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 Four young men from Diamond Bar, CA known as Seriously got together for Kollaboration 2006 in Los Angeles and surprised everyone by winning the Grand Prize. Taken under the wing of artist development company Chaos Theory Music and acclaimed composer and producer Woody Pak, Seriously released its self-titled debut EP “Seriously”in June 2007 and has been steadily performing and gaining new fans throughout Southern California and around the country. The four rambunctious members of Seriously - Chris Pham, lead singer, Nathan Park, the bassist, Joshua Baek, lead guitarist, and Philip Park, on drums - grew up listening to Celine Dion, Asian pop songs, American rock, r&b, and britpop-influenced bands like Radiohead and Coldplay. Such eclectic influences have tinged and influenced their own music to great effect. Since their first release in 2007, the band has greatly expanded its musical palette in exciting ways by incorporating funky grooves, synthesizers, drum machines, assorted electronics, laptops, and other gadgetry to create an edgy rock sound interlaced with danceable grooves and catchy hooks.
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 Hungry Hooligans, a Hip Hop group based out of the bay area California is coming out this year to give listeners a brand new sound in Korean/Asian Hip Hop. There are three members to the group, ISO (Jordan Suh), PY (Peter Yang), and SOONO (Eddie Hyun). Their first album titled “Double H” is due for a release this summer independently out of Hooligan Recordz. They will remind a lot of listeners of Drunken Tiger because the rap is mixture of Korean and English however the music/rapping style is totally different. “We feel like the fans are looking for a brand new sound in Korean Hip Hop right now not only here in the states but in Korea as well” says ISO. They have underground tracks as well as radio friendly songs that will attract both the hardcore listeners as well as casual listeners. Their music is what set these guys apart more than anything else. You can preview their tracks on www.myspace.com/hungryhooligans.
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 As childhood friends, and an influential group in the rising Asian American music scene, The Far*East Movement (FM) was formed by emcees: Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), and J-Splif (Jae Choung).The three worked to develop recognition in the Los Angeles underground scene through energetic live shows and a strong Internet presence. In 2003, they produced a large-scale hip hop show in Ktown to benefit Nanoom, a local drug rehabilitation center.It was at this event they met their current manager, Carl Choi (aka “Catch”), who helped them realize their focus and helped them achieve global notoriety by acclimating them to the music industry.
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Life According to David Elsewhere |
 For the first time ever, Kollaboration is providing readers with an exclusive
glimpse into the world of David Elsewhere – you know, the crazy break-dancer
in the orange shirt! Rather than using traditional methods to report his incredible
journey from Kollaboration to stardom, we use a style as unorthodox as his dancing
to provide a more candid and intimate look at his Kollaboration experience.
This is the story of David Elsewhere …through the words of David Elsewhere
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David (aka David Bernal) Elsewhere's unique form of dancing has made him one
of the most popular performers to come out of Kollaboration . “I would
say it's an alien-esque form of popping, waving, liquid, floating, gliding.
It's like an unorthodox form of break dancing. I listen to really weird electronic
music, stuff that can be best described as eerie. I think my dancing reflects
that.” We agree! If you don't, then you have never seen him dance. So,
before reading any further, get out of that cave you must have been living in
for the last 5 years and check out his first performance at Kollaboration here:
David's Myspace
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