WHAT'S CLINTON BEEN UP TO? THE CLINTON SPARKS BLOG
Sunday, May 4, 2008
In the studio with Akon and Colby O
After performing with Akon at Rehab at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, we went to the studio to work on mixing and sequencing records for Colby O'Donis' album with my good buddy Exit, who's an amazing engineer. As it stands now I produced 4 records for Colby's album and I have the 2nd single called "Don't Turn Back," which I'll be world premiering on SmashTime Radio this weekend. Kon also played me his album which is gonna be craaaaazy, his first single is gonna be featuring an icon is pop history so stay tuned for that. I may even have a joint on his album too. After listening to his album I played him some of Supastar L.T.'s album music which as you can see in the video clip below, he's feeling it! Look out for that Konvict collabo coming soon.
I DJ'd the Iron Man movie premiere party at The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood last night. Iron Man is expected to do some big numbers at the box office this weekend, so go check it out, this movie is a must see, setting the summer off right for big blockbuster films like the new installments in the Indiana Jones and Batman franchises. They left my boy Ghostface out of Iron Man, but make sure you stay 'till the end of the credits to catch the Samuel L. Jackson cameo, damn that guy is a movie whore!
The 11th Annual Mixtape Awards ceremony went down last night without a hitch, which was the exact opposite of what happened last year. I won Best Mashup Mixtape DJ, keeping the streak alive of winning a Justo 2 years in a row. Last year I won, Best Club DJ. It's an honor to receive a Justo, which is like the Grammy's for DJ's.
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The "Fantastic 4's" Ioan Grufford and Matthew Rhys from ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" came through to party at SMASHTIME, they apparently heard that Bun B was in town to host SMASHTIME. They were all in Vegas this weekend to watch the Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe fight. Since Bun B and Hopkins share the same first name (Bernard) as well as the services of Rap-A-Lot CEO J. Prince, the Bunster walked Hopkins out to the ring to get him into a Trill state of mind. Unfortunately Joe Calzaghe devastated Hopkins in 12 rounds with a split decision.
Bun performed a few of his UGK classics like the grammy nominated "International Players," Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin," his new single "That's Gangsta" and of course he went "Down In The Dirty" with me. Video footage of his performance will be coming very soon, so don't forget to check back.
Pusha-T of Clipse and Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes stopped by to chop it up about what they've been up to lately in a two part interview on KarmaloopTV.com
Right after the video shoot, Supastar L.T. and I hopped on a plane to make it out to Vegas for my SMASHTIME party at Body English. This week we were hosting Ray-J's "All I Feel" album release party. Brandy came out to celebrate and we debuted Supastar L.T.'s new song featuring Ray-J called "All Around The World." The response was crazy. I can't wait till we put that record out. Video coming soon of the performance, check out a few photos below.
Today me and Supastar L.T. went down to Miami for Kardinal and Akon's video shoot for Kardi's new song Dangerous, which is a smash! Gil Green directed it and the concept is a very cool one. The idea for the video is a play off of an old rayban commercial that shows different views from the perspective of the reflection off the sunglasses. Check for me and Supastar L.T.'s cameo. Here are a few pic's from the video shoot, that guy in the last photo his name is Supa Dups, he's really a nice guy, don't mind the finger. Also don't forget to go buy "Dangerous" on iTunes or Amazon.com.
Adidas in launching their new Superstar campaign asked “What Makes A Superstar?” and in association with Complex they sought out some of the leaders of our culture and got some answers. In the May issue of Complex each of the superstars gave their answers, they include myself, DJ Neil Armstrong, Yu-Ming, Chris Vidal, Tristan Caruso, Dante Ross, Estelle and Gabriel Urist. Also check out the video interviews on complex.com and on adidas.com.
The Daily 10 on E! SMASHTIME Saturday's at Body English in Las Vegas, NV at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Sal Masekela & Ben Lyons on May 10th, 2008
TV Appearance: The Daily 10 On E! with Clinton Sparks, don't miss his "Now Hear This" & "Get Familiar music segments, on May 6th, 2008 at 7:30PM & 12:00 Midnite
Rehab with Akon at the pool at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV on May 4th, 2008
The Daily 10 on E! SMASHTIME Saturday's at Body English in Las Vegas, NV at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Sal Masekela & Ben Lyons on May 3rd, 2008
Iron Man Movie Premiere After Party at The Roosevelt in Hollywood, CA April 30th, 2008
TV Appearance: The Daily 10 On E! with Clinton Sparks, don't miss his "Now Hear This" & "Get Familiar music segments, on April 29th, 2008 at 7:30PM & 12:00 Midnite
The Daily 10 on E! SMASHTIME Saturday's at Body English in Las Vegas, NV at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Sal Masekela & Ben Lyons on April 26th, 2008
Remy Martin David LaChapelle Bottle Launch Party at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood, CA on April 24th, 2008
TV Appearance: The Daily 10 On E! with Clinton Sparks, don't miss his "Now Hear This" & "Get Familiar music segments, on April 22nd, 2008 at 7:30PM & 12:00 Midnite
The Daily 10 on E! SMASHTIME Saturday's at Body English in Las Vegas, NV at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Sal Masekela & Ben Lyons and a special guest performance by Bun B on April 19th, 2008
Bridgewater State College Fashion Show & After Party in Bridgewater, MA on April 18th, 2008
Revolution Rock Bar in Boston, MA on April 16th, 2008
TV Appearance: The Daily 10 On E! with Clinton Sparks, don't miss his "Now Hear This" & "Get Familiar music segments, on April 15th, 2008 at 7:30PM & 12:00 Midnite
E! Daily 10's SmashTime at Body English in Las Vegas, NV at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with Sal Masekela & Ben Lyons on April 12th, 2008