Chitlins

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It’s all over, Electric Slide-lovers; Macarena, move on over. Weddings will never be the same. Get ready for The Boom Boom Dance to take the dance scene by storm. Vine Records artists Chitlins are releasing their exciting interactive dance single this month to radio markets. Alternate mixes geared to the club scene will follow, along with video placement on MTV2, VH1, and youtube. The buzz-generating band is fronted by innovative New York-based artist Excite, a multi-talented player who draws upon both his rich musical history and dramatic acting chops to inject energetic creativity to the mesmerizing mix of The Boom Boom Dance. The band’s back story is thick with drama; think Hamlet, with a side of sibling rivalry and the highly charged emotions of an intensely talented family. For “Chitlins”, named for their soul roots, are a family band: Quintuplets, born 5 minutes apart. It all starts with New York born Excite, who accompanied his mother and his four brothers to church weekly throughout his childhood in Miami, soaking in a funk gospel influence from his earliest days. Upon moving back to New York as a young adult, he quickly landed parts in popular television mainstays like “Law & Order,” “New York Undercover,” and “Oz.” But his musical passions continued to percolate, and it wasn’t long before he connected with like-minded talents and Fat Nappa Productions was formed, ultimately turning out Nappa’s World, a project that sold internationally and led to college tours alo