kaliko

Athens, GA USA

February 03, 2003

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Kaliko is a Philadelphia-born emcee coming out of Athens, GA.  Raised in both locales, Kaliko's lyrics are a creative mix of wit and tongue-in-cheek bluntness.  As well as rhyme, Kaliko is a also a producer and engineer.

Have you performed in front of an audience?

I play in Athens, GA. I love being on stage, nothing else is like it. The energy from the crowd feeds my energy throughout the show. One time I was on stage and my probation officer was in the crowd. She asked me to freestyle and I did in the middle of the set; about her, probation, and drug tests.

Your musical influences

Kool G Rap, Nas, Big Daddy Kane--I grew up on classic hip hop.  But I've got albums from every possible genre.
Nirvana-every album made
NIN
David Axelrod
Classical-Bach, Beethoven, etc
Basil Polduris-Hollywood composer (exc. music)
Miles Davis-my fav is 'kind of blue'
Herbie Hancock-'vein melter' is my theme song

The list goes on and on...

What equipment do you use?

Ensoniq EPS
Boss DR5
Alesis Compressor/Gate
Behringer Parametric EQ
Blue Tube PreAmp
B-2 Microphone
TLAudio EQ--notch and graphic
Db Pro Compressor
Dynsasone Multiband compressor
Cubase
Nuendo
WaveStudio
FL Studio