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Pinnacle Rhythms

Professional Graphic Design and Music Production

About Me


Pinnacle Rhythms is a professional Graphic Design & Music Production company based out of Baltimore, Maryland USA. The man behind the company is me, Shaun Burkowski (or simply known to most as Shaun B.). I've been a professional graphic designer for over 12 years now, and a music producer for about 10 years. I started out doing graphic design when I was only 15 years old and have since made a professional career out of it. As for the music side of the creative spirit God has blessed me with... I've been lucky enough to have over 50 songs licensed and being actively played on several hit MTV programs such as Making the Band, Real World, Road Rules, and every RW vs. RR challenge series they've come out with. Some of which included: Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet 1 & 2, The Inferno 1 & 2, and most recently Fresh Meat.
In addition to that, I've released a full length album under Pinnacle Rhythms called Symphony of the Spiritual Amnesty (SOTSA) which won "2004 Best Compilation Album of the Year" (Sphere of Hip Hop). Its currently available at the album's official website at SOTSA.com where you can find lots of additional info on the SOTSA album such as song lyrics, history of the project, etc. The album is available below as well as other fine online retailers such as Sphere of Hip Hop and QualityJunk . It is available online digitally at Apple iTunes and 3hmp3.com .
I also represent the Shadow of the Locust crew as a fellow producer in the SOTL network along side its founding father Dirt and its other members and affiliates. And from time to time when the creative drive is there in the writting process I've been known to throw down a verse or two on the mic. However, I'd much rather be the man behind the hits (beats) than be in the spotlight. But as those who know me personally can attest to... I'm always up for a challenge and I tend to throw myself completely into anything I set my mind on.
Most recently I started a clothing company along side an artist friend of mine (Drastic from ATL hip-hop crew The Remnant, aka Eric Nine) which features limited edition art prints on high-end, custom made, quality apparel. We celebrated the launch with a concert event on May 5th, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland. We flew in artists from around the country who we support. The event featured performances by: Braille, The Remnant, Theory Hazit, Dirt, Wut Metaphysical, and a local artist named Wordsmith. The event was one for the history books. A DVD of the event is in the works. For more information on the apparel company, Vintage Clothing Limited CLICK HERE .


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Member Since: 2/16/2005
Band Website: pinnaclerhythms.com
Band Members: Shaun B.
Influences: See my sounds like list. But in addition to that I'd say Massive Attack, Sade, Nas, and various other artists and crews. I've been influenced by many different genre's of music over the years as I've grown and expanded my tastes including Reggae, Rock, Downtempo Electronica, Jazz, and Classical.
Sounds Like: Dirt, Shadow of the Locust, Remnant, Kanye West, DJ Babu, Alchemist, DJ Premier, Havoc, Just Blaze, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, DJ Hi-Tek, AmpLive, 9th Wonder, etc.


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My Blog

Introducing... Vintage Clothing Limited

Hey what's good everyone?Just wanted to let those of you who didn't know about this collab in on the hot news!Pinnacle Rhythms and Eric Nine (aka Drastic from ATL hip-hop crew The Remnant) have teamed...
Posted by Pinnacle Rhythms on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:44:00 PST

PINNACLE RHYTHMS & WUT METAPHYSICAL SPLIT EP?

Fans of Shadow of the Locust, as well as both of these artists will be in for some of their best efforts by way of collaborative form. Plans are already in motion for production of the EP to...
Posted by Pinnacle Rhythms on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:48:00 PST

What Audio Format Should You Encode Your Music At?

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Posted by Pinnacle Rhythms on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:03:00 PST

WILL THERE BE A SOTSA PT.2?

Allot of people have been asking when and if I am planning a SOTSA pt.2.... The answer to that is YES! When is a good question though.Time is really tight for me these days. I've taken a 2 year hiatus...
Posted by Pinnacle Rhythms on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:15:00 PST

WORKING WITH REMNANT ON SOME STUFF.

I'm working with The Remnant (myspace.com/remnanthiphop) on some stuff... Things are coming along VERY NICELY! I think everyone of mine and their fans will enjoy the projects in the works.Sorry for th...
Posted by Pinnacle Rhythms on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:01:00 PST