I don't do this much because I'm very critical of music i hear but the kid Gramz is really something u need to be in tune with so get in tune....the story of Gramz is like most that you read about growing up in an urban environment where drugs, gangs, violence, guns and money pretty much go hand in hand but he brings something so different to the table....Holding true to your dreams is almost as hard as achieving them, sometimes the pressure to make it, as well as the obvious obstacles that come with task can often prove daunting. When Gramz (born Frank Javier Colmenares) takes the stage he does so with the ease and expertise of a veteran. He seems more confident and comfortable under these lights than most people are at home. But pressure is nothing new to the 18 year old product of the Projects. His mother raised him and his older brother James(Hood)Bowers, in the Boulder Dr housing in New London. It was there Gramz saw everything the outside world had to offer. From the glamor and gleam of the drug trade and all of its allure. He watched as his brother began to slip further into its clinches ultimately landing James in Corrigan Correctional Facility. Not one to be deterred by obstacles Gramz vowed to his Mother and his incarcerated brother that he would one day afford them a better life. Determined to make his name synonymous with success Connecticut bred artist Gramz is about to embark on yet another trump through tha mix tape circuit with his latest effort "worth tha weight". riding high on the local acclaim that his first two mix tapes garnered (the game needs me vol.1 & 2),which featured widely popular records such as "Be My Lady", "Get Like Me", "Like This, Like That"...etc generating numerous radio spins(jammin 107.7 and Hot93.7) as well as racking up staggering plays on his myspace page(www.myspace.com/itisgramz) But these days he has learned to loath the word "local" "i feel like I owe myself an opportunity to bring my sound to the whole country, not just New London". Gramz has set his sights on a more national stage after catching the attention of famed Miami based faction Slip n Slide Records Gramz has enlisted their own DJ Correlation in breaking his first smash single of his new mix tape, "Get Like Me". A baby faced teen with a glowing smile when asked if his looks hurt or help him, Gramz had this to say "Girls buy albums too, so i figure it cant hurt". Not too many artists today are capable of making sultry records such as "Be My Lady" and without losing credibility from more testosterone fueled tracks like "We Gettin Money" a sinister street anthem. It's that ability to transit so smoothly from one to the other that sets Gramz apart and above most of the artists in any genre. "Hard work is like a second language to me" he says when asked how he has built such a well rounded catalog that boasts about 200 recordings. "I grind." He states enthusiastically, his views on rap are not unlike those of the drug trade. "You don't grind, You don't shine". "Gramz wasn't a word I stumbled across while in search of a stage name" Mr. Colmenares replies When asked for the meaning behind the moniker he goes by "there is alot of meaning behind the title" he goes on, "The word gramz is symbolic of the hustle, it just happens my hustle isn't a street corner my hustle is music, but I'm still sellin Gramz." Gramz would like to tell everybody to "Go for yours, statistics are unreal, I am currently living my dream because I put forth the time and effort to make it happen, not because the numbers worked out in my favor".
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SEV THE PRODUCER
Raised in the Bronx, SEV had began his career as an aspiring rapper looking to be the next big thing in the music industry. Strapped with a book full of rhymes and instrumentals, SEV would make demos with his longtime friend DJ L-SMOOTH using 2 turntables and a tape deck. Though this was their only means of recording at the time, they both made the best of what they had.
After completing his demo, he started setting up meetings with different people within the industry to review his music. SEV had noticed he was being given the same feedback from several people in regards to his production. He was being told that he needed to make songs with original beats so that label heads can get a grasp on how he made songs.
With this new information, SEV immediately began to look for producers who could produce original beats for him. Working at a fastfood restaurant earning minimum wage, SEV knew that he was definitely not in the position of acquiring original beats anytime soon because the producers he met were charging outrageous prices.
So that is when he took matters into his own hands and decided to learn how to make beats for himself.
DJ L-SMOOTH gave him a beat making program named Fruity Loops, and told him that this program may help him with his songs if he learned how to use it. He experimented making tracks on his computer with the program L-SMOOTH gave him, and within a matter of days… it was like second nature to him. SEV was making beats like it he was cooking food!
Now it was time to see if the beats he was making were acceptable for people to spit over. So SEV started to hold listening sessions at his house and invited different rappers who lived in his neighborhood to listen to his material. After seeing the positive reactions from the people that he checked out his music he then realized that this wasn’t a part time hobby….but in reality his FUTURE.
While using computer software programs SEV put a lot of time in researching products and music gear that he felt would allow him to increase his sound and skill. So he decided to buy his first MPC 2000xl until he seen the price tag….. After he finalized his options, he used his entire tax refund and bought his first MPC 2000XL and ROLAND JD990 sound module…………… early 2000.
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VERONICA VIOR
Let me please be the first to say that this portion of this update has been my favorite of all time to date.....Veronica Vior in my personal opinion is the vision of perfection with a racial background that consists of Russian, Italian, and Spanish. I came across Ms. Vior via twitter one day and she stole my heart as well as my eyes and she has become somewhat of a close friend since than, and on top of all other things i could say about Veronica i will just say please remember her face and her name because you have NOT seen the last of her face nor heard the last of her name. With that being said i will let Veronica's magazine and website appearances do the talking.
You've seen me on the pages of Straight Stuntin Magazine Anniversary Issue, Digital Fantasy Magazine, www.mygorgeousmag.com, Urban Ink Magazine, Smooth Magazine's Caliente Issue, Thisis50.com "Thick thigh Thursdays" and an array of different website interviews, please follow me on twitter for updates! There are many more projects to come! Make sure you keep your ears and eyes open because you will be hearing and seeing a lot more of me very soon! I am thankful to have been able to with work with some of the finest names in the industry. I am a strong-minded, hard working woman that over reaches the limit of obtaining my goals. "Our aspirations are our biggest accomplishments"www.myspace.com/veronicah21
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