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Infobox musical artist | name = L.A. Symphony| image = LA_Symphony.jpg| caption =| image_size =| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Los Angeles , California , USA| instrument =| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , Christian hip hop | occupation =| years_active = 1997 & ndash; 2009 (On Hiatus)| label = Eartube Empire , Squint Entertainment|Squint , Basement, Gotee Records|Gotee , Syntax| associated_acts = Flynn Adam , Rootbeer| website = URL| http://www.myspace.com/lasymphony| current_members = CookBook FLYNN ADAM Sareem Poems UNO Mas Joey's Dream| past_members = Pigeon John bTwice J-Beits (Great Jason) Coy J-BoogiE Trendi MC| notable_instruments = L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles , California .cite web | last = Portell | first = Paul | title = Interview - L.A. Symphony | url= http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/content/view/54/45/ | accessdate = 2009-01-02 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN (also known as Flynn Adam ), UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey's Dream (formerly Joey The Jerk), and Sareem Poems (fka Sharlock Poems). Past members include Pigeon John and bTwice (collectively known as Brainwash Projects ), J-Beits a.k.a. Great Jason and Trendi MC (who compose Halieyoos Fishermen with Sharlok Poems), Coy ( Paul "Coy" Allen ), Xpress, Gaja and Beond of Acid Reign.
History
Formed in 1997, the band released their first album, 1999s Composition No. 1 on independent record label Eartube Empire . They then recorded an album entitled Call It What You Want between 1999 and 2001 for Squint Entertainment . It contained tracks produced by the band and by Mario Caldato Jr.|Mario C , will.i.am and Prince Paul . It was slated to be released in April 2001 and was sold as a bootleg copy at live shows and online until unofficially released as CIWYW , in addition to a release a promotional EP titled Big Broke L.A. that contained tracks from Call It What You Want . The lead single was "Broken Tape Decks" and was released as a limited edition 12" vinyl and CD single, with B-Side "What You Say? !? ". The album was never released due to issues with the label.cite web|title=LA Symphony at HHHDB|url= http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php? id=319|publisher=HHHDB (the Holy Hip Hop DataBASE)
LA Symphony independently released the Baloney (album)|Baloney EP in 2002. Originally, 1000 limited edition copies were pressed, hand-numbered and shipped in resealable sandwich bags. Baloney was later re-pressed.
Following the Baloney EP, L.A. Symphony was signed to Gotee Records . They then released The End Is Now in 2003, Less Than Zero (album)|Less Than Zero in 2005 and Disappear Here (LA Symphony album)|Disappear Here in 2005. 2005 was also a year of personal tragedies for the band.cite journal |last=Farias |first=Andree |year=2005 |month=November |title=Disappearing Act |journal= CCM Magazine |volume=28 |issue=5 |page=12 CCM reported that immediately after re-signing to Gotee, three members experienced personal traumas—UNO came down with Guillain-Barré syndrome , CookBooks father suffered from a stroke , and Joeys grandfather also died.
In 2007, the group released a mixtape entitled Unleashed (LA Symphony album)|Unleashed . Guests on the album include Posdnuos and Awol One.
In 2009, the members decided to put the group on hiatus. Since then several members have continued with solo projects.
On December 19, 2011, rumors started circulating about a reunion of the group. The rumors were started via bTwice's twitter account, and there have been many responses by the group's members. The group would likely welcome back former members bTwice, Pigeon John, J-Beits (aka Great Jason), and J-BoogiE.cite web|title=L.A. Symphony Reunion In The Works? |url= http://www.sphereofhiphop.com/rap/2011/12/l-a-symphony-reunion-in-the-works/|publisher=Sphere Of Hip-Hop
Discography
main|LA Symphony Discography
Year
Title
Label(s)
1999
Composition No. 1
Eartube Empire
2001
Big Broke L.A. (Promo EP)
Squint Entertainment
2002
Baloney (EP)
Independent
2003
The End Is Now
Gotee Records
2005
Call It What You Want
Squint Entertainment
2005
Less Than Zero
Gotee Records
2005
Disappear Here
Gotee Records
2007
Unleashed
Syntax Records
; Call It What You Want track listing #Intro #Broken Tape Decks #What You Say!? (featuring FatLip) #Champion Birdwatchers #Very Expensive #Interlude #San Diego #Action #Easy Now #David Stoutmeyer (Skit) #Celly Situation #Broken Now #Anything (featuring Black Eyed Peas ) #Interlude #Xtraordinare #Authentic #Whirlwind #Call It What You Want #L.A.
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