July 2010
5 posts
This Site Has Moved --
www.manchildinsider.com has moved to it’s very own URL. Finally! Come visit to check out news, merch, shows, pictures and video. Thanks so much for all your support. www.manchildinsider.com
God Bless,
Manchild
New Online Store
www.manchildessentials.bigcartel.com
New T-Shirts are available there now.
peace,
Manchild
To Purchase T-Shirts
Contact gregowens@comcast.net
limited supply.
June 2010
3 posts
Manchild and Playdough Tour
In support of the recent release of Deepspace5 ‘s album, “The Future Ain’t what it Used to Be” , DS5 members Manchild and Playdough have announced that they will be touring from mid summer through the end of the year. Dates will begin being posted this weekend, so stay tuned. The aptly titled “Tour of the Future” could be hitting your town.
If you know of...
Mars ILL Bandcamp Page is Up!
Old Ironsides and Pirate Radio are now available at www.marsill.bandcamp.com
More to Come!
Peace,
Manchild
Catalogue Up on Bandcamp
The entire Manchildinsider Catalogue is now up in 4 volumes on www.manchild.bandcamp.com.
peace,
Manchild
April 2010
2 posts
April 27th in East Ridge, TN
I’ll be performing with John Reuben at the Warehouse in East Ridge, TN this Tuesday, April 27th.
See you there.
peace,
Manchild
Booking? Hit us up directly.
Back to the basics. For Manchild booking or business, please contact gregowens@comcast.net
peace,
Manchild
March 2010
1 post
9th Wonder Collabo This Friday
Well party people. Now is the time and the time is now. Back in September, I had a really good experience and showing at the Inaugural Red Bull EmSee competition here in Atlanta, GA, winning the Grand Prize. In addition to the cash prize (which was long ago spent on luxuries like Groceries and Heat), I won a studio session to do a song with Grammy winning producer 9th Wonder out in L.A.
Try...
January 2010
4 posts
In the Studio today
I’m in the studio today working on a couple of collabos. Update on Insider Tracks. Another installment is coming in the next couple of weeks. Nice surprise feature or two in there.
Peace,
Manchild
Mars ILL Temporary Site
Peace to Joey and Grant at Gotee for getting us back in control of www.marsill.com — right now we have a temporary blogsite posted there until we get up and running again. Feel free to hit us up about merch, shows, guest spots, whatever at gregowens@comcast.net.
peace,
Manchild
Marsill.com
It’s down. We know it. We’re working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience. Our former label has the URL and they’ve let us know we can get control of it again. Now, its a matter of just getting the access and getting our site up again. with that, will be Merchandise and better updates on what we’re up to.
love you guys. thanks for listening.
peace,
Manchild
Happy New Year
Late, but still, have a happy new year, party people!
Since the holidays are over, Ive been deep in the cut working on two things.
1) Working on the last installments of Manchildinsider music so that I can move forward to things like the next Mars ILL record and more exciting projects.
2) Fulfilling my guest spot obligations. If you’re a collaborator with me and we’re doing a...
November 2009
1 post
October 2009
1 post
Show TONIGHT! A3C! 9th Wonder!
Manchild has been asked to play tonight as part of the Red Bull Stage and the A3C weekend here in Atlanta.
Show is at the Earl in East Atlanta. www.badearl.com
Playing with 9th Wonder (DJ Set), MaddIllz, Kaze and others TBA
Red bull usually does things right, so it should be a lot of fun.
peace, Manchild
September 2009
3 posts
NEW FREE Deepspace5 Mixtape Now Available!
The Blueprint 3 Outtakes Deepspace5 Version Deepspace5 is the future. 10 members strong. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. On Thursday, September 17th, just over a week ago, a couple of the DS5 emcees ran across a guerilla style free release by a very talented up and coming producer named Alex Goose. You can learn more about Alex and his work at his website: alexgoose.com. You can download his release by...
Manchild Wins the Red Bull EmSEE Competition
Thursday night here in Atlanta, Red Bull sponsored a brand new, unique event. 10 MC’s were invited to compete. Contestants were flown in from out of state to broaden the field. The idea? Have an MC competition based in freestyle that wasn’t a battle. Pushing the creative envelope in this genre, Red Bull put on a stellar event at the Masquerade in Atlanta to an overflowing...
August 2009
3 posts
Nash on Saturday
Had a great time at Cafe CoCo in Nashville on Saturday. Peace to Spoken Nerd and all involved with the Holla.
I’ll tell you, the past two shows I’ve done, Charleston and Nash have boasted two of the better soundman experiences I’ve come across at bars and venues. I could hear everything perfectly and the system was perfect for the room.
I hadn’t seen Spoken Nerd perform...
Back in Atlanta
Vacation was great. Work is in full effect. I’ll be in Nashville on this Saturday the 8th at Cafe CoCo. Go to www.myspace.com/manchildinsider for my touring info. Feel free to contact gregowens@comcast.net as well for booking inquiries b/c I’d love to make it to your town soon.
Chicago and L.A. are happening mid-month. Should be fun.
peace,
Manchild
July 2009
3 posts
Sand, Surf, Sun
Peace. I’m heading to the Beach in SC tomorrow for a week of much needed Vacation. As always, booking shows, and still have some slots open in September moving forward, so hit me up with any date requests. gregowens@comcast.net is the place. For all tourdate listings go to both www.myspace.com/marsill and www.myspace.com/manchildinsider.
While I’m on Vacation, I’ll be...
Manchild and Sintax Playing Charleston July 29th!
Manchild and Sintax the Terrific of Deepspace5 will share the stage with the Southeast’s finest on Wednesday, July 29th.
Peace,
Manchild
June 2009
8 posts
Impact Conference in Nashville
Dust and I played the Impact Conference in Nasvhille at Lipscomb University on Saturday. It was really fresh and we got to see Jamie from Royal Ruckus for a little bit, and my man, Charlie Devos rode with us. He’s interning with Dust at www.dustbrand.com this summer. Watch, as Mr. Corrona’s work turns into a multi media monster. Videos, the whole nine are being done on a grand...
Move Merchants Released Yesterday!!
In all the craziness with family things, I totally forgot to tell you the drillz. www.movemerchants.com
get it on i-tunes, amazon, wherever, just get it. Me and Sean P like you’ve never heard before.
peace, Manchild
New Baby Due Tomorrow!!
Manchild’s Sixth (count ‘em, 6!!) child will be welcomed into the world soon! Wifey’s due date is tomorrow, June 12th. Also, we’re running a contest. E-mail us your beat submissions. Best beat submitted will be a song about Manchild’s newest son. AND you get to name the baby!!!!…No, you don’t. But to be able to produce this no doubt riveting song...
My Computer Crashed!!
Well…sort of. I THINK that my IT guy can retrieve my files, info, studio sessions, documents, e-mails, etc, but right now, I have access to none of it! I’ll get it in the shop tomorrow and Should be up again by Monday. SO, if you’re waiting on something from me. IE Guest Verse, Mom’s pot roast recipe, the secret of life or rapping well, please wait until Monday.
Peace...
Manchild Insider Delayed Delivery Volume 2!!
Peace to the Insiders,
I got 2 songs back today and at this point, I’m just going to keep pipelining you material until we’re all done. So, this version includes just 2 SONGS, but they’re good ones! The music is uploaded and the link is getting ready to go out to all Insiders in just a few minutes. If you are a paid insider and do not receive the links by tonight, please...
More Insider Songs Coming in a Couple of Days
Next 4 songs installment is close!!! Waiting on a guest spot to come back and a couple of engineering things. For those that are paid insiders, you’ll get the link via e-mail soon. For those that are not insiders and don’t know what I’m talking about, e-mail your boy at gregowens@comcast.net to ask how you can order the catalogue and upcoming “Lost Sessions”...
May 2009
12 posts
Manchildinsider Backissues Available
Peace,
I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails on this so I’ll address it. For those of you that were not “Insiders” on my monthly plan, there is still a way for you to get all of this music. Each Manchild Insider “Backissue” of 5 songs each costs $8. That, of course 3 bucks more per episode than the original subscribers paid, but those guys got in early on the...
Rain Like What!
It doesn’t quite feel like summer here in the A with all the rain and black clouds we’re getting. Memorial Day weekend is usually outdoors, poolside weather, but not so much this year.
Speaking of “Rain”, check www.movemerchants.com b/c the storm is coming June 16th!!!
peace,
Manchild
Comments are Welcome Here
I know this site is a little different in its look. Let me know what you think. Also, you can post comments on any post you want. You just have to click the title and go into the post to do so. So, especially on the insider music, please feel free to go in and let us know what you think. I personally think everyone involved did a great job in this last little installment!
peace, Manchild
Manchild and Mars ILL looking for Candid Photos!
Peace,
If you have any concert photos of Manchild or Dust or both, we want to see them. Feel free to e-mail me at gregowens@comcast.net . This isn’t for a big project. I’m just putting some personal things together and, i can’t very well take photos of myself, now can I? On the real, thanks in advance for your help. Pictures of us on stage, us and you b-boy posing,...
Notre Dame's Students Respond
Check out this website:
www.ndresponse.com
My people at Spirit Juice Studios in Chicago did the promo video for the site. Whether you disagree or disagree with President Obama (A Pro-Choice Politician) being honored by ND (THE Historically Catholic University and thereby, Pro-Life in stance) with an honorary degree, you must admit that this whole story has a lot of intrigue and a lot of...
Insiders should have the songs now!
Songs were uploaded on Friday and the link was sent out. So, if you’re an Insider and don’t have that link, please e-mail me at gregowens@comcast.net and I’ll get it to you.
I’ve had about 3 or 4 of you do that so far.
Keep checking www.myspace.com/manchildinsider and www.myspace.com/marsill for upcoming shows. I’ll be adding a bunch of dates in the next...
Manchild Insider Delayed Delivery Volume 1 is...
I’ll be sending it out tonight to all my Insiders. If you are a paid up insider and don’t get his installment of songs, please let me know at gregowens@comcast.net !!!
“Go Tell the Truth” and “A Little Closer” were produced by Source One and Mixed by Dust.
“Bring it On Back” and “Whadiddido” were produced by my man Johnny Bishop...
Pre-Order Move Merchants Today!
The Move Merchants Album (Manchild and Sean P) drops on June 16th. You can pre-order at a number of places, but your best bet is to hit up www.movemerchants.com .
This record is off the meter. I’m very proud of it. Peace to Sean P and Dustin from Phatmass.com
May 15th is Tomorrow!! Songs!
Peace party people. To the insiders, You’ll be getting an installment of songs tomorrow. It won’t be all 17 because I’m waiting on mixing and mastering on many at the moment, but it will be enough to hold you for a couple of weeks til the end of the month for another installment. I’ve been working around the clock to get this stuff finished up and I really really like...
April 2009
3 posts
For those that don’t know, here’s an...
This is the new Jawn
Hosting ran out at the O.G. version of manchildinsider.com, so you’ve been redirected here. Welcome to my Tumblr site.
Stay tuned for updates.
peace,
Manchild
