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Danny Keys
Ralf
Manny
Keith
Logics
Newsense
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Miami-based ArtOfficial consists of Danny Perez on keys, Manny Patino on drums, Ralf Valencia on bass, and Keith Cooper on the saxophone, with vocals provided by emcees Newsense and Logics.
The setup alone beckons the question, “What does a live band with two emcees sound like?” Well, imagine Soulive with a harder edge or The Roots, but jazzier, with more depth, and wildly spontaneous. Envision blending your favorite groups from hip hop’s “golden era” and replacing their sampled beats with jazz musicians. Now, what if those jazz musicians had a knack for creating that boom bap sound that made us all fall in love with hip hop in the first place? This synergy of sound doesn’t have to be imagined. It’s real -- a living, breathing entity that hails from Miami, but thinks globally. Its name is ArtOfficial and its here to make you admire the past and embrace the future.
Assembled from the remnants of two bands, one jazz and one hip hop, ArtOfficial has taken the music scene by storm, implementing its previous musical experiences to quickly achieve what Miami.com says is “the fast track to stardom.” Part of that experience is seen in the band’s stage shows. ArtOfficial’s live performances have earned them a reputation as extraordinary showmen that “get butts moving,” according to the Miami New Times.
In the past year and a half, ArtOfficial has shared the stage with the likes of KRS-One, The Sugarhill Gang, Pharaoh Monch, and Buckshot as well as performing at 2007’s Rock the Bells festival headlined by the Wu-Tang Clan and Nas. In 2009, ArtOfficial won first place at the Florida Grammy Showcase and beat out more than 1,000 bands to earn the second runner-up position in Lollapalooza’s 2008 “Last Band Standing.”
ArtOfficial has recorded a full-length follow up to their much praised and independently released EP, "Stranger.” The album, titled "Fist Fights and Foots Races," is distributed in Japan via Goon Trax/Media Factory and has proved to be a hot seller since its release in early April 2008, peaking at 4 on the Tower Records Charts.
Today, the six-piece crew is constantly performing and adding to an already loyal fan base. ArtOfficial is working on its US release and, according to the band, it’s everything you’d expect from their energetic live shows, but expanded and executed to perfection. When asked about their run-ins with record execs the DIY band says, “We’ve been very successful at handling ourselves so far. We’re going to plot our next move like a game of chess.”
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