Virtu-oso

Virtu-oso a.k.a. V-Man
Origin	London, England
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Instruments	Keyboard Sampler Drum Machine
Years active	2002 – present
Associated acts	Persona Bars Esa a.k.a. El Presidente Homeboy Sandman

Virtu-oso a.k.a. V-Man is a producer who is noted for his work with UK rapper, Persona Bars^[1] & also his solo projects. His most high-profile work has been his production on Persona's underground track, Let It B, Let It Grow, which went on the nighttime playlist of UK urban music channel, Channel U for a few months & has received over 10,000 views on YouTube. The track was supported by many UK pirate radio stations & developed an underground fan base but failed to get any mainstream notice.

All of Virtu-oso’s solo EP’s have been released for free on the internet^[2] & fans of his music have distributed his tracks via blogs,^[3][4] podcasts,^[5][6] music compilations^[7] and in miscellaneous videos (The tracks The Love Jam & Hectic Movements from The Short Film EP are used for web videos by French soccer team, FC Metz).^[8][9][10] Also his tracks have been played on internet radio stations.^[11] His solo EP titled V-House Trailers featured the critically acclaimed UK artist Infinite Livez (from the acclaimed UK record label Big Dada).

On 2 March 2010^[12] he put out a collaborative LP with Italian rapper, producer and DJ, Esa a.k.a. El Presidente,^[13] formerly with the group Otierre a.k.a. OTR. The LP was titled Special Blend and was distributed for free download via their respective Myspace pages.

The track titled Lean from Virtu-oso's 3rd solo project, A V-man Joint, was featured on Series 6 of the BBC's sitcom, Ideal^[14]

V-Man produced a track entitled, Earth, Wind, Fire, Water on Stones Throw Records artist, Homeboy Sandman's 2016 album, Kindness for Weakness (2016).^[15][16]

Production credits

• Takeover 2006 (Persona Bars album, 2006)
  • "Black People" (feat. Switcher & Nicole-Lavern)^[17]
• Music Therapy (Persona Bars album, 2007)
  • "Let It B, Let It Grow" (feat. Switcher & Lippa Kane)^[18]
  • "Mama Said"^[19]

==Solo discography== ,^[2][20]

• 2008 The Short Film EP
• 2008 Peed Taorht (EP)
• 2008 A V-Man Joint (EP)
• 2008 V-House Trailers (EP)
• 2010 Special Blend[Collaboration album with Esa] (LP)

References

1. "Get Focus website". Silverbackwebsites.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
2. www.hhbradio.com. "HHBradio.com". HHBradio.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
3. "Strictly Beats Blogspot". Strictly Beats Blogspot. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
4. fffffat beats
5. "BSOTS Radio". Bsots.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
6. "Density Of Sound". Density Of Sound. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
7. Various Artists. "Blocsonic Compilation Album(NetBloc)". Blocsonic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
8. "Ich und mein Kiez". Ich-und-mein-kiez.de. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
9. "FC Metz Web TV Vid 1". Webtv-fcmetz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
10. "FC Metz Web TV Vid 2". Webtv-fcmetz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
11. "WXDU 88.7FM". Wxdu.org. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
12. "VIrtu-oso myspace blog". Blogs.myspace.com. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
13. Esa Italian Wikipedia page
14. "Official Ideal Forum". Idealforum.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
15. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CBIQPZW?ie=UTF8&keywords=homeboy%20sandman&qid=1457009907&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4
16. http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/homeboy-sandman-kindness-for-weakness/STH2369CD/
17. "Black People Music Video". Vids.myspace.com. 15 August 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
18. "Let It B, Let It Grow Music Video". Youtube. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
19. "Mama Said Music Video". Youtube. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
20. Un (19 November 2010). "Myspace Site". Myspace.com. Retrieved 16 January 2012.