The Burning of Rome began modestly as Adam Traub’s recording project in a laundry room in Oceanside, CA. It rapidly outgrew the four-track tape recorder on which it was born and demanded his complete devotion, as well as some talented extra musical hands, to bring it to life.

Enter the Romans: Oft barefoot axe wielder Joe Aguilar, whose specialties include scratchy guitar licks and spastic dancing. French bass man Keveen Baudouin, whose metronomic mind produces calculated bass lines with intelligence and fury. Slacker-era siren Aimee Jacobs who belts with operatic force while hammering on her glockenspiel and synthesizers. Zen guru Danny King, shredder behind the kit, who is, quite obviously, the terrestrial answer to the octopus. And Traub, manipulator of keyboard, guitar, light system—the proverbial kitchen sink through an amplifier—all while demonstrating a vocal gradation as yet undocumented elsewhere in nature.

Mix this all together and you have space rockers The Burning of Rome blasting their phonic waves at unsuspecting humanoids in Southern California for the past few years. The quintet has conjured a sonic palate replete with everything from death pop bliss, galactic rock, gypsy punk cabaret, to indie spaghetti western, and are now poised to harken the masses with the release of their forthcoming effort, Year of The Ox.

“We have assimilated,” Traub says of the unit. “We share an unbridled passion to revere music as life rather than hobby.”

The Burning of Rome was welcomed into the sun-kissed arms of San Diego’s independent Surfdog Records who released the group’s strange and sprawling debut With Us in 2012. A regional favorite, which the San Diego Reader described as sounding as “if the Misfits took psychedelics and performed an ABBA tribute,” With Us won the title of “Album of the Year” from the San Diego Music Awards.

Surfdog introduced the band to famed Butthole Surfer and producer Paul Leary (U2, Melvins, Sublime and Meat Puppets), who fell in love with the band, leading him to captain the production duties for Year Of The Ox, alongside co-producer Traub.

The brunt of the thirteen-song collection was tracked at the El Paso, TX pecan orchard and auditory oasis known as Sonic Ranch, which Traub calls a “veritable museum of rock and roll artifacts with some of the rarest recording gear on the planet.” The rest of the album was completed back in Leary’s hometown of Austin, where several guest drummers—Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle/NIN), Dale Crover (Melvins/Nirvana) and Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam/Of Montreal) dropped by to beat sticks and blow minds.

Year of the Ox weaves the three concepts of art, rebellion and life into a cascading aural braid. Each song, disguised by infectious pop hooks and provocative allusions to historical lore, elicits an intensely moving account of Traub’s interpretation of the human experience. (RIYL: Mr. Bungle as heard through whatever space-fangled stereo system is installed in the Starship Enterprise’s holodeck.)

The Burning of Rome’s live show is a different beast entirely. It fuses the brashness of punk with the orchestrated drama of a theatrical production, personified by front man Traub stomping carelessly on a crooked timeline between GG Allin and David Bowie. The group is oft (and rightly) regaled as one of the best live bands in Southern California, much to the chagrin of band members’ body parts which are regularly sacrificed to serve their mechanical purposes as mere extensions of their instruments. “It’s inherent,” Traub says. “Our blood beats to perform, travel and create. And damn the torpedoes, we’ll continue to do so as long as this world’s still spinning.”

2013 was a year in motion for the Burning of Rome—opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, a string of east coast dates with alt-supergroup Volto!, tracing the Pacific coast with the iconic Psychedelic Furs, and a jaunt across the pond for an acoustic tour of London.

2014 is poised to supernova with a Mexican tour—including the Mexico City Vive Latino Festival alongside NIN and Arcade Fire, worldwide tour dates, and a brilliant new album.

Whether the Burning of Rome leaves you mesmerized, bloodied, confused, ecstatic or bewildered, or whether you can’t figure out if you’re witnessing a punk show, carnival, dance party or performance art piece, one thing is certain—the Year of the Ox is upon us

"The perfect mix of goth and dance influences to accompany an Edwardian Ball, with enough organs and dark vocals to satisfy Castlevania fans."
- San Diego City Beat Magazine

"Their musical horizons stretch far beyond the threshold of modern rock. The Burning of Rome is a post-apocolypitic mash-up of meticulous orchestration, electronic manipulation and eccentric experimentation. If Danzig constructed a carnival ride, it'd look something like this."
- 944 Magazine

"The kind of songs that Danny Elfman would assemble as a soundtrack for the Technicolor birth of the spawn of Satan"
- San Diego City Beat Magazine

"The Burning of Rome’s style can not be forced into any known genre without taking shortcuts and over looking its originality. Its dark tones and circus like melodies intermingle into one spontaneous, yet entertaining work of musicianship."
- X1FM

Nerissa Campbell is a singer, songwriter, & multi-instrumentalist. She grew up in towns along the coast of Western Australia and on the island of Bali. Her family settled in the capital city of Perth where she attended the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, earning a degree in Music: Jazz composition & performance. Currently based in Brooklyn, N.Y., she has released four albums under her own label, Crooked Mouth Music: Paint Me Orange (2003), Musings of a Telescopic Tree (2009), Blue Shadows (2012), and After The Magic (2016). She has also appeared on several albums by post-metal band A Storm of Light, and is a performing member of New York's Balinese gamelan, Dharma Swara.

PROFILE
Artist Name: MC Bad
Genre | Hip-Hop/Rap

Bio - MC Bad is Well-known for his incendiary lyrical content, regarded as one of the African Hardest Lyricists in the hip hop scene in the whole African continent by those that have followed his independent career. MC Bad has worked with several local artists in Botswana and continues to spread his rhymes all over collaborating with different artists, from the US to Europe as well as Africa. With new music projects on the way, and a more mature flow of style, you can guarantee that MC Bad will not cease anytime soon…

(Background)
Some of the local artists he’s worked with are: HT, V.S Oicheke, Qbio, T.Dot, Sick-Bunch, Apollo D and K-Bos, just to mention a few.  MC Bad has also worked with the Wu-Tang affiliate, Father Jah, who is an underground Hip Hop artist with grass roots in the Mid West region in the US. MC Bad is one of a kind individual with determination to be successful at anything he attempts as he continues to tackle so many obstacles in the rap game. Due to lack of funds he was forced to move at a slower pace on his project. His desire is now to spread his messages to the world through the lyrics in his songs.
MC Bad has received air play from some of the US radio stations. His song ‘’Thousand Clips’’ was featured on Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Volume 240 - Hosted By Maybach Music’s Rockie Fresh alongside some of the rap industry’s leading figures Rick Ross and Eminem’s slaughterhouse Crooked I. The song also received so much air play for more than 8 months, on the Top 50 countdown #Hip-Hop Underground_ DJ’Mixshow on Coast 2 Coast FM.  MC Bad has also been featured on some of the underground mixtapes in the US.

For more info: mcbad@ymail.com
Mobile: + (267) 71 694 222  or   + (267) 71 44 7770.
Twitter: mcbadonline
Facebook Fan Page: MC Bad

27 year old Twin brothers, Madd Doc and C-Kwence (Kwency Jones) have been making music since 1992 at the early age of 7 years old. Performing live since 2003, the Towers have rocked such venues as The Glass House, The Key Club, Hudson Theater, the L.A. Convention Center, and participated in the 2008 Atlantis Music Conference, 2010 & 2011 Soulstyce Music Festival, 2012 D.I.Y. Music & Fashion Festival, 2012 & 2013 Make Music Pasadena Festival & 2013 SXSW festival in Austin, TX. They have performed and opened with artists such as Crooked I (of Slaughterhouse), Redman, Fat Joe, Illa J, KRS One, E-40, Audio Push, Tay F 3rd, Freestyle Fellowship and more. With co-signs from Ras Kass, the Towers dropped their album April 2011 titled, "Two Sides To A Story", and have had their single "Dial Tone" played NUMEROUS times on KJLH 102.3 's "Saturday Night Mixdown" host/dj World Famous N.I.C.. They were nominated for the 2012 All Indie Music Award for "Best Hip Hop/Rap" and were the ONLY hip hop act to perform at the show that year held in Hollywood at the Key Club. Later the same year Madd Doc was nominated and awarded the 2012 Urban Underground Best New Artist award. Currently in the studio, the Twin Towers are tentatively focused on finishing their second full length album titled, "Workaholics" set for release this summer. As humble as they come, the Towers are just looking to make their mark with their music and take everyday to the next level with every opportunity earned in hopes to pave the way for a new face to represent the new generation of West Coast hip hop.

In 2009, the hip-hop world was introduced to the next big artist out of Canada. Known by the name of Koncreto, aka Koncreet, this Dominican Born, Vancouver-raised artist has worked with some of hip-hop’s elite artists, such as Crooked I (3 times), Glasses Malone (3 Times), Ya Boy (3 Times), Bizzy Bone (3 Times), Lil Flip, San Quinn, C-Bo, Tq, B Legit, Shade Sheist, Dresta, Spider Loc, Cyssero, Phat Rat, Big Fase 100, Tha Vill, Tha Realest, XL Middleton, Qwes Kross and many more. In fact, no one in western Canada has more big name features than Koncreto. With mixtapes hosted by Reality TV Star Nick Hogan son of Hulk Hogan, and Westcoast mixtape staple Dj Ill Will. 

 	A Dominican native, Koncreto’s ability to rap in Spanish separates him from anyone else in western Canada. His Spanish album features many of Dominican’s biggest reggaeton artists, thus making Koncreto one of the best Spanish artists in all of Canada, as well as being highly known for his American tracks. With hit records like “Mr. International” featuring Glasses Malone, Koncreto is sure to be an asset to any label. 
 	
Koncreto is affiliated with Haze Ent., an A&R who won 2009’s ‘West Coast Canadian Mixtape DJ of the Year’ at the West Coast Hip-Hop Awards held in Portland, Oregon, making Haze Ent. The first Canadian to ever be nominated. At the 2010 Westcoast Hip-Hop Awards in San Francisco, Haze Ent, won the award for 'Canadian Hip Hop Album Of The Year' for "California Dreamin" hosted by Dj Ill Will. In 2011 Koncreto is was nominated for International Artist Of The year, and Haze Won his 3rd award for Canadian A&R Of The YEAR. 
 	
Haze Ent. has spent years coordinating collaborations with hip-hop legends for his artists Koncreto, Flawless Mac, 15 year old Lil Dominican G, and 10 year old Derrick Ortiz, Which make up the group "Sonido Solido". Haze Ent.’s album California Dreamin, hosted by DJ Ill Will, was released in February 2010 and contains 100% original material from all of his artists.  


A Brief History: Owen Critchley has written songs for Warner as well as A&M and Hi Bias, and has worked with producers Brian "Big Bass" Gardner (No Doubt, Blink 182, Beck,) Mike Jones (Glass Tiger, Brian Adams)

Owen has penned songs for two U.S. network series, major label recording artists, Midfinger Records (Europe), Monstervox, Video games and compilations.

His song, "Come To London" was featured at MIDEM in Cannes, France and subsequently released across Europe.

Owen Critchley was born in Canada but was raised in Bermuda.

"I loved a lot of the role Bermuda had in influencing who I am, but I must say, I always had an inner call to find my way back to Canada. To the country I was born. Looking back at it now, I can see that almost all my major decisions seemed designed to bend my path and my fate back to Canada. Even when I was a kid in Bermuda, I used to fall asleep with a radio under my pillow picking up static, hockey, news and music from Canada.

The pull that east coast Canada exerted was at a gut level - there's not really any other way to describe it." I finally made it back to Canada recently, which really has been my dream, but I did get most of my music training and influence in Bermuda.

The airwaves and music scene in Bermuda is heavy with soul, reggae, and R&B - and for that I'm thankful. Combined with the Canadian and American rock I was hearing as a kid on my little secret radio at night, I think I'm a musician, songwriter and now producer who speaks the language of both the power chord and the bubbling rhythm and emotion of reggae and soul. Another influence was my time in the Yehudi Menuhin classical philharmonic youth orchestra as a cellist. (*Whole other story)

Sometimes life provides one with a crooked path, but it's a crooked road that makes you who who are and leads to where you're supposed to be." .

Hard Head... That’s Gangsta, right?
 That’s what the street’s SAY!


 Not when it’s the studio GANGSTA music. Yeah…REAL GANGSTA MUSIC. Some fresh-laced new hip hop food from the infamous Los Angeles, and he’s attracting attention!

 Just like the known trade marks of Los Angeles, HARD HEAD satisfies the urge for truthful down- to- earth soul-reaching street music. What else would you expect from a California boy coming from the heart?

 He’s been broadly categorized as a sort of “gangsta mix of r&b/funk/pop/”strait from the West Coast right from the heart. Yeah, ALRIGHT…but it’s more than that.

 It’s Hard Head making track’s, 

 Hard Head’s songwriting draws from his experience…in life and in musical influences…but it’s how he put’s it together that’s the key

 Yes he draws from it all: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre , and Kid Rock. Black Eye Pea’s, Marvin Gaye, Steve Wonder, and 50 cent. But it really WORK’S!

 As The California streets put it, …(it’s) where the real Gangsta music come from, like a aggressive mix of music…And that’s it. They just seem to be so much harder than simply a sum of their creativity. It’s catchy…and it’s clever. It’s GANGSTA!

 Yes, "radio-friendly," but from the Hood. You can feel the passion, but it comes out so straightforwardly raw’ hard, that you tend to the ignore the bloodlines . Like I said, HARD HEAD is Gangsta

 Other’s seem to be catching it too, He released the single, That’s Gangsta, in Jan 2006. The song’s meaning and catchy songwriting has been turning heads on the West Coast ever since. The blend of Gangsta, funk, and grimy created a live oriented song. The kind you can’t get out of your head.

 HARD HEAD’S starting to get world wide listeners online. Places like Jangoradio.com, Smoothradio.biz, X Radio.biz, ARTISTPR.com, My Space.com. And that’s not all. Sutton Music Group has started his radio campaign back east with college and community stations and growing with great responses.

 2012 HARD HEAD received Digital Distribution from GGWORLDWIDE. Featured on Snoop Dogg's My Works CD 2 Bonus track with T. Gotti & Deacon the chuuuch. HARDHEAD Toured with 618 Studios, The American Gangster Tour from East Saint Louis to Cali.

 2013 HARD HEAD released many projects with many different artist, bringing the New West to life for many Indie artist while also working with legends of the rap game such as M.C. EIHT, BOOMBAM, BG KNOCC OUT, CROOKED I,KURUPT,KOKANE and many more. 

 HARDHEAD got together with O.G. KOKANE and DEACON OF THA CHUUCH for the video GET IT OFF, soon after doing a video with KURUPT "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND" from the album GRIND HARD.


 Like the American Gangster, HARD HEAD will do whatever it takes, because he has what it take to “perform” the image all love to see. Now That’s Gangsta. 


 www.Instagram.com@hardheadmuzik www.hardheadproductions@hotmail.com

Rosevelt is a MC/Songwriter/Entrepreneur/Activist & Co-Founder of the Western Awareness Conference #BlackFridai #GMG Call him whatever you want, but make sure your words are correct when you’re mentioning Rosevelt’s name. The west coast emcee, producer, and musical activist has been around for quite some time, and he’s put in work… I mean, some SERIOUS work. If you’re one of the many activists that can call out a very popular radio station in Los Angeles for not representing their hometown natives, especially NOT being hiphop as u ‘claim’ to be, AND help put together an independent radio show as well as independent music conference which will be going down in September? In other words, you will be needing THIS man on your team. As an Inland Empire bred-turned-Long Beach native, he goes across the board adopting various styles of beats from the past all the way up to today’s culture. With production from Epik (Raekwon, Crooked I, Asap Rocky), THX (Royce Da 5’9″, The Clipse, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, etc), Seige Monstracity (Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Tyrese, Marsha Ambrosius, etc), Willie B of TDE (the whole Black Hippy movement) and artists like C-Nice, Hawdwerk, Ill Camille, Noa James, West Coast legend Kokane, and others… it’s not to see why people wouldn’t want to work with this brother right here.

Chute is an alternative rock band from Washington DC. The band fuses together elements of classic rock, grunge, punk rock, and heavy metal to achieve their exciting sound. Released in the fall of 2011, the band's critically acclaimed debut album "Crooked Doses of Happiness" was heralded for combining pop sensibilities with crunchy riffs, powerful vocals, and hard driving rhythms. 

The last eight years have been eventful to say the least. Despite some shuffling of the lineup, the band has kept up it's profile by playing all over the East Coast, including appearances at the Celebrate Fairfax Festival along side such renowned acts as Cheap Trick & Everclear, performing regularly at Union Jacks, most recently sharing the stage with the 90's rockstars Lit, and rocking out at other various venues throughout the DMV.

Chute just released their latest EP, released in the Fall of 2019. "It's taken us a while to get the new material together. We had a few false starts, but we are really excited for the fans to hear the new tunes. The wait is definitely worth it!", says vocalist Ben Bargman.  Continues drummer Alex Vakhlis, "We've grown as musicians and people since the first record, and I think the music reflects that. The new songs are a natural progression. There's a real balance between stuff that's a little darker, to tunes that have some great melodies and really groove. I can't wait for the fans to hear these songs!"
The band has big plans for 2020, including shows all over the East Coast in support of their new EP "Perfect Designs", shooting another music video, and more festival appearances. Stay tuned!

For booking inquiries, please contact: chutemusic@gmail.com

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