Friday, 24 May 2013

"ALWAYS BE THERE" by JAHNA SEBASTIAN ///// SINGLE OUT NOW on iTunes, Amazon, Juno etc. !!!

A fantastic drum and bass version of Jahna Sebastian’s amazing track ‘Always be There’
The vocals in this are just amazing, and will be in your head forever. 
Combined with rolling beats and some down and dirty bass this remix really delivers.
Make sure not to miss this one on it’s release. 



Available here:
Trackitdown: http://tinyurl.com/offagxg
AudioJelly: http://tinyurl.com/ptv36s6
iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/om74cn4
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/ph9p3kt
Juno: http://tinyurl.com/qdstqrb
Digital-Tunes: http://tinyurl.com/owno7zx

Jahna Sebastian is an singer/actress and accomplished musician who writes, produces, performs, engineers, mixes her own music doing it all from programming instruments to editing. She is also producing and engineering for other artists, having recorded and mixed entire albums and mixtapes in her studio Multivizion Music, which since it’s establishment has become the centre of Russsian rap and grime scene in London. Together with rapper Oxxxymiron they brought grime and dubstep to Russia. Classically trained on piano while getting her Degree in “Music Business” at Russian Academy of Music, she had also learned to read music at the age of 7 when she had played domra in children’s orchestra for 8 years. From Jahna's first appearance on MTV Russia at the age of 13 to becoming top reggae artist in Russia, she has moved to UK in 2006 and expanded her musical horizons with various genres including dubstep, drum&bass, grime, electro, hip hop etc. 
She had also been extensively performing around the UK, including jungle raves and London Peace Concert on Tranfalgar Square in 2007, World Sickle Cell Day 2012 in Wolverhampton in West Park, Manchester Carnival, Leicester Carnival etc. 
She has worked with many artists and producers like rap group "Tribe", Markul, P.Nology, No Limit, Congo Natty, Sherii ven Dyer, Insomnia Beats Productions, Rephlex, and many others. She is currently working on her upcoming album and collaborating with other artists on their projects. 

Monday, 11 March 2013

Love vs status and money

When I have just moved to UK in 2006 my friend and I had a conversation in an Italian cafe in Leicester Square about staying in the UK. She was also Russian and she mentioned that she would even marry a random person for passport. I told I her I wouldn't do that because I take marriage seriously and I just don't see the point of it without love. I would rather obtain status and money through hard work, but marriage has to be a manifestation of love, infinite sexual attraction and relationship with your best friend for me. I am not no goody two shoes or a preacher of "no sex before marriage", life is an experience and it is different for everyone, restricted or freed by certain religious, spiritual views, morals or lack of thereof etc.  I just think that whatever you do before marriage is accountable to personal choices and even making certain mistakes, but marriage itself carries for me hope for eternal love, that is a magnetic force and has nothing to do with monetary values or status. When I was unlawfully detained while pregnant with my daughter fighting for my political asylum case, three men including my ex phoned me and offered to marry them for passport thinking they could have saved my situation with that and I turned them down. I did it consciously and even had a long argument with one of those men on the phone, when I told him I won't do it without love, he laughed and said he thought I was delusional without wishing me the best, guess he was hurt I didn't take the business deal. I took the hard way of proving my refugee status for the following two years, while being a single mother, but I won my case, I am independent and I am not tied to no one without love, unconditional love, even if the condition was British passport and financial stability. I chose to fight for my case until I won and wait for the best marriage I can have for LOVE.

Monday, 4 March 2013

My Work: Music, films, commercials etc.

This is a very brief list of some of the stuff I have worked on and that has been released, not counting stuff that hasn't been finished or released yet, but will be in the future. I keep working and believing, non stop, thousands of hours and sacrificing many things for what I am passionate about: music and film. Even in when I was unlawfully detained for two months while pregnant with my daughter I kept practicing, booking Christian prayer room when available to play piano and sing. I have been doing music from age 7, decided to pursue music career professionally at age 11 despite being discouraged by my Dad as it wasn't considered a "proper profession like an IT specialist or a doctor". Anyway, I learned to make beats, engineer, write, perform, sing, dance and do the whole 360 in music and also music business to a certain level and I keep reading, practicing and creating. I study every day and still have a lot to learn and make more music, more films, more videos. One thing I wish like most other musicians: a bigger field of opportunities to play in and to do bigger things, for a while I feel I have been stuck in a position where I have tons of ideas, just need a millie to put them to work. Yes, I have done a lot of things low budget or zero budget, but let's face it you need real money to really make not just a music video, but a real movie to illustrate music piece, not just a PA performance, but a proper stage show with lighting, visuals etc. and to put certain ideas across. One day ...

 Jahna Sebastian EPK 2012 - A journey in music and performing arts HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94WXegMUjg
 
Discography:

"The Edge of Love" http://soundcloud.com/multivizionmusic-1/jahna-sebastian-the-edge-of
"Always Be There" dnb remix http://dlablack.tumblr.com/post/51214196375/a-fantastic-drum-and-bass-version-of-jahna (2013)
"Running" (2012) music video on KicoTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssJZKJRgl5s
"Stay Afloat" O.B.S. feat Jahna Sebastian, music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N4_I9fjRGQ
"The Other Side (2012) https://soundcloud.com/multivizionmusic-1/the-other-side-jahna-sebastian
"London Don't Believe in Ur Fears" and remix net video: http://www.hiphophoodcommunity.com/jahna-sebastion-video-photo-shoot-london-dont-believe-in-ur-fears.html
"London Don't Believe in Ur Fears" Produced by Jahna Sebastian http://soundcloud.com/multivizionmusic-1/london-dont-believe-in-ur
"Lights On" P.Nology feat. Jahna Sebastian (Produced by Jahna Sebastian) http://jahnasebastian.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/lights-on-pnology-feat-jahna-sebastian.html
"Against Us" Monsterstarz feat. Jahna Sebastian club (2012) http://mlook.ru/dxtjwuu/monsterstarz_feat_jahna_sebastian_against_us_2012.html#axzz2C2ozx7SF
"Always Be There" reggae (2012) on Reggae Forever Vol. 3 compilation https://soundcloud.com/multivizionmusic-1/always-be-there-jahna
"Hunger for Love" reggae (2012) https://soundcloud.com/multivizionmusic-1/hunger-for-love-jahna
"Tell Me" dancehall http://soundcloud.com/multivizionmusic-1/tell-me-jahna-sebastian
"Fame Money Game" music video (2011): http://mstrendy.com/uncategorized/jahna-sebastian-fame-money-game-music-video-and-emancipation-ii
"Emancipation II" (Multivizion Music, 2011)
"No Illusions" (2010) music video: http://jahnasebastian.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/no-illusions-music-video.html
"When Love Comes Around" on "Summer 2010" compilation: http://babada.ru/music/rap-hip-hop/12988-yg-unit-lojaz-tuman-rap-oboyma-jahna-sebastian-krajm-volshebnik-summer-2010.html
"Find Me" (2010) Written and produced with Gareth Nathan
"Emancipation EP" (Multivizion Music, 2009) 8 songs https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/emancipation-ep/id347812305
"Pover' v Moyu Lubov" McWertX feat. Jahna Sebastian (2009) http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/song/3320584

other production and engineering credits:
"Vechniy Jid" LP by Oxxxymiron (engineer/recording at Multivizion Music, 2011) 14 Songs
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vechnyy-zhid/id466268793
"Russky Cockney" hit single by Oxxxymiron additional vocals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_8DbXTPNp4 (500 000 views)
"Nevalyashka" (2012) single by Oxxxymiron (recording/mixing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHdWsk6bx8
"Ultima Thule" (2012) single by Oxxxymiron (recording/mixing)
"Vzveshenniy Rap" mixtape  by Markul (engineer/recording/mixing at Multivzion Music, 2011)
"Moi Mentalitet" dubstep version (production/recording/mixing at Multivizion Music, 2011) http://www.rap.ru/ru/multimedia/id-35502/pg-1
"Heart Skip a Beat" single by Sherii Ven Dyer (2011)  http://youknowigotsoul.com/?p=10874
"Stratford" remix by Markul (production/recording/mixing 2011) http://greenpark.tv/?p=440
"V Tihom Omute" Oxxxymiron and Markul (engineering/mixing) music video with cameo from Devlin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9t5iwbmsDQ
"How Would You Feel" (2012) and "Mek Yuh My Man" (2010) by Sherii Ven Dyer
"Chertovo Koleso" Oxxxymiron feat. No Limit and I1 (engineering, mixing 2011)https://soundcloud.com/greenparktv/oxxxymiron-feat-no-limit-and
"Hroniki Londona" mixtape by rap group "Tribe" (engineer/recording/mixing at Multivizion Music, 2009)
"V Strane Jenshin" Oxxxymiron (engineering/mixing 2009)
"Den Fizkulturnika" Oxxxymiron (engineering/mixing 2009)
"So Storoni Vostoka" mixtape by Den Bro (2008)
a few tracks by other artists like Kofi Blaxx, Relevance, Buzzstart etc.

With "Muzungu" reggae group (singing/performing/writing/production:
"Leave It Up" LP Muzungu (Navigator Records, 2009) album http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/4542367/?item=4537405
"SU242" Produced by Jason Air, London (2006)
With reggae/hip hop group Jah Soldiers (singing/performing/writing/production):
"Multivizion Time" LP (2007)
other solo:
"Tough Game" single (2008)
"Magic Trix" (2006)
"We Live Forever" single (2004) (singing. prod. by Laslo) 



Acting

Very.co.uk advert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZuOeymkrk&feature=share&list=PLfGCjZWWx9n2p9owu_4aDsBUGjVtlzD5W
"Harry Potter 7", "Eastenders", "Made in Chelsea", "I Give It a Year", "Trance" etc. commercials (Samsung, Grolsch, Sainsburys, Vodaphone, BBC, BRIT AWARDS promo, Playboy Perfume, Footlocker, Masterchef India, Bank of Abu Dhabi, Subway, Debenhams, Kelogg's, B&Q, Halifax, Gatwick Corporate etc.)

short films"Nashilee", "Coin", "French Fries and Chocolate Cupcake", feature film "Reversed" (tba 2012

Jahna Sebastian KicoTV [OFFICIAL INTERVEW] 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuBfTQAh1xQ

Interview on Hillz 98,6 FM:
http://www.hiphophoodcommunity.com/jahna-interview-hillz986-fm-radio.html

Interview on Greenpark TV "JAHNA SEBASTIAN/STRAIGHT OUTTA CROYDON PART 1 & 2"

http://greenpark.tv/?p=485

Interview on Greenpark TV "JAHNA SEBASTIAN/STRAIGHT OUTTA CROYDON PART 3 & 4"

http://greenpark.tv/?p=491
Interview on UK Community Eye TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxmfX8bZi5c
Avenue Mag UK:
http://avenuemag.co.uk/2012/11/video-jahna-sebastian-running/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


interview on A.I.M. radio

 about martial arts:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g33aCs_rHoQ

 about music and other stuff:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwkly_iBY4E

Over 150 Live performances in Russia and across the UK from Moscow to many shows in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester, High Wycombe, Coventry, Rochester, Waltham Cross etc.


Thursday, 21 February 2013

МОШЕННИКИ И ХАМЫ ООО "НГППР" !!! Моя бабушка находится в критическом состоянии

МОШЕННИКИ!!! Организация ООО "НГППР" (НАЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ ГИЛЬДИЯ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ ПЛАТЕЛЬЩИКОВ РЕНТЫ) под предлогом предоставления ухода за моей бабушкой Лилий ЯковлевноЙ Фомичевой, которая сейчас находится в предкомовом состоянии, пытается заполучить ее квартиру, по-хамски игнорируют нас, ее родственников, отказывается выдать нам ключи от квартиры, ее личные документы, включая ее паспорт, и, что самое подозрительное, это то, что здоровье моей бабушки внезапно ухудшилось около двух недель назад по причине болезни, от которой она ранее не страдала, и не было риска. При этом ни одного звонка от этой компании не поступило, более того, они все время утверждают, то у них нет наших контактных данных. Откровенная ложь, ведь со мной при желании связываются люди со всех точек мира, от Казахстана до Атланты, штат Джорджия в США! К тому же моя бабушка говорила, что она им все координаты передала. На данный момент она находится в больнице в ОЧЕНЬ тяжелом состоянии ступора, еще в субботу моя мама приехала ее навестить, хотя бабушке было очень плохо, но она еще могла с нами говорить. Позже выяснилось, что, не смотря на то, что с ней находилась сиделка от компании, моя бабушка таинственным образом встала ночью в своей комнате, где отключили электричество, упала и потеряла дар речи. Спрашивается, что в это время делала сиделка? Чай пила на кухне или вышла покурить? Почему это произошло, когда человеку было уже очень плохо, она почти слепая, до этого уже вызывалась скорая помощь, какое оправдание у сиделки? Моя мама подъезжала вчера к этому стремному зданию, где находится ООО "НГППР", где нет ни вывески этой шарашкиной конторки, ни прямого входа, ее даже не пустили в офис и отказались передать документы и договор, подписанный моей бабушкой. Я писала им письма, которые они получили, но проигнорировали. Они звонили все время сиделке в больницу, чтобы удостовериться, не умерла ли моя бабушка. Уход они в больнице не предоставляют, более того, оставили ее лежать в коридоре, когда только привезли, и забрали ее теплые вещи, когда ее привезли. Когда моя мама приехала, ей стало лучше, так как мама о ней позаботилась, но потом опять ухудшилось, после маминого отъезда. Моя бабушка не была заброшена, и такое отношение к ней, к вдове капитана второго ранга военно-морского флота, просто отвратительно. Тем более, что ей полагается лечение в очень хороших клиниках, как вдове военного. Есть цепь странных совпадений, но об этом позже, тем не меннее, моя бабушка сама говорила, как только ей стало плохо, что такого с ней никогда не было. Все действия этой компании на данный момент по отношению к нам и моей бабушке не соответсвуют тому, на что она рассчитывала начав общаться с ними, и только свидетельстуют об обмане. Она с нами не согласовывала подписание с ними договора, и мы узнали об этом пост-фактум. Возможно, моя бабушка толком договор не разглядела и не поняла его суть, но нам его эта контора даже не хочет предоставить! Как можно так воспользоваться доверием старого человека?!?!?!?

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Old but gold :) My interview on "Invincible Radio part 3: Studio Equipment January 2009"

My interview about studio gear in January 2009 on Invincible Radio still some useful info for up and coming producers and engineers there

Jahna Sebastian live at VENUE with special guest P.Nology (PHOTOS)

Jahna Sebastian performed live at VENUE in Enfield on 2nd February 2013

Check out the pics from the event

 
 With Elvis Eddie


 With special guest P.Nology



 With rapper Laughta


With P.Nology and Paul

Saturday, 29 December 2012

"The Other Side" by Jahna Sebastian single out now

Fortune Favors the Brave
"The Other Side" single out now
Click here to download

Monday, 17 December 2012

Jahna Sebastian 'The Other Side' net music video

Here is my new music video I put together for my song "The Other Side" special thanks to my Mother for filming parts of it

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Monday, 5 November 2012

A day that changed my life: how #running away from neo-nazis turned me into a martial arts and health freak

One day in spring 2002 I went into Arbatskaya underground station in Central Moscow. I was 15 at the time and it was the area where I lived and grew up in. As I walked along the train platform on a huge marble hall I raised my head and saw three young people dressed as neo-nazis with metal bars (possibly from construction sites) in their hands and hate written all over their faces as their eyes met mine. I was about ten meters away and within split second I turned around and ran as fast as I could. They chased me as I manuevred between the marble pillars at some point a few inches away from the gap. It was pick hour time when many people were going home from work, but everybody minded their own business switching off from 9-5 mode and paid no attention to the chase happening in front of them. A lone policeman was checking some man's documents and was just as indifferent as I saw when I glanced at him while running past and no one helped me, but the sea of crowd entering the escalator going up on the way was my only escape! In Moscow at the time of pick hour it is that type of concentration of people when even sardines stuffed in a can would happily boast about their freedom. So I dived in and the neo-nazi folks were left behind without a meal ticket. Mind you, all of that was happening within a few seconds, but felt like a thousand years or a moment when the bullets in the Matrix slow down and fall in front of Neo and as the escalator took me up my heart was beating at a drum&bass bpm rate.

When I came home I was exhausted and just shocked. There was no point in going to police station for the policemen were the ones that have been checking my documents regularly for years explaining that by "searching for terrorists" and that I sure looked like an immigrant from "those places", well, in a country where I was born, ehem. So I didn't see Russian police as my best friend. but I needed to find a way to face my fear and protect myself! It was a day that began my transformation from a chubby teenager who was munching on chocolate and biscuits whenever possible and skipping PE lessons for years at school into a fighter. 

That day I decided I wanted to start martial arts as soon as possible. My Mom knew a kickboxing coach who led a secret Chechen group which I joined immediately. It was not advertised anywhere and all members were personally invited through personal contacts. I was the only female in group of about 30 Muslim Chechen males aged six to mid forties. Soon my coach Arbi had a two hour conversation with me about food and simple rules that make you healthier and obviously improve your stamina and make you an all-around balanced human, balancing your body and spirit. As I was determined to become a super fit fighter and after hearing his explanation, I realized how much poison I was putting into my body and that it would on top of that prevent me from becoming anything close to my new aspiration - the Shaolin Warrior. The following day I gave up eating red meat and within a month - chicken. I stopped all junk food, minimized sugar intake (we don't need it that much!) and learned about different foods and their effect on the body. At first I had to exercise my will power to turn away from kebabs on the table when everyone else was saying: "Mmmmmm, yummmy! ". There were not many vegetarians in Russia, in fact if you were to say you don't eat meat, a few people would suggest that "you should leave this crazy vegetarian sect that will make you die young and these vegetarians dominate the world!". OK.

At "Combat" fight club, Arbat, Moscow, 2004



Then after the group moved to another area, which was too far for me, I found another fight club, called "Combat" in the area, just after I turned 16. I joined Muay-Thai and then started attending other classes on top of that, because I learned that physical growth only starts when you train at least three times every week. It got to a point when I was training five-six days every week, two hour sessions.

I did get bruised up, especially on the first few months, killing of the nerves and my body was all in pain, had a black eye, traumatized my knee and got hit in a jaw at one point when I was about 17 in such a way that I couldn't open my mouth fully or move the jaw for a whole week, so was on a boxer's diet - semolina porridge.

I also fought in a cage in front of a few thousand people with the Champion of Russia in Muay-Thai on a massive rave in a club called "Zona" (literally, the zone). I will tell about that later ...

"Fame Money Game" video

 "No Illusions" video



and one of my dreams is still to go to Shaolin Monastery in the future and study Kung Fu as you should only start doing Kung Fu after years of doing other martial arts!