About Me
EBO (everlasting beats overtime) the producer from the hit group Balance and the Traveling Sounds.EBO is a LA based hip hop/ jazz/ soul producer for the hit group Balance and the Traveling Sounds. Growing up in LA his whole life and being influenced by the hip hop culture he started rhyming with fellow high school classmates KIRB and MIC. Everyday during and after school they would write, rap, and record to get their fix of creating hip hop music. The feeling of creating music captivated him and instantly he fell in love. He began to look up to Hip Hop legends RUN DMC, Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang, and De LA Soul. He was influenced by his Fathers taste in classic rock and his Mothers taste for soul classics. Music had always been apart of his life from his first guitar at 10 years old to non-stop keyboard playing at 17 years old.
He had a turning point in his life at 18 years old. He had gotten in a nearly fatal car accident and spent most of that year in the hospital. He had suffered from a hole in his intestine and internal bleeding. With major complications throughout the healing process he spent most of his time at home healing himself through playing and practicing piano. At this time while recovering music truly began to become his true love. A very hard time for him became a blessing in disguised.
After high school was over EBO became more and more obsessed with music production and hip-hop culture. Once he saved enough money he purchased his first midi keyboard and turntable. He would spend hours and hours making beats and honing his craft. From that point on music production software and music gear became an enthrallment. He then started to look up to his favorite hip-hop producers DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Prince Paul, DJ Quik, RZA, DR. DRE, Dilla, Hi –Tek, and 9th Wonder. He then began collecting record after record in search for that rare groove and instantly it became a fix.
In search for grooves and breaks EBO became intrigued by Jazz music and culture. Jazz music found him and he began sampling his favorite Jazz musicians from Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Thelonious Monk just as his predecessors had done. He then began working on his skills as a keyboard player and merging hip hop sampling with live playing.
While in college EBO and KIRB (MC) realized both of their talents as a producer and MC combo and began working on music non-stop. While working on music and rockin live shows they finally met Alvin Henry (singer). They all noticed their appreciation for intriguing life changing music and wanted to make their mark on other peoples lives just as Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Steve Miller, Bob Dylan, and Marvin Gaye. Alvin Henry was studying in the Music Program and began introducing EBO to countless musicians from Ken Moran (saxophone player), Edgar Sandoval (violinist), and Greg Karagianis (guitar). EBO began experimenting recording and mixing live instruments over chopped records and raw beats. Alvin would then lay down the soul singing and KIRB would lay down the raps. They then began to meet and work with musicians until they finally met the musicians that make up Balance and The Traveling Sounds (KIRB (MC), EBO (producer), Alvin (singer) Julian Hogan (drums), Jeff Kolhede (sax), Ryan Kern (guitar), and Blake Estrada (bass)). They met each musician of BTS through there appreciation of Hip Hop, funk, Jazz, soul, rock, and reggae. A true balance of music genres and cultures. Each member has a truly unique character about them and brings a truly unique quality to the band. From Ryan’s killer guitar riffs to Jeff’s amazing Sax solos to Blake’s throw down bass lines to KIRB’s inspiring lyrics to Alvin’s soulful heartfelt singing to Julian’s extraordinary timed drumming over EBO’s vision of a hip hop beat. BTS is defining them selves as a hip-hop, jazz, funk, and soul band like no one has ever done before.
The goal of the music is to unite all musical backgrounds together as well as ethnicities and cultures. “When sounds travel across the globeâ€. We want our music to travel around the world to unite and show the world the importance of music, art, and culture. “Our Traveling Sounds are Pleased to Meet You†.
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