NORFOLK

An album written and produced by students and faculty at Old Dominion University is available for download.

Work began on the project, now titled "Eye of the Storm," in December. "The Monarchy," a student organization for students seeking Music Production degrees, met and decided to make the album to support ODU Relay for Life. They were considering the name "Big Blue Mix," but have since switched to their student organization name.

Students began writing songs during their winter break and recording started in the new studio a few weeks later.

The album offers 28 tracks costs $9.99. The net proceeds from the album sales will go to Relay for Life.

It will be a focus to monitor the content to maintain the values Diversal wants the platform to reflect; creativity, collaboration, diversity, and positivity.  

You will have to register, but it will be free and fast with your Facebook or twitter account. It is only if you are interested in being a writer/contributor for Diversal that you will be given certain access levels to the backend.  Other than that, every user will be on an  equal pane, to comment on articles, share content to their own pages, or participate in campaigns by posting or voting on content.  

Initially we will use social media to push the event to others while using the word of mouth amongst local followers and reps, or artists themselves.  But after the launch of the site, we will utilize community group gathering programs such as Meetup, to sustain a consistent group of creatives; which once our international audiences increase we will encourage followers in different states and countries to create their own Diversal community groups. 

If you live in Virginia, specifically close to Stafford and love dance music, you've got to catch CED CARTER perform his dj set. CED performs at Buffalo Moe's every Friday, and for years has been transforming the dance culture in central Virginia.  DJing at a young, Ced has toured and performed next to some of the biggest electronic musicians in the 90's and early 2000's. However within the past decade or two, Ced has taken a liken for stimulating the dance scene in Central/Northern Virgina. His caliber of work sets him apart, as he mixes his sets live AND ITS EFFING AMAZING. While only a few of his 45 minute to 1 hour+ mixes are accessible online (see below), you definitely want to make sure you see him live.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

These mixes are perfect for dance parties, and serve as a good replacement in case you've got a shitty DJ at your party - no worries, just play some Ced Carter. 

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Below is from a set recorded by Ced in 2013: 

 Black Crown Records is an Brooklyn,NY based Independent record label and media management company founded in 2007, by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Reginald "RegB" Browne. The label focuses predominantly on hip hop and urban popular music with the goal of providing a home for ambitious and determined artists and a platform for these artists to express themselves freely and to give their music to the world.

In 2013 Black Crown's Records signed Bronx,NY rapper SLEDGE as its flagship artist. The signing is in conjunction with his own imprint T-Reps Ent.

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Sledge's Black Crown Records debut Mixtape B.L.O.W. (Believe Love Orchestrate Win) is currently available for download on www.datpiff.com 

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