See my sounds like list. But in addition to that I'd say Massive Attack, Sade, Nas, and various other artists and crews. I've been influenced by many different genre's of music over the years as I've grown and expanded my tastes including Reggae, Rock, Downtempo Electronica, Jazz, and Classical.
Sounds Like
Dirt, Shadow of the Locust, Remnant, Kanye West, DJ Babu, Alchemist, DJ Premier, Havoc, Just Blaze, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, DJ Hi-Tek, AmpLive, 9th Wonder, etc.
Pinnacle Rhythms is a professional Graphic Design & Music Production company based out of Baltimore, Maryland USA. The man behind the company is me, Shaun Burkowski (or simply known to most as Shaun B.). I've been a professional graphic designer for over 12 years now, and a music producer for about 10 years. I started out doing graphic design when I was only 15 years old and have since made a professional career out of it. As for the music side of the creative spirit God has blessed me with... I've been lucky enough to have over 50 songs licensed and being actively played on several hit MTV programs such as Making the Band, Real World, Road Rules, and every RW vs. RR challenge series they've come out with. Some of which included: Battle of the Sexes, The Gauntlet 1 & 2, The Inferno 1 & 2, and most recently Fresh Meat.
In addition to that, I've released a full length album under Pinnacle Rhythms called Symphony of the Spiritual Amnesty (SOTSA) which won "2004 Best Compilation Album of the Year" (Sphere of Hip Hop). Its currently available at the album's official website at SOTSA.com where you can find lots of additional info on the SOTSA album such as song lyrics, history of the project, etc. The album is available below as well as other fine online retailers such as Sphere of Hip Hop and QualityJunk. It is available online digitally at Apple iTunes and 3hmp3.com.
I also represent the Shadow of the Locust crew as a fellow producer in the SOTL network along side its founding father Dirt and its other members and affiliates. And from time to time when the creative drive is there in the writting process I've been known to throw down a verse or two on the mic. However, I'd much rather be the man behind the hits (beats) than be in the spotlight. But as those who know me personally can attest to... I'm always up for a challenge and I tend to throw myself completely into anything I set my mind on.
Most recently I started a clothing company along side an artist friend of mine (Drastic from ATL hip-hop crew The Remnant, aka Eric Nine) which features limited edition art prints on high-end, custom made, quality apparel. We celebrated the launch with a concert event on May 5th, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland. We flew in artists from around the country who we support. The event featured performances by: Braille, The Remnant, Theory Hazit, Dirt, Wut Metaphysical, and a local artist named Wordsmith. The event was one for the history books. A DVD of the event is in the works. For more information on the apparel company, Vintage Clothing Limited CLICK HERE.
This amazing project spanned 4 years in the making! With over 74 minutes of music and 18 tracks, plus features a guest list of emcee's such as: Braille, Dirt, Stu Dent, Luke Geraty, Sistah Dee, Wordz, Frontlynaz, and many more! Its a classic!
For
a Limited Time Only! Pick up the Limited Edition Instrumental Version of the SOTSA album!
This Limited Edition CD features all 18 songs from the SOTSA
release with no lyrics and no vocals... only the pure instrumental
compositions for you to enjoy.
*Due to the overwhelming response to our Free T-shirt offer we only have XXL's available. We do not plan on ordering any more shirts at this time and we feel that $10 for the CD with the FREE shipping is still a GREAT offer! We will continue to offer the $10 deal while we still have shirts left. However, feel free to select the "no thanks" option if your shirt size is no longer available.
