Member Since: 8/16/2005
Band Website: thaarchitectslounge.com
Band Members: Tha' Architect on drum machines. Tha' Architect on keyboards; and Tha' Architect on conceptualization.
Influences: Most High, My Dad, My Mom, My Wife, Stevie Wonder, Ice Berg Slim, Gordon Parks, (The Entire Civil Rights Movement), NOI, (The Entire Atalntic Slave Trade), The Greatest Thinkers of Science & Philosophy to Ever Dwell Upon Earth, The Harlem Renaissance,
Zulu Nation, Grand Master Flash, Mele Mel, RUNDMC, Funky 4 + 1, Cold Crush Brothers, Sugar Hill, The Crash Crew, Lady B, Rock Steady Crew, Slick Rick, Dougie Fresh, Schoolly D, James Langston Hughes, Gil Scott, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers, The Bee Gees, (Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack), Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, {1980's Michael}, Luther Vandross, Loose Ends, Al Green, Barry White, Teddy Penegrass, Chaka Kahn, Tina Marie, Anita Baker, Minnie Riperton, 5th Dimension, Mayfield, Denise Williams, Phyllis Hyman, Roberta Flack, Sade, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, Patti Labelle, DA Vinci, Andy Warhol, (All The Early Graffiti Writers That Caught Fame Bombing New York City Trains), To Graffiti Pioneers, CornBread, Cool Earl, Top Cat and Taki 183, Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart, Earth, Wind & Fire, Norman Connors, Gamble & Huff, {TSOP}, {Motown}, Hall & Oats, Frankie Beverly & The Maze, Pieces of a Dream, The Beetles, {John Lennon, for song writing and arrangement}, Grover Washington Jr., The Last Poets, Rakim, The Juice Crew, {DJ Mark The 45 King}, Erick Sermon, X-Clan, Brand Nubian, Chuck D, KRS, NWA, Premo, Pete Rock, Jazzy Jeff, Portishead, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Byrd, Dizzy, Parker, Lee Morgan, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Sun Ra, Max Roach,
Diamond D, RZA, NO I.D., Jay Dee, Large Pro, A Tribe Called Quest, {Native Tongue Posse}, Brand New Heavies, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib, Hi-Tek for his production on, (Reflection Eternal), Common, Jill Scott, Badu and Nasty Nas..... width="225" height="250".. width="225" height="250".. width="225" height="250"
Sounds Like: The voices in my head telling me that if I make music, they will come!!!
Record Label: Tha Architects' Lounge
Type of Label: Indie