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Daylight District

Hip Hop meets Indie Rock aka Alternative Hip Hop! Composition and improvisational methods make their way into our music.

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Snapshot Snapshot

"Snapshot" by Daylight District is an Alternative Hip Hop Hip-Hop production available on SoundClick. The arrangement reflects a careful attention to detail that rewards repeated listening. The arrangement unfolds with a natural ease, guiding the listener through a more immersive experience. It has charted at #11 on the SoundClick Alternative Hip Hop chart. If you enjoy artists like Indie, Daylight District is worth exploring on SoundClick.

Alternative Hip Hop

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This Is Now! This Is Now!

SoundClick artist Daylight District presents "This Is Now!", a remarkable release in the Alternative Hip Hop Hip-Hop genre. There is an authenticity to the performance that draws the listener in. This is a remarkable offering in this genre from this independent artist. If you enjoy artists like Indie, Daylight District is worth exploring on SoundClick.

Alternative Hip Hop

Daylight District is an all original, inventive four piece band from Florida. Our sound is a mixture of Hip Hop and Indie rock, some people might call it "Alternative Hip Hop." We blend composition and improvisation in our songs both live and recorded.

Band/artist history

Daylight District is a four piece band. Since 2004, DD has been creating a unique brand of organic indie/hip hop--seamlessly fusing composition and improvisational methods. Frank Friend is composer/keyboardist/MC, Aaron Tobin plays drums, Tim Heller plays bass, & Paul Solorzano plays Guitar and sings.

The band is scheduled to release a full-length album “Beautiful, Historic” in early 2008. It's the band's second release to date. Both were engineered by Greg Marchak at Audio Lab studios in Tampa, Florida.

On Daylight District's first E.P., “This is Now:”

“It only has six songs on it, but they are all excellent tracks” Kayla Anderson (Connections, Orlando)

“for such a brief record, it's impressive indeed.” Mark Sanders

(Weekly Planet, Tampa)

With the new album on the way, 2008 will be a busy year for Daylight District. Many live shows will be performed to support this release while constantly working hard creating new music.

Have you performed in front of an audience?

Yes, Many people have said that our live show is when we are most in our element. We bring tight emotionally charged performances of our songs. While spontaneously breaking into improvisation, at times without the listener ever knowing where the composition ended. Also, many freestyles with various MC's have taken place. As well as we welcome guest musicians.

Your musical influences

Allman Brothers Band, A-Camp, Beatles, Bell Biv Devoe, Baatin of S-Villa, Bootie Brown, Big Daddy Kane, Big Audio Dynamite II, Biggie, Bjork, Black Sheep, Brand Nubian, Cake, Cardigans, Chase Theory, Coltrane, COUNT BASS D, De La Soul, Devin the Dude, Dirtee Curt, Doctor Who, Doves, Duke Ellington, E.S.T. (Esbjorn Svensson Trio), Flaming Lips, Frank-N-Dank, Gorillaz, G. Love & Special Sauce, Heiruspecs, Hot Water Music, Phil Hartman, Jamiroquai, J Dilla/Jay Dee, Jaylib, (early) Jimmy eat World, K-os, Kwame & a New Beginning, Ottmar Liebert, Lee Michaels, Madlib, Matt Burke, Danny Burke, MF DOOM, Miles, Monk, Nirvana, Radiohead, Teddy Riley, Pharcyde, Pharrell Williams, Phoenix, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Police, PPP, Rakim, Rivers, Slum Village, Shadowfax, Sparklehorse, Special Ed, Frank Stenier Jr, The Strokes, Duncan Sheik, The Streets, Sunny Day Real Estate, that dog, Tiesto, twothirtyeight, Weezer, White Flight, Stevie Wonder, West Side Story, Why?, Wu-Tang, Questlove, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Neil Young

What equipment do you use?

Voice. Keyboards (casio, korg, roland...), Fender amps and guitars, Yamaha drums

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Hip-Hop & Alternative Hip Hop artist from Winter Park, FL. New songs free to stream or download. Add to your playlist now.