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Akie

About Me

Brooklyn-born, brooklyn-raised. steeped in jazz and R&B. pubertized on hiphop. Singer, pianist, producer. but wait there's more; he writes, he raps, he drinks Makers Mark.I have been doing music since I was old enough to wear smallclothes. From church, to school, to the streets (at last). Finally hunkered down and learned something during four bitter-sweet years at Bard. Singer and keyboardist in theFoundation (www.myspace.com/itsthefoundation) and a composer of many odd things. Presently, brooklyn-based and trying to make AND break it.it has been said i do it for the love. i would die without it. Here's To Life/Song For YouWonderful World
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/03/2006
Influences: a boredom of too many answers. i grasp at the essence. In a mythology of my making; Coltrane is God; Miles Davis is the devil. Biggie is the fiery prophet, Ray Charles is the bard. Baldwin is the poet and Rilke is the warlock. Abbey Lincoln is the crone. Meshell Ndegeocello is hero. jazz is the leviathan and hiphop is his bile. Gil-Scott Heron is blue traveler and he tells the tale. the names, the faces, are fluid. and changeable. I, who have yet done nothing, am only man. A fool fearful of flame and thunder. searching for the muse who is mysterious and will not give her name...
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

short video from the falcon center

did a quick solo diddy last week to open for the Chris Bergson trio. Lynn was in the house so some footage was got. what's on her website is all i have right now... but if you want to see what i'm u...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:30:00 GMT

First Of A Night

2:30am (this myspace, westcoast timezone crap is quite disconcerting) -- not-so wide awake. but in the city. where i will soon return to live as a grown-ass men. on this occasion, there is no music...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:25:00 GMT