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mario vaira - m·prime

About Me

Behind the mic or a mixing board, mario is a multi-instrumentalist who's trying to bring the truth in life to the forefront of his music. On stage as m·prime he's a mash of freestyle emcee, singer-songwriter and guitarist who mixes the lyricism of hip hop and folk while standing on the shoulders of funk and soul. Off stage he's the principle producer/designer for Five Fathom Studios.On top of his solo work, m·prime is also currently a performing member of DNA6, Bedroomstudio, Alex Maher Band and Mobadass.

..Dosia and I · "Behemoth" for rapspace.tv

Dosia and I · "Natural High" for rapspace.tv

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Member Since: 17/06/2006
Band Website: www.fivefathomstudios.com
Band Members: You'll usually find me onstage with Alex maher, Ryan Stewart, Jay Davies, Dosia, Jessica Vaira, Aspire, or any combination of the above.
Influences: Too many!! - Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Roots Manuva, DJ Krush, Four Tet, Aesop Rock, The Roots, Black Thought, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, K-OS, Boards of Canada, Ani DiFranco, Bahamadia, A Forest Mighty Black, Bob Marley, Brad Mehldau, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Danny Gatton, John Legend, Wide Mouth Mason, Shaun Verreault, Imogen Heap, Gotan Project, James Taylor, Jill Scott, Jef Buckley, Joe Pass, Keith Jarrett, John Williams, John Maher, Madlib, ANoMoLies, Helixx, Perfuse 73, Portishead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Lauren Hill, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Immortal Technique, Freestyle Fellowship, Jason Mraz, EPMD, Juice, Jimi Hendrix, SRV, and on and on...
Sounds Like: A thursday jam at the Anza Club

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

live video...

Just thought I'd point out some live footage from last thursday night at the Anza Club - just Alex Maher, Ryan Stewart, Jay Davies and myself jammin' out.People always ask what we sound like, so there...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:42:00 GMT

im in...

It's seems it's time for me to get on board with this myspace thing before someone steals my name ;) I'll be bringing this page up to date over the next few months as I finish a few albums, (including...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 23:40:00 GMT