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Monday, March 14, 2005

 

Akzel

Akzel is the pseudonym of André Elias R. Soares, a Brazilian drum and bass producer and DJ. He is from Rio de Janeiro and is known for his solo releases and also for his partnership with Cybass, another producer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Most of his productions fall under the neurofunk subgenre, with 60/70's funk beats and techno influenced ambiences.

Akzel is part of the first generation of artists from Brazil to release mp3 files despite of the traditional vinyl records with the support of international renowned labels and artists, mainly through mp3 selling websites like Beatport (USA/UK) and Amp3lifier (Germany).

His debut release was made by Native Mind's label, Offline Recordings in 2004, and then was the first artist to release in BrainJam Records, the drum'n'bass offshot from the techno master Harald Klotzberg and Decomplex Audio techno label, in 2005.

He is also known as a writer/journalist for the Brazilian prominent drum and bass websites, like DnBOnline.com.br and DrumBass.com.br. He usually writes reviews and also interviews with key characters from the electronic music scene.

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Sunday, March 06, 2005

 

Jaleel White

Jaleel White as Steve Urkel.EnlargeJaleel White as Steve Urkel.

Jaleel White (b. November 27, 1976 in Pasadena, California) is an American actor, who starred as Steve Urkel on the TV series Family Matters from 1990 to 1998.

He created the role of Urkel, as he was called, and soon became a favorite TV character during the run of the series. By the show's final season, he was commanding $100,000 per episode. Unfortunately, White was so tightly defined around Urkel's appearance and performance that it became hard for him to get other roles after the show's run completed. White was over 6 feet tall towards the latter part of the show's run, and was disallowed from weightlifting and required to shave immediately before filming each show in order to retain a "nerdlike" appearance.

In 1999 a pilot called Grown Ups was based around White as a young man striking out into adulthood. The pilot featured another child actor, Soleil Moon Frye famous for her role as Punky Brewster, as the girl whom he chose as a roommate. The writing and comedy was bland and dissimilar from other sitcoms, and Frye was even removed from the series after the pilot. It did not last a full season.

White's acting roles were not restricted to sitcoms however; he costarred in the ensemble animated film Quest for Camelot which was released in 1998.

He was also the voice of the famed video game character Sonic the Hedgehog in most of his TV shows - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground.

White also made a cameo appearance in the movie Big Fat Liar and was the voice of 'Martin' in Our Friend, Martin.

Having graduated from UCLA Film School in 2001, White currently works as a professional writer.

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