Weekly Spotlight:Smoke Screen












Lets start with the basics.
Who are you guys?
Cleveland, OH Hip Hop duo consisting of Mooke and Chemist.

How, when, and where did you meet?
Over a decade ago we met in school and both shared an interest in music. We started performing as Smoke Screen in 2007.













How did you break through the initial music barrier?
Basically paying dues. We started at the bottom playing smaller venues frequently and then we moved up to doing shows more regularly at the Grog Shop, Beachland etc.. In the past 2 months we have had the opportunity to play the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The House of Blues and The Cleveland Ingenuity Festival 2011 stages. We also did our first East Coast Tour in May.

What artists/musicians influence you?
Outkast, Neptunes, Redman & Method Man, Incubus

Discography.
2007 - Self Educated Learning Process [LP]
2008 - Punch Drunk Melodies [Mixtape]
2009 - Punch Drunk Melodies 2 [Mixtape]
2010 - Imagination Beyond Illustration [LP]
2011 - Re:Imagined: Imagination Remixes [Remix Album]

Smoke Screen - Melodies of a Silhouette from Jon Nix on Vimeo.



Any future albums/mixtapes?
We have some things together right now for our next release, but nothing official yet.

What are your plans "career" wise?
Right now we are just getting everything in place to get on the road again and keep everything moving.

Any future shows?
We are having a Music Video Release Party @ The B-side Liqour Lounge on Thurs. Nov. 3rd for our next music video, Super Mega Sonic.

Describe Smoke Screen.
Energetic Eclectic












Any shout outs?
Shoutout to Jon Nix and Turnstyle Films for the new Melodies of A Silhouette Music Video that we just dropped.

And, any last words to end on?
Large. French Connection.

Check out Smoke Screen's Tumblr for a 10 track FREE album download.
http://smokescreen216.tumblr.com/post/8117532222/smoke-screen-reimagined-free-album-download

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