4th Down
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Break Me Down Break Me Down
This song is for any and everyone who has had there heart broken
4th Down was formed in Ft. Lauderdale in 2001 when Dontae Richardsons high school music teacher encouraged him to form a singing group with some classmates. Dontae was a Tenor One, so he asked friend, Terry Bennett, to sing Tenor Two. Terry then asked a Baritone, Olivier Jean- Joseph to join, who in turn asked Clyde Norman to sing Bass Soprano. Initially, the boys had no intention of forming a group, but they were amazed by the reaction of the audience. It was remarkable how such different musical pitches combined to make a such a powerful sound. With the encouragement of their friends and teacher, they agreed to work together and called themselves 4th Down.
Each member of 4th Down brings something unique to the equation. Olivier Jean-Joseph is of Haitian origin and this comes through in his songwriting. In Caribbean Mami there are popular Haitian lyrics sprinkled throughout, such as Sak Pase which means Whats Up. Terry was raised in the Jamaican culture, and some of his beats use steel drums that suggest a reggae influence. Clyde was involved in many performing arts projects growing up and brings a theatrical approach to the songwriting. As someone who grew up in difficult circumstances, Clyde approaches lyrics as a way to envision a life that he could only dream about as a child. Music also kept Dontae from getting into trouble growing up, and his soulful singing is inspired by the gospel influences he picked up in church as a youngster.
It is hard to pinpoint the 4th Down musical style. The diversity of musical influences leads to a unique sonic quality, and the lyrics range from innocent to suggestive, but never offensive. Certain songs can be described as primarily R&B, while others are more akin to Hip Hop. Still others have the catchy sounds of classic Pop music.
The song After 5 is completely soulful R&B, with lyrics such as, Girl, I need you to come on home; be with me. The song Take my Breath Away is a Pop song with catchy phrases like girl this is dedicated to you, you take my breath away. In Stop Playing, they reference current music with the line I know my name aint Usher, but I gotta say I got it bad. The songs See ID, Shorty Look Good, and Tell Your Friends, are clearly Hip Hop, with dance beats and an urban feel with rap featured on some of the songs. On Tell Your Friends, the St. Louis rapper Potzee makes a special appearance. 4th Down can spontaneously jump into acapella versions of all of their songs, and in Gone Away and See ID there are interludes during which the members display this impressive ability by harmonizing without instrumentation.
4th Down recently settled in St. Louis, MO, where they just finished recording their self-titled first album.
Achievements
In the short time 4th Down has been together they have won every talent showcase they have entered, including The Piper 03, The Plantation Apollo 03, Boyd Anderson Apollo 03, Ely Apollo, 03, Nova Talent Show 04, and The 99 Jams Radio Apollo showcase 05 (all in Florida). More recent notable performances have included:
Sang the National Anthem at Busch Stadium before a nationally televised Cardinals/Cubs game in July, 05.
Performed for the Today Show in St. Louis (Channel 5) -- July, 05.
Performed for the Morning Show in St. Louis (Channel 2) -- July, 05
Opened for the Groups 112 and Wycleaf Jean in 03 and Murphy Lee in August of 05.
Freeman Bosley Radio Show (100.3 FM) -- August, 05.
104.9 FM Radio interview and performance August, 05.
Performed for The Best of STL TV show August, 05.
Mike and Jeanne Show (UPN TV) -- August, 05.
Live performance at The Black Expo, St. Louis August, 05.
Showcase performance at Bar Italia, St. Louis -- August, 05.
Performance at Plush Night Club, St. Louis, MO September 29.
Opened for Murphy Lee at the Pageant, St. Louis, MO October 30th.
Concert for First Nite New Years Eve St. Louis, Mo - December 31st.
Future Dates
Opening up for Jagged Edge Feb 20th at the Savvis Center.
Airplay
100.3FM The Beat
104.9 FMHave you performed in front of an audience?4th Down can perform live both accapella and with music at any venue in front of any crowd successfully.
Your musical influences
Our biggest influences are Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men. These are artists that stepped out of the box and achieved great success.What equipment do you use?
Microphones.Anything else?
For the past couple of years R&B has been put on the back burner due to the industry being over saturated by rap. Now right when some believed there was no hope for R&B 4th Down comes along. 4th Down (the best thing to happen to music since cordless microphones) consists of a tenor 1 Dontae, a tenor 2 Terry, a baritone Olivier, and what every group since Boyz II men was missing a bass Clyde. Every member of 4th Down is capable of writing and arranging a song. With time on our side being that everyone in 4th Down is 21 or younger, the sky is the limit.Contact
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yall the best singing group on earth yall really could sing. i listen 2 yall cd everyday allday, i aint sleep if i dont listen 2 yall cd. i wish yall gud luck i want 2 see all yall achieve things in yall singing career. One Love
Man yall are definitly some talented brothers. Just wanna say continued blessings with everything your doing and if you get a chnace come by and check out my new joint "Don't Turn Me Down" and if you have time feel free to listen to the others. Peace and continued success.
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