Showing posts with label BR and Timebomb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BR and Timebomb. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

News for the Day- Updates on Incognito Theory, BR and Timebomb, Figurehead, Process of Fusion, and new project- Review House

Hello all and welcome to thesibandguy blog. Being that you are reading this, you probably already knew that, but I digress. Today I wanted to change it up and just kind of have a conversation with you all.

On the blog front, things have been going great. I have more readers and followers than ever- over 1500 views last month. Keep them coming guys! On the Broken Records front, I have interviews galore and would love some help. So if there are any writers out there looking for some cool music related journalism, CONTACT ME!!!

Anyway, here are your updates for the day.



INCOGNITO THEORY
Incognito Theory once again returned to WSOU 88.5 FM to premiere new single "Vengeance" last night at 8:15 on Street Patrol. The band would like to give a shout out and special thanks to "the Brooklyn Dodger." They previously appeared on this show back in May 2010 to release single "This Present."

Listen at http://www.reverbnation.com/incognitotheory

On January 24th at 1 PM, I.T. will be appearing on Metal Messiah Radio on the DJ Softee Show. Tune in at www.metalmessiahradio.com

Check out these cool Incognito Theory Medallions for sale!!!

BR and TIMEBOMB
"We are doing a huge show on Feb. 4, 2011 at Kenny's Castaways to celebrate 8 years as a band and including some of our favorite acts/friends (Swift Technique, Stephanie White and the Philth Harmonic, etc.). The next day, Feb. 5, we are performing at the NYC Parks Dept.'s annual Winter Games in Prospect Park in Brooklyn." - Direct from the band.

For more info check out their Facebook


FIGUREHEAD
Local Staten Island band and friends of mine, Figurehead, will be playing Starland Ballroom on Saturday at 1:30 pm for the final round of JerseyShows Battle of the Bands. Be sure to go down and support them!

Myspace


PROCESS OF FUSION
Something I haven't done too much of, is promote my band, but in this instance we have a lot going on that needs to be talked about. For starters, we made the Bamboozle Break Contest Competition. For those of you who don't know what that is, there are four rounds of tri-state area bands competing for a spot on the famed Bamboozle Tour. The winner gets a huge amount of prizes and press, so obviously it is important. Our show is January 29th at Club Karma in Long Island. Tickets are $12 and we have to sell forty, unfortunately we have a lot of verbal confirmations, but not a lot of tickets sold. We NEED your help. 

On January 19th we will be performing at the Full Cup with our friends in It's Not Over and A Wake in Providence to raise money for our Bamboozle trip. We want to make sure we have money to get our friends there and back. The cover charge is $6 and it's being hosted by EMC Records and Process of Fusion. Doors open at 6:30.

January 21st POF will also be competing in a Battle of the Bands at Warehouse in Staten Island. The event is hosted by Cage Match Wrestling. Doors open at 6:30 and the cover is $10.

Making any of these events would help out so much.

Lastly, I want to give a shout to Jon Santos of 1176 Studios in Whitestone, Queens. We spent over 24 hours with this man in his studio and are pumping out some of the best Process of Fusion you will ever hear. The music sounds great, the production is top notch, and Jon is a fantastic person to work with. CHECK HIM OUT!










REVIEWHOUSE.COM
Recently I was asked to be part of a collective team of writers, reviewers, movie buffs, and overall entertainment thrill seekers. Founded by Cinema Major Anthony Trombetta of the College of Staten Island, he hopes to create a network of followers and become an authority on entertainment much like I'm trying to do on my blog. I'm pretty excited about this because now I get to put my Minor in Cinema Studies to good use! Here's an excerpt from the "about me" section of the site:

"Hello all, welcome to The Review House, a website that will provide you with excellent movie, music, and television news and reviews. Also we will generate fun and educated list's, an interactive Discussion page, and so much more. Below is a list of the different pages the site offers. Click around, and remember "Our house is your house."

Reviews and Lists: A page setup to present all the reviews and lists that the team write. There is a search bar to type in something your looking for, and categories on the side to help you better narrow your search.

Movies: On our blog page (Movie Reviews) the team will work hard to provide you with the best reviews to help you decide what movie to see. In the Home page, we will update you on what movies are coming out, and what movies, and actors are getting buzz around town. And don't forget the list page, a page dedicated to, simply put, making lists, there you can find team submitted list on not just film, but music, TV, and life in general. All our movies are stamped with a "House Review" from 0-10, and are submitted by educated people in the field."



For more info check out http://reviewhouse.webs.com/
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

BR & Time Bomb

By Muhaimin Nor and Stacy Beatty Jr.
BR & Timebomb are making headway as NYC's freshest and most unique hip-hop group. Using live instruments, gritty life-inspired raps, and the fundamental elements of hip-hop, BR & Timebomb pay homage to music pioneers the Roots all while maintaining their own acquired sound.


Where do you draw your unique style from?
We draw our style from our influences. All six of us grew up listening to different types of music, both what our parents played and what we got into on our own. This ranged from jazz, rock, classical, funk, R&B, salsa, and hip-hop of course.


What's the best part about doing hip-hop live with a band? What's the crowds usual reaction?
The best part is probably the energy we draw from each other and from the crowd. We usually get a reaction that changes from not knowing what to expect in the beginning, to jumping around and dancing with us after one or two songs.

Was Timebomb a band before BR assembled it? How did you guys all get together?
BR put the band together, but some of us had played together before in other groups. Stacy, Shanelle, and Jibrail have been playing together in different bands since high school. BR and Jibrail were in another hip-hop band, The Higher Circle, for a few years. When BR decided he wanted to start his own thing, it only made sense for him to bring in his brother (Jibrail) and Stacy and Shanelle. BR knew Olivia through mutual friends and ran into her on the train around the time everything started. Karnage joined the band in 2008 after our last guitarist left, and we had been playing without one for awhile.

How does the writing process work? Raps then music? Music then raps? Does either party have a say in what the other is doing?
The writing process can differ from song to song. Sometimes BR comes in with verses, a couple choruses, partial melodies and beats. Sometimes Shanelle comes in with everything but the rhymes. Sometimes another member of the band or two will come in with a couple musical parts, and we fill in the rest together. BR writes all of the rhymes, but the rest of the band makes suggestions on subject matter. Everyone has a say in the music.

Describe a typical performance?
It's hard to describe a typical performance for us, because every venue and situation is different. But the energy between the crowd and us is most important. We like to get as close to them as possible, which often means jumping off the stage and performing in the audience. Karnage gets the crowd to sing along and keeps up the momentum in between songs. We often improvise new parts of the set, even whole new songs, especially if we have a lot of time to play with.

Why should people listen to BR and Timebomb? What makes you different than someone like the Roots?
First off, all respect due to the Roots. They were the first group to get worldwide recognition doing hip-hop this way. People should listen to us for our particular spin on live hip-hop. No one else is doing it with a trumpet player who also sings soulfully, and a violinist, and a tight rhythm section and a lyricist versatile enough to say something relevant and get a party started.

How important is preserving the authenticity of hip-hop?
Preserving the authenticity of music, period, is important. People have really lowered their standards in the last ten years or so, and allowed people who can't sing, or write anything original, or play an instrument, or dance on the beat to tell them what they should buy and listen to. We all grew up with hip-hop and lived through its different eras. We're not trying to take it backwards, but want to move it forwards while retaining quality.

What inspires you guys to keep pressing on and making music?
The legends who still create, inspire us. New people who come along doing something positive and innovative inspire us. Our God and our families and friends inspire us. We push each other to keep doing this.

Biggest rock star moment? Worst failure moment?
Our biggest rock star moments are usually playing outdoors for hundreds of people rain or shine, and watching them take cover in the rain to keep watching us until the sun comes back out. This has happened in Union Square Park, Washington Square Park, and other outdoor sites all over NYC. It’s also gratifying anytime the audience sings along the lyrics to a song or demands an encore. Our worst failures usually result from miscommunication with the venue or the promoter. You show up somewhere and the timing and the backline are all messed up, and you may end up playing late with bad sound for 5 or 6 of your friends.

Biggest show venue wise, biggest show capacity wise?
Our biggest venues have probably been the Bell House, Studio 54, Webster Hall and the Apollo Theatre. Our biggest capacity was probably the Atlantic Antic this past September where we played for 600 people, approximately.

Where is the band in the next 5 years?
In the next five years, we'll have put out a few more records and toured both nationwide and internationally, with more intense distribution of our products.

Briefly talk about and describe your first album. Where can you get it?
Our first album, "Believe in Something (Greater Than Yourself)," is the culmination of years of work. It came out right around the time BR's first son was born, and BR and Jibrail's mom passed away. It was our first opportunity to record songs we had been performing and perfecting for years, some with outside producers and some we had composed completely in-house. It took years to finish and we had to go through a couple of engineers and studios to finally get it the way we wanted. "Believe..." is available on itunes, CDBaby, Napster, Emusic, etc., as well as via paypal on our website, www.brandtimebomb.com.

Anything else you want people to know?
We just released a new EP, "Time Is Now," in September and it is available in the same places as our first project. We are doing a couple big shows for the start of the new year, and all the information for those is on our website as well.

Photo by Kimberly Nicholais
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