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Optiks

About Me

Hip-hop producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Currently residing in Orlando, Florida. Has worked with Blitz the Ambassador, Kidz in the Hall, Heltah Skeltah, Buckshot, stic.man of dead prez, Jin, Kap, Caveman Theory, Jon Connor, Mood, L.E.G.A.C.Y, Rob Murat, J. Ivy, ESPN, and MTV, among several others.Contact at [email protected] if you're interested in prices for production. Affordable beats for unsigned artists...for now. Scribble Jam '08 (Final Round: Live Beatmaking)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/28/2005
Band Website: http://www.virb.com/optiks
Band Members: Optiks (co-conspirators: Blitz the Ambassador, Seandammit, Rob Murat, Kap, Jon Connor and many more talented folks)
Influences: DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Dr. Dre, RZA, Jay Dee, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Timbaland, Alchemist, Hi-Tek, DJ Khalil, 9th Wonder, Cephas, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye, Mandrill, Black Ivory, Bobby Womack, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Norman Harris, Portishead, Rage Against The Machine, Black Sabbath, Fela Kuti, Illmind, Ramsey Lewis, Zapp, The Bomb Squad, Yes, Solilla, The Beatminerz, Bootsty Collins, Alain Goraguer,
Sounds Like: good music
Record Label: Opvizion
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Dilla Top 10 List

February was recently dubbed "Dilla Month," and I made a list of my top ten Dilla joints for Potholes in my blog.  http://potholesinmyblog.com/blog/2009/02/15/dilla-week-optik s-breaks-down-his-top-10-...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:40:00 GMT

Giantsteps.com review of Blitz at Knitting Factory

http://www.giantstep.net/news/877/In a city of screeching hype, blasé insiders and tepid stage shows, I'm always on the hunt for that ol' razzle dazzle. So many thanks to Blitz The Ambassador who thre...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Scribble Jam Press Release

One man's vision is beginning to catch on in a major way. Brooklyn (by way of Orlando)-based producer Optiks took home the 2nd-ever Producer Battle Champion title at Scribble Jam 2008 this October  o...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Optiks is the 2008 Scribble Jam Producer Battle Champion

That's right for those that don't know, I am the winner of the 2008 Scribble Jam Producer Battle in Cincinnati.  I'll be providing a round by round breakdown of what went down over the next few w...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:52:00 GMT

Blitz the Ambassador - Breathe (prod. by Optiks) on MTV2 The Drop

http://www.mtv2.com/the_dropOn the website and all day sunday...Be on the lookout for the video coming soon.
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:43:00 GMT

Optiks wins Orlando Scribble Jam Pre-lim

Check me out at the main event in October for the beat battle.   
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:45:00 GMT

The Calling pt. 2 Coming Soon!

My dude, Jon Connor, has a new album wrapping up as we speak.  I've heard the whole thing, front to back and it is a classic joint, hands down.  I've got 2 tracks on the album, and Connor an...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:37:00 GMT

Blitz wins on Marley Marl’s Future Flavas 4X in a row

We've won 4 weeks in a row on the legendary Future Flavas show, hosted by Marley Marl on New York's Power 105.  They said this puts us in the hall of fame.  Thanks to everyone who voted for ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:08:00 GMT

One Stop Shop Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TvpaYuXOa4Check me out playing 5 joints for the One Stop Shop Beat Battle in Phoenix.  All the other producers have video's of their rounds up as well so be sure t...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:07:00 GMT

I finally have beats up for sale

     I have 30 beats up for sale at http://www.virb.com/optiks.  No freebies, but I’m down to lease most of the tracks that are up so I can keep it affordable for all th...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:13:00 GMT