Hybrid(Hy⋅brid):
A person or group of persons produced by the interaction or crossbreeding of two unlike cultures, traditions, etc.
Raised in the Bay Area, Jason “Sk8board Squeez” Rotramel was a rebellious kid. Lashing was how he chose to deal with stress and his frustrations. In and out of juvenile centers and incarcerated at the age of 17, he realized that he was at a turning point in his life and needed a better way to express himself. Though music wasn’t his initial remedy, it became the much needed outlet that Squeez was looking for.
Once out of jail, focused on changing his life and energized with a new passion, Squeez and his twin brother Sean, formed a rap duo by the name of Faternal. Since they wanted to use their influences and hobbies to represent their music, they secured a sponsorship with Butter (An independent skate company in Northern California) and Hiro (a Tahitian energy drink) to release their first mixtape “I need a Hiro” in 2007. The two single handedly-distributed over 10,000 units all over the West Coast and obtained over 25,000 downloads. The success of the mixtape spawned the release of their Independent Album “One Step Ahead” that same year, which opened up opportunity for them to share stages with artists such as KRS-1, Zion I, Murs, Evidence from Dialated Peoples and many others while recording and performing as a duo.
In 2008, Faternal felt as if they maximized every opportunity within their hometown and needed to expand. Squeez’s brother landed an internship with Grammy nominated producers Midi Mafia (50 Cent, Fantasia, John Legend) and moved to Hollywood, which Squeez followed shortly. After seeing his perseverance and dedication, Midi Mafia offered to Executive Produce his project. Squeez felt embraced by their family-like environment and recognized that this was the opportunity that he was looking for to take his music to the next level.
Since then, Sk8board Squeez continues to feed his fan base and entrepreneurial spirit by releasing the mixtapes "Slumber Party” and "I'm F@king In, Your F@cking Out" back to back, which collectively received over 70,000 downloads. Simultaneously, Squeez is prepping for his untitled Ep release via Myspace and recording for his full length solo release, which will high light his new wave hybrid of Electro, Rock & Hip Hop. Sk8board Squeez prides himself on being a trendsetter while staying fun and original. The best is yet to come!!
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
Here are some things you can do:
Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.
Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.
If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.
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