recently Josh (Alan South 1/2 of Ditto), Gray, and myself sat down with Mutual of Omaha to share our "Aha Moment." Essentially we shared a short story of how Gray and myself started Two Kids From Vermont, how Alan and I started Ditto, and how we all have made a team in the last year. Check out the video below:

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David: Los Angeles, Ditto, OFWGKTA, & The Grammys

Los Angeles

Yes, I know it's been weeks and I've been promising this post, but things have been so hectic lately that I haven't been able to get to it until now. This is Ditto's trip to Los Angeles featuring our homies in OFWGKTA and the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Friday

To start, Alan South and I got into Los Angeles on Friday, February 11th and of course had to make the first stop at the famous In & Out right by the airport.  For those of you who don't know In & Out... I'm really really sorry, but it is the best thing to hit the United States. This trip was Alan's first time out west so it was also his first time to an In & Out. The reaction was priceless. Check it out below:

After In & Out we retreated to our hotel where we hung out for awhile before figuring out our plans. Within an hour or so we went to Taco from OFWGKTA's house, which is also the location where all the OF rap albums and mixtapes have been recorded. When we got there I was introduced to Syd (also Taco's sister), Mike G, and the homie Toony TuneS, which was funny because neither of us realized who each other were until afterwards haha. Alan South, Taco, and myself had a long conversation about what seemed like everything from us, to OF, to girls, to music, and life in general. That whole conversation and atmosphere to begin with at the studio made me realize how smart and put together OF is about everything they do. Below is a little video of the recording booth where all the OF albums were made. It's a little hard to understand what's going on in the video, but Taco is explaining all the graffiti on the wall from meanings, to when they were drawn, etc. Check it out below:

After Taco's Alan and I went to meet up with our homie Anwar, who is also the manager of Casey Veggies. Some of you may recognize the name Anwar from Tyler's recent song Yonker's where he says,

"Rappin' as I'm mockin' deaf rock stars

Wearin' synthetic wigs made of Anwar's dreadlocks"

He was also in our Two Kids From Vermont vs Los Angeles video last year.

He invited us to a Stone Throws event on Hollywood Boulevard at this store called Freak City, but by the time we got there it was already pretty late so we didn't stay for too long. The scene was pretty cool though and there was a good amount of people even at the time we arrived.

From there we went back to the hotel to start over.

Saturday


On Saturday, Taco invited us to hang out at their normal spot where Gray and I met them last year. Pretty much all of the artists from OFWGKTA were there except for Hodgy Beats (who I met quickly last year at the Diddy Riese event with Johnny Cupcakes), Syd, Mike G, and Frank Ocean. I did get to see Tyler, The Creator again though and shot a quick video of him, which you can check out below:

Unlike what many people might think about OFWGKTA and their personalities, these kids are some of the funniest people I have ever hung out with in my life. I don't think I went a moment without laughing the whole time I was there because something funny was always being said or happening. 

As the day went on though, Alan and I met up with my good friend Aaron Rovner who is a student at USC. We spent the rest of the night with him going to some USC parties and just catching up. Rovner was the lead trumpet player in my Jazz Band two years ago when he was a senior and I was a sophomore. I saw him last year in February as well during Gray and I's trip to LA. This time around though there was definitely a lot more going on and Alan and I returned back to our hotel tired and ready to start the next day... Grammy day.

Sunday

53rd Annual Grammy Awards Ticket

On Sunday, Alan and I spent the beginning of the day getting ready for the Grammy Awards, which my very good friend Mei Mei Zeprun invited us out to. We arrived at the Staples Center and the day really began. 

Staples Center

Our first stop was the red carpet, which unfortunately I did not snap any pictures while I was on it, but Alan, Mei Mei, and I were able to walk with some of the worlds biggest stars. After the carpet we went inside, where the show began.

Inside the Staples Center

There's not much there is to say about the Grammys because I'm guessing many of you watched them on TV at home. The show is pretty much the same, of course, besides the awkward commercial breaks in the middle where they countdown warning everyone that the show is about to go live and everyone needs to get back to their seats. Also if you're sitting close enough that you're on TV they send in extras to fill your seats so that the crowd doesn't look empty when you get up to go somewhere. Below are some videos shot by Mei Mei Zeprun on her iPhone below though. Check them all out:

This was the opening

Rihanna & Eminem performing "Love the Way You Lie"

Katy Perry performing "Teenage Dream"

Dr. Dre & Eminem performing "I Need A Doctor"

Drake & Rihanna performing "What's My Name"

Me, Mei Mei Zeprun, & Alan South

Ditto

And that's pretty much Ditto's trip to Los Angeles back in February. Yes, once again I know a long time ago, but I finally put the post up for everyone to read here at TKFV.

Huge thanks to Mei Mei Zeprun for making this trip possible in the first place and also a shout out to the homies in OFWGKTA for letting us kick it with them again. 

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David: Ditto on Unbiased Writer

Big shout out to Unbiased Writer for the post on Ditto! Check out the full article of Alan South and I (Hugh Cosby) over on their site here!

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David: Off to Los Angeles & The Grammys

It's been a year since I've last been in Los Angeles, and last trip was a good one, but this one is going to top last years trip by a long shot. This year Alan South (1/2 of Ditto) and myself will be heading to the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards with our good friend Mei Mei Zeprun. We're heading out tomorrow morning until Monday and the awards are on Sunday so we'll have a few days to catch up with some old friends that we met last year. I'll be back next week with an update from the awards though! Hope everyone has a great weekend while I'm gone!

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David: Ditto Presents Sloppy Seconds Vol. 1!

Here's Alan South and myself's new Ditto mix, Sloppy Seconds Vol. 1! The last mix was only 20 minutes long, but this time around we're giving you an hour of music put together by Ditto! Featured are Lil B and The Pack Mashups. Check out the tracklist, listen, and download the track below!

Tracklist:

1. Hipster Girls vs. Dimmakmmunication (Ditto Mashup) - Lil B vs The Bloody Beetroots
2. Lemonade is Still Popular - Lazerdisk Party Sex
3. Phantom Pt. II (Boys Noize Remix) - Justice
4. Goose - Black Gloves (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Bloody Beetroots
5. Shots (DJ T.O Electro Shot Remix) - LMFAO & Lil Jon
6. MSTRKRFT - Bounce (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Bloody Beetroots
7. Quicksand (Mad Decent 2010 Rerub) ft. Amanda Blank - Major Lazer & La Roux
8. Quicksand vs. Sex on the Beach (Ditto Mashup) - Major Lazer & La Roux vs. The Pack
9. Sex on the Beach vs. Empire Ants (Miami Horror Remix) [Ditto Mashup] - The Pack vs. Gorillaz
10. Empire Ants (Miami Horror Remix) - Gorillaz
11. Metropol vs. Wonton Soup (Ditto Mashup) - Christoph Andersson vs. Lil B
12. I Look To You ('96 Bulls Remix) - Miami Horror
13. Sunshine Hotel - Louis La Roche
14. Hypnotize U (Alex Metric Remix) - N.E.R.D.
15. Starry Eyed (Remix) - Theophilus London
16. Pretty Boy Swag (Lushlife Remix) - Soulja Boy
17. Boyz (The Twelves Remix) - M.I.A.
18. No Hands (DJ Kue Remix) - Waka Flocka Flame
19. Badddd (Remix) - The White Panda
20. The Girls (Samuele Sartini Edit) - Calvin Harris



P.S. - Special thanks to CJ Bowman once again for making the artwork!

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David: Ditto Presents Sloppy Seconds Vol. 1 Coming Monday! (Album Artwork)

I'm sure the cover speaks to everyone. Sloppy Seconds for sure! Myself and the newly named Alan South (previously DJ D-Cutz) will be releasing our first hour long mix for everyone to dance to this upcoming Monday, February 7th.

Get ready for some Ditto mashups! Sloppy Seconds coming to you soon! Shouts out to CJ Bowman for the great job on the artwork too! Check out his website here.

If you missed our first mix or want to listen to it again check it out below!



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David: Off to Boston!

For the next couple days I'll be heading to Boston for a school trip... Although I'm kind of just using it as an excuse to get out of Vermont, have a bus driver drive me instead, and go do my own thing. First on my agenda (besides all this school stuff) is to meet with my good friend CJ Bowman. You may remember him from previous posts we put up of him on the site awhile back. Another new Ditto mix is coming out again soon, so we need some grade A cover artwork! Be on the lookout for that to drop soon!

SWAG

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David: Ditto x Just For The Culture Magazine Feature Plus Bonus Mix

Cover

This has been in the works for about a month now. Our homie Jimmy Fuentes of Just For The Culture Magazine asked us to do an interview for DJ D-Cutz' and myself's DJ Duo, Ditto. We want to give a huge shout out to Jimmy and the magazine for featuring us in their second issue! We love how everything turned out! Check out Parts One and Two of the feature below by clicking the photo or links below. We're the third feature!

Hugh Cosby & DJ D-Cutz (Click the picture for the magazine)

You can also click here - Just For The Culture Magazine Feature Part 1 | Kidneur Feature Part 2

Bonus:

Below is a mix we put together today! Listen and download it below!


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David: Lazerdisk Party Sex Promo Video & Bonus Song Download

Lazerdisk Party Sex

This promo video below was taken at the Black Light White Out show at Higher Ground, which we (Ditto) opened up for. The dudes in Lazerdisk, ZJ and Pres, are really close homies of ours, so expect to see a lot of shows and collaborations from us in the future. In fact I'll be working with Pres in the studio this Thursday so be on the lookout for some music from Ditto very soon! Before I stray off too much though, the Black Light White Out show was also hosted by impartying.com and Triple Take Media, who shot the video below. Live crowd, live set, live everything. Check out the video below:

P.S. You can see D-Cutz and myself up on stage with Lazerdisk and the whole gang at 3:13. And yes, I know, my hat and jacket are swag. Thank you.



Bonus:

The song playing in the video is called "Lemonade is Still Popular." So popular that the SoundCloud version is up to 48,000+ listens. Swag! Take a listen and download it below:

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David: Ditto

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Hugh Cosby & DJ D-Cutz

First of all Happy New Year's to everyone! To start off the new year I wanted to open up by introducing DJ D-Cutz' and myself's DJ duo, Ditto. To clear up some confusion Ditto is separate from TKFV, though we are all family and have worked on projects together. But be on the lookout for D-Cutz and myself this year in 2011 because it's going to be HUGE. Music, concerts, stealing your women, everything. This is only the beginning!

But first a look back at Ditto in 2010:

Rave-a-Palooza

The video above was our first major concert at Higher Ground in Vermont. This was the most successful Rave in Vermont history and was so big that the venue OVER sold out. SWAG.
Filmed and edited by TKFV partner, Gray Sicalowski.

Ben Bruderle

Summer Heat

This video is our favorite so far. This was our second major concert at Higher Ground and the show sold out as well.
Filmed and edited by TKFV partner, Gray Sicalowski.

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