Jāmin Gilbert
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Jāmin Gilbert is an entrepreneur
, music producer, DJ and philanthropist
. He is the Founder and President of Ishlab
and Ishlab Music Studio. He is also Founder and Executive Director of Project Rhythm
His music career began as a DJ at age twelve. Since then he has founded and began laying the bricks of the Studio at age twenty, in 2000. Since then Ishlab Music Studio has facilitated recording and production for artists such as Hard-Fi
, Jet
, Jadakiss
, Ladytron
, MIA, and The Cool Kids
. To help artists monetize their assets and to help businesses get relevant music faster and easier Jāmin then grew Ishlab into a technology based next generation music licensing and sonic branding company.
Jāmin has a BA from New York University
in Music Technology
with a Business focus, and was the first professional DJ to be accepted into the school. He has a passion for music and the collaborative and creative process, and he seeks to improve people's lives through the instrument of music. Jāmin grew up on two farms, one in Maryland
and one in Pennsylvania
. He loves the outdoors and adventures.
DJ Career
Jāmin has been a DJ since age twelve and has traveled the globe spinning for clients ranging from Vogue
and GQ Magazine, to Tom Cruise
, Teri Hatcher
and Daniel Craig
.
He went on his first North American and World tour at the age of seventeen DJing for the band popular indie DC/NY band Girls Against Boys
. He performed as a DJ their album Freakonica and on the Duran Duran
AmeriCruiser remix. Jamin has played at venues such as the San Francisco The Fillmore
, the Hammerstein Ballroom
, Marquee Club
, the Reading Festival, Serpentine Gallery
London, even inside the Brooklyn Bridge
.
Music Styles
Jamin has been known to work in all genres, with a focus on music that is undeniable and with soul. Inclusive of Electronic
, Hiphop, Dance
, Rock
, Singer/Songwriter, Reggae
, Soul
, Drum&Bass.
Music Production and Remixes
As a music producer his work has also facilitated the birth and praise of artists such as Emanuel and The Fear, Betty Black, Marc Griffin and Leo Coltrane.
He has worked as a music engineer and producer for companies such as The Hearst Corporation and Disney. Alongside Cirque Du Soleil
performers at the opening of the New Hearst publishing building in manhattan.
Music Engineering
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, music producer, DJ and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
. He is the Founder and President of Ishlab
Ishlab Music
ishlab Music is a music styling, licensing, recording, and production company based in Brooklyn, New York. Ishlab Music Studio has been a fully operational music studio and music production facility since its founding in 2000 by Jāmin Gilbert...
and Ishlab Music Studio. He is also Founder and Executive Director of Project Rhythm
His music career began as a DJ at age twelve. Since then he has founded and began laying the bricks of the Studio at age twenty, in 2000. Since then Ishlab Music Studio has facilitated recording and production for artists such as Hard-Fi
HARD-Fi
Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003. The band's members are Richard Archer , Ross Phillips , Kai Stephens and Steve Kemp .They achieved chart success with their third single, "Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as...
, Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
, Jadakiss
Jadakiss
Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
, Ladytron
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
, MIA, and The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids is an American hip hop group. Consisting of rappers Antoine "Sir Michael Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll , the group is based in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan...
. To help artists monetize their assets and to help businesses get relevant music faster and easier Jāmin then grew Ishlab into a technology based next generation music licensing and sonic branding company.
Jāmin has a BA from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in Music Technology
Music technology
Music technology is a term that refers to all forms of technology involved with the musical arts, particularly the use of electronic devices and computer software to facilitate playback, recording, composition, storage and performance. This subject is taught at many different educational levels,...
with a Business focus, and was the first professional DJ to be accepted into the school. He has a passion for music and the collaborative and creative process, and he seeks to improve people's lives through the instrument of music. Jāmin grew up on two farms, one in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and one in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. He loves the outdoors and adventures.
DJ Career
Jāmin has been a DJ since age twelve and has traveled the globe spinning for clients ranging from Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and GQ Magazine, to Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
, Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher is an American actress, writer, and presenter. She is known for her television roles as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman...
and Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. His early film roles include Elizabeth, The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur's Court and the television episodes Sharpe's Eagle, Zorro and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert...
.
He went on his first North American and World tour at the age of seventeen DJing for the band popular indie DC/NY band Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys are an indie rock/post-hardcore band, originally forming in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and currently based in New York City.-Career:...
. He performed as a DJ their album Freakonica and on the Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
AmeriCruiser remix. Jamin has played at venues such as the San Francisco The Fillmore
The Fillmore
The Fillmore Auditorium is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California, made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it lies on the boundary of the Western Addition and the Pacific Heights neighborhoods.In 1968,...
, the Hammerstein Ballroom
Hammerstein Ballroom
The Hammerstein Ballroom is a two-tiered, 12,000 square feet ballroom located within the Manhattan Center Studios on 311 West 34th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America. It is known for its elegant appearance and excellent acoustical design...
, Marquee Club
Marquee Club
The Marquee was a music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.It was also the location of the first ever live performance by The Rolling Stones on 12 July 1962....
, the Reading Festival, Serpentine Gallery
Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery is an art gallery in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, central London. It focuses on modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year...
London, even inside the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
.
Music Styles
Jamin has been known to work in all genres, with a focus on music that is undeniable and with soul. Inclusive of Electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, Hiphop, Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, Rock
Rock
Rock, rocks, the rock, or the rocks may refer to:-Geology and minerals:* Rock , naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids* Rock salt or halite, mineral form of sodium chloride-People:...
, Singer/Songwriter, Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, Soul
Soul
A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...
, Drum&Bass.
Music Production and Remixes
- Emanuel and The Fear
- Betty Black
- Mark Griffin (of the 2AM club2AM Club2AM Club is an American band consisting of lead singer Marc Griffin, emcee Tyler Cordy, guitarist Matt Reagan, keyboard player Dave Dalton, drummer Ian O'Neill , and bassist Matt Warshauer. The band came together in Los Angeles in 2007...
) - Leo Coltrane
As a music producer his work has also facilitated the birth and praise of artists such as Emanuel and The Fear, Betty Black, Marc Griffin and Leo Coltrane.
He has worked as a music engineer and producer for companies such as The Hearst Corporation and Disney. Alongside Cirque Du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
performers at the opening of the New Hearst publishing building in manhattan.
Music Engineering
- DJ Sasha
- Roberta FlackRoberta FlackRoberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...
- MIAMíaMía is a song written by Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero. Was first released as a double-side single along with the track "Felicidad" in 1969...
- Jesse Boykins IIIJesse Boykins IIIJesse Boykins III in Chicago, IL is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and producer.-Music career:Jesse Boykins III is a World Soul artist from Chicago, later relocating to Miami and finally Brooklyn...
- Kudu