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'Gettin Down To Business' is an album that draws from all of his influences fusing 70s jazz funk with modern drum programming and a twist of Latin on the side.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/stuhead.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/jiveasssleepers/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "jiveasssleepers-funkfactor", "name" : "Funk Factor", "artist" : { "name" : "Jive Ass Sleepers", "page" : "jiveasssleepers" }, "release_date" : "2011-02-25", "genres" : ["Jazz","Downtempo","Funk"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["groovy","funky","nostalgic","energetic","warm"], "uses" : ["cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","podcast background","vlog","travel","documentary"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["guitar","horns","keyboards","rhythm section"], "sounds_like" : ["The Crusaders","Brand New Heavies","George Benson"], "summary" : "A retro-seventies jazz-funk album with laid-back grooves, soulful moods, and infectious melodies—ideal for lounge settings, vlogs, and 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grooves—ideal for relaxed but engaging background music.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Jive%20Ass%20Sleepers/Scratch/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/jiveasssleepers-scratch/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/jiveasssleepers-scratch", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=jiveasssleepers-scratch" },{ "sku" : "jiveasssleepers-galaxy", "name" : "New Jazz Galaxy", "artist" : { "name" : "Jive Ass Sleepers", "page" : "jiveasssleepers" }, "release_date" : "2009-04-27", "genres" : ["Jazz","Downtempo","Funk"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["groovy","funky","romantic","nostalgic","warm"], "uses" : ["cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","podcast background","vlog","cooking or food","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["catchy horns","vintage keyboards","funky bass-lines","swinging rhythms","vocals"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A chilled-out yet funky jazz album with catchy horns, vintage 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contemporary production, featuring catchy melodies, tight grooves, and chilled-out moods—ideal for road trips, lounges, and upbeat background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Jive%20Ass%20Sleepers/Gettin%20Down%20to%20Business/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/jiveasssleepers-getbiz/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/jiveasssleepers-getbiz", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=jiveasssleepers-getbiz" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may 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Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }