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From childhood music lessons to endless collaborations with musical giants, MK's musical foundation enables them to intertwine creativity and tradition, which sets the stage for their beautiful freeform feeling of expression. Everything that is Soul, Pop, HipHop, Electro, Funk, Jazz and Experimental is MK: full and rich! A hit making machine capturing hearts and ears throughout the nation. With various musicians playing live, MATTYP creates the sound and the vocals of Kaufmann completes the feel, MK's cool confidence and demanding swagger is the unexpected sound of an up-beat futuristic wave of music. MK is the definition of ORIGINAL!

Starting out of Los Angeles, California in 2006, with a reputation for energetic performances, MK is far from hype. The fact is that their reputation is solid and their music fresh and alive! Their ability to switch from complex to smooth, from analogue to digital, from rhythm to melody all the while swaying the audience, has made them a hit. As influenced by their love of music, MK's transcends appearance, smashes preconceived notions of their sound and uplifts the soul! From college bandstands to well-known city bars, MK is well versed and steady in their unstoppable forward motion. For this artist, the future possibilities are endless like the creative and imaginative mind that leads their path!

MK has already been nominated as an L.A. TOP 100 ARTIST in "MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE 2008~ They are set to release their debut record mid summer 2008 and is already making an imprint in the music scene hard with no signs of looking back!


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Member Since: 2/19/2007
Band Website: Comming soon!
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MK is:

KAUFMANN - VOCALS/GUITAR/KEYS/BASS

MATTYP - BEATS/GUITAR/BASS/KEYS/VOCALS



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Influences: Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Daniel Lanois, The Pixies, Outkast, J-DILLA, Dr. Dre, ?uestlove, Black Thought, Mike Elizondo, The Neptunes, Muse, Wolfmother, RJD2, Beck, Cunnilinguists, Zero 7, Vikter Duplaix, The Roots, Santana, Giles Peterson, Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Phoenix, Pearl Jam, Oasis, D'Angelo, Daft Punk, Fugazi, Air, The Band, Chaka Khan, Wu Tang, Metallica, N.I.N., Al Green, Talking Heads, The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, Money Mark, Jackie Mittoo, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, The Stones, The Kinks, The Clash, Bill Withers, Shuggie Otis, Cody Chesnutt, The Roots, Elvis Costello, Pink Floyd, Spiritualized, Gorillaz, Frank Sinatra, Run DMC, No Doubt, Radiohead, Phantom Planet, Simon Dawes, Nikka Costa, The Doors, Bjork, Alicia Keys, John Coltrane, Billy Preston, Bill Evans, Bill Frisell, Keith Jarrett, Glenn Gould, Nile Rodgers, Ben Folds 5, Elton John, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Green Day, Danny Elfman, Bob Marley, King Tubby, Soundgarden, Supergrass, Smashing Pumpkins, Guster, Television, James Brown, Carol King, Parliament, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Zappa, Hall and Oats, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Nina Simone, Poison, Guns and Roses, Sly Stone, CSN, Neil Young, Pat Methany, The Siren 6, Sam Farrar, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, M.I.A., Cymande, Portishead, Tom Waits, Tortoise, Jeff Lynne, Tears For Fears, Beck, Roger Manning Jr., Queen, Jellyfish, Snoop Dogg, INXS, The Who, The Specials, The Strokes, T-Rex, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Eminem, AC-DC, J S Bach, Philip Glass, Chopin, Stravinsky, Bruce Springsteen, Queens of the Stone Age, The White Stripes, Led Zeppelin, Yes, MSTRKRFT, Death From Above 1979, Remy Shand, Dwele, Black Milk, T3, Spoon, The Stone Roses, Peter Murphy, The Cure, Naked Raygun, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Moontrooper, Slum Village, 9th Wonder, Little Brother, Nicolay, Jamiroquai, Waajeed, Spellbinder, Cinematic Orchestra, B-Tribe, Giles Peterson, Mos Def, J.Rawls, DJ Shadow, Living Legends, Interpol, Blonde Redhead, Nina Simone, Steve Zissou, The Czars, Dameion and Bob Marley, Sound College, Dragonfly, The Motet, Ben Hadwin, Venus Cruz, Greg "RAY RAY" Raymond, Greg Harris Quintet, PAAS, Sun RA, Erik B and Rakim, Grandmaster Flash, Slick Rick, 2001 A Space Odddesy (YES the MOVIE), Aceyalone, Tribe Called Quest, Donnie Hathaway, Jean Micheal-Jarre, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers, MURS, Fugees, Redman, Esthero, United Future Organization, David Bowie, UNKLE, STANELY-motherfuckin-CLARK, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Dead Prez, Fugees, Thievery Corporation, Soul Coughing, Beastie Boys, and the list keeps growing.....
Sounds Like: DRIFTING FROM LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA "MK" BRINGS AN ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE SOUND CRAFTING STRONG BEATS, ADDICTIVE HOOKS, DIVERSE INSTRUMENTATION AND A FEELING OF SOMETHING MORE THAN FRESH...THE LIVE SHOW IS AN AMAZING BLEND OF SONIC CRAFTSMANSHIP AND PERFORMANCE.

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WHAT’S UP WITH THE NEW MUSIC?

Welcome to the new look, sound and feel of MK.So we've been working hard in the studio and have lots of great tracks for the upcoming album.  We can't play all of them for you until the record is...
Posted by MK on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:11:00 PST