kaliko
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 live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
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
