The Double D Horns went into the studio last weekend with producer/multi-instrumentalist Itai Shapira of the Elevaters to lay down some horn tracks for the upcoming EP from Babystone, a group the D's have been performing with all over Los Angeles recently. Look for the EP to be out by the time the Elevaters hit the road for their upcoming tour in a few weeks.

Danny T. Levin went into the studio with international recording artist Lenka and producer Mike Elizondo to record horns on a few of her tracks. As always, Elizondo's production is on point and he and Lenka have cooked up a batch of catchy tunes that we predict will be ubiquitous shortly after their release.

The Double D Horns just dropped some heat on a track for the upcoming record by La Coka Nostra, produced by DJ Lethal of House of Pain and Limp Bizkit. Brass and woodwinds were employed to create a sound somewhere between marching band and afro-beat, splayed out over some neck snapping drums. Oliver Goldstein was on hand to vibe out and lay down some bass.

Check out David Ramos' (of TOCA and Anonymous Inc) new music up at his myspace page. The horns on the top two songs were recorded at the MSP studios in Culver City and feature Danny T. Levin playing various brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, euphonium) on the songs Looked At and Kings And Queens, the latter of which also features Ian Souter on the Bb and Eb trumpet.

Big ups to everyone who came out to the Temple Bar last Wednesday night. It was a truly special show, considering that the legendary Sly Stone got up on stage and performed If You Want Me To Stay with Babystone, which is fronted by his daughter Noveena Carmel. Amp Fiddler went on and proceeded to blow the house down with his band of great musicians and their monster funk jams.

Speaking of Babystone, The Double D Horns (Danny T. Levin and David Moyer, FKA The MSP Horns) will be going into the studio to record with Babystone on their new EP, slated for release later this year. Word has it that Simeon Wonder is finishing up the keys on these tracks right now.

LASREVER is currently in the process of securing funds for production of the feature length documentary Beshert, which follows the story of two Jews who managed to escape from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II. Click the link above to see the trailers, which were scored by Danny T. Levin.

You Can't Be Everything, a song featuring the talents of Danny T. Levin, Josh Rumer, David Moyer and Edy Pickens, has just been uploaded to the Amanitas myspace page.

New Phorest Creaturz track in final stages of mixing. Look for the offensive critters take on "Overpopulation" featuring a visit from the evil zebra lord Drodge, who advises listeners to "Make a baby!" Did you make the right decision?

The chickens will come for you in the night.

Danny T. Levin was in the studio last night with singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell putting horns on some tracks being produced by Dave Trumfio at Kingsize Soundlabs in Eagle Rock, CA. Jason Borger of Acute was on hand as well as guitarist Jeremy Drake, all of whom helped guide the proceedings to ensure a minimum of outboard talent boosting was required.

The Ventriloquists have just uploaded a new mix of the song You Just Can't Stop The Big Machine to their myspace page. The song features Danny T. Levin on lead vocals, guitar, trombone and kazoo; Jeff Glassberg on bass, kazoo and vocals; Edy Pickens on vocals and kazoo; David Moyer on tenor and soprano saxophones and kazoo; Ian Souter on trumpet, vocals and a comb; and David Timnick on drums.

The song was produced by and engineered by Josh Rumer and The Ventriloquists at Invengo Records in Hollywood as well as Mushroom Stamp Productions in Culver City. Additional engineering and mixing was done by Stewart Cararas at 7th Level Productions in Hollywood. The song was written by Danny T. Levin and Justin Dean.

Current TV is sponsoring 5 films to go to Slamdance this year, and our friends at Lasrever are in the running. Take a second to register and give some love to No Vote Left Behind, featuring music by The Ventriloquists.

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MSP artist in residence Edy Pickens has started a day camp in Culver City for children ages 7 to 16. It's called Camp Monkey Muffin. Curriculum includes everything from spray painting, customization and general repurposing of found objects and clothing, pro tools, painting, photoshop and photography, and more. To learn more about it, go to www.campmonkeymuffin.com.

The Ventriloquists have just posted a new song to their myspace page (www.myspace.com/theventriloquists) called If The Shoe Fits. The song, written by Danny T. Levin, features him on vocals, coke bottles and guitar, Jeff Glassberg on bass, David Moyer on keyboards and coke bottles, and Edy Pickens on fiddle. Josh Loar recorded the drum parts in his studio in Brooklyn, which were engineered by Anna Ehl. Vocals were recorded at Invengo Records in Hollywood and engineered/produced by Josh Rumer. The rest of the track was recorded at the Mushroom Stamp Productions studio in Culver City.

The Ventriloquists are in the studio working on new material for their upcoming Albino Pomegranate EP. They have been working with Josh Rumer at Invengo Records/Studio in Hollywood as well as at the Mushroom Stamp Productions studio in Culver City. Josh Loar recently contributed some drum tracks, engineered by Anna Ehl at the Electric Lights Studio in Brooklyn, NY for the song If The Shoe Fits, which Amanitas is currently remixing for 2Mex. Speaking of Amanitas, he is still making adjustments and tweaks to his debut I Create Stereos Of The Symphonic Type. In the meantime you can order CD-R bootlegs with handmade artwork at our store.

Danny T. Levin also went back into the studio with Mike Bloom to put a massive horn arrangement on Mike's song Satisfied. Look for David Moyer to make an appearance on the track as well.

Be on the lookout for a new song from Phorest Creaturz called Overpopulation. Think if the Jackson 5 and Trent Reznor had an illegitimate second child in China, and you might be on the right path. Psychedelic!

Andale, a rad skateboarding movie from WB and Intersection Entertainment that follows Danny Gonzalez, Patrick Melcher and Steve Caballero on a tour of skateparks through the Southwestern US, is now representing on the internet at www.andalemovie.com. The movie, directed by Lee Levin, features art design and graphic work by Dave Eagle and was scored by Tommy V, David Moyer, and Danny T. Levin. The film features music by MSP affiliated artists including the aforementioned trio of composers as well as The Ventriloquists and TOCA, who is featured heavily throughout.

In other news, Baby Neddy went into The Hidden Studio with singer/songwriter Dannel Vonn Dillon and engineer Mike Geier to lay down some horns on one of Dannel's tracks on Sunday night. Tomorrow he is going into the studio with hornmen David Moyer and Stewart Cole to drop some euphonium, flute and trumpet onto the song Butcher's Paper for Mike "The Caveman" Bloom. The song was co-written by Jenny Lewis and features some pretty stellar guitarwork and overall production already. Forecast is hot. Hot fiyah.

The Ventriloquists went into 7th Level studios in Hollywood last Tuesday to track drums with producer Josh Rumer. Dave Timnick laid down the scrotal malfeasance, bashing out all manner of stylish confidence and keeping steady Bijan time.

The Ventriloquists have started pre-production on some songs with producer Josh Rumer. We will keep you posted on these tracks as they are being developed, but right now they include Circuits, Patterns, Gommorrah and The Big Machine.

Danny T. Levin was recently at Eagle Rock Studios laying down horn tracks for singer/songwriter Adrian Bewley's debut record, produced by Natalie Wattre. Danny will soon be heading into the studio with recording artist Dannel Vonn Dillon to put some horns on one of Dannel's new tracks as well.

Also keep on the lookout for a sequel to the Windstorm CD put out by Banginbeats.com earlier this year featuring more royalty free samples from Danny and David Moyer. We'll have more info about this when it's finished.

The Ventriloquists have got some new live footage from their show in April at the Roxy with Man Man and Simon Dawes. Check out the songs Big Machine, Silverpeak, If The Shoe Fits and It Is What It Is below. Thanks to Lee Levin of Selfish Entertainment and Peter M. Smith of Lasrever for shooting and cutting this footage.

Danny T. Levin and David Moyer just put some horns on a track by the artist Robin Thicke, which is being produced by Mike Elizondo. Track is hot fire. We'll let you know more when we do about it's release information.

TOCA is one of the featured artists on myspace's music page this week. Just go to www.myspace.com and click on the music tab. If you see T-Pain, then wait five minutes and click again.

TOCA's album is set for release on May 29th, with a show scheduled that night at the Knitting Factory. Come check it out!

Danny T. Levin and David Moyer just laid down some horns on a track for Natasha Bedingfield, produced by Mike Elizondo. This track is being considered for her next record, and we hope it makes it on there.

Director Lee Levin of Selfish Entertainment is currently working on a skateboarding movie featuring Danny Gonzales, Steve Caballero and more called Andale Posse. Nothing has been confirmed as of yet, but there is speculation that the movie may end up featuring some musical contributions from artists including Danny T. Levin, David Moyer, and Tommy V. as well as TOCA, The Ventriloquists and Amanitas.

Danny T. Levin and David Moyer recently recorded horns on two songs by R&B artist Raheem DeVaughn. The tracks are being produced by award winning producer Mark Batson and they sound hot.

The Ventriloquists are playing some shows in May and June, but are currently focusing on writing more material for their upcoming record, tenatively titled "The Joint Chiefs of Staff."

TOCA is looking at a May 29th release date for their album and a whole bunch of shows in June including a tour through the west and southwest.

Amanitas is putting the finishing touches on I Create Stereos Of The Symphonic Type, which you can order on CD-R with limited edition hand drawn artwork from our store.

Baby Neddy recently recorded horns for two new projects for upcoming records by indie bands Blood On The Tracks and Vekstar. Both records should be dropping later this year.

Check out The Ventriloquists myspace page to hear their catchy new song called "Sidecar." Albino Pomegranate!

Baby Neddy and David Moyer just did a recording session with the band Rilo Kiley on a song which will hopefully be appearing on their new record. Mike Elizondo was producing, and the Lakers beat the Spurs while the horns were being laid down - Bonus!

We are also pleased to annouce the formation of P&H Guitars, a new company which recycles old guitars from pawn shops and turns them into distinctive player oriented instruments with one of a kind hand painted artwork and improved hardware. More information coming soon.

We got a whole bunch of new stuff coming up that we are super excited about here at Mushroom Stamp Productions.

All the way from Canadia, Lady Diculous (aka Lady D) is a bicoastal hip hop artist who has recorded with artists ranging from East Mezzoz to Amanitas and Phorest Creaturz. Look for her new track "Syringes By The Pool", currently available as a download from the Mushroom Stamp Productions store.

We are currently working on a top secret project with our friends at Invengo Records. Everything is hush hush about this project, but one of our associates was able to get clearance to leak one of the demos. We can't say much beyond the following sage bit of advice: Let the dove be your guide.

Tommy V (TOCA, Amanitas, Shapeshifters, Ventriloquists) is working on some new tracks that you can check out at his myspace page, www.myspace.com/tommyv. Look for Amanitas, The Dizzler and Moweke 5000 to be showing up on this album when it comes out.

Speaking of The Dizzler (Edy Pickens), she has just gone back into the studio with producer Amanitas to resume work on her debut record as ELP* after taking time off to focus on painting and visual art projects. She's been busy recording as well, including contributing her instrumental skills the aforementioned Tommy V project as well as performing with The Ventriloquists and TOCA and recording with Amanitas and the Phorest Creaturz.

Speaking of the Phorest Creaturz, there is a whole bunch of cool shit in the works from this crew of psychedelic scrotal warriors, including their hyphy track Ghost Ride The Train featuring just about everyone mentioned in this box. Check them out at www.myspace.com/phorestcreaturz for the latest updates.

The Ventriloquists have been busy writing songs for their next record and revising their live show for maximum scrotal excellence. Look for a Ventriloquists/TOCA show to happen sometime in February.

And check out all of the artists on our new MSP 2007 Sampler CD-R. It's going to feature a constantly rotating track listing of tunes from all of our artists including both the new heat as well as rarities and classic tracks.