The french word "nonpareil" means "no equal. unparalleled. peerless." Lyx is slang for lyrics. We had so many names, and this one just stuck. Real different, hard to pronounce and understand at first. But once you get it, it sticks out. Like our music. Like us.

Maaaaaannn...We LOVE to play live. A lot of artist absolutely won't play unless money is involved..but we're like screw it! If they won't do it, we will. That's one of the best parts of doing music. performing what you created for people. It helps when girls are feelin it..lil incentive...but we've took long ass, ridiculous road trips to perform for free..our reward is the sick party vibe we just created. We figure we'll reep the benefits later, but we gotta reach the people first. Love doing parties. People are there to have fun with little inhibitions. I think the special moments we have performing is anytime there may not be a lot of people there, but you rock your ass of and give the few people who cared to show up everything you can muster up in energy and you see the looks on their faces. See their heads noddin and their hands in the air. Then, when you get off stage, they tell you how much they appreciated you bein up their. That never gets tiring. You need to do your best show everytime, even if it's for one person. Cuz that person didn't have to be their. They gave up something they can't give back for you. Time, so you give them more. I can talk forever about performing. I love that shit.

I think it helps, but it hurts at the same time. More so for independent artist aka broke ass cats who can't afford national or international promo. But as soon as some cat in what ever state gets your CD, likes it and all his homeys want a copy, so he burns them all copies, that indy artist is still broke, and can't continue to make music and eat. But he sure is popular. I think that's kinda wak. But I can't hate on it totally, cuz you reach people you wouldn't normally reach. If only people could burn it, like it, and support. But why buy it if you already got it right? Shitty mentality, but a lot of cats got it, so those people kinda ruin what the net does for music. Then, on the major side, you have these major artists makin "all that money" so they can't possibly get hurt by a couple of burned cd's right? But that's everyones mentality. Lets say the major artists gets $1 a cd. So if 100,000 people all think the same thing, don't buy the majors artist cd and just burn it, he just lost 100,000 bucks. What if the label he/she's on see's that this artist ain't pushin the records and recouping fast enough. So they start slowing down the funds in the artist promotional campain. So less CD's go out, less CD's are sold, but same amount keeps being burned or pirated. Artist doesn't recoup his costs, gets dropped. Done. Label doesn't make it's money, slows down it's signing of new artist. Couple of other dreams lost. Everything works around a big cycle, so everyone is affected. May be an extreme case, but all to plausible. To make a long essay short, Im impartial.

It depends on the deal. Way to many ways to get jacked in this industry. If my fam and myself think it's right, and it creates stability in my life, than sure.

BIO of NONPAREILYX
(non-pair-a-liks)
What is the formula for success ? Two previously homeless boys and a convicted felon believe they’ve found the answer. Using their talents, drive, and passion to better themselves, these three young men overcame many of life’s obstacles. They believed that denying your talent was equivalent to denying you. They knew nothing more than to not give up, but it made their goal clearer than ever .

The brothers, Breinchild (Chris) and M.T.Mind (A’shanti) began their careers in San Jose, CA. While they attended school and worked, they made extra cash modeling with a local Bay Area agency and rhyming. Modeling took them to numerous cities all over California, got them jobs with big name companies, and gave them the backbone that would come in handy in the music industry. Their world was quickly thrown upside down when their mom was forced to move away. They were left with a heavy decision at the respective ages of 16 and 17--leave or stay. They decided to try their luck and stay. Sadly enough, luck was not on their side. They spent the next three years of their lives sleeping on people’s floors, couches, and anything else with a somewhat soft surface. They never took their clothes out of the plastic bags they were packed in. Out of money, out of places to crash, no hope of returning to school, and left with only the desire to succeed, they decided to move to Seattle . “We were in desperate need of help,” says M.T., “and it was time for a change of scenery anyway. A friend’s mom said we could stay with her for a little while, and I guess we felt there would be something better for us there. Never expected it would be Kyle.”

K-Style (Kyle) began his young career heisting stereo systems with friends. They all came from dysfunctional families, and depended on each other for survival . Kyle parted from his mother, who was not too fond of the young boy, at the age of 16. His father wasn’t around because of problems with drugs and alcohalism. Kyle and his friends stayed in a nearly condemned house. It was in that dilapidated house that he began to hone his emcee-ing skills. He would throw huge parties and battle any emcee he felt didn’t deserve to speak . He grew tired of stealing and decided he wanted to focus his creative energies on music. Everything came to an abrupt end when, one day, he became an accessory to a crime . A close friend got him out of jail, and put him on a more positive path. He was a new man. But a new man with a felony. He decided he would concentrate solely on his music, and it kept him out of trouble.

An opportunity to showcase their talents on a local Seattle compilation album thrust the three together. “The chemistry was there from the beginning. We all challenged each other to be better, despite what we’d been through . We knew we had something special,” said Breinchild. It was then that they decided to work with each other indefinitely. They worked together to save the money necessary to purchase their own equipment, move in together, and start laying the foundation of their “NONP sound .” They still weren’t making nearly enough money. Their jobs interfered with what they wanted to achieve with their music, so they quit. They took the last two hundred dollars they had and burned 200 copies of their songs. They sold all 200 copies within weeks. They did this until they had enough money to get T-shirts, posters, flyers, a website, a thousand professionally pressed albums, and enough money to pay their rent. They jumped in the car and sold their music throughout the West Coast.

The atypical production and energetic performances on the album NO EQUAL placed Nonpareilyx at every premiere party in Seattle for the year. This included four Dynamo Unlimited functions (drum & bass/ hip-hop raves that drew more than 10,000 people), two Seattle Poetry Festivals , requests to be guest speakers/performers for the Experience Arts Camp sponsored by the Experience Music Project Museum, a residency at the museum’s bar, the Liquid Lounge , and several club appearances. It also got them flown to New York for a showcase slot at the Music Media Expo at CBGB’s in 2002 , and invited to perform at a Nashville music conference. “We went from having nothing, and knowing absolutely nothing about recording music . . . to traveling throughout the West Coast performing, and listening to ourselves on the radio. We’re still proud of that.”

The reception of NO EQUAL spurred the guys on to define their style, and create their second project, The Soundtrack . “This album is about what we’re about,” K-Style says, ”which is staying positive, chasing your dreams, and having fun while doing it.” “We want to show people that there is a lot more to hip-hop than what’s being offered. We’re not afraid to rock the boat,” expresses Breinchild. M.T. adds, “We also want to show people that you can rise above hard times, as long as you have dreams to push you.”

It’s this unshakable attitude that has translated into their live performances, and generates the energy necessary for their shows. “They have one of the most energetic shows I‘ve ever seen,” boasts the Music Editor for Vibe Magazine , Serena Kim. The three young men who embody this group believe they’re on the path to success, and the formula is as clear as your belief in you.

Love BEP (Black Eyed Peas), The Roots, Outkast, the energy of Busta Rhymes, The Fugees (man I miss ya'll), Slum Vill, Pharcyde, Heiro, Meth and Red, the fearlessness and creativity of Missy and Wyclef.

I haven't traveled enough of this planet to make that decision. I'd hate to sell myself short. But......Cancun is off the ricta

Saxaphone, Acoustic guitar, violin, bass, MPC2000, JV1010, Alesis bass, Bellari Tube, Protools LE, Mac G4, 3 Cordless Mics, 3 strong wind pipes and 3 strong hearts.

Yes.....Don't be afraid to rock the boat..you'll create the waves...aaaaand......we like chicks..