Gangstagrass
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Gangstagrass is a group of musicians in New York City
, founded and led by Brooklyn
producer "Rench," that combine authentic bluegrass
and rap
into a new genre. Gangstagrass' music started reaching a wide audience when their song "Long Hard Times to Come" was selected to be the opening theme song of the acclaimed television show, Justified
on the FX channel in early 2010. On July 8, 2010, Gangstagrass Producer Rench and Rapper T.O.N.E.Z were nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for "Long Hard Times to Come."
The Justified series is based on the work of fiction-writer Elmore Leonard
, and the author is a fan of Gangstagrass' music:
"Rench and his friends have done nothing short of creating a new form of music. Gangstagrass takes two types of music that are opposites and mixes them together brilliantly in a way that is natural and enjoyable." – Elmore Leonard
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, founded and led by Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
producer "Rench," that combine authentic bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
and rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
into a new genre. Gangstagrass' music started reaching a wide audience when their song "Long Hard Times to Come" was selected to be the opening theme song of the acclaimed television show, Justified
Justified (TV series)
Justified is an American television drama series created by Graham Yost. It is based on Elmore Leonard's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap and his short story "Fire in the Hole". Its central character is Raylan Givens, a deputy U.S. Marshal. The series is set in the city of Lexington, Kentucky...
on the FX channel in early 2010. On July 8, 2010, Gangstagrass Producer Rench and Rapper T.O.N.E.Z were nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for "Long Hard Times to Come."
The Justified series is based on the work of fiction-writer Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. , better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.Among his...
, and the author is a fan of Gangstagrass' music:
"Rench and his friends have done nothing short of creating a new form of music. Gangstagrass takes two types of music that are opposites and mixes them together brilliantly in a way that is natural and enjoyable." – Elmore Leonard
Band members
- Rench (vocals, beats, guitar, producer),
- T.O.N.E-z (vocals),
- Matt Check (vocals, banjo),
- Todd Livingston (vocals, resonator guitar),
- Jason Cade (vocals, fiddle),
- Roy Shimmyo (bass),
- PREPMODE (turntables),
- Jen Larson (guest vocals),
- Tomasia (guest vocals)
- Ellery Marshall (banjo)
Further reading
- Stoli Congrats Gangstagrass For Their 2010 Emmy Nom", Skope July 19, 2010
- "Emmy Nomination for Gangstagrass", Skope, July 8, 2010
- Newsome, Kent "Gangstagrass, Justified, and Remapping My Musical Genome", Newsome.org, June 20, 2010
- Fretts, Bruce "Justified: Right in Tune", TV GuideTV GuideTV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
, June 1, 2010 - Lawless, John "Gangstagrass returns with a new CD", "The Bluegrass Blog", May 24, 2010
- Smith, Nancy Dewolf, "Only if you make me" , "The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
", March 26, 2010
External links
- Gangstagrass, official homepage
- Gangstagrass on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Gangstagrass on facebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...