The Press Project

Blending hip-hop, soul, jazz and funk with an eclectic and poignant tongue twisting lyrical style, the seven members of The Press Project circulate massive amounts of physical and musical energy in a supercharged live performance spectacle. The Press Project has swiftly ascended the ladder of local notoriety and moved onto the surrounding New England music scene with force. After winning Boston's premier battle of the bands in early 2006, The Press Project went on to highlight the Spotlight Music and Art Awards and open for The Roots in April.

The Press Project has swiftly ascended the ladder of local notoriety and moved onto the surrounding New England music scene with force. After winning Boston's premier battle of the bands in early 2006, The Press Project went on to highlight the Spotlight Music and Art Awards and open for The Roots in April. With the band's debut album 'Get Right' recently released and a tour with Slick Rick as well as shows with Robert Randolph, George Clinton and Soulive on the boards, The Press Project has positioned itself as one of the premiere emerging underground hip-hop acts.

The Press Project is a movement, equal parts instrumentals that make people get up out of their seats and messages that make them think and believe in music again. The sounds and lyrics appeal to everyone from hip-hop heads to jazz and soul junkies and the average listener of any age. Crowds are often filled with college students, late twenty and early thirty somethings and the parents of those college students. As guest vocalist Iyeoka states on the album, "These are the voices you believe in...This is The Press y'all."

The band originated in early 2005 amidst the burgeoning artistic landscape of the NH Seacoast. In the beginning of the beginning, members were collected to form a band out of necessity in order to back the ever-eloquent underground hip-hop master Breeze Evahflowin from NYC at a local show. From these auspicious roots grew a movement and that movement adopted a magnetic quality, pulling together the musical and lyrical best in the surrounding area. The Press Project was formed.

At its base, The Press Project is a trio of MCs supported by keyboards, lead guitar, bass and drums. At its most complex The Press Project is a group set to shift the musical paradigm. The sound that emanates from the stage is best described as ear canal narcotics; a finely tuned blend of hip-hop, soul, jazz, blues, funk and rock n roll. It has been said that the band's music ushers audience members to a particular state of mind and that live shows are filled with an intense and enthralling force unlike any other.

The band performs over twenty originals, fourteen of which were recently laid down on the debut album. In addition, the band performs select covers by The Roots, Guru, Common, Talib Kweli and others.

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