Daylow

Artist Information

Biography

Dust off your boom boxes, fishbowl platforms and throw on your best three piece suit. The nostalgic sound of Hyphen One and Daylow cross-pollinates the stylings of hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae and latin music to keep audiences moving. With groove oriented rhythms, infectious melodies, and seductive harmonies; Hyphen One and Daylow stimulate the mind, body and soul. If you can dig it, we'll fill the hole. So get up, get down; move it on all around, front to back, side-to-side, cause we're making you feel all right! And here's proof:

Hyphen One & Daylow have everything needed to satisfy the musical cravings of the masses. They're an 8 piece band; including front man eMCee Hyphen One, female vocalist Ruby, full horn section, and percussionist. They have a respectable and surprising resume of national acts, industry affiliations, and have performed at countless venues all over the East Coast.

"I See the World" off of their 7 song EP Hyphen One and Daylow released in 2005 was the #1 selected song by Industry Panel Judges out of thousands of independent bands for a "Download For The Cure" Compilation CD Competition. Since then, they've been sharpening their skills - writing, playing and working on their collective sound.

In the summer of 2008 they released their first independent full-length album Ill Regular mixed by Chris Badami (Crash Romeo, Dillinger Escape Plan) and mastered by Scott Hull (Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, John Mayer, Ziggy Marley). With over 200 copies sold at their CD release party, and more selling like hotcakes on I-tunes and CD baby, this group is on the rise - steadily touring, gaining fans, friends, exposure and industry attention.

Individually and/or collectively performed at:

-2008 Dewey Beach Music Festival (Dewey Beach, DE)
-2008 Millennium Music Festival (Harrisburg, PA)
-2008 American Music Festival (Harrisburg, PA)
-Madison Square Garden (New York City)
-Randall's Island (New York, NY)
-I-Zod Center (Rutherford, NJ)
-Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)
-NJPAC (Newark, NJ)
-PNC Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)
-The Bitter End (New York, NY)
-Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
-The Bowery Poetry Club (New York City)
-The Knitting Factory (New York City)
-Castaways (Ithaca, NY)
-Crash Mansion (New York City)
-The Lions Den (New York City)
-Southpaw (Brooklyn, NY)
-Mexicali Blues (Teaneck, NJ)
-Baker Theater (Dover, NJ)
-Stanhope House (Stanhope, NJ)

Individually and collectively performed/collaborated with:

-Cappa Donna (Wu-Tang)
-Godfrey Diamond
-Masta Killah (Wu-Tang)
-Omega (Fugees)
-Lordz of Brooklyn
-King Django
-DJ Rob Swift
-Eternia
-Cannibal Ox
-Likwid Thoughts
-Kenny Muhammad
-RA The Rugged Man
-Chuck D
-El Da Sensei
-C-Rayz Walls
-Tame One
-Naughty By Nature
-EZ Elpee
-Dwayne Sumal
-Beatbox Entertainment
-Surface
-DJ Watts
-Quincy Patrick
-Pace Won (Outsidaz)
-Michael Winslow (of Police Acadamy and Geico commercial)

For more information please see:
www.daylow.net
www.myspace.com/daylow
www.youtube.com/daylow

Instrumentation

Hyphen One- Vocals, Keys
BenJamin Earl- Bass
Steve Dans- Drums, Samples, Percussion
Jake Nowak- Guitar, Vocals
Matt Ryan- Trombone
Shooby-Sax
Ruby- Vocals
Dave DeRiso-Percussion

Discography

Daylow (EP)
Ill Regular

Audio

• Break Spit Paint Spin
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• Ill Regular
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• To Use You
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• BeechyBoomBoomNay
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• I See the World
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Lyrics

• Break Spit Paint Spin

Video

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Press

• Okayplayer.com [+ Show ]
  

  "Attention college event planning committee members: if you haven’t already held your campus’s Sprin..."Attention college event planning committee members: if you haven’t already held your campus’s Spring Fling Concert, what the blood clot are you waiting for? School has been out for weeks! Secondly, you need to book Hyphen-One & Daylow, quick, fast, in a hurry. The organic jazz-funk grooves and playful melodies displayed on their full-length debut, Ill Regular would make the perfect soundtrack to your marijuana fueled day of outdoor revelry."-Jeff Harvey
  
  http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5863/122/

• The Aquarian Weekly [+ Show ]
  

  "...it’s always a treat when I get submissions from funk bands... Hyphen-One & Daylow seem to have a..."...it’s always a treat when I get submissions from funk bands... Hyphen-One & Daylow seem to have a pretty respectable resume of national acts, industry affiliations, and a countless number of venues all over the East Coast that they’ve performed in... Smoke a spliff and check this stuff out!"
  
  Full write up:
  http://www.theaquarian.com/aq/2009/02/10/north-jersey-notes-hyphen-one-daylow/

• Daily Tagrum [+ Show ]
  

  "This is the closest vibe to the New York underground scene you can find around (NJ). Daylow, an aci..."This is the closest vibe to the New York underground scene you can find around (NJ). Daylow, an acid-jazzy, funk band is keeping Hip Hop fresh"
  
  Pete Martinez

• Creative Entertainment Group [+ Show ]
  

  "Hyphen-One and Daylow put on a great show. The band is very energetic and creative with their stage..."Hyphen-One and Daylow put on a great show. The band is very energetic and creative with their stage presence, often incorporating other talented people from many different genres of performing arts. They have drawn well in NYC, and it has been a privalege working with them."
  
  Michael Maietta

• Download for the Cure [+ Show ]
  

  "I See The World" selected #1 by the Industry Panel judging the download for the cure CD compilation..."I See The World" selected #1 by the Industry Panel judging the download for the cure CD compilation competition.

• TheBonusTracks.com [+ Show ]
  

  “…Daylow transcends all genres to bring you their breed of hip hop… Daylow produces a sound with ele...“…Daylow transcends all genres to bring you their breed of hip hop… Daylow produces a sound with elements of jazz, rock and reggae thanks to an eight piece band… On “Ill Regular” the band gives a funky, solid performance that is reminiscent of early G-Love… Daylow is a refreshing break from the standard drum machine tracks that are standard today.”

• Hip Hop Linguistics Track of the Week [+ Show ]
  

  "This week’s underground hip-hop track of the week is Break Spit Paint Spin ...which features music ..."This week’s underground hip-hop track of the week is Break Spit Paint Spin ...which features music by Jazz hip-hop band.... Hyphen-One & Daylow... if the songs are anything like this (Ill Regular), I’ll be trying to use my position at HHL to get me a free copy if you know what I’m sprayin.’"
  
  Full article:
  http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/underground/2009/03/track-of-the-week-hyphen-one-daylow-break-spit-paint-spin

Setlist

Typical sets can run anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours of solid entertainment, depending on the requirement of the venue or event.

Typical Setlist:

Yeah
Ill Regular
Jersey
I Remember
My Girl and My Radio
I See The World
Carnival
To Use You
Salary Cap
2AM
Pure Unleaded Freedom
Break Spit Paint Spin
We Won't Tell

Basic Requirements

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