The Committee
Chicago, Illinois, United States | INDIE
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1. How and when did you start the group?
Abe Froman: We started a few years ago crafting what would be the most essential album in the history of recorded music. I envisioned a hip-hop group that towers over any other group and would record music that shows women how real men really appreciate them.
2. Are you all from Chi-town? Or did you move here from somewhere else? If so where?
Frank Jumbo: I’m from Champaign, IL originally. Then I went to school in the East St. Louis area and then I came up here shortly after that. I’ve always been familiar with the Chi cause my mom’s family is from here.
Abe Froman: I’m born and raised on the south side…
Jack Linx: I’m a youngster from the Maywood/Bellwood area. We’re just about from all over it seems.
Sir Loin: South side chi-izzle…
3. How did you end up opening up for well known acts like "Fat Joe"?
Jack Linx: This industry is all about networking so we contacted our Attorney, Heather Nelson who was involved with putting this show together at the Congress Theater and the rest is history.
Abe Froman: With most of the acts today doing some gangster shit, I think they needed us to offset some of that violence with some pure fun.
4. Do you guys have an official website yet?
www.sausagecommittee.com
http://www.myspace.com/thesausagecommittee
5. How does your fan base get in contact with you?
Frank Jumbo: Through the myspace site or through e-mails.
Abe Froman: Fellas can see us in the streets on the grind, the ladies just have to dress and look sexy and we’ll find you.
Jack Linx: Yeah the myspace hook up or contact our rep D. Fields directly at whitfie@hotmail.com for whatever.
6. Can you describe what kind of fans you have? Such as age, guys vs. girls.
Abe Froman: Yeah….we have a few female friends that are popular models and they come to the shows to support, and the guys that lust after them follow them to the shows.
Jack Linx: I’ll say we have 61% girls vs. 39% guys in the 21+ age range. Surprisingly, we continue to attract the 30+ crowd and that’s probably because of the different spin we put on songs and concepts. We know for a fact where ever the ladies go the men will follow. Check our myspace site…its nuts.
Sir Lion: Lots of females, lots of females….mid 20’s to early 30’s …looking for sausages.
7. What kind of venue do you like playing for?
Jack Linx: We like performing at intimate/personable clubs settings to be close to the crowd and our fans. It’s nothing like receiving that “having fun” vibe and feedback from the audience, it energizes the atmosphere. Don’t get us wrong a big venue with a large stage and audience is grand too. We are so energetic on stage. We play off of the crowd’s energy as well as our own. Oh…you will feel the energy no doubt!
Frank Jumbo: I just like a good-sized stage with cordless mics.
8. I have noticed from your EPK that you have mostly played in Chicago, except for Boston and Atlanta. Do you have any plans to play anywhere else?
Abe Froman: The world is our oyster…so we’re collecting pearls from Midwest first, then we’ll start collecting from the east and west coast.
Frank Jumbo: We working on Midwestern cities like Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, etc….
9. Where is your dream city to play at?
Frank Jumbo: Personally I wanna play New York. I always heard that if you gonna do something big then do it in NYC because of all the media there. So expect to see the committee in the papers when we finally play NYC.
Abe Froman: I would love to rock London, because music seems to be more appreciated across seas and they don’t get wrapped up in the artist’s personal life. The music is what’s important.
10. Who are your inspirations? Please explain individually.
Frank Jumbo: Well my inspiration isn’t a who, it’s a what and that is a state of being broke that I’m trying to cure myself of. Musically, I’m a big fan of Chicago acts that have been around for a while and people sleep on. Dave Hollister, Peven Everett, Prime Meridian, SB, Juice, White Chalk, L.E. Mental, Lupe, Spree Isreal, etc… On the national side I love the Living Legends, Madlib, Ghostface and the Justice League…even the big acts like Jay-Z, Outkast and Common. I’m more of a fan of songs than acts.
Abe Froman: I’m always inspired by 9 to 5’ers. The people that get up every morning and punch a clock at a place they really don’t want to be. I’ve been that person and I’m inspired not to go back to that. That’s motivation enough…
Jack Linx: I may have to piggy back off Froman and Frank. Definitely that grid lock Chicago morning and five O’Clock traffic but more seriously the love for the music...not the game, the music. I’m inspired by any artist that’s been in the game for more than three albums and still going.
Sir Loin: Shit... really Nas and Hugh Hefner. Nas helped me with my flow and Hugh Hefner helped me with the motivation.
11. What would you do when you achi - http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interview_froman.htm
1. How and when did you start the group?
Abe Froman: We started a few years ago crafting what would be the most essential album in the history of recorded music. I envisioned a hip-hop group that towers over any other group and would record music that shows women how real men really appreciate them.
2. Are you all from Chi-town? Or did you move here from somewhere else? If so where?
Frank Jumbo: I’m from Champaign, IL originally. Then I went to school in the East St. Louis area and then I came up here shortly after that. I’ve always been familiar with the Chi cause my mom’s family is from here.
Abe Froman: I’m born and raised on the south side…
Jack Linx: I’m a youngster from the Maywood/Bellwood area. We’re just about from all over it seems.
Sir Loin: South side chi-izzle…
3. How did you end up opening up for well known acts like "Fat Joe"?
Jack Linx: This industry is all about networking so we contacted our Attorney, Heather Nelson who was involved with putting this show together at the Congress Theater and the rest is history.
Abe Froman: With most of the acts today doing some gangster shit, I think they needed us to offset some of that violence with some pure fun.
4. Do you guys have an official website yet?
www.sausagecommittee.com
http://www.myspace.com/thesausagecommittee
5. How does your fan base get in contact with you?
Frank Jumbo: Through the myspace site or through e-mails.
Abe Froman: Fellas can see us in the streets on the grind, the ladies just have to dress and look sexy and we’ll find you.
Jack Linx: Yeah the myspace hook up or contact our rep D. Fields directly at whitfie@hotmail.com for whatever.
6. Can you describe what kind of fans you have? Such as age, guys vs. girls.
Abe Froman: Yeah….we have a few female friends that are popular models and they come to the shows to support, and the guys that lust after them follow them to the shows.
Jack Linx: I’ll say we have 61% girls vs. 39% guys in the 21+ age range. Surprisingly, we continue to attract the 30+ crowd and that’s probably because of the different spin we put on songs and concepts. We know for a fact where ever the ladies go the men will follow. Check our myspace site…its nuts.
Sir Lion: Lots of females, lots of females….mid 20’s to early 30’s …looking for sausages.
7. What kind of venue do you like playing for?
Jack Linx: We like performing at intimate/personable clubs settings to be close to the crowd and our fans. It’s nothing like receiving that “having fun” vibe and feedback from the audience, it energizes the atmosphere. Don’t get us wrong a big venue with a large stage and audience is grand too. We are so energetic on stage. We play off of the crowd’s energy as well as our own. Oh…you will feel the energy no doubt!
Frank Jumbo: I just like a good-sized stage with cordless mics.
8. I have noticed from your EPK that you have mostly played in Chicago, except for Boston and Atlanta. Do you have any plans to play anywhere else?
Abe Froman: The world is our oyster…so we’re collecting pearls from Midwest first, then we’ll start collecting from the east and west coast.
Frank Jumbo: We working on Midwestern cities like Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, etc….
9. Where is your dream city to play at?
Frank Jumbo: Personally I wanna play New York. I always heard that if you gonna do something big then do it in NYC because of all the media there. So expect to see the committee in the papers when we finally play NYC.
Abe Froman: I would love to rock London, because music seems to be more appreciated across seas and they don’t get wrapped up in the artist’s personal life. The music is what’s important.
10. Who are your inspirations? Please explain individually.
Frank Jumbo: Well my inspiration isn’t a who, it’s a what and that is a state of being broke that I’m trying to cure myself of. Musically, I’m a big fan of Chicago acts that have been around for a while and people sleep on. Dave Hollister, Peven Everett, Prime Meridian, SB, Juice, White Chalk, L.E. Mental, Lupe, Spree Isreal, etc… On the national side I love the Living Legends, Madlib, Ghostface and the Justice League…even the big acts like Jay-Z, Outkast and Common. I’m more of a fan of songs than acts.
Abe Froman: I’m always inspired by 9 to 5’ers. The people that get up every morning and punch a clock at a place they really don’t want to be. I’ve been that person and I’m inspired not to go back to that. That’s motivation enough…
Jack Linx: I may have to piggy back off Froman and Frank. Definitely that grid lock Chicago morning and five O’Clock traffic but more seriously the love for the music...not the game, the music. I’m inspired by any artist that’s been in the game for more than three albums and still going.
Sir Loin: Shit... really Nas and Hugh Hefner. Nas helped me with my flow and Hugh Hefner helped me with the motivation.
11. What would you do when you achi - http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interview_froman.htm
Discography
Rotation: WIIT, WKKC, internet radio and clubs
Pole Position: WIIT, WKKC, internet radio, clubs and mixtapes
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Bio
There’s a lot folk can say about hip hop today. It is by turns rough, misogynistic, real, and conscious. Hip-hop reflects the many characteristics of the worldwide body of people who enjoy it. It breathes with their struggles and pain, triumphs and dreams. The one thing not mentioned often in connection with hip-hop is the element of fun. Chicago-based hip-hop group The Sausage Committee is here to change that.
The members of ‘The Committee’ include Executive Producer and front man Abe Froman, and lyricist/vocalists Frank Jumbo, Sir Loin, and Jack Linx. Reminiscent of old school favorite Digital Underground, each committee member brings his own brand of high-spirit and mischievous energy to the stage when opening for some of today’s hottest hip-hop artists such as Fat Joe and Jadakiss. The buzz surrounding their highly anticipated first album “Yes…Size Does Matter” is high as a collection of the groups’ most popular underground songs is prepped for mainstream audiences. The group has partially completed their debut album, "Yes...Size Does Matter" tentatively slated for a 2007 release. The Committee’s sound is a spicy blend of backyard BBQ’s, complete with all the beef you can eat, that Magnificent Mile Chicago-style gloss and a hint of sweat from late night, summertime sessions in dimly lit back rooms on your momma’s couch. The Committee’s comical on-stage antics and hypnotic, hard-driving beats will tear up club dance floors and incite that special kind of laughter that you can only hear when drinks flow and the vibe is live, but peaceful.
“Crime is at an all time high! Hatin’ is at an all time high, and for what?” asked Froman, a former DJ turned recording artist. “People come to have a good time, and that’s what we’re about. Our music is an aphrodisiac for the confident sexy woman and a memoir for the man satisfying her.”
A favorite at some of Chicago’s hottest performance spots like The Note, Crocodile Lounge, Choices Night Club and numerous other Chicagoland venues, The Committee has also been a presence on the airwaves at college radio stations like WHPK, WKKC and WIIT. Some of Chicago’s top DJs are strong supporters of the group such as Harold Mac, Jeff Da Illest, Lee Farmer, Phat Mike, DJ World, etc… These DJs swear by the committee and have spun their records in various Chicago nightclubs.
The Committee’s brand of slick vocals and funny punch lines has also developed a good female following. Fans of the Sausage Committee stated the group “remains the best-kept secret in the music business.”
The Sausage Committee has effectively flipped that old mother wit adage ‘It’s not the size of the boat; it’s the motion of the ocean.’ With singles like “Pole Position” and “Banger N Mash” getting support from some of Chicago’s most popular DJ groups like The Soul Selectors and Spin Club, the members of The Sausage Committee will quickly convince listeners that “Yes…Size Does Matter!”
“Our name alone inspires controversy and rightfully so,” said Jack Linx. “Sex is a beautiful thing.”
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