Genre:  Hip Hop - Jazz - Ambient

Members:
Danny Van Duerm - Keys/EFX
Jeremy Williams - Bass/EFX
Matt Rezetko - Drums/Cymbals

Biography:
Formed in Feb 2012, TrillionAIR includes Danny Van Duerm (Bonzo Terks, Von Drum) on keys, Jeremy Williams (Shapes & Colors, Sam Sinclair Trio) on bass, and Matt Rezetko (Shapes & Colors, Brown Bag, Raoul Duke) on drums.

Current Location:  Chicago, IL

Influences:
Robert Glasper, BadBadNotGood, J Dilla, NaS, Benevento/Russo Duo, Tortoise, JFJO, Lettuce, Soulive, Wiz Khalifa, MF Doom, Common, Hieroglyphics, Clipse, Tobacco, Jay Z, Lymbyc Systym

www.facebook.com/trillionairsound

I like to think of my self as an experimental type of musician.  I work two jobs to provide for a family of three and one thing I love to do for my self is lock my self in the bedroom and record my ideas using my DAW multi-track recorder on my Iphone 4.  I don't have too much money to put into recording equipment or instruments at that matter,  I do however have a blue yamaha bass, a small acoustic guitar, a djembe drum, yamaha keyboard, amplifier and a few good ideas.  Making music is my passion and I love to listen to my work repeatedly when I am truly proud of something that I did.  I suppose that my main influence while growing up has been Les Claypool from Primus, Nine Inch Nails, Oldschool Aerosmith, and I am embarrassed to admit this but Marilyn Manson as well.  As I got a bit older I started to listen to a lot of Phish, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Galactic, and a whole bunch of Jam bands.  As time went on I grew to be influenced by my musician friends around me and started to experiment with different funk/psycadelic/rock genres.

As of today I have the ability to take the musical knowledge that I have acquired through out the years and put together an okay song.  I find my best stuff that I make has somewhat of a middle eastern sound to it.  I don't know where that exactly comes from but I am glad that the sounds come out of me.  I used to say that I was only a bass player and although it is still probably my strongest instrument,  I do believe that I turned out to be an okay song maker.  I say song maker because I don't actually sit down and write music unless I'm writing some sort of lyrics.  I find that some of my best stuff flows freely out of me or if I get an idea and if I really feel that it is all that good than I will remember it and build on it later via recording.  Enjoy.

The science of delivering a tasteful combination of electronic production along with a crushing live band. S&C aims to bring electro fiends, hip hop heads, and beat junkies together for an audible experience unlike anything you've ever heard.
Biography
Formed in August 2011, Shapes & Colors emerged from the dust of funk-fusion band, "Raoul Duke" (2007-2011), and began knocking down all barriers within the Live Electronic Music community. 

Consisting of Ramsey Zabout aka RamZ (production/ableton), Matt Rezetko (drums/percussion/samples), Jeremy Williams (bass/moog/EFX), Dan Cantone (guitar/slide/EFX), and Lucas Ellman (EWI/Sax/EFX). Shapes & C...See More
Description
Shapes & Colors is a live electro-hip hop collective brought to you by founding members of Raoul Duke and the Sam Sinclair Trio, orchestrated by producer RamZ. 

This new concept is to build a live band around well-crafted electronic production; blending the best of both worlds.

Variations of Hip Hop, Electro Funk, Nu-Disco, DownTempo, and Glitch Hop, along with sporadic ambient jazz improvisation are all things one may encounter at a Shapes & Colors performance.

S&C has shared bills with Papadosio, Gramatik, Snarky Puppy, Eliot Lipp, Break Science, Conspirator (Disco Biscuits), Emancipator, Future Rock, Dopapod, The Malah, Prophet Massive (Jason Hann of SCI), Steve Molitz (Particle), Mansions on the Moon (Pnuma Trio), Dopapod, Dr. Fameus (Disco Biscuits), Freekbass, Dark Star Orchestra, The Manhattan Project, Leftover Salmon, Rusted Root, Thriftworks, Freddy Todd, Elfkowitz, JazzSteppa, Nunca Duerma, J-Wail & Chuck of Lotus, Jimkata, My Boy Elroy, Cosby Sweater, UV Hippo, Strange Arrangement, The Indobox, The Coop, IndigoSun, Eumatik, Leadfoot & plenty more.

Notable venues Shapes & Colors has performed at include The Portage Theatre, The Castle Theatre, Martyrs, Subterranean, The Cubby Bear, The Abbey Pub, The Kinetic Playground, The Bottom Lounge, The Store, The Tonic Room The House Cafe & many more.

Oh feztivals? we also like festivals. S&C squad has performed at Tall Tree Lake Fest 2011, Portage Theater Bass Drop Chicago NYE 2012 & 2013, Cabin Fever Festival 2012 & 2013, Stranger Danger Festival 2012, Jammin on the Wolf Festival 2012, Oink Fest 2012 & 2013, and Freakalb 2012, Duck Fest 2013, Hyperion Music Festival 2013 and many others. 

contact us at ShapesAndColorsBeats@Gmail.com for booking/info
Band Interests
Beats, Rhymes, Melody, Culture, Street Art, Live Sound, Chopping, Mixing, Rejuvenation, Observation, Meals, Festivals, Keeping our Ears to the Street, Remaining Trill.

From SoundFuse Online Magazine:
https://www.facebook.com/soundfusemagazine

"Chicago’s HIP-HOP/EDM FORCE; Shapes & Colors: These guys were like a snowball in 2012, rolling along and picking up both momentum and members. As they year’s gone on, their sound has gotten tighter and tighter, especially as they added Lucas Ellman on saxophone/EWI and Dan Cantone on guitar. RamZ (production), Rez (drums), and Jeremy (bass) already have an awesome chemistry from their Raoul Duke days, so adding these two baller musicians into the mix only made things better. This is definitely one of Chicago’s rising bands, as evidenced by their set-ending remix of RATATAT’s “One” with a great rap sample and some gnarly licks from Cantone. Need moar SnC beats!"

check out our team
https://www.facebook.com/meerkart
https://www.facebook.com/funkyboosters

Interested in Photography, Videography, or Performance Art? Contact us at ShapesandColorsBeats@gmail.com to get involved with the get down.

Formed in Fall 2010, Brown Bag is an organic rock and roll band hailing from the Southside of Chicago, IL. Influences range from folk, jam, punk, jazz and even electronic elements.  Currently, Brown Bag consists of Dave Waterman (Vocals/Guitar), Mike Ellis (Keys/Vocals), Dan Wonsover (Bass), Dan Cantone (Guitar/Vocals), and Matt Rezetko (Drums/Percussion).  Check us out at BrownBagMusic.Net

Connect with us on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/brownbagchicago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/brownbagchicago</a>
Contact us at <a href="mailto:info@brownbagmusic.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">info@brownbagmusic.net</a>


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