Influenced by a variety of underground hip hop, specifically the work of producers like RJD2, Bonobo, and groups like Zero 7 and Thievery Corporation but also more traditional beat smiths like 9th Wonder, Mr. Green, and Stoupe. I worked primarily from Sound Forge for chopping and manipulation and Fruity Loops for sequencing. Samples were derived from a variety of sources. I used to love digging through various pieces of music looking for samples and composing stuff I thought was interesting. Some is very reminiscent of the original pieces, others are almost unrecognizable. None of it seemed appropriate to rap on which was my original intention.  My desire was never to make sophisticated music but just to repackage and present a piece of music I really identified with in a different format as a form of self expression.

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