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Vivian808

Speakers Push the Air

About Me

This is my solo stuff that I create with electronic doodads... I gotta admit that my true love is playing in live band situations... and for some reason, I'm constantly into creative projects like printing a self-produced maga"zine" ... there's something old & new & borrowed & blue in everything I do ... now for something a little cheesy... CHEEZ IT!

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii -- and now living in Los Angeles, California -- Vivian808 pulls influences from various genres, at times rocking out, sometimes floating in an ethereal space, other times laying down the funk, always feeling the lay of the land. Intricate, yet tasteful, beats and addictive melodies pervade the compositions of Vivian808.

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Vivian808 plays drums, sings, & writes songs with:
The Miles Approach
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Member Since: 6/23/2004
Band Website: vivian808.com
Band Members: Vivian from the 808
Influences: Rap Replinger, Stevie Wonder, Spank Rock, Iz, Fannypack, Lady Sovereign, Silversun Pickups, OOIOO, Adem, Perceptionists, Jazzanova, Buzzcocks, Mice Parade, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Lif, Tribe Called Quest, Lali Puna, Weezer, The Meters, Red Snapper, Nostalgia 77, Bill Withers, Tunng, Rogue Wave, Four Tet, Dead Meadow, Edan, Wham!, Madeleine Peyroux, Caribou (formerly known as Manitoba), A-ha, Menomena, ediT, Photek, The Verve, The Go! Team, Prefuse 73, Charles Mingus, ori Amos, Johnny Cash, Pixies, Damien Marley, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Medeski Martin &Wood, Daedelus, Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Minus the Bear, Mono, Explosions in the Sky, The Shins, Milosh, TV on the Radio, Metallica (pre-Black Album), Autolux, Deftones, The Arcade Fire, Gomez, Modest Mouse, At the Drive In, Diplo, Alice Coltrane, The Rachel's, The Album Leaf, Nobody, Nina Simone, Blackalicous, Maroons, Pinback, The Roots, Maps & Atlases, Aphrodite other: sleepless nights, goofy moods, movies, real life situations, friends, enemies, stupid people, smart people, ok so people in general, single malt scotch, beer, ok so alcohol in general, sweetness, harshness, rejection, fear, loneliness, hope.

wanna see the back of my head??? here's 2006-era Die Rockers Die making hellish noise at an underground (literally) show in downtown LA

Sounds Like: hmmm... not sure. you tell me.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

THE MILES APPROACH, first show tonite @ 9pm, Mr. Ts Bowl 4/30/08

i'm nervous as f----udge...Tonight is the night...The Miles Approach's first show at Mr. T's Bowl... we go on first at 9pm!  the show is FREE!Mr. T's Bowl (Highland Park)5621 1/2 FIGUEROALos Ange...
Posted by Vivian808 on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:52:00 PST

the miles approach - new songs are up!

it's done, it's done!  my new band called THE MILES APPROACH just finished recording and mixing a 5-song E.P.  i sing, drum, and play the drum machine.  drew plays bass & synth.&nbs...
Posted by Vivian808 on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

Last artDamaged show 10.15.07 @ La Cita!

band is breaking up so everyone can follow their hearts to pursue their other music projects... so LA CITA is the last artDamaged show!  come out and strip for us!  it's a free show... ...
Posted by Vivian808 on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:59:00 PST

Art Damaged @ Eagle Rock Bowl - Sunday, 9/2/07

w/ Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Young Adult, and Princeton... artDamaged goes on first at 9:15pm (i think!)myspace.com/artdamagedmyspace.com/bowlinganddrinkingA rt Damaged will be working on some r...
Posted by Vivian808 on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:33:00 PST

superbad free show - art damaged in santa ana

more art damaged mclovin' w/ slow, my pet saddle, & an experimental DJ set that will send you screaming.www.myspace.com/artdamaged...
Posted by Vivian808 on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:45:00 PST

i drum for them::they hum for me... Art Damaged @ Relax Bar, Friday the 13th

eep!  my first show drumming for Art Damaged... we're the first band, so please come early... watch out now! July, 13 2007 at Relax Ba...
Posted by Vivian808 on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:14:00 PST

new song up - "pbitch" 06.05.07

How is it June already?  It feels like forever since I've uploaded a new song, so I checked my accuracy and it seems I was right.  The last time I uploaded a new song, it was practically a y...
Posted by Vivian808 on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:32:00 PST

bandslut808 - 05.22.07

Vivian808 is now drumming for Art Damaged.  Ryan is an awesome drummer, so those are big shoes to fill... or as Gary put it, small- to medium-sized metro boots to fill... I'm looking forward to g...
Posted by Vivian808 on Wed, 23 May 2007 04:19:00 PST

Diggin' live set review 04.16.07

Wow.  I almost feel guilty for how great the collab went on Sunday afternoon at Diggin's 2 year anniversary party at Tribal Cafe.  When Joel posed the opportunity to play back-up music for a...
Posted by Vivian808 on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:13:00 PST

Vivian808 live performance w/ AGT & BK @ Diggin' Anniversary 4/15/07, 1-8pm

AGT, BK, and I will be setting up the sonic scenery for spoken word artists at Diggin's 1 year anniversary.  Come out and chill.  Be a part of the xene. -v***From Joelquiz***Thanks for suppo...
Posted by Vivian808 on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:30:00 PST