Marshall
@Calmplex of SOTL
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USA
Joined Jan 1, 2004
For Marshall Couture (a.k.a. Calmplex) hiphop is about more than just making beats and writing rhymes; it's far beyond style or genre.
For him it's about rising to meet each challenge as it's presented.
It's about perseverance, determination and innovation. And he has over a decade of experience to validate his passion.
His love affair with hiphop started in high school. During lunch in his school cafeteria he overheard a table of classmates freestylin' and he was immediately hooked. He and his friend Abioseh went home that day and started writing rhymes. Soon they put together a crew and began creating songs under the name Left Side.
As their talents grew, so did their group. Armed with confidence, and an ever-increasing appetite for hiphop, Calmplex spent nearly two years writing rhymes, making beats and rockin' shows as part of an expanded crew called Jah Arsenal.
Now a full-fledged student of hiphop, Calmplex took his newfound skills to Zion Bible Institute where he studied Theology. It wasn't long before his passion for hiphop, now fused with intense Biblical studies, drove him to seek out other emcees to collaborate with. Between classes, on weekend and whenever they could squeeze in a few more minutes of frantic creativity, Calmplex and his new crew Harmonious Minds, were hard at work improve their skills: both in the booth and on stage.
After several members of that crew dropped out of college it became difficult for Calmplex to continue with the group, so he pulled back and set out to refine his own skills. During this time of heightened creativity he got his hands on as many different styles of hiphop as he possibly could in search of inspiration.
The problem was, the more he listened to what was being released the more discouraged he became. It seemed that there was very little that could appeal to his need for cutting edge beats and aggressive lyrics and flow. Knowing that he was more than capable of putting out better quality music than what he had found, Calmplex stumbled across the San Diego based emcee Dirt.
He was absolutely amazed at Dirt's deep spiritual content, sharp soundscapes and unique flow, and it wasn't long before he formed a relationship with the left coast emcee. Immediately after hearing some of his beats, Dirt invited Calmplex to join him in representing his nationwide crew Shadow of the Locust.
A lot has happened to Calmplex over the course of the past decade.
His beat making and lyrical skills have emerged and continue to be refined. He was rocked shows in multiple cities and has collaborated with dozens of artists. But the one thing that has never changed is Calmplex's passion for hiphop and his urgent desire to constantly improve his many gifts and talents.
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