thelunchroom: NEWS: Khari Mateen performing at the Firefly Music Festival on June 21st!  Tickets - http://bnds.in/ZnScZL
May 13, 2013 VIEW POST
At a random Thai spot off La brea… Aaaaaand it’s amazing. #tableforone #dicerawsongs #calikhari
May 13, 2013 VIEW POST
From pulling 200 pound chains with this dude to drum circles on Venice Beach. It’s only 8:00. #icecube today was a good day…
May 11, 2013 VIEW POST
May 11, 2013 VIEW POST
Break. Enjoy friends and company. This beer is tasty. @brookdleau is showing me the spots that pop. Care to joint?
May 10, 2013 VIEW POST
Editing for breakfast. #calikhari #protools
May 10, 2013 VIEW POST
Wow. #LA #calikhari lots of work to do and I love it.
May 9, 2013 VIEW POST
So yesterday (5/7/13) Tess Henley put out a record that took 3 years to make. 3 f$&@ing years. that’s a long time. In today’s times when you might see 4 mix tapes from an artists in one year, she made a record. 3 years without a Lable. 3 years with money collected from gigs, contests, day shifts at a restaurant, and family friends that believed. I don’t know many people with that type of hunger. People are tested time and time again in the music industry. I have seen this girl go through most of what the music industry has to “offer”. And really it’s never going to stop. I don’t think life is ever easy. It just has these moments of peace. I don’t like to walk in other people shoes. But it’s good to look at the facts. She is really talented. I don’t like comparing people- we all have our own experiences that make us who we are. Now if your reading this and your saying - awwww khari there are a bunch of people out there that have taken a long time to make a record and struggled to “make it”. Well I would have to say to that…Here is one more person. One more person that can be appreciated, given a chance, respected as a artist in a time when most artist need a co-sign to feel like a real artist, or even have a chance to make it. See the first time I saw her she was in the studio in Philly, Larry Gold’s A room. I was checking out what they were cutting and I was like, she can sing and I left and got back into my world. Now- when your working on a record things are not just smooth and easy- there are some bumps in the road. And one day I find myself in the room with Dice, Tess, and her brother Carson (dope singer as well) and I’m about to take over this project. Why? Because there is no way a artist can leave Philly without getting something dope. And at that moment I knew there was an opportunity to bring people together, and make something thoughtful. You have to understand it’s not life or death for some people. For me music is my life, if a person likes what I do or not. Music makes me feel alive. I saw in Tess that she wanted her music to live. So I worked on the record with some of Philly’s finest musicians. Not all of Philly’s talent but the people that played and were apart of this record are the back bone of this rich culture of Philly music. Check the credits and look some of these people up, you will see. In life sometimes you have to take less to feel more. Sometimes you take a chance. If you don’t, well that’s just another thing you didn’t do. There isn’t a lot of answers, and the world turns and people forget, move on, find the next best thing. I know when I listen to this record, I will remember the time when. When Tess was just crying one day about how many times she was singing this one part. over and over, wanting to get it right- and me wanting it to be RIGHT. About her family member that took her life, and out of something so devastating she wrote a song that stops your heart, it makes you just want to go hug someone. Going crazy and making a video dancing in Questlove’s studio because we were cutting for 16 hours everyday. Me editing sessions for hours, me at the top of my lungs - DICE!!! We got to finish this fucking record. AND MAKE IT GREAT. I don’t really give a shit how much money we don’t have! Sometime you cross a threshold where nothing else matters but to see it through. Yes, now I’m working on new projects and going through new struggles… But like I said it never stops. So I want you to do something. Listen to this moment of peace. It’s called “High Hill & Sneakers” by Tess Henley.
May 8, 2013 VIEW POST
Tonight in NYC - TICKETS
May 8, 2013 VIEW POST
thelunchroom: THE LUNCHROOM PRESENTS: Live at The Blue Room: A Google+ Hangout Series Livestreaming a series of invitation only listening parties featuring new material (and new twists on past material) by Khari Mateen (@Kharrari) Dates: - (TONIGHT, 7pm) Sunday, May 5th - Sunday, May 19th - Friday, May 24th more TBD RSVP http://kharimateen.com/tour Join each Hangout at http://gplus.to/kharimateen Watch each Livestream from anywhere on Earth at www.kharimateen.com GOING LIVE SOON Chat with me http://gplus.to/kharimateen or Watch LIVE www.kharimateen.com 7PM!!!!
May 5, 2013 VIEW POST
So I had to really get it in today learning songs practicing cello, singing a ton. It’s going to be a busy month. (I love burritosđŸ˜³) but yea…..I’m going to be performing as S.O.B’s next week. There is a great cast of very talented female artist that are going to kill it and I can’t wait to check them out. That show will be in NYC (if you don’t know SOB’s) may 8th at 730pm the show its called RAW (real art works) man… I like that. I hope if your in the NYC area you can stop by and check us out. -peace #arilennoxx #kharimateen #justinasoto #claudeenbenoit #missls #ash #sobs #raw #summersets2013 #thelunchroom #nyc #burritos #music
May 2, 2013 VIEW POST
I made dinner for myself but I’m in need of a eating partner. I will report back later.
April 30, 2013 VIEW POST
April 29, 2013 VIEW POST
We on that hard ish, after the show… 2 shots of H2O. What! Lol thank you to all the folks that came to the show. Chris and Lush Life killed as well. I would love to play again. Lamb burger here I come.
April 28, 2013 VIEW POST
thelunchroom: Come see Khari Mateen perform Sunday at 5pm! RSVP HERE
April 27, 2013 VIEW POST