
Lojic is the product of
five St Louis musicians bent on merging traditional hip-hop,
thick driving bass grooves, and industry leading scratches
into a compelling collection of unique musical projects.
Will Betts (Vocals) Musical Background: I played the piano,
drums, and exceeded at the trumpet . Influences: The Police,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, A Tribe
Called Quest, Fishbone, 311, Hed Pe, and Ludacris Quote:
"People need to realize one thing. Life is like a television
show that's going to be cancelled. Everyone needs to understand
what they need to do to boost the ratings."
Christian Kirk (Drums) Musical Background:
played drums since "94, got real serious in jazz towards
end of high school. Influences: At the drive in, Incubus,
Meshuggah, Hed Pe, Dimmu Borgir, Chris Rock, Chick Corca,
Stewart Copeland, Orb, 311, Kool Keith, and a lot of other
weird stuff. Quote: "I can't say much, because there
is still a lot that I am trying to figure out. My suggestion
to anyone who thinks they know what's up is that they should
also try not saying much."
Jonny Hughes (Guitarist) M.B.: Played
drumd for two years, and have been strumming for six. Infl:
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, John Mondine, The Urge,
311, B.B. King, Johnny Lang, Incubus, Bob Marley. "Before
you engage in situations realize that the only respect you
have is the respect you earn."
Johnny O'Neil (Vocals and Bass) M.B.:
Playing bass for seven years, and singing for four months.
Influ: 311, Bob Marley, RHCP's, Lenny Kravitz, Incubus,
Kool Keith, Fishbone, Sublime, The Urge, Ozzomatli "People
want to think they are hard, but don't let that fuck with
you. They act like that because they are scared of life
and death."
Nobody: (turntables) Musical Background - virtually none,
unless you count porn soundtracks and napster downloads
as 'experience', i did manage to swindle a very sweet old
lady out of a pair of technics 3 years ago, and have been
embarrassing myself and anyone foolish enough to share a
stage with me ever since. influences - the chicago bears
seminal masterpiece 'the superbowl shuffle', william shatner
instrumentals, readers digest boxed sets, frank lloyd wright,
and the invisibl skratch piklz. quote - cats act mad because
we flip these tracks like a half cab, and they know they
could'nt push thier styles if they pressed that shit on
crack, man. for real though, the only time you'll ever play
my crew out is when your fuckin tape breaks. now get back
up on the shelf, toy.
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