Savage Sun
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 Savage Sun performing live in Richland WA 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Lee Schamber |
| Also known as | Savage Sun, Cult Classic |
| Born | December 26, 1972 |
| Origin | Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sentient (2004-present) |
| Associated acts | Globe Massive, Abominable Flowmen |
| Website | Webpage Myspace page |
Christopher Lee Schamber, (born December 26, 1972) better known by his stage name Savage Sun, is an American rapper from Stockton, California.
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[edit] Biography
Although Savage Sun has been performing worldwide and recording music since the 1990s, he gained considerable visibility in the underground Hip-Hop scene when he was selected as one of URB's Next 1000 in 2009, and received a favorable artist review by URB (magazine) reviewer Aylin Zafar, who wrote "Melding classical music with pulsating beats and emcee Savage Sun's hard-hitting flow, the California native, but current Missouri resident's sound is unique and emotional." Earlier in the same year, Savage Sun's song "The Reason" garnered more than 1,650,000 dedications (February 2009), making it the most iLike dedicated song across Facebook during that particular month. Savage Sun has been featured in newspapers across the United States, including the Tri-City Herald, The Record, The Monterey County Herald, and the Riverfront Times (Village Voice Media).[1] Savage Sun's music has been featured or reviewed in various magazines and music blogs, including URB Magazine, Murder Dog Magazine, Inbox Magazine, and Reactor Magazine. Savage Sun's music has received extensive radio play, including rotation on Elevated Rhymestate[2] 88.1 KDHX, college radio, Clear Channel's IHeartRadio, and can be found on over 800 live, local radio stations around the United States. His music has also been featured on various different internet radio stations, including the Midnight Mixtape on Chuck D's Rapstation.com.[3]
Savage Sun released his first full-length solo LP "The Art Of Being Alive" in 2007. The physical version of the album was accompanied by a DVD (second disc) that featured a music video for the song "Tight Grip On Nothing", as well as other interactive features. The album was released on the independent label "Sentient Productions" and was mastered by industry professional Stephen Marsh. The album was released to a worldwide audience in 19 countries, spanning four continents, as well as distributed in the Caribbean Islands. The album received positive reviews from industry and independent reviewers alike, including a review by Brad Bush of CD Baby who called it "One of the best we've ever heard." The album was also selected as one of CD Baby's editor's picks and was showcased on the front page of the online music store's website. In this same year, Savage Sun was featured on "The Next Generation Of Heads, a compilation released by Equalibran Productions, which also featured production by DJ Premier. Savage Sun has been featured on dozens of additional compilations and collaborative projects during the past decade, although only a handful of these releases were pressed in at least 1000 units, therefore, the distribution of the other releases has primarily been digital, and the impact and relevance is unknown. Since the release of his last album, Savage Sun put out a single, titled "Bridge Da Gap", the first song of a new international collaborative project. The song features emcee's from three different continents, rapping in Spanish, German, and English. The second release of this project features Pete Rock. Both songs are expected to be featured on his upcoming album.
Since 1999, Savage Sun has performed internationally, including performances in New Zealand, Costa Rica, Germany, Colombia, and an impromptu street performance in Belgium in 2002. Savage Sun performed at the 2000 Big Day Out music festival in Auckland, New Zealand, alongside artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Blink-182, The Chemical Brothers, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros and various other acts.[4] Savage Sun has also performed at many other high profile music festivals and events, including S.L.U.M. Fest, Play STL Fest, and the St. Louis Scribble Jam Prelim. Savage Sun has shared the stage with a variety of notable acts, including Akil the MC (Jurassic 5), Bicasso and Sunspot Jonz (Living Legends), Ra Scion (Common Market) and many other artists. On a national level, Savage Sun has performed in dozens of cities across the United States, including universities such as Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University and distinguished venues such as Blueberry Hill in St. Louis, MO and Berbati's Pan in Portland, OR.
[edit] The Art Of Being Alive
Ian Hill of the Stockton Record described Savage Sun's debut album "The Art Of Being Alive" as bringing together complex, layered beats with (Savage Sun's) intense delivery and often-introspective lyrics. Hill wrote that "the title speaks volumes" and compares Savage Sun to Atmosphere and Sage Francis by stating that if you've listened to the aforementioned artists, that "you'll recognize the sound, feel and sense of struggle" on Savage Sun's album.[5] In a separate review, Hill noted about the album that "it's refreshing to hear another voice taking rap in a different direction." Marc Cabrera of the Monterey Herald characterized the album as "A live wire mix of esoteric lyricism and mood music inspired by the seasons" and "A nice raw mix of some potent lyrics." Cabrera explained his interpretation of the album as Savage Sun's relationship to the Earth, to the world, to humanity, further expanding that he heard shades of Sage Francis.[6] URB Magazine writer Aylin Zafar's analysis of the album garnered the following statement: "Helped along by melancholy piano and dizzying violin work, Savage Sun is bringing the focus back to the music."
[edit] Discography
With Sentient Productions
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- Tight Grip On Nothing (music video) (2004)
- The Art Of Being Alive LP/DVD (2007)
- Rebel's Odyssey EP (2013)
- The Alchemy Of Sound LP (2013)
[edit] References
- ^ St. Louis Business Journal article (24 October 2005) Retrieved 9 August 2012
- ^ "Elevated Rhymestate". Kdhx.org. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ "Rapstation". Rapstation. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ "Big Day Out Festival Lineup, 2000". Gorockfest.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ "Album Review by the Stockton Record". Recordnet.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ^ Cabrera, Marc (2008-05-13). "Interview with the Monterey Herald". Marcsbeat.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
