echo
Velvet
Velvet Echo is the production duo of Mike McClellan and Stephen Newman. Longtime friends and collaborators, they formed their own studio while finishing college. They played and performed with multiple bands, all the while honing their skills as producers and engineers. Their friends would ask them to record and produce them, which would lead to meeting new musicians meeting talent they wanted to work with. During this time their love and appreciation for multiple styles of music deepened, which encourage them to branch out in their own writing. This created a snowball effect which lead to them moving away from running a recording studio and focusing on producing. Mike and Steve enjoy talking about music, movies, and spending time playing old video games.
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Velvet Echo has produced music for ESPN, The NBA, MTV, the Today Show, as well as created promotional music for Major League Baseball, the NFL, The Olympic Games, Amazon.com. They produced releases for Amy Whitcomb of NBC's "The Voice" and "The Sing Off."
black prez
black
prez
Black Prez is a Colorado-raised, LA/Berlin-based rapper, actor, and jokester with a keen appetite for beer and lactose free strawberry milk.
Always having a passion for music, Black Prez began writing his own lyrics around the age of 13 in his middle school English class. At home he would make remixes to his favorite songs and sell CDs for lunch money.
After high school, Black Prez took his talents to Colorado State University where he started doing shows around the city and surrounding states. He also teamed up with DJ T-Bone Scarpone and together they would crash house parties with turntables and microphones to create a buzz.
Prez eventually moved to Los Angeles to take his music career further. With lots of live shows and collaborations under his belt, Black Prez’s YouTube channel has reached close to 2 million views.
With his Colorado/German roots and happy go lucky attitude, Black Prez has a unique sound and always represents where he comes from!