Aleksander "Exile" Manfredi, is not the first
in his family to create music. Father Albert Trent Manfredi (R.I.P.)
had released some now sought after 45's in the early 60's and grand
father Alberico Manfredi tought music and played in bands ranging from
Mariachi to traditional Italian music. At an early age Exile learned
to play the accordion while living in his grandfathers garage only seeing his father time to time. Exile's
father was experimenting with drugs at the time so he left to live
with his mother and sister in a 2 bedroom section 8 apartment with no
car, and only enough food Welfare checks and food stamps would buy.
It was during these times he sought refuge in music.
Exile was first introduced to Hip Hop from roller skating rinks
and the movie "Breakin." Later for Christmas his cousin gave him his
first 2 tapes The Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks and LL Cool J
Radio. After that his love for hip hop grew into trying to create it himself.
It started with a beat box in the 5th grade as well as trying to
scratch on a home stereo system. He would hold the tape button down
while pressing the phono button which cut the music on and off
creating a transformer scratch as he moved the record back and forth.
Starting from the 6th grade exile knew what he wanted to do, make music.
With no money and no knowledge of where to acquire the equipment,
Exile took it upon himself to find out how to make beats. With one
turntable and two tape decks he figured out the art of creating tape
loops at the age of 15. After honing his skills as a turntablist with
no mixer, he finally purchased a mixer with a one button sampler and
a four track. Later at the age of 18 Exile met then 16 year old rapper
Aloe Blacc and began recording songs on the four track and selling many albums
with there music on one side and a mix tape on the other. Together they formed
Emanon and have been making music ever since. The two later met then
19 year old rapper blu who started to work with Exile on his solo effort,
Dirty Science, with tracks featuring artists ranging from Slum Village, MED to Ghostface Killa.
Right after thier first studio session the two started to talk about an album
together, later making the critically acclaimed classic blu and Exile's
Below The Heavens. After production work with Mobb Deep, Jurassic 5,
Akon, Snoop Dogg and others he continues to excel in the art with instrumental
projects coming out later this year,another Blu album, another Emanon LP and a
few surprises guaranteed to catch people off guard. Keep your ears open.
Exile has just begun.
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