Born in Chicago and raised by a single mom, singer songwriter Omarr Escoffie has lived of life of hard times and has taken those experiences to create some of the most real and heartfelt songs written in recent times.
At age 15, Escoffie’ left home only to live in the back of a station wagon, with the self assurance that his dream of stardom would one day be realized. At 18, Omarr went to Covenant House, a halfway home for abused and homeless kids, by choice, so that he could live in Los Angeles, where he felt he could showcase his talents.
Through the subsequent years, Escoffie’ honed his songwriting craft and released his 1st CD "Ambivalence" in 1999 as Slow Car Crash.
This sparked a creative flame which led him to release "Come Out and Play Tonight" in 2001 and the EP "Hope on the Other Side" in 2003. This EP marked a musical evolution in his sound featuring a full live band, acoustic guitars, soul, jazz and rock, and a lyrical growth marked by social awareness and a new found hope in life.
In 2003, Omarr played bass guitar for Adam Kowalczyk of LIVE which released "Looking up from the Ground". The pair toured and played together for a year. Check out Adam and the Weight to listen to some of the tracks.
In 2006, Omarr released "The Trip We Planned". These songs realized a lifelong journey and the content, both musically and lyrically, comes from a genuine performer.
In 2007, Slow Car Crash did 82 shows by playing 2 national tours, 3 West Coast tours as well as shows at home in Los Angeles, independently and without any label support.
Alexander Berberich's indie film "BONNE ANNÉE" was released in April 2008 and featured SCC's "Swan Song" and "The Message". "BONNE ANNÉE" was included in the prestigious Raindance Film Festival in London.
2008 also brought a solo acoustic tour for Escoffie' in Europe from July to September. Shows were played throughout England, France, Spain and Ireland.
In 2009 Slow Car Crash released "Intermission", a 7 song collection of full band and solo acoustic songs. This year will be spent performing and bringing SCC's music to new places and fans.
What's up Omarr? hope all is well, sometimes you just can't tell, been working really hard, I'm looking at early 2010 for the first music to be out, dig the videos,keep going, Alex.
Thanks for the add....great voice...you're welcome at Maggie's anytime............................................................................................................peace & musi
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