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Sunday, July 05, 2009 
 Hi i manage  DUDLEY PERKINS and we are looking to book him in JAPAN to help promote his new album HOLY SMOKES.....all produced by GEROGIA ANNE MULDROW

Brotha J of X CLAN will also be touring along with Dudley Perkins

if you are interested in bringing this tour package out please contact:
DAMON MONDELL
(1st down management)
@ mrmondell@yahoo.com

thanks 
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Sunday, July 05, 2009 
 Hi i manage  DUDLEY PERKINS and we are looking to book him in Australia to help promote his new album HOLY SMOKES.....all produced by GEROGIA ANNE MULDROW

Brotha J of X CLAN will also be touring along with Dudley Perkins

if you are interested in bringing this tour package out please contact:
DAMON MONDELL
(1st down management)
@ mrmondell@yahoo.com

thanks 
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Sunday, July 05, 2009 
i manage  DUDLEY PERKINS and we are looking to book him in Africa to help promote his new album HOLY SMOKES.....all produced by GEROGIA ANNE MULDROW

Brotha J of X CLAN will also be touring along with Dudley Perkins

please contact DAMON H. (1st down management) @ mrmondell@yahoo.com

thanks 
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 
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Artist Of The Week – Faculty


Trigonometry and Damon Mondell

Ever since meeting through producer E Dub in 1994, Oxnard, California, natives Trigonometry and Damon Mondell, better known as the singularly named Hip-Hop duo Faculty, have been giving listeners a taste of a completely different O.C. than most are used to hearing about. Late in 2007, after pressing up three 12 inch singles that created a buzz on the college radio scene, the duo released their first full length album, Phar From Home. This week I caught up with Mondell to get some more information about the group, including why he and Trig decided to work together, what he means when he says they look to create "good Hip-Hop music," and the daily tasks that come with running their label D&H Records. With much respect to all the teachers of the world, this might be the most interesting Faculty meeting in recorded history.

Adam Bernard: What were the circumstances that led to you and Trig deciding to write music together?
Damon Mondell: We both started seeing more and more of one another because of the studio run-ins and a friend of mine who also recorded music was starting to deal more with Trig's manager. In '95 I believe Trig's manager said that ASCAP was holding auditions to be in there new talent showcase so we all drove down to LA for the audition. Now at this time everyone was auditioning as a solo artist it was Damon, Trig, JC & Johnny Quest. We all went one after another and as we were doing our thing we were supporting each other from the side and the judges said can you all just put your music together and perform the showcase as one? We said hell yeah and at that point we formed a group called Red Zone Fam. The group went on to land an indie deal in 1997 and then signed to a major in 1998 but nothing came from it and in 1999 it was time for a change so Trig and myself started Faculty.

Adam Bernard: You state that your goal is to create "good Hip-Hop music." What qualities do you feel make for good Hip-Hop music and how much of it do you feel is being made today?
Damon Mondell: The qualities of good music include saying something to help the cause, whatever it may be, good production, lyrics, flow, content, and creativity. Good music isn't hard to find on the indie scene, but you also have some not so good music on the indie scene, as well. Technology makes it easy for someone who started to listen to Hip-Hop on Monday make a song on Tuesday. As far as the mainstream goes it's not music anymore it's who can take the same song I just did and market it differently. The music sounds the same. Now on the flip side of that coin I am proud to see Hip-Hop come as far as it has because if it wasn't as loud as it is now then we as the Hip-Hop community would be complaining and searching for a voice to be heard by the masses. I just wish it was good music bleeding through those radio airwaves.

Adam Bernard: There definitely seems to be a lack of good Hip-Hop music right now. Are fewer groups making it, or is it just harder to find?
Damon Mondell: Fewer groups are making it on the major level, but many good groups are coming out on the indie scene, there are just less consumers buying the indie material because of its market being broke, like college students. I do see some of the major corporate America companies coming in and partnering up with us, though, so that is a good start, but not everyone can rap because its going to leave us with watered down music and no fans. Unfortunately we have kids growing up thinking that rap is a well paid career. It can be, but in most cases it takes time to get there.

Adam Bernard: Other than simply by making good music, how else do you feel you two stand out from other artists?
Damon Mondell: We are Hip-Hop in all aspects. We give you that glimpse of what Hip-Hop was like in the late 80's and early 90's cuz believe me it was beautiful. Our experience also helps us stand out. We are also realistic about the game and what it can offer and make good business decisions. We have things to speak on because of what we have been through and are still going through.

Adam Bernard: Let's talk about your name for a minute. Faculty is term associated with teaching. In what ways do you feel you're teachers?
Damon Mondell: We feel that we are teachers because we are from that old school generation like Large Professor, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, and many other greats. We were taught by the raw school so we are well trained and prepared to teach and speak to the new generation and get down with the best of them.

Adam Bernard: You two started your own independent record label, D&H Records, in 2004. What was the process of starting your own label like?
Damon Mondell: Hectic but worth it. We were tired of shopping deals. We did that so much before with Red Zone that we did not want to waste our energy doing that again, so we figured why not put it into running our own label? It can be a crazy job as well as a rewarding job. Not only are we responsible for writing, recording and performing the music, but now we are responsible for copywriting the music, publishing and licensing, marketing, manufacturing and packaging, and the list goes on.

Adam Bernard: What kind of hurdles did you have to jump and roadblocks did you run into?
Damon Mondell: Money, money, money. It set us back in areas for releasing material on time, reaching more regions for marketing and radio, having the best ad campaigns, hiring publicists, and the list goes on, but somehow we are still here. In addition to the label we have our own tour booking company where we've book shows/events/tours for ourselves as well as Jeru the Damaja, Pseudo Slang, Myka 9, Trek Life, Oddisee, Kev Brown, Wildchild, MED and many others.

Adam Bernard: Finally, I know there are plenty of MCs who read this site who'd be interested in knowing what you look for in an artist. Can you break it down for them?
Damon Mondell: I look for quality, production, originality, content and I ask myself if I am a fan of his or her material, but I would also rather work with artists who are self motivated and responsible to make scheduled dates. When you are investing money into a project you can't afford for the artist to be a liability. Right now I have my eye on one artist from Oxnard name POK Dog. I have always been a fan of his music.

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MySpace: myspace.com/dhrecords805
MySpace: myspace.com/faculty805

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 
COLLEGE HIP-HOP RADIO!
 
(RapAttackLives.com Issue 312-January 22, 2008)
   
 
LW TW ARTIST TITLE  LABEL  
 
5 1 FACULTY Feel It (REMIX) D&H / Phat Duck   
4 2 COUTURE INK Ghost Town Marmah Records   
6 3 WITCHDOCTOR Best Year Williams Street   
7 4 B.O.B. Haterz Everywhere Atlantic Records   
9 5 MAJOR LEAGUE F/ TY NITTY(INFAMOUS MOBB) Blood Money RMX  EP/NewRealmRecords   
8 6 THE NEMESIS TWO Don't Stop Rockin' Nem Two Ent.   
12 7 MR. V Put Ya Drink Down (REMIX) Vega   
10 8 TONE LOC F/ PEACHES Wild Thing (REMIX) Delicious Vinyl   
11 9 DOUJAH RAZE Where You Are Trilogy / Rawkus   
14 10 MARCO POLO F/ LARGE PROFESSOR The Radar RMX Soulspasm   
NEW 11 STATIK SELEKTAH Stop Look Listen Show Off / Brick   
13 12 SEV ONE F/ JADAKISS & UNCLE MURDER Gangsta Sht G.E.M.S./World Wide Ent.   
16 13 KID SISTER F/ KANYE WEST Pro Nails Fools Gold   
25 14 THA BRAIN I Got That 5th Lane Music    
NEW 15 410 PHARAOHS Fresh Ill Friction / Strictly Rhythm   
23 16 KILLAH PRIEST F/ NAS Gun For Gun Good Hands   
NEW 17 DOUBLE F Weed Greed & Chases At High Speed Double F Music     
1 18 CORMEGA F/ DWELE Sleep Well Koch / Legal Hustle   
NEW 19 BIG NOYD Things Done Changed Koch   
20 20 VAWN Let Me See Dat Rock Hard / Def Jam   
2 21 DUO LIVE F/ TALIB KWELI Caught Up Redemption Music   
22 22 GHOSTFACE KILLA Celebrate Def Jam   
15 23 Y SOCIETY Never Off Tres Records   
24 24 GARCIA I Am Crazy Hood   
NEW 25 KEELAY & ZAIRE Alright With Me OM   
 26 KASH ADDICTZ Deaaam Kash Addictz Records   
3 27 JINX DA JUVY Strong Enough Strong Enough Ent.   
NEW 28 OMNISCIENT I'm Here Now So Flo / Ent.   
NEW 29 JOE BUDDEN Stay Inside Me Amalgram /Digital   
29 30 THIRSTON HOWL III Keep It Goya Skillionaire Music 
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 
Rapnetwork Record Breakers Top 30- 1/21/08
 
TOP 30-
 
1, Faculty, Feel It, D&H / Phat Duck
2, Witchdoctor, Best Year, Williams Street
3, Couture Ink, Ghost Town, Marmah Records
4, Wordsmith, Ode To The Pioneers, Nu Revolution
5, B.o.B., Haterz Everywhere, Atlantic Records
6, The Nemesis Two, Don't Stop Rockin, Nem Two Ent.
7, Mr. V, Put Ya Drink Down, Vega
8, Legendary Status, Paper Or Plastic, Urban Disk
9, Tone Loc, Wild Thing (Remix), Delicious Vinyl
10, Major League, Blood Money (Remix), EP Records/New Realm
11, Doujah Raze, Where You Are, Trilogy/Rawkus
12, Marco Polo, The Radar, Soulspasm/Rawkus
13, Charon Don & DJ Huggy, Just Wanna Know, Good Hands
14, Tha Brain, I Got That, 5th Lane
15, Statik Selektah, Stop, Look, Listen, Show Off/Brick Records
16, Sev One, Gangsta Sh!t, G.E.M.S Worldwide
17, Kid Sister, Pro Nails, Fools Gold
18, 410 Pharaohs, Fresh, Ill Friction/Strictly Rhythm
19, Kash Addictz, Deaaam, Kash Addictz Records
20, Killah Priest, Gun For Gun, Good Hands
21, Finale & Spier1200, The Backstory, Soul Step
22, Keelay & Zaire, Alright With Me, Om
23, Vawn, Let Me See Dat, Rock Hard/Def Jam
24, Thee Phantom, Hip Hop Love Ballad, Invisible Man
25, Big Noyd, Things Done Changed, Koch
26, Double F, Weed, Greed & Chases At High Speed, Double F Music
27, Duo Live, Caught Up, Redemption Music Group
28, Omniscient, I'm Here Now, So Flo Ent.
29, Joe Budden, Star Inside Me, Amalgam
30, Y Society, Never Off (On And On), Tres
 
 
 
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 

Check out FACULTY in Rap.de

http://www.rap.de/media/770

Thanks, D&H

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Monday, January 14, 2008 

please click on link below to view Faculty latest Interview

http://adambernard.blogspot.com/2008/01/artist-of-week-faculty.html

Peace, D&H

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Sunday, December 23, 2007 

If you want to get on the guest list for Wildchild (lootpack) & Faculty CANADA TOUR in your market please reply to blog or email mrmondell@yahoo.com

check dates below:

Jan 2008

22- kingston

23 - montreal

24 - quebec

25 - ottawa

26 - hamilton

Thanks, D&H

 

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Monday, November 19, 2007 

Please click on link below to view Faculty write up in CREAM MAGAZINE

http://www.cream.cz/?recenze=faculty-phar-from-home-d-h-records

Thanks D&H

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