NEWS
Please check out our video trailers for "Charlie San Berdoo (There Goes The Neighborhood)" - coming in 2013, we thought earlier (2008 or 2009) but it takes a lot longer to film than we anticipated.....
2012 marks 33 years of making music. He has been working on art, and taking photos as of late - also working on finishing the film. "ET" who is the art director has included him (!hype 2013) on his art site and you can see all the art at http://eric-thompson.artistwebsites.com - "!hype" is done working on the last Hollywood Church CD "IMMORTAL 33".
At the end of 2012 "!hype and the Hollywood Church" will no longer be an active project as he moves on to different projects. He wants to thank everyone who has been a part of this and hopes they continue with their music pursuits. Please listen and enjoy!!
2012 marks 33 years of making music. He has been working on art, and taking photos as of late - also working on finishing the film. "ET" who is the art director has included him (!hype 2013) on his art site and you can see all the art at http://eric-thompson.artistwebsites.com - "!hype" is done working on the last Hollywood Church CD "IMMORTAL 33".
At the end of 2012 "!hype and the Hollywood Church" will no longer be an active project as he moves on to different projects. He wants to thank everyone who has been a part of this and hopes they continue with their music pursuits. Please listen and enjoy!!
Please listen to the songs above in the music box, if you have HEADPHONES it should even sound better and we strongly recommend using them and play loud - please listen to more than just a couple songs as you will see our style goes from one extreme to the next. "!hype" goes from huge hi-fi productions to lo-fi, from funk to rock to hip-hop. If you like music, there will be something you will like. He doesn't try to always seem polished, sometimes being raw is so much more powerful than a perfect commercial sound but he can do that too as you will see!!
Welcome to "!hype and the Hollywood Church." We have been making music now for 33 years! We have made five albums, two of them double albums/CDs and soon to release our sixth CD which will be the last. At the end of 2012, the band will end and new projects will be started. Our websites will remain up until further notice even after 2012.
"THE SECRET MISSION" IS AVAILABLE NOW for digital download here for only $6.99!!
We own our own record company so we struggle more than ever to keep going, especially as of late - but as a band we keep going - now for almost 33 years! Our music ranges from hip-hop, to dance, pop, R&B, urban, rap and we throw in some rock and jazz. We have no limits. We are NOT a religious or gospel band, but we do some gospel energy once in awhile and include spiritual insight in some tracks; actually, we have been labeled one of the most controversial and most musically stylistic changing bands ever. Not only musically and lyrically but our lives and persons.
Please check out our webpage at http://hype2003.tripod.com and click on the top RED Imagickon logo to enter our connection satillite site, if you click on the BLUE Imagickon logo, it will direct you to our main website as well.
Please feel free to see us at http://members.dslextreme.com/users/majestic/
to see how we look or find out more about us - if you are coming to SoundClick from there we hope you like what you hear, it's all very diverse and unique. Some is extremely outrageous but with a point, and in hope to make you think, smile and enjoy. No offense is meant. Just fun!! Sit back and enjoy something unique and different.
"!hype" is always looking to produce new talent so hit him up! He is EXTREMELY open minded in all areas, and wants to hear all new talent - so send him something. He's also into writing songs for and with other artists.
God bless and may all of you when listening to our music have a smile cross your face or a melody that hits your heart or a beat that makes you move or tap your foot. We are way, way out there, just trying to create art - something different with a message but fun too! Thank you for listening.
Feel free to donate to keep future projects under different names going! The more you donate the more we can keep creating - so feel free to donate anytime - once you do - we will know who you are contact you via email. If we get enough donations we will make a bunch of songs available to all those who have donated to show thanks! Thank you for checking us out!!
A special thanx to the Hollywood Church and "ET" for putting up with me - I am not like anyone else you could ever meet on this Earth. Truly. I'm sure all who meet me will bear witness to that - I thank God for allowing me to be myself no matter how brilliant, how stupid or how insane. : ) God Bless You ALL!! I thank God and "ET" for being a special forces in my life that I can always count on. Good people are hard to find, good friends even harder, "ET" is both and more. He will be the contact for the band after 2012.
Welcome to "!hype and the Hollywood Church." We have been making music now for 33 years! We have made five albums, two of them double albums/CDs and soon to release our sixth CD which will be the last. At the end of 2012, the band will end and new projects will be started. Our websites will remain up until further notice even after 2012.
"THE SECRET MISSION" IS AVAILABLE NOW for digital download here for only $6.99!!
We own our own record company so we struggle more than ever to keep going, especially as of late - but as a band we keep going - now for almost 33 years! Our music ranges from hip-hop, to dance, pop, R&B, urban, rap and we throw in some rock and jazz. We have no limits. We are NOT a religious or gospel band, but we do some gospel energy once in awhile and include spiritual insight in some tracks; actually, we have been labeled one of the most controversial and most musically stylistic changing bands ever. Not only musically and lyrically but our lives and persons.
Please check out our webpage at http://hype2003.tripod.com and click on the top RED Imagickon logo to enter our connection satillite site, if you click on the BLUE Imagickon logo, it will direct you to our main website as well.
Please feel free to see us at http://members.dslextreme.com/users/majestic/
to see how we look or find out more about us - if you are coming to SoundClick from there we hope you like what you hear, it's all very diverse and unique. Some is extremely outrageous but with a point, and in hope to make you think, smile and enjoy. No offense is meant. Just fun!! Sit back and enjoy something unique and different.
"!hype" is always looking to produce new talent so hit him up! He is EXTREMELY open minded in all areas, and wants to hear all new talent - so send him something. He's also into writing songs for and with other artists.
God bless and may all of you when listening to our music have a smile cross your face or a melody that hits your heart or a beat that makes you move or tap your foot. We are way, way out there, just trying to create art - something different with a message but fun too! Thank you for listening.
Feel free to donate to keep future projects under different names going! The more you donate the more we can keep creating - so feel free to donate anytime - once you do - we will know who you are contact you via email. If we get enough donations we will make a bunch of songs available to all those who have donated to show thanks! Thank you for checking us out!!
A special thanx to the Hollywood Church and "ET" for putting up with me - I am not like anyone else you could ever meet on this Earth. Truly. I'm sure all who meet me will bear witness to that - I thank God for allowing me to be myself no matter how brilliant, how stupid or how insane. : ) God Bless You ALL!! I thank God and "ET" for being a special forces in my life that I can always count on. Good people are hard to find, good friends even harder, "ET" is both and more. He will be the contact for the band after 2012.
Why this name?
"!hype" is the band leader and the Hollywood Church is the band. It's a place you can be yourself as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. Hollywood, the place where dreams come true and no better place for a miracle to happen but in the Church! The band name was put together officially by Star, Tarm and "!hype" But "!hype" himself was named by the original drummer of the band Nuz, who taught "!hype" everything he knows about drumming and beats. "!hype" recalls, "When the Nuz was drumming, there was no better drummer in the world! I learned from the best!"
Do you play live?
We play live occasionally for special events. When we do play live, it will be an experience you will never forget. Our live performances are never the norm. We encourage audience participation and try to involve the audience as much as we can on some level. When you come see us it will be an experience you never can get out of your psyche for your entire life. There is no question - it's guaranteed. We have the knowledge to get inside your mind and soul.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Makes music more available to everyone. Increases exposure! SoundClick is one of the coolest websites period. I have to say after being on SoundClick for about three years, I'm very impressed, they have a very reliable site, great response, accurate song counts, they do their charts legit, they are friendly and keep their site always working efficiently - they really help the artist be heard, and be seen. Plus the people who work here aren't afraid to speak their mind - they are revolutionary. Thank you SoundClick - may you have continued success. Thank you for changing my life and allowing people to hear my music all over the world. : ) Thank you for allowing artists to promote themselves in an open free environment!
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
It all depends. We would love the added exposure and promotion and the ability for the world to hear our music. Having a label in some ways is a good thing to an artist but an artist must always be up on his business, always! I would sign to a major label if they gave me the creative control, power and money I need to make sure the music is definitely heard.
Band History:
Please see our website at http://hype2003.tripod.com/hypepage.html
and also visit the main site to see all of us
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/majestic/
and also visit the main site to see all of us
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/majestic/
Your influences?
For some of "!hype's" musical influences please go to our MAIN website and look at about "!hype", many artists listed there but he likes almost everything including classical. Our styles are almost everything. We like to jam and have fun and let loose. We really like to let go. Let the spirit free and the music flow. God flow. It's time to party and spread good energy! We live such a short life, here and gone - so find some love and put on your favorite music on and enjoy yourself - and when ever you are happy - THANK GOD - I know it's hard to remember - but God is GREAT!!
Favorite spot?
The secret place : )
Equipment used:
For what we use check out our studio page on our website, http://members.dslextreme.com/users/majestic/
that is the main technological stuff but we use a lot more too from branches, rain sticks, whistles, spoons, rubberbands, stratchas - for our more ambient cuts. Just check out our studio page. "SANCTUARY" one of the most creative studios in Southern California. There is no better real and raw environment for recording in any place I've been in the world. Relaxed, creative, open, spontaneous, no pressure, fun. Most can't believe we can create what we do with our setup - technology has allowed amazing things to happen in the music world.
that is the main technological stuff but we use a lot more too from branches, rain sticks, whistles, spoons, rubberbands, stratchas - for our more ambient cuts. Just check out our studio page. "SANCTUARY" one of the most creative studios in Southern California. There is no better real and raw environment for recording in any place I've been in the world. Relaxed, creative, open, spontaneous, no pressure, fun. Most can't believe we can create what we do with our setup - technology has allowed amazing things to happen in the music world.
Anything else...?
What we have put on here musically is just a very small sample of what we have, in fact we've saved the best for last. "!hype" and the Hollywood Church and "!hype" have over thousands of amazing songs and recordings ready to release.
Trust is not something that comes easy for "!hype." It was in 2001 his life was beyond rocked by family and someone close to him, and he has never recovered fully from what happened. He became homeless for awhile and lost almost everything he had. He has become a recluse working on music and various projects, he is very rarely seen.
"!hype" needs a touch of reality once in awhile, for he lives in a realm most of us don't get to see in an entire lifetime, a man who has heart, who feels pain - so inspired by emotions of love and hate. One of the truest musical souls on the planet. Unafraid of the inner war. Torn between melody and rhythm. Searching for love to calm the soul. Life is insane - we all need something to make us smile - so take a listen to what we offer.
Trust is not something that comes easy for "!hype." It was in 2001 his life was beyond rocked by family and someone close to him, and he has never recovered fully from what happened. He became homeless for awhile and lost almost everything he had. He has become a recluse working on music and various projects, he is very rarely seen.
"!hype" needs a touch of reality once in awhile, for he lives in a realm most of us don't get to see in an entire lifetime, a man who has heart, who feels pain - so inspired by emotions of love and hate. One of the truest musical souls on the planet. Unafraid of the inner war. Torn between melody and rhythm. Searching for love to calm the soul. Life is insane - we all need something to make us smile - so take a listen to what we offer.
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