Member Since: 3/17/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/bascobros
Band Members: (L-R in Pic) Darion Basco, Dion Basco, Dante Basco & Derek Basco
Influences: FLY BROWN DRAGONS is working with renowned hip hop producer Phaze G from the SF Bay Area. "Our sound keeps changing & evolving & what's coming next isn't neccesarily like what you're hearing now on My Space. Also, we all bring something unique to the mix but right now I'd say we're like Tribe Called Quest meets Maroon 5. Basically we're trying to take some chances and not play it safe. It's always some new sh*t." - Dante . "We used to try and jam so many different styles of music into one song. We would go from an old school Hip Hop beat to a jazz riff into some reggae and then do a funky rock groove. We were all over the place trying to find our own voice as a group. Now I think we're there. The 4 songs on here are going from fun to political. But the grooves & beats pay homage to our more underground and conscious roots with the use of the piano and acoustic guitar. We even bring in a little island flavor too." - Darion . "We grew up on old school Hip Hop break dancing when we were little kids. So, that's always underneath whatever we're writing while we're tryin' new things. We're also influenced by other music we were exposed to by our parents like Cat Stevens or Jim Croce or Elton John. And all the old school Soul & Motown. Even like a mellower kind of Filipino love song vibe. That's why we cover LL's 'I Need Love'. That's a Hip Hop slow song classic." - Derek . "I 'm probably the most 'Rock' guy in the group. I mean don't get me wrong Hip Hop always comes first. Then probably R&B and Motown and all that, but..I also like stuff like Jack Johnson and Green Day and we all listen to all kinds of music. And that really comes out in how we write and rap. And in the next song I'm doin' a lot of singing too so.. You never know what we gonna come up with next!" - Dion
Sounds Like: Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde, Fugees, Outkast, Jodeci, Jackson 5, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, De La Soul, Mos Def, Common, Kanye West, Run DMC, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Biggie, Tupac, NWA, Digable Planets, Black Sheep, Jay Z, Neptunes, Nas, Public Enemy, The Roots, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Bel Biv Devoe, Del Tha' Funky Homosapien, Arrested Development, The Beastie Boys and more....
Record Label: Dragonstar Entertainment 310-867-1930
Type of Label: Indie