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Artistopia Rank : 133
Member Since : 4/2007
Last Login : 12/1/2008
Views : 16,512
Songs : 2
Events : 0
Alliances : 3
Releases : 6
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| Latest Music By P.N.G. |
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The Darkest August
Published Date : 09/2006
Total Downloads : 10
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When asked two years ago by a friend in Hollywood why he changed his name to three letters..and why he dosen’t use his face to adorn the cover of his C.D., P.N.G. responded, “ Because it’s not about who I am in the physical. It’s about the music. Let the music define who I am. Let music be my identity. It’s all they need to know”.
‘The music’ has become the location for experimentalism and creating material that sounds unlike anything else, both lyrically reflective of the times we live in as well as having a perceptive and expressive style that is deep, real, and based on these experiences. Since the age of 15, P.N.G. has been more focused on strong content and meaningful conveyance through concepts, both concrete and abstract. Having been influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd, Prince, KRS-1, and Funkadelic, he sought out to be his own ‘band’..playing five instruments and later acquiring an audio engineering background. Over time, PNG became fearless to tackle subjects considered too controversial and sacred to lend an opinion.
“The Darkest August” is for YOUR consideration in this regard. This EP questions the current American cultural derision using Hurricane Katrina and 9/11/01 as the backdrop. And rather than trivialise these devastating events through glad-handing and patriotic schlock, "The Darkest August: Life inside The Myst" digs further down into the questions of our own humanity as the most affluent nation on the planet. The racism, the violence, the ignorance; this "myst" he perceives that we are ALL responsible for creating and fostering as a nation: it asks more questions than it answers. Come explore...and find out for yourself. “The Darkest August” will be able to ‘give back’: as soon as the EP hits 25,000 in units sold, a portion will be donated to aid the still unreconstructed 9th Ward in New Orleans..the hardest affected by the hurricane. And the most ignored.
The goal is not just to offer another tired indie product, but sound that truly embraces all genres and styles, beyond hype and commercialism P.N.G….It’s about the music. It’s about time.
Artist Mission
To produce music for other bands, both established, and unknown as a primary career. Secondary mission is to continue to produce/perform/arrange my own material, and release it under my own label at will.
Music Influences
Pink Floyd, Prince, KRS-One, Funkadelic, Wash D.C. area GoGo Bands of the 70's/80's, Olivia Newton-John, AC/DC, and Art Of Noise
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