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88 is new to the Atlanta area, but obviously not new to being a well-accomplished and hard-working band. Their original sound, aided by a mix of acoustic guitar and electronics, had the audience in a trance. With keys and strong vocals the audience was impressed and voted this band on to the final round at Center Stage. - Sophie Creole, emergenza.net
A great group that combines rock and urban music and the result is something is hot! Blending rock, urban, acoustic, and 80’s R & B this mix creates music you can groove to. One track that really caught me is “Eyes Wide Open”. This cut has a great blend of music styles that you can bounce to traveling down the highway. - Austin “Mr. Bugz” Jeter, URBANMAINSTREAM.COM
"absolutely brilliant use of the vocal sample. tone and mood of the track is great. love the bassline. also the rhythmic 303 style keys are awesome... keep it up, this is one of my favorites that I've heard on this site." - Jonathan King
"Very nice atmosphere... Had an X Files feel. Would be good in a car ad set in the Arctic!" - Geraint Hughes
"best track ive heard on here, reminds me of tangerine dream " - Lunar
"very nice, all purpose techno slammer--everything you'd want-production is superb. all tracks are crisp and in your face " - bblaxx
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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As Featured on:
"Parental Control" - MTV Network
"Bad Girls Club" OXYGEN Network
"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" - E!TV Network/Comcast
"Road Rules - The Real World" MTV Network
"Living Lohan" - E!TV Network/Comcast
"MY SUPER SWEET 16" - MTV Network
Featuring Top 10 House and Dance Singles "Nomenclature Rising" and "Allegiances" (June 2010)
Life's musical journey has brought Rouel deLeon and ARC-AUDIO to a new point of light. In a Seattle, WA household built on love, Elvis, the Beatles and Bach Rouel knew early on his passion and destiny would be tied to music. By 6th grade, Rouel was into his 4th year of piano and performed with a world class boychoir. He knew that the lights and sounds of the world's great auditoriums, television and radio would one day be his lifelong career. Under the mentoring of David Kyle, voice coach to Liza Minelli , Geoff Tate (Queensryche) and Lane Staley (Alice in Chains), Rouel began in earnest the journey of making the dream a reality. Fast forward to Atlanta, GA, 1994. Brought to the South via a job and a dream of New York City, Rouel thought his stay would be brief. Instead it became the defining moment to where he is today. ARC-AUDIO brings 14 years of diversity, unique experiences to the audio and visual landscape. Inspired by the creative energies of the Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley and Sound Tribe Sector Nine, the resulting mix is a heady brew unlike anything heard before. Thousands have experienced what ARC-AUDIO is all about. The rest of the world is about to do the same.
Performing Credits include:
Seattle, WA
o Seattle Opera House
o The Off Ramp (now Avalon)
o Performances with the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Ballet and Northwest Boy Choir
o National anthem performances for the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Supersonics and Seattle Pacific University
o Young Messiah national tour
Atlanta, GA
o 1996 Olympic Games
o Centerstage
o The Loft
o Vinyl
o Variety Playhouse
o Tabernacle
Miles Thomas, aka MEGACIPH
CIPH
Crushin Individuals Playin Hard
Born on August 21, 1974 in White Plains, N.Y., he is the first son of Wayne T. and only child of Sondra B. Raised solely by his mother from age 3, Miles learned the value of family, respect of self, and respect for all women. While given responsibilities and structure, he was often alone in their Brooklyn apartment because his mother worked full-time and acted on stage. Incapable of spoiling her son with material things she chose, instead, to spoil him with love by investing the time to expose him to social culture and the arts. Miles was always encouraged to explore his own thoughts and ask questions, thereby enabling his imagination to flourish and his dreams to be limitless.
Reality is, Miles was born the same year as Hip-Hop, at the end of the Vietnam War into what would later become known as generation X. A generation of youth led to believe they were worthless, idle and destructive by the same government powers responsible for global inequality, inflation and human rights violations; a generation that sees the evils of corrupt government; a generation that will soon seize control of government. The truth is … there is no great conspiracy: exploitation, injustice and oppression are being done every second and right before our eyes. All we, humankind, have to do is open our eyes to reality and our hearts to compassion.
Evolution is a must and it is a continual process occurring throughout our universe. Miles became CIPH in 1995 when mainstream hip-hop became supersaturated with studio gangsters. CIPH later evolved into MEGACIPH (Mental Energies Gather And Circulate In Positive Harmony). During 4 years on the Atlanta open-mic circuit he worked with Atlanta notables such as: DJ Kemit (formerly of Arrested Development) and the late Trubble Phunk (Caustic Records). MEGACIPH has recently completed a full length solo project: The Graduate Program with a talented producer from Ohio named Fredrick Quick. Their work is sure to make much needed waves in the industry in the very near future. Incorporating personal experience, casual observation and intuition into one, Miles is the mental, CIPH is the physical and MEGACIPH is the spiritual. By weaving highly political views with his apocalyptic visions, MEGACIPH's captivating voice and presence deliver a message that is impossible to ignore: Humankind must wake up, take responsibility for its actions and stop destroying itself and the Earth.
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