KoBAyASHi
IF ALL IS ONE THEN THIS IS YOU AND YOURS...ENJOY
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Born inner-metro, 1979 and transported to the stix, KoBAyASHi has creatively crafted the sound of his generation since the mid-90s. He first carved out musical morsels and looped them using the pause button on a shottie home stereo tape deck. Later he added drum-loops by holding down the tape and phono buttons simultaneously and playing breakloop vinyl over the cassette of his dusty manual samples..mostly mined from the grooves of avant-garde jazz funk & soul or the foreign stylings of international ensembles. Today, having relinquished himself to the music, KoB serves as a relentless faucet that pipes the ancient audio magic revived by his musical forefathers from 12”deep black vinyl wells of sound, in hopes that it will saturate the space between souls and soil washed brains. Just listen for the changes.
***KoBAyASHi is the resident beatmaker for the ATL/NY hiphop group -The RisingSons-***
Check them out at www.risingsonsmusic.com
"...and when niggas bite I clap, cause they sh!t sound betta now..."
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Once at a beat battle at Nuyorican.
Your musical influences
Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder, Tribe, Pete Rock, Radiohead
What equipment do you use?
MPC2000XL
