Crop Circle
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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MUSICALLY DIVERSE...A LABEL OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE A BAND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SLOW SONG. ATLANTA'S OWN CROP CIRCLE HITS YOU WITH SQUARE BETWEEN THE EYES WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF DIVERSITY, AND THAT'S NO LABEL. JUST AS YOU'VE SETTLED INTO THEIR CRISP ROCK SOUND ENOUGH TO CONSIDER BOUNCING OUTSIDE FOR A SMOKE, A SUDDEN AMBUSH OF FUNK BASS BLINDSIDES YOU. AND THAT'S JUST THE FIRST DROP ON THIS ROLLERCOASTER.
ON THE CROP CIRCLE THRILL RIDE, YOU'LL EXPERIENCE GENUINE SAMPLES OF ROCK N ROLL, HIP HOP, FUNK, ALTERNATIVE, AND SOUL - BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE, YOU MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE THAT THEY WERE DIFFERENT GENRES.
LET ME BE CLEAR, THOUGH. THIS DIVERSITY IS NO GIMMICK. IT IS SIMPLY THE AUTHENTIC RESULT OF INTELLIGENT SONGWRITING BEING PERFORMED WITH PASSION BY A TECHNICALLY SOUND GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL, TALENTED MUSICIANS.
CROP CIRCLE DELIVERS THIS REFRESHING BLAST WITH A RELENTLESS RHYTHM SECTION THAT CAN MONOPOLIZE YOU SENSES...UNTIL YOU SUBMIT TO THE SIX-STRING SEDUCTION OF ALAN HOLCOM; POTENTIALLY ONE OF ATLANTA'S GREATEST HIDDEN TALENTS. AND IF YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN CHILLS FROM SOMEONE'S VOICE, YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THE SHIVER YOU'RE BOUND TO GET FROM THE HAUNTING VOCALS OF SOUL AKOBEN.
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE IS A PROUD PRIVILEGE THAT ALL OF US SHOULD ENJOY MORE. WHEN A BAND LIKE CROP CIRCLE COMES ALONG AND REALLY STANDS OUT, YOU'RE REMINDED OF THE REASONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC, AND IT'S EASY TO FEEL LIKE YOU JUST FOUND SOMETHING NEW THAT IS SURE TO BUST OUT. YOU'LL WANT TO SEE THIS BAND. CROP CIRCLE ADDS LEGITMACY AND VALUE TO THE ATLANTA LOCAL MUSIC SCENE. - TOM STONE - NALAnet (Network for the Advancement of Local Artists)
MUSICALLY DIVERSE...A LABEL OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE A BAND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SLOW SONG. ATLANTA'S OWN CROP CIRCLE HITS YOU WITH SQUARE BETWEEN THE EYES WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF DIVERSITY, AND THAT'S NO LABEL. JUST AS YOU'VE SETTLED INTO THEIR CRISP ROCK SOUND ENOUGH TO CONSIDER BOUNCING OUTSIDE FOR A SMOKE, A SUDDEN AMBUSH OF FUNK BASS BLINDSIDES YOU. AND THAT'S JUST THE FIRST DROP ON THIS ROLLERCOASTER.
ON THE CROP CIRCLE THRILL RIDE, YOU'LL EXPERIENCE GENUINE SAMPLES OF ROCK N ROLL, HIP HOP, FUNK, ALTERNATIVE, AND SOUL - BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE, YOU MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE THAT THEY WERE DIFFERENT GENRES.
LET ME BE CLEAR, THOUGH. THIS DIVERSITY IS NO GIMMICK. IT IS SIMPLY THE AUTHENTIC RESULT OF INTELLIGENT SONGWRITING BEING PERFORMED WITH PASSION BY A TECHNICALLY SOUND GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL, TALENTED MUSICIANS.
CROP CIRCLE DELIVERS THIS REFRESHING BLAST WITH A RELENTLESS RHYTHM SECTION THAT CAN MONOPOLIZE YOU SENSES...UNTIL YOU SUBMIT TO THE SIX-STRING SEDUCTION OF ALAN HOLCOM; POTENTIALLY ONE OF ATLANTA'S GREATEST HIDDEN TALENTS. AND IF YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN CHILLS FROM SOMEONE'S VOICE, YOU'LL RECOGNIZE THE SHIVER YOU'RE BOUND TO GET FROM THE HAUNTING VOCALS OF SOUL AKOBEN.
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE IS A PROUD PRIVILEGE THAT ALL OF US SHOULD ENJOY MORE. WHEN A BAND LIKE CROP CIRCLE COMES ALONG AND REALLY STANDS OUT, YOU'RE REMINDED OF THE REASONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC, AND IT'S EASY TO FEEL LIKE YOU JUST FOUND SOMETHING NEW THAT IS SURE TO BUST OUT. YOU'LL WANT TO SEE THIS BAND. CROP CIRCLE ADDS LEGITMACY AND VALUE TO THE ATLANTA LOCAL MUSIC SCENE. - TOM STONE - NALAnet (Network for the Advancement of Local Artists)
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OFTEN DESCRIBED AS MUSICALLY DIVERSE, ATLANTA’S OWN CROP CIRCLE HITS YOU SQUARE BETWEEN THE EYES WITH A FIST FULL OF ROCK N ROLL/HIP-HOP/FUNK-SOUL FUSION. LEAD BY KENTUCKY NATIVE, SOUL AKOBEN, CROP CIRCLE BLAZES THE STAGE WITH THE INTENSITY OF PUBLIC ENEMY, THE POWER OF AUDIOSLAVE AND THE REALNESS OF “T.I.”. COMING FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, EACH BAND MEMBER POSSESSES A DIFFERENT ELEMENT AND MUSICAL BRANDING THAT SHAPES THE CROP CIRCLE SOUND.
GEORGIA BORN GUITARIST ZACH NELSON, LIGHTS UP THE STAGE WITH A FIERY SURGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY. N PLAYING SINCE THE AGE OF 12, UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF HIS OWN FATHER, ZACH IS LIKE A SONIC EXPLOSION AND HIS MADE HIS SIGNATURE TONE POPULAR ACROSS THE CITY, KNOWN AS ONE OF ATLANTAS PREMIER GUITAR PLAYERS.
BASSIST WILLIAM BARRETT GIVES CROP CIRCLE’S SOUND A REFRESHING FLOW OF COOLNESS. A SELF-TAUGHT BASSIST, HAILING FROM NEW JERSEY, HIS STYLE IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY BOOTSY COLLINS, FLEA, AND JACO PASTORIUS. WILLIAM ADDS SOUL, DEPTH, AND FUNK TO THE MUSICAL MIXTURE. HIS COOL DEMEANER COMPLIMENTS THE FLAMBOYANCY OF ZACH NELSON AND SOUL AKOBEN.
DRUMMER SMOKTAGOUS77 IS THE HEARTBEAT THE CROP CIRCLE BAND. ORIGINALLY FROM DETROIT, SMOK WAS BORN TO BE A DRUMMER. AS AN INFANT, SMOK WOULD SIT ON HIS GRANDMOTHER’S LAP IN CHURCH AND DRUM THE BEAT TO THE SINGING OF CHOIR. DESTINED TO MORPH INTO A TALENT THAT HAS A FIRM HOLD ON TIMING AND PRECISION, HE WAS GIFTED WITH THE ABILITY TO PROVOKE EMOTION THROUGH PERCUSSION.HIS UNORTHODOX STYLE AND RHYTHMIC APPROACH, EASILY MAKES HIM THE FOUNDATION THAT PULSES IT’S WAY THROUGH THE GROUP AND BUILDS A SOLID STRUCTURE OF PERFORMANCE THAT CANNOT BE CRACKED.
FRONTMANT SOUL AKOBEN IS THE VOICE AND DRIVING FORCE OF THE BAND AND HAS BEEN AN ARTIST SINCE THE AGE OF 2. ALWAYS THE ELECTRIFYING PERFORMER, SOUL HAS THE ENERGY, PASSION, STAGE PRESENCE AND SENSUALITY REMINISCENT OF PRINCE. AS A TEEN, HE BECAME FOCUSED ON THE ART FORM OF RAPPING. DIGGING IN THE DEEP CRATES OF HIS FATHER, SOUL WOULD OFTEN RHYME OVER VINTAGE SOUL, R & B, AND EVEN ROCK RECORDS TO HONE HIS SKILLS AS AN EMCEE. EVER THE WILD CARD IN THE DECK, TRANSITIONED & CULTIVATED HIS MUSICAL STYLE INTO THE ROCKSTAR EUPHONY THAT YOU HEAR TODAY. SOUL AKOBEN SENDS HIS MELODIC VIBRATIONS TO HIS AUDIENCE THROUGH A VULNERABLE WHISPER, ENTICING THEM WITH A SEXY SOULFUL FALSETTO AND PENETRATING THEIR BEING WITH A COMMANDING HOWL. HIS UNIQUELY INTELLIGENT APPROACH TO SONGWRITING COUPLED WITH AN HONEST AND MEANINGFUL EDGE, CREATES A MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL CAN RELATE TO. COMPLETE WITH AMAZING MIC STAND AND MICROPHONE TRICKS, SOUL AKOBEN WILL NEVER DISAPPOINT IN ENTERTAINING, EVEN THE TOUGHEST CROWDS.
THE NAME CROP CIRCLE STEMS FROM THE ALIEN CROP CIRCLE’S MYSTERIOUSLY FOUND IN FARMS ALL AROUND THE WORLD. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT MYSTERY, ONLY DIVINE FATE THAT THESE FOUR MUSICIANS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO FORM THE POWERHOUSE BAND, KNOWN AS CROP CIRCLE…THEIR MUSIC IS DEFINITELY OUT OF THIS WORLD AND THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO LEAVE THEIR MARK!
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