About Me
..To make music just to make money wouldn..t be
satisfying. We want people to look back and say we
definitely left our mark in the music
industry.....StereotypesThere..s nothing stereotypical about the Stereotypes.
Their backgrounds, their talents nor their sounds can
be described as typical and when they come together,
they create magic unlike any other producers of their
caliber. Hailing from Ohio, a state famous for its
industrialization, Bone, Thugs N Harmony and its funk
music, 25 year-old Todd Walker and 26-year-old Jose
Vazquez were friendly creative rivals who are now one
of the hottest, up-and-coming production teams.Even though they both come from different musical
backgrounds and have different styles, both started
experimenting with music in their hometown in 1993
with various local acts and working as DJ..s/hosts for
local radio stations. Todd, the outgoing, charismatic
one, started spinning at the early age of seventeen.
After winning a DJ..ing battle at a club in Cleveland,
Todd started to spin regularly until the natural
progression led him to production.Jose, the musically inclined one who was born playing
the piano, worked at a Spanish radio station where his
father was a host. Although he did the same thing as
Todd..juggled musical acts..he wasn..t happy with life in
Ohio. As his rival was already in Florida at an audio
college, Jose took a friend..s suggestion to move to
Florida and unite with Todd to create The Stereotypes.
..We..ve been working as a team for 3 years and a lot
of people aren..t able to work together, but we compliment
each other,.. Todd explains.As this seemed a match made in production heaven, the
Stereotypes were born in 2001 and a couple years
later, these young men have gone from a
small town in Ohio, to producing two albums and
receiving credit in The Source Magazine.Quickly making a name for themselves in a world filled
with cookie-cutter music, the Stereotypes plan to
bring emotion back into the soul of music..and what
makes them unique are the different insights they
bring to their music. They can finish each other..s
musical thoughts without ever stepping on one
another..s toes and Jose doesn..t flinch when Todd
samples, cuts and recreates a sound to his vision. Nor
does Todd blink when Jose splashes a note of keys or
soul onto his raw, edgy beats.It..s this musical camaraderie and understanding of
real music that enables these young lovers of Sade and
Prince, Rakim and Hendrix to create the
non-stereotypical, beautiful music they craft. Like
their icons, the Stereotypes hope to go down in
history as great musicians and composers who
re-introduced emotion to music. As Jose sees it,
"I can guarantee that 20, 30
years from now,people will be sampling our music..
