Born In Monticello Arkansas, Project Vail and Family moved to Oakland, California when he was one years old. While Oakland California was the mecca of the narcotic industry in the 1980's Vail was surrounded by Oakland gangsters, pimps and drug dealers. Vail was raised in the projects in Oakland known as the 65th Village on the east side of town, these projects was notorious for birthing famous drug Kingpins such as Felix "The Cat" Mitchell and Lil D a.k.a "Lil Potna" Darryl Reed. Growing Up, Vail would witness crimes being committed in his neighborhood at such an early age that it became the norm. Growing up he recalls seeing a drug dealer in the alley-way with stacks of money as he was walking to the store with his older brother. He asked his older brother what does that guy do? how did he get all that money, his older brother replied he's a drug dealer and Vail blurted out instantly that he wanted to be a drug dealer when he grew up (not knowing that selling drugs was illegal) After a custody battle between Vail parents he was ordered to stay with his mom. As his mom was more lenient than his father, she allowed him to stay out later at night because she was working two jobs at the time and one at night. Project Vail  begin to sell drugs at the young age of 12 with his best friend Day-Day. They begin to make lots of money and Project Vail  mother became suspicious of all the material things he was buying and bringing in to the house. Vail recalls that he told his mom that his girlfriend at the time was buying him things to keep his mom from further investigating him. Vail sold drugs for years and seen many things happen in the streets of Oakland California. In 2012 he was shot and suffered from 17 gun shots wounds. As he recalls the incident after getting shot up he says, it was the worst thing that ever happen to him mentally, he recalls going through stages of depression and a stage of wanting to get revenge on anyone he ever felt did him wrong. But after the birth of his first child, he wanted to become a better person for his son. He eventually found a passion in music and decided what the heck, lets try this thing out. He returned to school in 2013 and eventually transferred to the University of California , Berkeley and graduated with a B.A in African American Studies in 2016.

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The Bonsai Birds a 3 piece band from Auckland, New Zealand. Dom Clark on Guitar, William Knapp on Bass and Vocals and Jordan Clark on Drums.
Influenced by Psychedelic, Hard Rock and Improvisational Jams. Sounds that are real and vivid; sometimes sharp and violent; and other times expansive and delightfully sultry.

Their first release "Wrong Is Right As Rain" has been met with open arms by critics and punters alike.
 
"a perfect balance of art, technical ability and emotion", with "the melodic quality of a Beatles track and the orchestrated chaos of a Gun Club single." - Elizabeth Beattie - The Corner.co.nz
 
"eclectic, polished, and refreshingly live sound" sitting somewhere "in a Brit-pop, psychedelic, guitar heavy rock'n'roll world." - Barney Chunn - Vanguarded
 
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NEWSFLASH - After the tongue-lashing they got in Nov's Tmtws, the Tories have ditched their plan to cut Housing Benefit. RESULT!!
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BEYOND OSTRICH ECONOMICS - #2
A two-part podcast which sums up what went wrong with the economy... and suggests a radical alternative.
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“Holy wow! What a voice, what a performance.... She had a commanding stage presence and a control of dynamics that actually made my jaw drop making me grin like an idiot.... if you have not heard of her, get on that, because she was absolutely phenomenal!” The AU Review (Australia), selected as best 15 acts to see of 150 act international festival.

International touring artist Ann Vriend (AV), has not yet been home for 30 consecutive days this year, having performed in seven different countries since January, 2016. Her 2014 critically acclaimed, retro-soul album For The People In The Mean Time has kept her extremely busy. It was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the Toronto Independent Music Awards (despite Vriend's residence in Edmonton), and songs from the album did well on Australian radio; getting into rotation on ABC and Triple J, where “A Need So Wide” made the nomination list for the Top 100 Songs of 2015. Accolades in Canada included song placements in commercials and short films, plus Vriend and her band “The Rooster Davis Group” won two blues awards – Best Self Produced Album, and Northern Alberta Regional Winners of the Memphis Blues Challenge 2016, were semi-finalists in the 2016 Memphis Blues Challenge, and spent June and July playing the Albertan blues and roots festival circuit.

Even with that frenzied schedule Vriend found time to get into the studio. Having recently signed with Toronto’s Aporia Records, she will release a new single “Anybody’s Different” on September 16, 2016. It will be the first of many soul/pop songs that will lead to an EP release in February, 2017 followed by a full album release. The songs are produced by Tino Zolfo – a soul bassist himself, back in the day – and like Vriend’s last collection of tunes, they have a retro ‘70s soul sound to them, while simultaneously belonging comfortably on any playlist alongside contemporary soul/pop artists such as Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams, Amy Winehouse, Meghan Trainor or Adele.

“Anybody’s Different” is a powerful, epic, minor key soul/pop song, sonically reminiscent of Adele’s “Skyfall,” though faster-paced. Lyrically, it addresses current, globally relevant news regarding political division, the refugee crisis, gun violence, religious extremism. All this is achieved within a three-minute song, making strong use of rhyme, repetition, and simple, image-invoking words.

Vriend says she wrote the song “About as fast as it took to play it from start to finish.” But not until she’d first thrown out a lot of half-finished songs on the topic, that she wasn’t happy with. She found it a challenge though, to write about something so topical and politically charged without sounding “preachy, judgemental, or overly simplistic.” She continues, “All these issues have complicated histories, and I don’t pretend to be the one person on the planet who has figured out 10 easy steps to achieving world peace or something. Obviously if it was that easy it would have been done by now. But that doesn’t mean that I am not deeply saddened and angered by the devastating side effects of power struggles and greed, and how easily people are manipulated and sacrificed for that.”

Finally, Vriend decided to base the song on her own observations as a world traveller, and her personal experiences with so many people from different cultures, races, religions, sexual orientations, etc. The song simply covers the many ways in which we are all fundamentally the same, and asks a few poignant questions such as, “Was there a time when killing was wrong, no matter what Book you read, no matter what side you were on?” It is a song that reminds us all that human rights are exactly that, stating, “I don’t believe you if you say anybody’s different.”

NEWS: I'm going to be posting A Calculated Mix episode 3 very soon. With a new, "Artist of the Episode" segment, I'll be bringing you great tracks from some up-and-comers, established EDM Gods, and maybe some wacky subground stuff. Episode 3 will feature tracks by Tom Nucleus, a Croatian producer who was featured on several Beatport top 100 lists. Also, I'm working on a new ep titled, "Gematria" Should be out before spring. Be sure to check out Kikwear's social media sites for the broadcast as well.

Broken for Years Volume 1 is officially up! You can stream and download every track. I hope you guys enjoy it. I think this is some of my best work so far, production-wise. My original and unorthodox style is still strong and true. If the downloads aren't working, please feel free to message me and let me know. 

On a side note, all of the tracks for Broken for Years Volume 2 are set in order for that album as well, just need to finish writing a few of them. So look forward to a bunch of releases in the future, and some singles too! On a side note of the side note, I appreciate every single person that takes the time to listen. Whether you love what you hear, or just feel it isn't your taste; the fact that you take the, literal, precious time from your life and commit it to just listening to what I've spent hours and hours creating is more than I can repay. I sincerely hope that one day in the near future, I can keep in touch with you early birds and really pay it all back. 

Thought Experimentzz is officially released! All are full tracks, and they are various styles of trance are included, like tech, uplifting, melodic, and dark tranceI've gotten a little lazy when it came to Dysphoria, and its supposed release; however, I'm currently working on a full-length album, Broken for Years. Its a mix of house and trance tracks, and is my best work so far. It will be out relatively soon. Please Like and follow @Whizz_Kidd and https://www.facebook.com/whizz.kidd.756?ref=ts&fref=ts 

YOU GUYS KNOW YOU CAN DOWNLOAD TRACKS ON HERE FREE RIGHT?! ! Download Creature of Habit for free at whizzkidd.bandsonabudget.com/creatureofhabit and enter the code "edm" and get a bonus copy of Uncertainty Principlezz EP as well!

Just got an awesome message, and wanted to say I appreciate everyone who takes time out of their day to gamble on taking a listen to an artist they've never heard. That's sick, and I won't ever forget that!
Also, Raffling off two medium men sized whizz kidd tees. One for twitter followers and one for soundcloud followers. Message me for details!

 All tracks FREE FOR DOWNLOAD!!  Creature of Habit is now released. The songs will be posted on here. If you want a copy (FREE OF COURSE), please message me, and I'll give it to you via download card information. Also, think I'm going to do a remake of Candi is Dandi, so keep an eye out. Please feel free to burn as many copies as you want and hand em out to whoever. Since I have a few bucks, I'll be able to copyright and release music relatively quickly. 

 OK SINCE I DON'T HAVE A WEBSITE ANYMORE, I'M USING SOUNDCLOUD FOR PROMOTING! BEING AN AMATEUR PRODUCER I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING NEW FANS. SO THE FIRST 50 FOLLOWERS I HAVE ON HERE WILL ALWAYS GET THE VIP TREATMENT AT ANY SHOWS I PLAY IN THE FUTURE, FREE MUSIC, AND THE LATEST AND GREATEST I GOT COMING OUT. Just message me on here and ask away. So get your friends to check me out and one day you may be partying backstage at ULTRA! And seriously, why not take a chance?? It takes 2 seconds to follow me. I am a man of my word!



The website may be temporarily down. It seemed to be a bit of a waste because I can give out my info on here, plus more tracks, etc. Once I hit it big I'll have one.

I go by the stage name Whizz Kidd. I'm an amateur electronic music producer. I'm self taught and love learning how to twist and manipulate sounds to make something sound incredible. I love creating new and original music. I have well over 50 tracks that are either concepts, works in progress, or finished songs. I'm working on a new album at the moment, but I will post some more tracks very soon. I also released an album about a year ago titled "Love Poisoning". If you want a copy, send me a message. If I listed my inspirations on here, it would take too long to read. I look at music production as an art. I'm a purist, regardless of what type of music it is. 

Please tell your friends and spread the word, and as always... DANCE LIKE YOU GOT A FUCKING GUN TO YOUR HEAD!

If you don't like what I posted so far, just wait. The new stuff I'm working on is getting so much better. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Please feel free to criticize, comment, or anything else. I won't get any better unless I know what I'm doing wrong. Much love! Check out my website if you'd like. www.whizzkiddmusic.com 

Born and raised in Oakland, CA Isai Vasquez (Purpxse) was introduced to the street life at a young age even though he grew up within a Christian home. When Isai was 4 his parents were pastoring in Oakland but decided to leave the ministry as they struggled to maintain it. Growing up in a violent, gang infested environment, Isai was influenced by his surroundings, became a product of his environment & was forced to give up his childhood at a young age. At the tender age of 13 he was drifting further into the street life & darkness that came with it. He began snorting coke and bought his first gun, quickly becoming a target in the neighborhood he lived in. He wasn’t attending school much and by the tenth grade dropped out of high school completely. Trying to fit in, he ran with the wrong crowd getting into problems in the streets. From being shot at, to having a gun pointed in his face death was chasing Purpxse but little did he know his mothers prayers were protecting him. When Isai was 17 he found out he was going to have a daughter and at this point he knew he had to make a change for the better but it didn’t come until he was 19 when he fully surrendered to Christ after being shot at multiple times at point blank range but not one hair on his head was touched. After this traumatic wake up call he knew God was truly watching over him. For God knows the plans he has for us and they are truly not to harm us but to give us hope and a great future (Jeremiah 29:11), cause as men we always choose choose our own path But God is the one to direct them! Tired of living a life that was displeasing God, Isai reached out to a pastor in Oakland, CA for help. Not long after God lifted him up to be a youth pastor and a few months down the line he married his soulmate Ester Vasquez (Ms purpxse) where they served together for a year and a half as youth ministers. Now they are happy members of Living Hope Christian Center in Emeryville, CA & are growing rapidly in Christ, community & covenant relationships. Isai & Ester’s vision is to continue reaching the lost for Jesus in the Bay Area and every surrounding city that God allows, as they live On Purpose For a Purpose

im a spoken wordist/writer/photographer/soundman/fire breather/remixer/asshole/i like to say fuck alot/i was in the dents in 1977-in the first wave of toronto punk bands and played canadas FIRST punk club the crash n burn/bands ive worked with-wireless/lisa dal bello/saga/nash the slash/fm/bands ive done sound for-nash the slash/the fall/lydia lunch/feotus-jim thirwell/flipper/dr ruth-yes-really/circle jerks/john cooper clarke/big drill car/gbh/alien sex fiend-first n.american tour/tom robinsons sector 27-n.american tour/cowboy junkies-first soundman-gave them their first gigs/hunger project-pre cowboy junkies/headstones/chelsea/the real mckenzies/scott b.sympathy/change of heart/blancmange/blurt/jonathan richman/fred frith/fred frith and skeleton crew/teenage head/wig/diodes/discharge/holly mcnarland/art bergmann/dsk/jp5/dagmar krause/karen finley/exene cervenka/elliot sharp/neon rome/kitten with a whip/sturm group/norda/njf/bands ive done other gigs for-ramones/killing joke/sugarcubes/gun club/sons of freedom/sons of freedom w/lee aaron/rheostatics/bob wiseman/bands ive breathed fire onstage and/or in videos with-smashing pumpkins/headstones/killing joke/pigface/d.h.i./pure-vancouver/13 engines/archaos-the leader-pasquilito voines(sic)-the worlds best firebreather taught me how to breathe fire/other bands ive been in-sudden puppies/am currently working with jeremy gluck-ex barracudas singer with his datawhore project-weve recorded one album-div joyvision-available on itunes-and are currently working on a remix album-john cattos done a remix and mick harvey of nick cave and the bad seeds has also done a remix-and lenore herb-a vancouver artist/activist is also making videos and doing remixes-and murgit and and and/-possible herb-dent album too-tho still talking about it ive also got another album-everybodys on my fucking list-also available on itunes-see me about getting copies of any of these-and also-steven travis just compiled a dents cd of live gigs and three studio tracks we did at thunder sound-i also do spoken word and write and do photography/i also worked for the 2 garys doing various things-at times helping gary topp with the lights or doing sound for bands that didnt have a soundman and also because i saw all the new local bands-i supplied the 2 garys with opening acts for the shows they put on/i was also the booker and house soundman for the beverley tavern/im also very anti censorship-its just wrong-im very NOT pc-pc is for sheeple who let others do their thinking for them-currently ive hooked up w/paul adams (ex kitten w/a whip/dogpile) with his new project dragging the mule-were also doing a project of our own -the lucy thing-full album in the works -and doing remixes for other bands we like -and as im unsigned-im more than happy to hear any offers from interested record companies-just email me at bizzartmultimedia@yahoo.ca to start a dialogue

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