Welcome! Circle 13 is Brent Brehony and Crista Carroll. We met 20 years ago and married in 1994. Music has always been a driving force in our life together and we have each played many roles in the journey thus far, arriving at the debut of the "Come Feel This" CD. We are very proud of these songs and excited to share them with everyone! We started this music late fall of 2004. Brent started writing some songs for a solo project and asked Crista to sing a couple of hooks. Creative Spirit took over and it became the both of us working and contributing equally. Crista as co-lyricist and co-producer and Brent as producer (mixing, mastering and writing beats) gives the album a unique vision and an unrushed, cohesive quality. After all it has been four years in the making! And in fact when you look at the CD cover you will notice that the cover artwork is actually a real painted set, not a photoshop creation. Crista painted the set on summer days when the space and light could accommodate a theater scene painting type style. This album was written as a collection so we hope that when you listen you will regard each song as a chapter in our story.
"Come Feel This" has kept us very busy promoting and C13 has been hitting the stage up and down the California coast! Getting positive press right away, the CD has been reviewed by esteemed entertainment writer Adam Bernard (adamsblogspot.com). We've also had a beautiful full page article in the Santa Barbara News Press "Scene" and we were the featured act in the Santa Barbara Independent's "Locals Only". Three songs from the CD are featured in the indy movie "The 13th Alley". And thanks to DJ's Phat J & Spencer, we've had radio airplay & a live in-studio performance on "KJEE 93.3 FM". We've also filmed TV spots for "The Indie Music Show" and "Musical Cafe". Our first music video for our song "Hip Politics" is something we are especially proud of as it is Brent's directorial debut and was produced by Circle 13.
We like to believe that with this music we are bringing a fresh angle to the the hip hop world. Brent's writing style has brought together a fusion of hard hitting beats as well as get down and groove club tracks. We've written political tracks like "Hip Politics" which expose the on going problems with the government, to personal stories like the song "Let It Out". This combination has turned out to be something we can all groove to while bringing awareness to social & political issues as is heard in our single "On The Run". C13 is all about bringing positive light. We want you to feel inspired!
The "Come Feel This" CD brings 13 songs and is beautifully packaged with a twelve page full color insert including complete lyrics. We also have full line of super cool C13 merchandise designed by Brent himself! All are available for purchase from our online store.
We are currently writing for our sophmore CD and have just released our second self-produced music video "Teamin' Up", also from the "Come Feel This" CD and directed by Brent. Our most recent coup and, very exciting news, is our new union with Nickelodeon! The fine folks at Nick have licensed 13 of our songs for a new musical themed pilot produced by Dan Schneider of "Zoey 101", "Drake & Josh", and "iCarly" fame. Be sure to listen for us on Nickelodeon! We are always working on something new for C13 so stay tuned!!!
"Together we're gonna make things better" ~C13
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