Jukebox with LeiRock Interview | KEYEL

LeiRock: What is the name of your group and the name of your group members?
KEYEL: KEYEL...Holy, Twizz, Eso, Pease!
LeiRock: How did the group get the name?
KEYEL: It actually stems from key elements, and we just all felt like it wasn't us anymore, so we changed it to KEYEL all caps no trick spelling lol.
LeiRock: Where are you all from? What are the talents in your group?
KEYEL: Pease, Holy and Twizz went through Maple Heights School Systems (Ohio), Eso is from Cleveland Heights (Ohio), We all came together at this Slum Village show at the Grog Shop!!! We ALL are producers, Eso is the DJ, and the rest of us emcee!!
LeiRock:What are your musical influences?
KEYEL:There is so many, you got the obvious J Dilla (R.I.P), Slum, various Brazilian jazz artist, Little Dragon, just to name a few.
LeiRock:How would you describe your music for the public audience if they never seen you before?
KEYEL:That raw shit you need to listen to!!! None of that B.S that the radio has brainwashed fools into liking.
LeiRock:How long have you all been performing and making music?
KEYEL:We have been performing for only like 3 yrs, been making music since 9th grade, I don't remember what year that was though.
LeiRock:For the readers of the blog and your fans what is the meaning of your song H.A.Y.B and its message?
KEYEL: Hahaha, umm H.A.Y.B stands for what ever four word phrase that YOU (fans) can come up with. A few we came up with were, Holla At Ya Boy, Hot Ass Yawning Broads, etc... Its just fun ya know? But the meaning of the song is really just a fine all around girl that you want to get with, and you just want her to come HOLLA at you! lol
LeiRock:What are your up-to-date performance plans? New releases?
KEYEL:We're doing red, black and green Christmas Dec. 19th @ the Grog Shop (Cleveland,Ohio) so be there!!! We just dropped KEYEL Vol. 1 and mid 2010 we're looking to release a real album, so be on the lookout for that. In between now and that time some of the members are doing other projects with other artists so be on the lookout for those as well.
LeiRock:How would you define the word “success”?
KEYEL:Being able pack a show anywhere in the world and have masses of people who really truly dig what The KEY has going on.
LeiRock: If you could perform with anyone in the world who would it be? Why?
KEYEL:Slum, because they're our all time favorites, Madlib, because he's an ill dude, and last I would have to say Com, because he has such high energy and his onstage presence is craaaazy!
LeiRock:Do you have any video links where people can see you?
KEYEL:Yeah we have a few www.YouTube.com/themkeyelkidskeyelmusic.com www.myspace.com/keyelmusic our myspace usually has the important videos up.