Daylight District
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.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
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 live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
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
Anything else?
Independence of Imagination
