Since it’s inception in 2008 David Pattillo has been recording and producing music for the live music show Live from the Artists Den on PBS. His credits include Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Ed Sheeran, Rufus Wainwright, and Sheryl Crow among many others. This month he is very excited to announce he has mixed The Alabama Shakes. Tune in on PBS. Here is a link to the schedule. Little know insider fact: Pattillo even wrote and produced the theme you hear at the opening!
“Lights On” releasing in UK on vinyl in April!
The boutique record label Plane Groovy has announced they will be releasing the new Strange Majik “Lights On” LP in April on audiophile quality 180g white vinyl. We can’t wait to get out hands on one…preorder right now here!
Strange Majik “Lights On” releases worldwide.

Emmy nominated producer/musician David Pattillo aka Strange Majik teams up with fresh NYC talent on this new 10 song release. Jazz diva Melanie Charles aka D’Flower, soul powerhouse Kennedy, and MCs Phase One and Elijah Black from the NYC hip hop party/collective “The Lesson” are featured as well as up an coming vocalists Fiona Silver and Valerie Broussard. “Lights On” blends genres of vintage soul, 60’s guitar psychedelia, electronic, and organic hip hop. Guitar washes, bass breaks, fuzz riffs, soul queens, and worldly-wise MCs.
Majik drops new single “Love That I Got (feat. Fiona Silver)”
Summer is here and what better time for a smokey eyed groove featuring the talented New York singer Fiona Silver. New album to come in the fall!
Rathborne rocks Amazing Radio Flow NY Session
Dig into this one. Luke Rathborne is a young NYC songwriter who’s recent album is produced by Albert Hammond Jr. This session aired on Jan 14, 2014 on Strange Majik’s 212 on Amazing Radio and features Darren Will on bass and Jamie Alegre on manual fingerstylin’ Oberheim DMX. Recorded and mixed by Majik.
New site h1tchr brings people together connecting songs
Have you seen the buzz that h1tchr (pronounced hitcher) is creating online? People all over the world are adding sound alike songs, samples, and cover versions of songs and creating interactive maps of popular music. Its a free site and it only requires a FB login (they only get access to your user ID and profile pic). The inside scoop from us is that it was started by our founder David Pattillo and also offers a really awesome free Spotify app that brings in music credits to Spotify!
Strange Majik’s 212 is now live
Thanks so much for all the tweets, emails and comments on the new raydeeeeeoooooo showwwwww on Amazing Radio!! The show airs every Tuesday at 11pm UK time and can be re-streamed at any time right here. Just click the pic and let it roll. – Love ya, Majik
David Pattillo launches h1tchr Spotify app and discovery web app
Our founder David Pattillo has launched his new music startup h1tchr. “I started h1tchr to bring enrichment and discovery to the online music world. Our Spotify app seamlessly delivers the album credits and Wikipedia info for the artist you are listening to. Its the first real time credit delivery in music streaming of it’s kind.” The website http://www.h1tchr.com lets you make h1tchmaps of music by connecting related songs and sharing those results with your friends. A bit of ancestry for songwriting!
The Beyond Beyond is Beyond Psychedelic Compilation released Jan 24!
Curated by Mike Newman of Beyond Beyond Beyond, Nights with Alice Cooper and East Village Radio, this compilation features some of the great US psychedelic rock bands of the moment. Freaky, groovy, and spaced-out, this music is cage-free, nationwide, badass rock & roll… and it FREE!!! Just click the pic and get your copy now.
Stream NY Rock & Roll 1 on Spotify
Its so easy…If you are friends with our main man David Pattillo on Facebook, you can stream all his personal playlists for free with the touch of a button… its pretty sick!
You can also stream it directly on Spotify right here: http://open.spotify.com/user/davidpattillo/playlist/6mqD5Sn0i2v4iZ0QSGhTGA
Post your playlists as well. Its a great and legal way to share music!!