Bold and insistently experimental, the sound of speakers dances amid the worlds of rhythmic pop, urban, and electronic music — the result of the restless imagination of its creators: singer, rapper, and lyricist Keon B and musician-producer Blair Taylor. The duo began working together last fall and decided to label their collaboration speakers because “you can’t hear the music without speakers,” explains Keon. Adds Blair: “And you need two, a left and a right. We are not one without the other.” The chemistry between these two artists, both age 21, is palpable throughout the tracks they are creating for their debut album, which will be released by Virgin Records, in conjunction with independent label Newco (where the duo were first discovered by Troy Carter and Matt Michelsen), in early 2012. Songs like “Bass,” “Gimme Go,” and “Kill Me” are massive party anthems, replete with big hooks and persistently pounding beats that draw from the high energy “bounce” sound that originated in Blair’s hometown of New Orleans. Now based in Los Angeles, the duo have been feverishly writing and recording. “What motivates us is trying to figure out how to communicate,” Keon says. “We were given this ability and we want to use it to help change people’s lives.” 

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