Saint Nick

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Saint Nick is a Hip Hop artist coming at us from the windy city of Chicago.
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Tony Coke: Saint Nick! Where are you from and how long have you been making music?

Saint Nick: Born in Hammond Indiana, living in Chicago now. Been making music for years.

Tony Coke: Great, what do you having on right now, what are you currently promoting?


Saint Nick: My latest mixtape “Holy Saint” out now on Livemixtapes

Tony Coke: What’s interesting about this project?


Saint Nick: Its on alot of popular outlets and it has its own sound, very original.

Tony Coke: Cool, what are your current musical career goals?


Saint Nick: To be a major Indie artist, headlining my own tours.

Tony Coke: Nice, nice: What’s coming up next for you?


Saint Nick: Working on a new solo project & a collab project with my music partner Picaso Swag.

Tony Coke: Allright! Best of luck, let us know when your new project comes out!

Connect with Saint Nick on all of the normal social media outlets – @NickASaint

YDN Prof!t

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Thanks again to Michelle from RAW for bringing us another artist who’s making things happen.
This time it’s YDN Prof!t with 416 TeamNoSleep.

Tony Coke: Where are you from and how long have you been making music?

YDN Prof!t: I am from Mississauga, Ontario more specifically a town called Meadowvale. I’ve resided here for approximately 13 years. I have been making music for about 5 years now, but I would consider the more recent 3 the most focused. 


 
Tony Coke: What are you currently promoting?

YDN Prof!t: I am currently promoting my new single “Come To My Door” for which I have a co-directed visual releasing on the 26th. This record follows my story during a time when I was living away from home. I love this record because of it’s happy vibe and the final sound I was able to achieve on my vocals. The song conveys why I am usually too occupied to socialize through a fun, up-tempo sound that is currently available on iTunes and other e-stores around the world. (hyperurl.co/CometomyDoor) 

Tony Coke: I know what you mean about being to occupied to socialize!!

YDN Prof!t: As for my team efforts, we are in the process of finalizing an EP set to release around Christmas titled “6 Nights”. This is an exciting project for me as it will be the first piece I get to engineer from top to bottom on my own. I intend on delivering the best quality sound to match the groups performing and writing talents. I have also attached the cover art done by group member Dj Cortez. 

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Tony Coke: What are you looking to get into now and in the future?

 
YDN Prof!t:   At this point in my musical career, I have my eyes set on rocking shows and travelling. My age has held me back from many venues and I feel that as my 19th birthday approaches, I am finally offering a sound that can arouse a whole crowd. I’m looking forward to that. Also, I’d like to produce a hit record for someone or myself whichever comes first; and prove that I am truly multi-talented. 

Tony Coke: It sounds like you have the ambition to do it. So what’s up next for you?
 
YDN Prof!t: Following our team EP “6 Nights”, I will be releasing a self-produced album titled, YDN. I have been working on my production skills and upgrading my equipment gradually so I am extremely focused about this project. As I self-manage and market, this album is the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on musically and I feel will be pivotal in my career. For the album, I have refined my sound to a funny, intelligent vibe that I hope the youth will absorb in contrast to today’s other forms of hip-hop. I will be including more expressive tracks as well as different genres. So look out for our EP and my album on the way, and if possible join me and the team at a live event. 

Tony Coke: Perhaps on November 19th at the RAW: toronto UPRISING event.

RAW:toronto UPRISING
November 19th, 2015
8pm – 2am
Mod Club (722 College, St.)
Tickets: $15 Advance (http://www.RAWartists.org/toronto/uprising), $20 at door

RAW:Toronto is pleased to announce an epic evening of everything art! Featuring Visual Art, Photography, Fashion, Music, Performance Artists, Accessories, Hair and Make-Up Artists!

Official Site (416tns.bandcamp.com)
 
Team Youtube: Youtube.com/416TeamNoSleep 
    – “Hold $um” Video Out Now 
    – “Come To My Door” Premieres Oct. 26th
 
facebook.com/TorontoProfit
twitter.com/profit_ydn
instagram.com/profit_ydn
https://soundcloud.com/chief-ydnrsz_bothhandssquad

Chemical Refugee

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Tony Coke: Where are you guys from? I’m guessing not from the streets of Compton.

Chemical Refugee: Chemical Refugee are from the streets of the red light district in Sydney Australia.

Tony Coke: Oh Kings Cross?!?! I went there once accidentally, thanks to a hilarious cab driver. How long have you guys been making music?

Chemical Refugee: We have been together for 2 months.

Tony Coke: Wow, and you already have a single out?? That’s pretty impressive.

Chemical Refugee: We are promoting our first debut single “Therapy Song”.

Tony Coke: What are your current goals with Chemical Refugee?

Chemical Refugee: We want to be the first band to play on the moon, we have contacted NASA so the ball’s in their court.

Tony Coke: lol… I’ll send them an email and see if I can’t help that happen for you. What’s coming up next for you guys?

Chemical Refugee: Whats coming next besides our trip to the moon?
We are relesing a single a month in the build up to the album.

Tony Coke: Cool! Good luck! The first single sounds good, I’ll keep an eye out for the next one.

Cascade Riot

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Tony Coke: Who are your top 3 favorite musicians? Who do you want to be compared to?

Cascade Riot: Rather than listing out individual bands/musicians we would instead like to go on record as saying we are inspired by many different rock bands from all eras and all sub-genre’s. In fact, we all grew up loving a lot of classic rock bands and some of those bands are actually a big part of the reason we exist. Eventually we went on to discover lots of different stuff from punk to metal to your mom. As far as who we want to be compared to, the answer would be anyone who doesn’t suck.

Tony Coke: What real-life situation inspired your bands music?

Cascade Riot: There is no one particular thing that inspires our music. We are inspired by everything. Our Code Red EP has a song about an unidentifiable creature attacking a town. Where did that come from? Hell if we know. Doesn’t matter though – it came from somewhere. We just roll with it. There isn’t anything on Earth that CAN’T inspire a song.

Tony Coke: Is the artistic process lonely? How does the band counteract the
downs?

Cascade Riot: The opposite. Playing & creating music is what we do. It’s when we’re not doing that that things feel weird. We all have jobs and responsibilities and this is our outlet.

Tony Coke: What do you dislike about the genre your involved in?

Cascade Riot: Elitism.

Tony Coke: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?

Cascade Riot: Keep your junk away from the blender.

Tony Coke: lol… That’s very profound! Where can people connect with you and listen?

http://soundcloud.com/cascaderiot/sets/code-red
http://cascaderiot.com/
http://twitter.com/cascaderiot
http://www.facebook.com/cascaderiot