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Jimnastyx  

	Born James Bray, this East Coast lyricist/writer and recording artist crafted his unique blend of "Vocab-Driven Delivery" as a result of years of studying everyone from William Shakespeare to Will I Am.  Having a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts put him in a position to be well versed in live performance with an insatiable thirst for language.  Moved, at an early age, by the power and passion of Hip-Hop, with it's creative cadences and urgent expression the poet inside him found a home in rap's rhythms.  Hence the adopted moniker, “Jimnastyx” which is simultaneously a play on his name and an allusion to the verbal acrobatics he employs in his writing.  While Los Angeles is “home”, it is living all over the world (from Italy to the heart of the Caribbean), which has afforded Jimnastyx the wide and varied perspective showcased in his complex lyrics.  
	With style that ranges from thought-provoking and insightful to catchy and clever, he is able to speak to, reach and move a wide audience of listeners.   Songs like the single "Cleopatra" blend radio ready appeal with nightclub energy, while more pensive tracks, such as "In It Together" reveal political commentary and a wildly dynamic recording artist.  The "Cleverage" E.P. marks the debut of Jimnastyx into the West Coast music scene and is the launch platform for the full 11song album; projected to be released in Summer 2009.  At a time when concepts like "beef" and "bling" seem to lord over the listener, Jimnastyx’ work brings much needed Intelligence, Consciousness, Positivity, and Craft to an art form on the cusp of Change.  


"We are here, on this planet, to know love” says Derek, a theme that is rampant throughout his seamless, organic songwriting and spirit.  "Despite our conflicting upbringings and isolated experiences, we experience the most important emotion exactly the same.”  With his arresting blue eyes, he draws you in and ultimately possesses you with his message, sprawled over an epic album that took years and perseverance in making. His quest in recent travels and performances has taken him across the waters.  From places like Haiti, where he wrote the socially relevant “Shelter”, to Holland, France, Bolivia, and Brazil - where he sang to celebrate life and passion, his variety of experience has etched in him a strong sense of purpose through music.

His massive talent has been shared with some of today's hottest national acts such as Robin Thicke, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Matisyahu, Maroon 5, Nikka Costa, and Dirty Vegas - to name a few.  In March 2010, he was honored by the Grammy Association as one of six finalist for the '2010 Florida Grammy Showcase'. His open-mindedness and extreme influences, crossing the arc from Bjork and Radiohead, to Garth Brooks, Peter Gabriel and Tiesto have both new and established artists fighting for his time to produce their current projects.

Hailing from the historic musical air of Memphis, Derek started composing as soon as he could write, and wasted no time in starting a band and touring independently.  His intense itinerary on the road and in the studio has developed a loyal and motivated fan base.  With each set, he breaks the barrier between artist and audience, with a voice that is haunting and stirring. “I want to tell the whole story, the entire world I am experiencing, every word is true, every note is important”, a sensibility reaching the ears with roots in timeless rock, but surprising with electronic rhythms and ethereal soundscapes. We often hear him mention the “computer” as "just another instrument - another tool to convey emotion".  As a result, he has strived and excelled in every aspect of modern music from writing, to production, to sound engineering, resulting in truly individual records.

In all his endeavors though, Derek maintains his integrity and his first love - being an artist. It all came together when he relocated to Miami, FL in early 2008. “It's where I knew I would be free to experiment with any and every genre - to find my own wavelength."  It is the birthplace of songs like “Guilty Pleasure” and “My Only”, which he feels are records that combine the 'old and new'….'analogue and digital'.

Derek is excited about the future and sharing his collection with the world.  “I'm ready now. I'm as open as I've ever been. I know myself. I have found 'My Dream'”.

Americana Hip Hop Fusion.  Elements of Blues, rock, Rap and Country converge in a unique Hybrid on the cutting edge of current popular music.  Lyrically verbose with complex guitar melodies and a grooving rhythm section create the foundation of what has been called, "Saloon music for Drinkers and Thinkers."  Called by us.  and now, you.

**Knoc, Doors Open**

Singer-Songwriter / Producer / Rapper / Poet

To know Greco and the innate electronic pulse that flows through him, you would assume he slid out of the womb straight into a warehouse of glow sticks and strobe lights. You would never imagine he learned his production skills on a farm in Tranquility, California, just outside of Fresno. Rumor has it that his first keyboard was made from kernels of corn. True or not, Greco’s signature sound has since tattooed hundreds of songs.

At age five, Greco Rossetti learned to play the drums, piano, saxophone and the guitar. In high school, he played percussion in the jazz band that toured the state, learning the ropes of life on the road, minus the sex and drugs part.

Greco was born into a musical family. Greco’s uncle was a famous mariachi singer in Mexico and his great grandparents were avid songwriters. Their folk band toured the U.S. through the late 1970’s. In addition, his mother has been a dance instructor for over 40 years, hence Greco’s conniptions on stage. (Editor’s note: See a live Shotgun Radio show and try not being sore just watching him).

Over the course of his musical youth, Greco became bored with traditional instruments and began learning the technical aspect of modern music. He bought his first 808 drum machine at thirteen years of age and started making beats for local hip-hop kids. While most kids collected baseball cards, Greco’s home studio became a museum of vintage gear with such pieces as a Roland-juno 60, Moog source, etc.

With influences such as Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, New Order and Nine Inch Nails, Greco became addicted to electronic music and formed the electro-pop band, Artistry alongside friends John Riley and Jason Delgado. With high hair in tow, they played numerous shows and eventually opened up for Prodigy and Moby. As the band’s sound got heavier, so did their identity spawning the band to change their name to Reverse. Shortly thereafter, the band was signed to an independent record label in Los Angeles and put out an album before suddenly dismantling. With that, Greco was on pace to be potentially featured in a future episode of E! True Hollywood Story.

In 1994, following his inner cruise control, Greco took the back roads to the highway, running out of gas in Los Angeles, California. He had outgrown the small pond complex and accepted the challenge of testing his gills in rough, unforgiving waters. Slamming the car door, these two worlds collided.

Greco attended the Los Angeles Recording Workshop and, immediately after graduation, landed an assistant engineering job for Ice-T’s Body Count album and was the keyboard programmer for Body Count’s Ernie C Encounter. Also during this time, Greco worked on Michael Jackson’s “History” album, edited for Ozzy Osbourne and Brazzaville, performed at a Super Bowl halftime show with Diana Ross and played keyboards for Laurie Kranz at a party for the film, “54” at Studio 54 in New York City.

All the while, Greco was working on his own music as well and recorded out of his home (his bathroom doubling as a vocal booth) and called it Room107 Studios. Although intimate and convenient, Greco was persuaded to move his gear and work as the in-house producer for the newly-formed Tantrum Entertainment, located between Hollywood & Vine and the Capitol Records building on one side and Mann’s Chinese Theater on the other.

Having met too many people with empty promises and filled heads, Greco was weary of who he shared his talents with. One day, Tantrum Entertainment hired Marcel Saxlund and with only a few seconds of sideways glances and visual assessments like dogs sniffing each other (no actual sniffing occurred, however), the two hit it off and eventually created the band, Shotgun Radio and have since released two albums in that same studio (Tantrum Entertainment eventually folded), had several commercial and film licensing credits to their name as well as being sought after producers and remixers.

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