Producer J Dilla passed away in 2006 from complications with Lupus yet his hip hop and R&B contributions will live on forever. Of course others have paid tribute to Dilla and have drawn inspiration from his work. One person who payed his homage to J Dilla took his inspiration to the orchestra. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson adapted some of Dilla's productions to orchestra and performed them in February of 2009 with the Suite For Ma Dukes Orchestra in Los Angeles. The pieces were played as part of the "Timeless" concert series which also paid tribute to 1960’s Los Angeles based producer David Axelrod (whose has been sampled by artist such as DJ Shadow & Lil’ Wayne) and Brazilian musician Arthur Verocai (whose work's been sampled by Little Brother and Ludacris to name just two). The performance was filmed and will be released on DVD on June 6th. Check out there performance of "Untitled/Fantastic" from Slum Village.
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