Member Since: 4/27/2006
Band Website: this is it for now
Band Members: Heavy Contact are: (myself), Scoop (a.k.a The Golden Child), Ill Zay, Tenacious and Big Lan aka Luther Landros.With extra special gravy shouts to the Common Ground crew-
SocialMemoryComplex, L in Japanese, Phonetic, Crash.Much love also to my fam from W-S-
DJ J Lone, Bron G, KnockDown, K Mac, John Blaq and Ms. Nokz, Seven, and Equinox.
Influences: in no particular order (except the first one) Charles Bukowski, DJ Premier, Guru, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Trent Reznor, Stephen King, Rza, DJ Qbert, Mix Master Mike, ISP, The Beat Junkies, J-Dilla, Stevie Wonder, George Costanza, Dilated Peoples, Pink Floyd, M-Boogie, Ravi Shankar, Defari, Salvador Dali, Blackalicious, J5, Prince Paul, De la Soul, Grand Wizard Theodore, DITC, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Kurt Cobain, Peanut Butter Wolf, Miles Davis, Tricky, the Roots, Sons of Abraham, DJ Shadow, the Beatles, Visionaries, Chick Corea, Tool, Dan the Automator, Jeru the Damaja, Herbie Hancock, KRS-One, Jimi Hendrix, A Tribe Called Quest, Frank Zappa,Outkast, Artifacts, X-ecutioners, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Bob Marley, DJ Vadim, Run DMC, Brand Nubian, The Doors, DJ Krush, Norman Mailer, The Creators, Alchemist, U2, Vitamin D, Show & AG, Journey, Afu Ra, Kosmo Kramer, the Beat Minerz, Redman, Primus, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, DJ Hi-Tek, Madlib, Dave Brubeck, Pharoahe Monche, The Crusaders, Radiohead, Heiroglyphics, Eric B & Rakim, Lootpack, El-P, Beastie Boys, RJD2, James Brown, DJ Revolution, Phil Collins Nas, Kool Keith, Albert Camus, Afrika Bambaataa, Peter Straub, Depeche Mode, Jerry Seinfeld, Common, the whole Wu family, Art Tatum, the Pharcyde,William S. Burroughs, Thelonious Monk, DJ Zeph, Varible Unit, Kid Koala, Biz Markie, Jedi Mind Tricks, Big Daddy Kane, Rass Kass, Cy Coleman, Roger Troutman, Deftones, Duke Ellington, The Cure, Barry White, KMFDM, TimeMachine(new influence), Brian Eno, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Herbie Mann, EPMD, David Bowie, Grand Master Flash, Tom Waits, Aceyalone, Dr. Dre, Biz Markie, Billy Cobham, Ramsey Lewis, Master Ace, M3N, Mug Costanza, Beethoven, Amon Tobin, Curtis Mayfield, just to name a few.
Sounds Like: you tell me.
Record Label: What Ever It Takes
Type of Label: Indie