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Team Goldie
12+ albums
indiepunkhip hoprapindietronica
about
With the current music scene churning out countless carbon copy acts touted as “the next big thing” it is an increasingly rare occurrence to discover a unique performer taking music in a new and refreshing direction. With Team Goldie, however, it appears these discoveries can be made in the unlikeliest of places. Started in the Summer of 2004 as the bedroom studio project of Matt DiStefano and hailing from Landenberg, PA (a town more well-known for its general store than its music scene) Team Goldie’s songs explode with the clever lyricism of hip-hop, catchy pop hooks and energetic dance beats that, when combined, create a sound that is as easy to enjoy as it is tough to classify (“I don’t like to get caught up in genres” muses DiStefano, “but I think ‘hip-pop’ has a nice ring to it.") Never intending to reach anyone outside a small circle of friends he played his first show in November 2004 to a crowded Syracuse University apartment and since then hasn’t looked back. With DiStefano playing all live instruments on recordings (with the exception of programmed drums) translating the songs to the stage took a modern approach. Armed with nothing but an iPod, a microphone and a notably energetic and interactive live show; dimly lit basements and college parties quickly turned to packed clubs and all-ages venues sharing the stage with the the likes of Gym Class Heroes, Ted Leo, Men, Women & Children, Piebald, Hit the Lights, The Receiving End of Sirens, Bayside, Plain White Ts, Pu
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