X:144 [www.X144.com - NOW ONLINE!!!}

About Me

X:144 is hip hop's contemporary depiction of a young Herbie Hancock whose skills go beyond the mere ability to be an emcee. Instrumentalist who has mastered the art of listening, X:144 is the production mastermind behind some of hip hop veterans and up and coming artists. He is the creator of his production company, Transparent Dark Productions. He has produced music for Mars Ill, MF Doom, Psyche Origami, and has been the mixing engineer for Kool G Rap, MF Doom and Sol.illaquists of Sound. In 2005 X:144 and DJ SPS teamed up to fashion a new sound while incorporating the sounds reminiscent of his youth. He emceed, produced, and mixed their debut album M.E. which was released in 2006 on Nonsense Records. X:144 was Producer of the Year in 2003 which was awarded at the Orlando Urban Music Awards. In 2005 he Became the Bangin' Beats Producer Champ, then went on to become Lounge Battles Producer Champion 2007, and is now SCRIBBLE JAM'S FIRST PRODUCTION BATTLE CHAMPION 2007!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/8/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/x144andsps
Band Members: My damn self.Weapons of Choice: *MPC3000 (Roger Linn baby!) *MPC2500 *Emax (the original SP1200 sample engine and filters.... man oh man!) *EPS16m (ASR-10's granddaddy) *Motif 6ES *Logic Pro7 *ProTools LE7.3 *Vinyl Galore *and enough imagination to have me arrested for under age drinking... but I don't drink.
Influences: In no particular order these are the musicians and people I appreciate: my family, my queen, DJ SPS, N.I.T.E., Abdel Halim Hafez, Oum Kalthoum, Omar Khorshid, Stevie Wonder, Sol.illaquists of Sound, A.A.R.O.N., Neveah, Roni, DJ BMF, Madd Illz, Grey Matter, MaMa A.Free.Ka, Kelly Shockley, DJ Rod-1, The AB's, DJ Shotgun, BlakOut, Heart and Brain, Synopsis, Rugged, Alias the @ikt, Caveman Theory, DJ Dolo, Vets of Kin, J-Biz, Elite Breed, Murdock, Shinobi Stylin'(Orlando's dopest freestyle storyteller DON'T SLEEP!), Locksmiff Ent., MauiKai Gold, Warhedz, NuRidians, Les Deal, C-Monk, Guerilla Republik, Immortal Technique, Hoodsman (that's the oldschool Orlando shit), S.K.I.P., AahMean Supreme, Origin, Klassic, Beef Wellington, Marshal Law, Thisish.com, X-Clan, Public Enemy, Organize Konfusion, Cee-Lo, Andre 3000, Pharoah Monch, Gangstarr, PRIMO, Madlib, The Roots, Rakim, KRS-One, BDP, LONS, Kool G. Rap, Native Tongue Family, J-Dilla/Questlove combo!, Mos Def (before he a New Danger), Wu-Tang, Reflection Eternal, Black Moon, Smif'n'Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Keith Sine, Travis Hampton, Umoja, D'Angelo, The Legendary JC's, Andrew Morphus, Marvin Gaye, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, The Doors, Lenny Kravitz, Everything dope that I can't think of right now, and most importantly Wack Shit.
Sounds Like: umm... no matter what anyone puts in this slot you'll still have your opinion. But if you must know, I think I'm dope. So it's sounds like DOPE.
Record Label: Transparent Dark Productions
Type of Label: None