DNL (Hip Hop)
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I have only been around (as DNL) since last year (2009), in April or May, I think, when I did a cover version of "4321" by Manafest at my school's talent show. Before that (around the end of 2008), I had the uber-wack name thought up: "ZL for God" (as a play on words of Zeal for God). In a 2010 talent show, I did a collab cover of "Impossible" by Manafest ft. Thousand Foot Krutch with my friends' band Burnside and I also did a few lines from the "Braveheart Freestyle" by KJ-52. More recently, I finally performed something original (The New Life) at a retreat my school had.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Not really... I guess I've performed a few times at events at my school. I could play live if anyone wanted me too.
Your musical influences
Major Influences:
KJ-52, Manafest, Pillar (From their Fireproof album), Sho Baraka
Minor Influences:
Lecrae, Flame, Flynn Adam, Grits, Richie Righteous, B. Reith, Benjiman, Everyday Process, R-Swift, Thousand Foot Krutch, Goldinchild, Linkin Park
What equipment do you use?
Garageband, Apple iSight Microphone, Audacity, LAME MP3 Encoder, Linux Multimedia Studio 4.8, and Krystal Audio Engine.
