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MetroSonics

About Me

DEBUT ALBUM, "FOCUSED FIRE", IS READY TO SHIP AND DOWNLOAD. GO TO STORE.METROSONICSMUSIC.COM SUPPORT THE ART !
Who Am I? Paul Josephs: Leader of the band, NY street kid, son of a tough jewish mother, guitarist, MC, college graduate, educator, martial artist, public art school product, captain of the team, oversensitive street brawler, professional session musician, blues junkie, jazz lover, classic rock listening early 90's skater boy, foodie, autocrat of my own kitchen, producer, entrepreneur, session musician, activist ready to take to the streets, world traveler, Cuban soul, wine lover, millionaire, broke artist, health nut, stone cold sober business man, hemp lover, beat-boxer, free style whiz, comedian, rock star, came up with the name MetroSonics while heading downtown on the 2 train to a gig.
Accompishments: Aside from playing with more famous and important f*ck heads than you could ever dream of imagining, here's the list: Court musician to Napoleon Bonaparte, personal guitar player for Genghis Khan, chief boy toy for Queen Cleopatra, head chopper in charge of castrating wack poets for eunuch duty in Lagash circa 21st century B.C., Traveling lute man for Alexander the Great (patented the 5 chord Gallop technique while on horse back!), beat boxer for the opening ceremony of the Pyramid of Giza hosted by the spirit of King Khufu.
What is MetroSonics? organic hip-hop gritty, ny, street poetry serious musician ship activismFOR BOOKING CONTACT : [email protected]
Solo Clip from BK Show Dec. 05

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Member Since: 24/05/2005
Band Website: www.metrosonicsmusic.com
Band Members: MetroSonics fam: Gintas Janusonis, Rich Chapple, Frank Spenser, Derek Nievergelt, Yako 440, Jeremiah Hosea, Oja, Bemshi, Nikki Tillman, Jen Nascimento, Graham Hawthorne, Alex Alexander...

Influences: RunDMC, Big Daddy Kane, UTFO, BDP / KRS One , Skip James, Robert Johnson, D'Gary, Jimi Hendrix, Sarah Vaughn, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Frank Zappa, Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, Shona music from Zimbabwe, Hank Williams, Otis Span, Albert King, Magic Sam, B.B. King, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Terry & Brownie Magee, Def Tones, Rage Against the Machine, Bjork, Wu Tang Clan, Led Zepplin, Chopin, Jay-Z, Nas, Digital Underground, Brand Nubian, Stetsasonic, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Lee Scratch Perry, Peter Tosh, Ernest Ranglin, Errol Garner, Freddie King, Ella Fitzgerald, Guns N' Roses, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Sly and The Family Stone, Thomas Mapfumo and 3 other people I can't mention here.
Sounds Like:NEWNESS


Record Label: MetroSonics Concepts
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Debut Album in hand- thoughts

I just want to say that Focused Fire, the debut album, is in hand after long, hard work.This creation is over 2 years in the making and worth every minute of time and effort. I'm proud to say it is a ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:48:00 GMT

Hip-Hop Subway Series!!!

Last Sunday I was honored to be a part of a truly inspiring event. The last Hip-Hop Subway Series of 2008. Kid Lucky was the organizer of this incredible music making, soul lifting happening, at which...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:25:00 GMT

101 degrees, Phillip Petit and a huge walrus.

After not being sick for a loooong time, I've got a fever. 101 degrees. It feels good in a way, an excuse to take a break. I love fever dreams. Last night I had one where this gigantic, oversized,&nb...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:45:00 GMT

Mixing is Nearly Complete on Full Length MetroSonics Album

A message from Grey Wing Studio: The Album is almost wrapped up.Look for a realese in Mid February. It's going to be really serious. A LOT of time and energy has gone into making this the best soundin...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:57:00 GMT

Omega 3z

omega 3's, 'o mega tease, over sleaze, rape over seas, nuff a these screens, need a real squeeze, oj and trees, none of these cure the disease,lack of falling leaves, billy sticks swinging by the knee...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:54:00 GMT

MetroSonics on Breakthru Radio

Check out MetroSonics on Breakthruradio.com. We did a live set which aired Tuesay June, 12th for the "Live Studio" program w/. dj Maia. It'll be in the archive permenantly. Their are some new tracks w...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:35:00 GMT

Roots Reggae and The Indigenous Way

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Posted by on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:47:00 GMT

What the Fuck is Wrong with U.S.?

Here's the gyst people: myspace is the biggest internet site in the world. Pretty much everybody I know in Ny has a page; it seems like the entire U.S. as well. The world is in termoil, our government...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:42:00 GMT

valentine'z daze

Word to the Cali Blue and hot tubes. Words, like the river through the city, are a mirror for the wind.  The city never did much anyway. -Nerve^s 
Posted by on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:29:00 GMT

Grains of Salt

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Posted by on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:44:00 GMT