Member Since: 2/2/2006
Band Website: beatshopper.org
Band Members: STEVE MCKIE TEAMS WITH PARTNERS- DANOPHONICDAN(www.beatshopper.org) ADAM BLACKSTONE(BASSIST/PRODUCER) TONE WHITFIELD(BASSIST/PRODUCER) RANDII(SINGER/SONG WRITER) C-WHTYE(RAPPER)BANDS-THAT I ROCK WITH ARE BILAL.....................AND ...............JOY DENALANE
Influences: THEY COME FROM ALL OVER, THIS LIST CAN EXCEED HOW MANY WORDS YOU CAN TYPE ON HERE...... SO HERE'S A QUICK LIST( JUST OFF THE TOP)MY PARENTS EAR FOR MUSIC(STEVE&SIMONE TREADWELL) STEVIE WONDER,HERBIE HANCOCK,******TONY WILLIAMS*****HArVEY MASON,STEELY DAN.....RADIO HEAD*****PRINCE,******BILAL****(THEE BEST THAT EVER EVER THOUGHT ABOUT SINGING),BERNARD PURDIE,MARVIN GAYE,JAMES BROWN,DAVID GARIBALDI,MIKE CLARK,STEVE GADD,PORTIS HEAD,JDAVEY'S,THE METERs***********NEW BIRTH,ROBERT GLASPER,CHRIS DAVE*****DERRICK HODGE,TONY WHITFIELD*****,CHUCK TREECE,DONNY HATHAWAY,CHAKA KHAN,MINNIE RIPERTON,ANITA BAKER,NICOLE HURST,AHMIR"QUESTLOVE"THOMPSON". Tone whitfield... Heziakiah....chris sholar.... Danophonic Dan!!!!! never forget you.. and my man leon on Bass...OK I AM A DRUMMER SO LET ME SHOW LOVE TO MY PHILLY CREW!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOHN"LIL JOHN" ROBERTS(SO MUCH RESPECT), BRIAN FRASIER MOORE-(YOU HELPED ME OUT IN HIGH SCHOOL)-ERIK TRIBETT( YOU WERE THERE FOR ME MAN! YOU CAME THRU MY NIG)-LIL DARRELL ROBINSON( I LOVE YOU TO DEF... MY BRO FOR LIFE, I KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT) GEORGE"SPANKY"McCURDY-(YO MAN! YOU PUSH THE BOUNDS, SO MUCH RESPECT FOR YOU AND LOVE YOU TOO BOI-)-ERIC"BOOTS"GREEN(YOU'RE CRAZY MAN), CLINTON JACKSON(THANKS FOR BEING AROUND)-JULIAN BROWN,TRACEY,AARON DRAPERMORE FRIENDS, ADAM BLACKSTONE- LOVE YOU MAN... THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE.. HAVING MY BACK AND LOOKING OUT! BILAL- MAN YOUR THE GREATEST, YOU TOOKED ME ALONG THE RIDE WITH YOU AND WE SILL DOING IT STRONG.. WE GONNA MAKE IT. TONE WHITFIELD- THANKS FOR BRINGING ME ALONG MAN.. YOUR HELP PUT ME IN A GOOD PLACE ROB GLASPER- MAN LIVING IN NYC AND HANGING WITH YOU CHANGED MY VIEW OF PLAYING AND MAKING MYSELF MORE AWARE OF MY TALENTS. AND YOU WERE THERE FOR ME MAN! CRAZY CHRIS DAVE- YO YOUR JUST CRAZY MAN....YOU'VE INSPIRED ME TO ANOTHER LEVEL. I'MA STILL BE IN AWW EVERYTIME I HEAR YOU. THANKS FOR SPREADING THE NEWS ABOUT ME... PEOPLE LIKE YOU JUST DON'T NEED TO DO THAT!!!!!JOY DENALANE- SINCE I"VE KNOWN YOU...............YOU"VE HELPED AND USED YOUR EAR TO TELL ME WHAT"s GOOD AND BAD... AND NOW WE GOTTA WORK ON YOUR RECORD LET"S HAVE FUN ,JUNE BERVINE,SMURF,OMAR EDWARDS,JAMAR JONES,DRE&VIDAL,CARVIN&IVAN,IRVIN WASHINGTON,BEN O'NEIL, WAYNE MOORE,RAY RAY,GARFIELD WILLIAMS,DONALD ROBINSON,LEE PATTERSON-MAN YOU CARVED OUT THE PATH IN MY STEPS MAN, TOOK ME UNDER... I CAN'T NEVER FORGET THAT, WAYNE LAWRENCE, SHOWED ME STEPS ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO... COOL FREIND MAN, KEVIN JAMES... YOU SHOWED ME MY ABLILTIES THAT HAVE AND HOW TO USE THEM.. WE ALWAYS GO BACK MAN... PERRY GAVE ME MY FIRST DRUM KIT,, AND I STILL HAVE THE SNARE MAN!! 10 OR MORE YEARS AND GOING,,, WOW PHILLY IS TOO BIG FOR all YALL... BUT every last one of these guys have had a musical impact on my career....TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**************
Sounds Like: THESE SOUNDS............ARE PRETTY INNOVATIVE AS SOME WOULD SAY!!!!!!!! SO U NEVER HEARD BEFORE************
Record Label: ENDORSEMENTS**SABIAN/YAMAHA/VIC FIRTH/ HOW I PLAY*
Type of Label: Major