Rich Kid Sound System

Started In Mid-2010 Rich Kid Sound System RKSS Is "not Quite 100 Percent Hip-Hop Yet Not Quite 100 Percent Rock." Their Sound Is A Harmonious Mash-Up Of Emceeing And Indie Rock With A Dash Of Top-40 Appeal. "Catchy Hooks Killer Melodies And A Hip-Hop Tie Along With A Different Sound Has Positioned RKSS As THE Group To Watch For" Says The305.Com Who Named Rich Kid Sound System As
"2011 Breakout Artists Of The Year." Having Been Immersed In The Melting Pot Of South Florida's Culture For Many Years Rich Kid Sound System's Members Immediately Identified With The Need To Make Music That The Audience Could Dance To And Interact With. "So Many People Come In And Out Of South Florida - Everyone Is From Somewhere Else" Says Q. "People In Miami Enjoy Sunny Days Warm Weather All Year Long Music And Dancing. We Wanted To Make Music That Combined All Of Those Elements." RKSS Has Numerous Musical Influences Ranging From The Beach Boys The Beatles Lykke Li MGMT And Justice Just To Name A Few. Although The Newly Emerging Sound May Be In Its Infancy The Talent Is Not. After Working With Radio Mainstays That Include Pitbull Flo-Rida Lupe Fiasco And Multi-Platinum Producers Such As Tony "CD" Kelly And Jim Jonsin The Founding Members Q And Leo Found Themselves At A Crossroad. "We Were Coming Up With Concepts For Songs... Musically And Lyrically.. That Did Not Fit Into What A&R's Needed. But They Loved The Songs So We Figured We Would Just Take Those Songs And Make Our Own Project" Says Leo About The Creative Restraints From Major Labels. Fed Up With The Commercial Bureaucracy The Production And Song-Writing Duo Decided To Collaborate On A Project Of Their Own And Rich Kid Sound System Became Alive. For Live Shows RKSS Consists Of Shawn Hagood - Drums Touring Keyboardist From The Dirty Heads Gabriel "Q." Pelaez Emcee And A Host Of Various Musicians From The Miami Area. The Band Ensures That RKSS Amplifies The Energy And Dynamics Of The Recorded Music. read less