BiAS
Atlanta, Georgia, United States | INDIE
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Did I forget to mention that we've started to document Glenn and BiAS' journey? Wait... Rewind... Start! Do you like watching reality shows? EXCELLENT! Me too!... Fast forward... Start! I can't say there's drama - I know that's what you secretly want to witness. What's a reality show without drama? - but I can tell you that you will learn from this adventure with Glenn, BiAS & the rest of the Far Out Crew. Hmmm... BLIND SPECS Atlanta family is growing to be pretty heavy
BREAKDOWN:
Atlanta based artist, Glenn Saddler is taking the stage! BiAS, Chris Mac and Leslie Mack see more than stars gleaming in their eyes. There's so much to learn through the journey to stardom. Devan Pinckney, manager of Far Out Ventures, has nothing but high hopes for the artists. Atlanta is a pretty sight but a disgusting valley for hungry artists. Can someone discover these guys already?! - BlindSpecs.com
You don't even know what's going on... do you? These two gentleman have a world in their hands and they playing their cards right. A new sphinx is being built - can I be a pharaoh now? Our empire is growing children. And there's nothing but silver and gold coming our way...Both BiAS and Glenn Saddler are recognized icons and a part of the upcoming rap society. An insightful guy from Alabama and an Atlanta native under the same name, Far Out Ventures. You know the South has to keep up it's status. We're dropping music at it's dropping second for you here on BLIND SPECS. Both BiAS and Glenn are replicas of the future. Oh wait, you don't know what that looks like do you? There's much more to come but let these two songs settle on you. This is for the future.
Glenn's solo album "Anthem" is dropping sometime in late 2011, and his Night Meets Day album is coming in a few months. Night Meets Day includes Kyle Drew & Chris Mac.
BiAS' Sent By Messenger is dropping in 2011.
If in Atlanta on February 27th, 2011 you can see these guys perform at Smith's Olde Bar. Doors open at 7 pm and the show starts at 8 pm. This is a 21+ event & entry is $5. - BlindSpecs.com
Once again, im promoting the homies
(The) Leslie Mack with Glenn Saddler & Tobias "BiAS" Harris doing a dope show (which someone needs to give me a ride too) at Smith's Olde Bar in atlanta. Appearently its a terence rush(in) production....look at that...
- LOSERS ALWAYS WIN
FarOut Ventures, LLC recording artists Bias and Glenn are bringing a breath of fresh air to a stale recording industry. In response to the business being flooded with the status quo, “Stencil” is the first single released from Bias’ debut LP, Sent by Messenger. “Stencil” also features Glenn and is the mark of a new age hip hop-meets-hipster movement.
“Stencil,” produced by UK producer Kris Breeze, serves as a metaphor to characterize the lack of individuality that is prevalent in contemporary hip-hop. The four-minute track is an eclectic mid-tempo cut reminiscent of early ‘90s Atlanta hip hop (i.e. Arrested Development and OutKast’s 1996 opus ATLiens) with its drooping bass line and sparse drum riff.
The guys from FarOut Ventures are fearlessly carving their niche in hip hop and the virtual space. One blogger from stoopidfreshverbage.blogspot.com writes, “[“Stencil”] is sick as all get out. The chemistry that Bias and Glenn have on a mic is surely what we’ve been waiting for. It’s about time to say goodbye to all the wack southern rap that we’ve become comfortable with and get back to the roots of real hip hop.” Another site, rockthedub.com, adds on, “This is kinda crazy — kinda poppy, definitely intriguing. Simplistic flex on the beat, but it doesn’t need to be super complex. Really love the way they flow as well.” TeamSupremeMusic.com praises Bias and Glenn as “mad talented guys with a dope track, too.”
And the movement is just getting started. “Stencil” was recently performed at Princeton University for the Ladies First: A Glance at Women in Hip-Hop symposium on Mar. 27, 2010 alongside keynote speaker Amanda Diva and scholar Dr. Cornel West. Sent by Messenger is slated for a May 2010 release and is set to be the catalyst for FarOut Ventures making noise throughout the industry and in Bias’ and Glenn’s hometown, Atlanta, GA. Sent by Messenger will be followed by Glenn’s debut LP, Anthem, slated for a summer 2010 release.
- Brooklyn Bodega
I absolutely love this track, produced by KrisBreeze. This will be on Bias’ second album “Sent By Messenger”. Video coming soon.
- The Hip Hop Effect
The homie Kris Breeze just shut this brand new record over from Atlanta-based Emcees Bias and Glenn titled 'Stencil', the 2nd single off of Bias's soon to be released album 'Sent by Messenger' which is due out in April... Check it out, lemme know what you think? - Conversations About Her
“Stencil” is the newest track from Georgia artist Bias (@ImSoBias) featuring Glenn (@Glennsad). The song was produced by Kris Breeze (@KrisBreeze), and will appear on Bias’ debut album Sent By Messenger, which is set to be released in mid April on Farout Records. The release will be followed by a Stateside Tour. The music video is on the way, but in the mean-time, check out the audio below! Personally speaking, I like the song. - EarDrumKrushez
Here's the single from Bias' Sent By Messenger album. This is kinda crazy - kind of Pop-y, definitely intriguing. Simplistic flex on the beat, but it doesn't need to be super complex. Really love the way they flow as well. Watch out for Glenn's album Anthem, which is set to drop Summer 2010 as well. Shouts to FarOut for this one!
- rock the dub
So this arrived in my inbox today (Shouts to Devan from FarOut Ventures), this is Bias’ first single from his upcoming album ‘Sent By Messenger’. Both of the guys are mad talented, the track is dope too. - TeamSupreme Music
The fresh ATLiens of Far Out come thru with another heater. Bias and Glenn have swag to spare but biters take note: Trace Carefully. - Hip-Hop: Art & Life
Got a couple of new-comers to the site. Two Atlanta cats, Bias and Glenn dropped this track called “Stencil”. It’s a dope take on lack of individuality. Track is produced by Kris Breeze, from Bias’ album, Sent By Messenger. - Above Ground Magazine
Keeping the Georgia rap rolling, this is the first leak off of Bias’ debut album Sent By Messenger. I’d never heard of this dude before about an hour ago, but I really like what I hear so far. Although he is an up and comer in the game (which isn’t a very special thing to say sadly), he sticks out like a sore thumb (weak, but you know what I mean). If you’re looking for something fresh to shake the dust off your hip-hop game, check out Bias. - Anchor on the Track
Discography
Sent By Messenger (unreleased)
Stencil (Radio Single) (2010)
Sketch Pad Vol. 1: Red Ink (2009)
Atlanta Blues (2009)
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Bio
Bias is a modern griot. He creates characters with his music: taking his story-oriented lyricism, straightforward delivery and versatile rhymes schemes to a progressive plateau.
Born (and currently rearing) in Atlanta by way of Tallahassee, Florida on March 22, 1987 in a single parent home, Bias (nee Tobias Lora Harris) has always had quite the clever imagination. Raised without a father, Bias found his calling with hip hop to take his ideas and hopes to a deeper place. It didn’t help either that his grandfather, a man Bias refers to as “his father figure,” would share his philosophies with his grandson. On the other hand, his uncles introduced him to 2 Pac, A Tribe Called Quest, and OutKast among others. It was only natural for Bias to emerge as an incredible orator and conceptual artist.
Throughout his teenage years up until attending high school in Tucker, GA, Bias knew he had a way with words. He began to freestyle as a drill – battle rapping with his friends and realizing his competitive spirit was slowly developing into his calling and his craft. The minor buzz was so overwhelming, local students at Morehouse College cited Bias’ skills were better than the artists on campus.
His musical influences has an incredible range of stories, imagination and sound: he references Lupe Fiasco’s visceral style, Nas’ grandiose lyrical ability, 2Pac’s straightforward emotions, The Gorillaz’s animated yet epic rhythms, OutKast’s nontraditional cadences and rhyme scheme and Evanescence’s cinematic sound as his inspiration. Bias is a prolific and creative spirit who paints pictures with rhythm and rhymes – an avid reader of comic books and anime and manipulating it into conceptual projects for the mind and the conscience.
Now with best friend, recording artist Glenn (Saddler), the two masterminds are taking their production outlet, FarOut Ventures, LLC (FOV), beyond the status quo. Originally a recording label that started in 2007, FOV has evolved into an independent company specializing in music, art and management – a move that Glenn and Bias both agree should encompass difference and the progressive nature of their sound.
Bias’ 2008 debut project, ATLanta Blues, allowed him to stake his claim in a musical culture known primarily for whiny synth riffs, thunderous chants, sparse trap star laments and bouncy 808s. ATLanta Blues, inspired loosely by the work of Grammy-winning OutKast member Andre 3000, was Bias’ critique on audiences and critics creating a homogenous theory on Southern hip hop acts and his attempts to escape the microcosm of this idea.
Bias just wrapped up amazing performance’s on the college campus circuit – including Princeton University and the University of West Georgia. Bias is currently in the studio wrapping up his sophomore effort, Sent By Messenger. The album’s debut single, “Stencil,” with its rugged beats and two-part harmonies, features Glenn and attacks the lack of individuality in culture and music. The single has generated an incredible presence on numerous blogs.
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