Klose

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Asian American Vocalist Klose hails from the southern cool of Asheville,NC. Half Thai and Half Country she has been exposed to a plethera of unique sounds and experiences.By middle school she was writing poetry and was heavily influenced by music especially hip-hop. Somehow the poetry became raps . Surrounded by an array of talented individuals Klose was always influenced by musicians since a young age.One day at a party she was inspired by a good friend to jump into a freestyle cipher and fell in love with the art of being an emcee. Dating another emcee didn't hurt her interest and they soon formed the group Phonosynthesis in 2001. Phonosynthesis performed locally in NC and recorded two independent albums. After the group split in 2003 Klose was in search of her own personal development and style.She began working with Draf on Drum and Bass tracks and they soon played shows all over North Carolina.Klose performed live freestyle sets along with Draf.and soon after he engineered her first lp "Konnections" featuring LuckyIam from Living Legends and Foulmouth Jerk from GFE. Klose released this under management and the label R.A.S.T.A. Flyte. She was also in female Asian rap group Foundasia with longtime friend Kimi Leger in 2004 and is in the works to release material recorded with her at that time.She has shared the stage with or opened for Burning Spear,SoundtribeSector 9,LTJ Bukem,Digable Planets,members of Toubab Krewe,GFE,Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band,Abstract Rude,Adeem,Mystic,DJ Equal,Breez Evahflowin, and many more. She has performed at the Seattle Zulu Nation Festival,Koncrete Jungle NYC, End of the Weak, NCDNB Conference,and appeared on Hip-Hop 101 Television,KEXP Seattle,and Vintage Music Radio. Klose also held a residency in Asheville promoting a Hip-Hop weekly for local artists and started and coordinated a charity benefit called Help Through Hip-Hop booking artists to raise money for charities such as Oxfam and support causes such as rape,tsunami relief,poverty,and breast cancer. Klose is currently between Baltimore, Asheville,and Bangkok working on her upcoming EP and just dropped her first mixtape 'The Amulet" with production from a wide variety of talented producers.Klose is also recently featured on G Unit DJ Flipcyide's Recession 2 mixtape and is in the works on an exclusive track for an upcoming Infamous South mixtape. Foundasia and I Cue (Ingenious Music,Konkrete Jungle) ,Dubstep remixes,and more await for 2010.Klose will be returning to play the Zulu Nation Festival in Seattle in Feburary.

The Future is Klose.