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Hip-Hop & Spoken Word artist from Maine, NY. 40+ songs free to stream or download. Add to your playlist now.

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A road to the Abode

Maine, NY  USA
September 12, 2004
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MR LONG STORY:An emcee and producer based in Upstate, New York, who's subject matter is scattered and often perplexing, with instrumentals both self produced and gathered from various artists continentially.
Band/artist history
I've been working with hip hop as my medium for a long time, be it through words or rhythms. I'd say the intial entry into the genre was well before I was aware of it's gathering; I was nine and writing rhythmic poetry about everything and anything both at home and in school. One day I heard something on the radio, and wrote poetry to it (I think it was Billy Joel's "Field of Dreams") and my Kerouakesque spoken word emerged from that. More of a brick by brick sort of deal.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
To be determined at a later date. Thus far, nothing other than a competition in late 2003.
Your musical influences
Aesop Rock,Atmosphere,Danny Elfman,The Dresden Dolls,Mindless Self Indulgence,Nine Inch Nails,Murs,Busdriver,Rage Against the Machine,Sage Francis,Dave Matthews,Deep Puddle Dynamics,MC Chris,The Postal Service, Sole, Common, Mos Def, Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy, Roots Manuva, Run DMC, At the Drive In, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Tub Ring, Bjork, Radiohead, Cannibal Ox, Tonedeff, KRS One, Talib Kweli,Bright Eyes, Astronautualis
What equipment do you use?
Reason V.3.0 Keystation 44 Shure SM-58 cardioid Microphone Sennheiser Headphones Notebook and Pen Adobe Audition Beatcraft Psycle
Anything else?
www.myspace.com/ourghoststories this link will carry you to my work in progress with producer "Ghost" on the album "Whispers in the Grey Matter"
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