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Team Demolition

Production is our business

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Hailing from the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Team Demolition is quietly becoming a powerful entity in the field of urban music production. Seamlessly melding the ornate B-Boy flavor of the 80s with todays more progressive sounds, Team Demolition credits Rap pioneers Slick Rick, Run-D.M.C. and Public Enemy, plus numerous Jazz, Salsa, Rock, Funk and Reggae legends as major influences. This immense diversity is evidenced in their production work with such acts as Illa Ghee, Obie Trice, Wale, Ax, Lord Digga, Tom Gist (Dipset) and Rans-16 just to name a few.
But it all began when Dialtone, Cosell and Wise were bitten by the performance bug and formed a Rap group in grade school. They skillfully fired up house parties and packed community centers as professional DJs. With a steady following, the three teens continued to hone their craft and became robust performers. However in 1991, Wise and Dialtone ventured off without Cosell and established The Lower Life Forms. Despite enthusiasm from two major labels, a suitable recording contract never materialized. Wise and Dialtone patched things up with Cosell and the crew also welcomed Jady Experience to its member roster in 1995. Two years and a few side projects later, Team Demolition issued its kickoff single and video Dirty Gusto." Between 1998 and 2004 , Team Demo released four 12 inch singles and two albums through Depth Charge Recordings while also producing albums and projects by Trickstar, Defined Print, The Black Lung Movement, Zechariah Wise’s solo album, and dozens of tracks for numerous other artists. An unconditional passion for the stage, coupled with stable underground and collegiate support, have allowed the fellas to play nearly every club venue in the Washington, DC vicinity as well as tour nationwide.
At present, Team Demo is focused squarely on the production side of the business. "The production end has always been our biggest strength," says the team’s quarterback Zechariah Wise. "We have been producing,composing, engineering and mixing music consistently for over 15 years which means we have been involved in thousands of songs. We aren’t just beatmakers, we produce the artists we work with." Team Demo has made significant noise in recent months with the release of Illa Ghee’s "Bullet and a Bracelet" album; of which they handled the majority of the production; along with an exclusive mixtape entitled, "This is How it Should be Done," featuring just some of the recent production work of the crew.

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Member Since: 8/3/2004
Band Website: depthcharge.com
Band Members: Group Members: Zechariah Wise, J-Cosell, DJ Dialtone & Jady Experience
Additional Staff: Mooch (aka Paradox) and Lord Digga
Team Demo Alumni: Trickstar, E-Ball, Laz, Orson Faust, Brahm (Chaz the Natural), MC Legit, Ojike etc.
Influences: The pioneers and the forefathers who landed the mothership.
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Record Label: Depth Charge Recordings (depthcharge.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Old School Flicks are Now UP!

We've posted a new big batch of old school Team Demolition flicks for your amusement and ours. More will be on the way, as well as some new stuff if we can find our way out of the studio.
Posted by Team Demolition on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:01:00 PST

More Super Sweet 16

More Team Demo tracks are featured this week on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16." It looks like you will find a lot of our music featured throughout this season.
Posted by Team Demolition on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:02:00 PST

My Super Sweet 16

Three Team Demo instrumentals will be featured tonight on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16." The show airs at 10 PM EST.
Posted by Team Demolition on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:06:00 PST

Review in Urban America

Team Demolition's "Yo! TD Raps" album has received a review in the January 2005 issue of Urban America. "Definitely, one of the most entertaining true school hip hop albums in recent times!"
Posted by Team Demolition on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Review in Smooth Magazine

Team Demoliiton's new album "Yo! TD Raps," received a 4 star review in the latest issue of Smooth Magazine. Its the issue with Elise Neal on the cover. "a breath of fresh air...freewheeling invent...
Posted by Team Demolition on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST