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kid gorilla

About Me

Ladies and gentlemen, I am a dj. I am a producer. I am addicted to sound and rhythm. Now I don't want to come off as some unapproachable something or other, but let's face it kids...Daddy's got an addiction. I have to have music on. Period. Gotta have music on. Gotta get to a show every now and then to keep the blood flowin'. Gotta perform...I am completely in my element when I perform is what I have been told by my life, my love, my biggest critic/fan- my wife. Aw... Now don't get too serious on me...I don't give a damn where you from, where you at, who you is, who you wanna be, if you are loved-- you are blessed... (and anybody who has had love knows where I'm at). I make music at Starhaus Studios down here in good ol' Austin, Texas, where God has a lakefront home. I use cdj's for my work along with a digi recorder and am trying my dangedededness to get more of my music out for the world to hear. I have been interviewed for KUT Austin public Radio and can be found at KUT.org under kid Gorilla in the search engine. I have played many a party, club, festival, wedding, rehearsal dinner, all-night jam out, in a band named Zubik and dj'd for legendary MC Freeman Claridge, now holding post in L.A. and have provided tracks for all walks of life from apothecary stores to hairdresser's model walks; as well as create music from all the collections of music, beats and sounds I have collected over the years. Remember that kid in the hood that walked around with the ghetto blaster on his shoulder dishin' out mixtapes like crack? Guess who, son? I'll give you a minute. I am all about the sounds that make this life worth hearing. I am a dj. Ippslayouts layouts
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/06/2007
Band Members: kid Gorilla...um... yeah.
Influences: Warning: I am ONLY scratching the surface!GO!Etta James, James Brown, Gladys, Stevie. Otis, Al Green, Sam & Dave, Earth , Wind & Fire, Commodores, Sly & the Fam, Peter Gabriel, New Order, New Edition, New Model Army, Dead Can Dance, Dead Kennedy's,Dead Prez, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Dj's: Shadow-Krush-Grandmaster Flash-Q-Bert-Mix Master Mike, Cut Chemist, Kraddy, eDIT, Burial, Bassnectar, Diplo, Ooah, Fanu, The Chemical Bros., Q-Tip, Jackson 5, Micheal Jackson (the black version-Not the white remix), M.I.A., Missy Elliot, Timbaland, NIN, Skinny Puppy, This Mortal Coil, Breakbeat Buddha, Ministry, Tribe Called Quest,Revolting Cocks, Queens Of The Stone Age, Queen, WolfMother, Biggie AND Tupac, Badu, Common, Outkast, Paul Wall, The Misfits, The Smith, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Ben Harper, Rage Against-Soundgarden-Nirvana, Thievery Corp., Ferry Corsten, Tiesto, Oakenfold, Mark Farina, Dj Irene, Beasties, Beatles, Bonobo, Boards Of Canada, Godspeed You! Black Emporer, Band Of Horses, Enya, Eagles, Ella F., Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Big Black, Dandy Warhols, David Bowie, David Sylvian, Placebo, Portishead, Psychedic Furs, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, BeBop, HipHop, GlitchHop, Psyhop, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Acid Rock, Acid House, Deep House, Dark House, Trance, Electronica, Drum And Bass, Jungle, Dubstep, Downtempo, Disco, International Beat, World, Tones, Singing Bowls, Chanting Monks, Recorded Rainstorms, Breakbeats, Drum Beats, Sick Beats, Funk, Nu Funk, Breakdance, Scratchin' & Cuttin'... And Me The Kid G! Marty McFly Goes Metal

Sounds Like: Where you wanna be. Like the first sixteen bars of Cold Blood's "when I'm kissin' my love". Like hot butter. Like the headspace the Chemical Brothers had on Planet Dust. Like a lightning storm. Like a Buddhist chant. Like a set of strings. Like a thud and roar. Like a homeboy to Beck, Dj Shadow, Etta and Aretha and Marley and a host of those who Just wanted to take you higher. Like a smile. Like I heard what you said and play it back to you to put that smile there again. Like that beat that's so beyond words it makes you shake your head in disbelief wondering how music could feel that mmm- mmm good.
Record Label: Starhaus Studios
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Voices Of War by kid Gorilla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VitH9QBJ81Q
Posted by on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:17:00 GMT

Orchids & Tulips by kid Gorilla (For My Wife, Hilary)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCiUu-Y27QI
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:24:00 GMT

Voices Of War by kid Gorilla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VitH9QBJ81Q
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Now. Not later--now.

I am writing the first of blogs for my new myspace page. I cannot think I am better than anyone else without allowing others to return the affront, so please remember, this is written as best as I can...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:19:00 GMT