the years that followed, Mr. J. actively pursued a solo career, forming his own label, De Medeiros, in 2009. That year he released an EP, The Art of Broken Glass, featuring production from Boonie Mayfield, and his second album, Friends Enemies Apples Apples, with production from Stro Elliot. In 2011, he released Saudade, which he co-produced with Stro Elliot and Luke Atencio as "The Stare". They again collaborated on his 2012 EP, Pale Blue Dot, which included a remix of the title track by 20Syl of Hocus Pocus featuring Canadian rapper Shad, for which Mr J. received a 2013 International Portuguese Music Award. In 2012 he released a series of singles: "The Rockies" (a tribute to his home state of Colorado), "Two Light Beams," "I Hate My Job" (featuring Stro), "The Marquee,"and "Tricycle" (featuring Relic and Rational). The singles were produced by Stro and later collected as The Rockies EP. Aside from his collaborations with Mr J., Stro continued working as an independent producer, providing beats to artists such as Raashan Ahmad, Sareem (Sharlok) Poems, One Block Radius, Wrekonize, Phonte, and Othello. On July 26, 2011, he released Stro's Old Beat Farm, a collection of 18 hip hop instrumentals composed from 2004 to 2011. In 2012 he provided the score for a short film, Victor, by filmmaker Hilton Carter. He is also providing scores for a series of short animations by Carter called Lessons. 2012-2014 In 2012, after several offers from promoters and requests from friends, family and fans, Mr J. and Stro reunited as The Procussions for a show in Colorado. When the show generated renewed interest from fans internationally and in the US, they began to discuss recording a new album. On September 12, 2012, they launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise the needed funds. The campaign raised nearly double its intended goal, and on April 11, 2013, the self-titled album was released to the campaign's supporters. On April 24, 2013, five tracks from the album were made available as The Procussions EP on limited edition vinyl and by digital download. The album contains features from Shad, ¡Mayday!, 20Syl (of Hocus Pocus), and Italian trumpeter J. Kyle Gregory. The album saw public release in Europe via Yotanka on September 16, 2013, and in the US on September 23, 2013. Since completing the recording, The Procussions have continued to perform, completing two European tours with DJ Manwell and announcing