Robert Muraine

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Short Bio:

As a child i always enjoyed music and dancing. I always wanted to learn how to break dance and was interested in the culture. I didn't grow up with much musical background and basically had no rhythm at all as a child. Through elementary and Jr. High I was your typical wannabe breaker/popper/skater, trying everything, not getting good at anything. Electronic music becomes part of my life from listing and recording music from KROQ after hours on to cassette tapes.

High school arrives just as the game Dance Dance Revolution surfaces. I immediately turn into a DDR freak and I learn a thing called rhythm. As this is happening electronic music is taking over, and I start to think I am a raver (without even experiencing a rave). With my newly learned skill (rhythm) and love for electronic music I start to swing glowsticks around and get pretty good, some called me "the best on the west coast" At this time raving wasn't considered "cool" anymore but i decided it was time for my first rave, September 2003 I go to Nocturnal Wonderland. My life changed. After this i started to try and do "liquid popping" a watered down raver version of "waving". This was the start of my journey to becoming what I am today.

Some friends and I formed a dance crew called "Tangklang" we went around to other high schools battling whoever we could in every dance form. My styles being liquid and glowsticking. Along the way we won a couple talent shows and battles this lasted about 2 years (which was up until my junior year). During the tangklang period we met an OG Poplocker named Jeckle. Jeckle taught us the basics, fundamentals, and history of poplocking. This was our journey to becoming true poppers.

Out of the "TK" Crew Alex (sigma), Justin (Jetli), Krys (Popping Cherries), And I (Mr Fantastic) Moved on to become poppers. TK broke up later that year separating all of us. As for me I started to take interest in B-boying. And joined a crew called LA Zoo. I started to base my foundation of Breaking around flexibility, and started to stretch constantly for about 2 years. LA Zoo Broke up not to long after it started. But at this time I started to finally get pretty decent at what i was doing. This is when Bboy Psycho found me and wanted to recruit me into the world famous Airforce Crew. This Was The start of my Professional Journey.

Soon After i was recruited i started performing with Airforce at 3rd Street Promenade and Occasionally for Redbull. After that Summer in 2006 financial problems arose and I learned what it meant to live on your own at age 18. I had to stop dancing and get a real job. No time for breaking no room for breaking. Popping came back into my life. Everyday after work practice, practice. I started to incorporate my new flexible breaking moves into my popping, making my own new unique style. Me and my friend Krys from my old crew TK start to talk and wanna try to perform in public, so every Friday we went to Renaissance in Alhambra CA and tried to perform. This caught on to other dancers and started to become a "practice spot". We weren't there to practice, we were there to perform. We then moved to a spot in Burbank CA. There we succeeded and started to make some good cash, that is until we got kicked out a couple months later. We then decided our show was good enough for Promenade.

Our First weekend at 3rd Street in Santa Monica was Awesome. We Made a lot of money and in the Summer of 2007 we averaged 300$ a night, we started getting booked for shows and then invited to dance at different places (Main St. Huntington Beach Tuesdays, ETC.). That only lasted until recently, now Krys has retired because of school, and now I am working with The Magnificent Gyroe under the sponsorship of Live Clothing, and also doing my solo career as well. The story will go on forever but for now it stops.

(UPDATE 2008)

After 3 years of street performing, randomly on of my best friends Janet made me try out for So You Think You Can Dance. At First I really wasn't planning on it. Waiting in a 12 hour line to have judges that don't know what you do, judge you in 30 seconds didn't sound appealing to me. I went. Next thing you know i go straight to Vegas. In Vegas, I quit the show before my hiphop choreography audition. Did I try? Yes. I Had 45 minutes to learn 32 counts. At the time i had no hiphop skills nor did i have any ambition to learn it. I simply left so i wouldn't get cut. Id rather quit then get fired. ;] About 4 months later the show airs. My life changed.

From the huge popularity of the show, my first audition video hit #1 most viewed video in the world on youtube two days after. later that week it hit one million views. I ended up getting called back for two extra performances on the show during the 4th season and to go on the Ellen show. SYTYCD changed my life and helped my career both in the mainstream and underground world.

Through the success of the show, I was booked for the rest of the summer. I got to experience the American dream, and I thank God for that. After doing commercials for Ikea, Blackberry, Strike Bowling, and a couple others. I found myself traveling and just trying to keep myself busy dancing the whole year of 2008, doing many volunteer shows, and club gigs. Through all this media I gained a pretty large fan base, and you guys have really pushed me to keep going. I feel like i always need to be on top of my game to keep all the dancers happy, and the people happy. SO THANKS! ESPECIALLY TO THE HATERS haha i love all of you!

The future as of now looks bright. I am Currently working with Pringles for a commercial & music producer UltraBlack on many different projects. I was also lucky enough to get called for the casting of Superstars Of Dance on NBC. Which finished its filming in late December of 2008, and will be airing on January 4th 2009. All the tracks used on the show by me were produced by UltraBlack. 2009 I will also be launching my DJ Career by my name Mr Fantastic. I will be spinning Dubstep, Electro, Drumnbass, House, Hiphop, Old School, (Currently looking for a residency HIT ME UP!)

One last thing to sum up my story is that: no matter what, if you follow your dreams and do what you love to do, that nothing but good will come out of it, it took 6 years to get where I am, and I never knew where it would take me now I do what I love and get paid for it. Don't give up! And Let the haters hate!

Street Credit:

-1st Place Got Skillz Talent Show Monteray Park w/ Tangklang (June 2004)
-1st Place Got Skillz Talent Show Monteray Park w/ Tangklang (June 2005)
-Battle Field Exhibition Battle Tangklang vs Whiz Kids (Sept 24 2005)
-Rock'n'Rights Japanese-American Museum Performance w/ Tangklang (Aug 18 2005)
-China Town Plaza Perforamance w/ Tangklang (Summer 2005)
-2nd Place 'Maxt Out Jr' (18 and under event) (August 27 2005)
-China Town Plaza Perforamance w/ LA Zoo (October 9 2005)
-Asian Hiphop Summit Performance Downtown LA w/ LA Zoo (Nov 20 2005)
-Street Performances w/ Airforce Crew @ 3rd Street Promenade (Summer 2006)
-Street Performances @ Burbank AMC Block (November 2006 - March 2007)
-2nd Place Street Skillz 2 on 2 Popping Competition (Summer 2006)
-Solo Street Performances @ 3rd Street Promenade (March 2007 - Present)
-Arcadia Quistar Performance @ The Masons Of Arcadia (March 1st 2007)
-Performance With 'Funkdoobiest' At Hiphop For Education (March 3 2007)
The Melting Pot Hiphop Show Performance Glendale (March 13 2007)
-Street Performances @ Main St. Huntington Beach (June 2007 - Present)
-1st Place Focus Dance Competition Popping Finals (July 18 2007)
-RedBull Performance Club Verge @ The Avalon (July 23 2007)
-2nd Place Taiwan Reeb Popping Competition Finals (July 28 2007)
-'Freestyle Experience' Performance for Newcleus & Egyptian Lover (Aug 26 2007)
-Young AA Convention 'Opening Act' @ 'Bonaventure Hotel' (Sep 1 2007)
-ESPN Raquet Ball Exhibition Half Time Performance Venice Beach (Sep 3 2007)
-Cover Page Of "The Wave" Newspaper Huntington Beach (Nov 1 2007)
-1st Place Pasadena City College Freestyle Dance Battle (Nov 6 2007)
-4th Place International Watchdance.com Dance Video Competition (Nov 30 2007)
-Insomniac Events Together As One Bassrush Performance (Dec 31 2007)
-1st Place International Watchdance.com Dance Video Competition (Jan 31 2008)
-Flown To Stockholm Sweden Streetstar Street Dance Festival To Compete (Jan 28 - Feb 3 2008)
-Performance & Interview on Television "Good Morning Sweden" Morning News (Feb 1 2008)
-Semi-Finals Just Debout Scandinavia (Street Star) 2 on 2 Popping Competition (Feb 2 2008)
-Promotional Performance @ Eagle Rock High School (Feb 8 2008)
-Opening Of Yosemite Wreck Center Dance Studio Los Angeles (Feb 8 2008)
-Weekly Popping/Dance Instructor @ Yosemite Wreck Center (Feb 8 2008 - Present)
-Top 10 International Watchdance.com Dance Video Competition (Feb 28 2008)
-Appearance/Interview on 'Day Break OC' KDOC-TV Morning News (Mar 4 2008)
-Exhibition Battle vs Darrel Stokes Son @ Session-A Pomona CA (March 2008)
-'So You Think You Can Dance' Day One 1st Audition Cut (Mar 6 2008)
-'So You Think You Can Dance' Day Two 1st Audition Cut (Mar 8 2008)
-'So You Think You Can Dance' Day Two 2nd Audition SOLO Cut "Straight to Vegas" (Mar 8 2008)
-'So You Think You Can Dance' Bio/Film Crew At My 3rd street Promenade Show (Mar 14 2008)
-Yosemite Recreation Center 'Easter Celebration Show' (March 22 2008)
-'So You Think You Can Dance' Flown To Vegas (April 23 2008)
-'So You Think You Can Dance' ****** Heat (April 24 2008)
-'I Used To Love Her' Hiphop Play Performance (May 02 2008)
-Bedlam Solo Popping Performance (May 03 2008)
-So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4) Airs (May 22 2008)
-8th Most Viewed Video In The World On Youtube.com (May 23 2008)
-1st Most Viewed Video In The World On Youtube.com (May 24 2008)
-Appearance On Ellen DeGeneres Show (May 26 2008)
-Article On People.com (People Magazine) (May 27 2008)
-One Million Views on Youtube.com In One Week (May 29 2008)
-Hanford Sober Graduation Performance (June 6 2008)
-Pasadena City College Dance Festival Performance (June 7 2008)
-Article On EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) (June 9 2008)
-2nd Place 'Focus Dance Competition' Popping Finals (June 17 2008)
-Flown To Toronto For Ikea Canada Commercial Shoot (June 29 2008)
-Flown To Toronto For Ikea Canada Photo Shoot (June 29 2008)
-Live Guest Performance On "So You Think You Can Dance" (July 3 2008)
-Hosting and Performance For 'Club Prive' @ Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas (July 7 2008)
-BreakFest 3vs3 Bboy/Popping Competition Quarter Finals (July 12 2008)
-'Teen Masters National Bowling Championship' Performance (July 20 2008)
-Blackberry Commercial Shoot (July 27 2008)
-Ikea Commercial Release Party Performance (July 30 2008)
-Appearance on Canada AM Morning News Program (July 31 2008)
-Ikea Commercial Released On Canadian Television & In Movie Theaters (August 3 2008)
-Viral Version Of Ikea Commercial Released World Wide (August 4 2008)
-Part Of The First Legit Televised Popping Battle In History (Aug 7 2008)
-1st Place 'SYTYCD' Season Finale Popping Battle Exhibition (August 7 2008)
-Solo Popping Performance at Club Avalon In Hollywood (August 8 2008)
-Canadian TV Interview Posted Online "CTV.com"(August 8 2008)
-Flown Out To Participate at the "Buskerfest Toronto" (August 20-24 2008)
-Television Interview With "The Toronto Star" (August 19 2008)
-Television Walk On Appearance "MTV Live" Canada (August 21 2008)
-Front Page Of "Buskerfest Toronto Newspaper" (August 21 2008)
-Onsite interview with Futureale.com (August 21 2008)
-Television Interview With "Much More Music" Canada (August 22 2008)
-Performance At The "Novotel Hotel" Toronto (August 23 2008)
-Included In The 'Buskerfest Toronto' Grand Finale Show (August 24 2008)
-Flown Out For "Balanced Visions Montana" Creative Music Video (August 26 2008)
-Solo Popping Performance at 'Club Highlands' In Hollywood (August 29 2008)
-Solo Popping Performance at 'Club Sutra' In Costa Mesa (August 8 2008)
-'Strike Holdings' Bowling Commercial Shoot At The Tustin Location (September 18 2008)
-Performance At 'Beyond The Beat' At The Shrine (September 20 2008)
-Pulte Homes 'Small Garage' Commercial Shoot In San Francisco (September 26 2008)
-'World Of Dance' In San Francisco Live Performance (September 27 2008)
-1st Place 'Battlefield 2' Finals 1 on 1 Popping Battle (October 4 2008)
-Popping Judge At 'Furious Styles 15th Anniversary' In Pheonix (October 19 2008)
-23,420,241 Views On Break.com (November 8 2008)
-Claws Out III Exhibition Battle "Mr Fantastic vs Pacman" (November 15 2008)
-Trip To Phoenix AZ To Work On Tracks With 'UltraBlack' For New Projects (November 28 2008)
-Shoot For 'Superstars Of Dance' On NBC @ CBS Radford (December 10-21 2008)
-Volunteer Benefit Performance For X-Mas At Montecito Park (December 23 2008)
-Throws & Spins @ First 'milc' Party (December 31 2008)
-Superstars Of Dance on NBC Airs 'Quarter Finals' (January 5 2009)
-Superstars Of Dance Episode 2 'Qualifies For Semi Finals' (January 6 2009)
-Isis Dei Laptop Accessories Convention Booth Performances (January 7-10 2009)
-milc Party & Battle Royale I [Winner Frantic] (January 31 2009)
-CNA Performance At The Hyatt Huntington Beach (February 5th 2009)
-First Day Of Pringles Commercial Shoot (February 7-8 2009)
-Isis Dei Full Merchandise Sponsorship (February 10 2009)
-Akufuncture Full Clothing Sponsorship (February 14 2009)
-Isis Dei Photoshoot & Store 13 Photoshoot (February 18 2009)
-Volunteer Show At Dahlia Heights Elementary School (February 20 2009)
-DJ Set For Yosemite Sessions Practice Every Friday (February 20 2009)
-Second Day Of Pringles Commercial Shoot (February 21 2009)
-Photoshoot for Akufuncture Clothing (February 24 2009)
-DJ Set At Store 13 'Tab Tuesdays' Car Meet (February 25 2009)
-Third Day Of Pringles Commercial Shoot (February 28 2009)
-Dj Set At Store 13 'Tab Tuesdays" Car Meet (March 2 2009)
-DJ Set At Store 13 'Tab Tuesdays" Car Meet (March 9 2009)
-milc PRESENTS: milc'n'cookies Podcast Mon Weds Fri 5-7pm Pacific (March 2009 - Present)
-DJ Set "Bassline" @ Vertigo's In LA (March 20 2009)
-DJ Set "Cheeba Night" @ Mountain Bar In LA (March 25 2009)
-Private Lessons Offered (March 2009 - Present)
-Main Industry Performance @ World Of Dance Pomona (April 4 2009)
-Debut @ Low End Theory Opening For Thavius Beck (April 15 2009)
-Hosting & Performance for Bloosky.com @ SF (April 20 2009)
-Volunteer Performance for Franklin High School (May 1 2009)
-Volunteer Performance for Eagle Rock Elementary (May 1 2009)
-Promo Video For La Dubstep Nostra LADN-003 (May 6 2009)
-Featured In 'WOD Pomona 09 Video' On vimby.com (May 10 2009)
-Club Performance @ 'VEIL Ultra Lounge' Chicago IL (May 14 2009)
-Club Appearance @ 'SoundBar' Chicago IL (May 15 2009)
-Club Appearance @ 'Dragonfly & Vision' (May 16 2009)
-Flown To FL For 'Cirque Productions' Introduction (May 20 2009)
-DJ For Soundproof Popping Competition (May 24 2009)
-Dubstep DJ Set @ Soundproof Warehouse Party In LA (May 24 2009)
-Performance @ Hanford High School Sober Graduation 2009 (May 29 2009)
-Pringles Viral Commercial Hits The Internet (June 15 2009)
-Leaving For "illumination" Cirque Dreams CT (June 22 2009)
-Cirque Dreams "Illumination" Starts and Runs (July 5 - Sept 6)
-Cirque Dreams TV Promotion WPXT 'The CW' Westbrook ME (July 24 2009)
-Cirque Dreams TV Promotion 'CT Style' on WTNH New Haven CT (July 28 2009)
-Strike Bowling Commercial Hits The Internet (July 31 2009)
-Cirque Dreams TV Promotion 'Rhods Show' on WPRI Rhode Island (August 3 2009)
-Cirque D. Radio Promo 'Travel w/ Stephanie Abrams' on sAbrams (August 10 2009)
-Cirque Dreams TV Promotion 'Morning News' on FOX 61 CT (August 11 2009)
-Cirque Dreams: Mention In "The Columbus Dispatch" Newspaper (September 29 2009)
-Cirque Dreams: Mention In "UWeekly" Magazine (September 30 2009)
-Cirque Dreams Promo "Good Day Columbus" on FOX 28 (Septemeber 30 2009)
-Cirque D. Radio Promo 'Mark Dancer Show' on 107.9 FM (September 30 2009)
-Cirque Dreams: Mention In "Metromix Columbus" Online Article (September 30 2009)
-Full Article 'Dance Star Popping Up In Cirque' (dailyprogress.com) (October 2 2009)
-Featured in the 'Top 100 Youtube Videos Of All Time' (October 6 2009)

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