With 2006’s On The Contrary and 2008’s The Audacity of PGEEZ, mixtapes filled with various beats from hip hop, pop, reggaeton and RnB, PGEEZ has demonstrated his talent for songwriting and giving audiences an original delivery of his smooth infectious voice from track to track. Having grown up on all kinds of music from Motown and Classic Rock, to Hip Hop and Pop, and influenced by various icons like Prince, James Brown, Michael Jackson, and John Lennon, indie artist PGEEZ is aiming to become an icon himself with his new style of music, he calls Urban Pop. He is currently wrapping up and promoting the upcoming release of his official debut EP – 83, which is sure to gain the attention of radio stations and record companies with songs like the pop duet “Choose You Everytime” featuring Nina, the explicit yet catchy rap banger “Bomb Sh*t”, and the new party anthem of 2011 “Til the Morning Come”. He is a true stage performer, delivering his contagious energy that always gets the crowds going.
Contact Info:
Email: pgeezmusic@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/pgeezmusic
On Twitter: www.twitter.com/pgeezmusic
On YouTube www.youtube.com/pgeezmusic
Mixtape Releases: Other People’s Beats (2002), C2 (as C-Dub; 2003), We Blowin’ Up (as C Dub; 2004), Complimentary (as C Dub; 2005), On The Contrary (2006), The Audacity of PGEEZ (2008)
Official Debut EP: 83 (to be released November 2010_
Official Releases: Stars, single – 83(EP); Bomb Sh*t, single – 83(EP)
Performance Venues Have included: Funky Buddha Lounge, The Libertine, Club 720, Simon Mall (Orland Square/Orland Park), Chicago Cultural Center for Performing Arts, Griffin Lounge, Galeria, Champagne Lounge, Crown Bar, Spirit of Chicago, Saint Xavier University, Goa (Niteroi, Brazil)
2010 Updates
-Duke & the Sheltics (from Switzerland) release the album Diary Scraps, featuring PGEEZ on 2 songs (January)
-PGEEZ wins Kyles Files’ Track Off Contest with his single “Stars” to the highest number of votes ever received in the competition (February)
-“Stars” is reviewed in Chicago Tribune’s RedEye Newspaper (February)
-“Change the World” is featured in 6 Weeks of Change, a documentary that debuted at the Chicago Latino Film Festival (April)
-PGEEZ records “Bomb Shit” and other new material for his upcoming EP, 83, to be released independently this Winter
-PGEEZ debuted the street banger “Bomb Sh*t” with an live performance at a Twista concert; July 3rd
-Debuts official “Bomb Sh*t” video; directed by Da Visionaryz
-“Choose You Everytime” ft. Nina – to be released very soon. The next pop smash hit!!!
South Side Chicago artist PGEEZ has been lying under the radar in the Chicago Hip Hop scene for many years, but has been creeping up lately with steady releases and performances across town. In 2006, he released ON THE CONTRARY, which included hits "T.P. Anthem" and "Tira La Ropa". In 2008, he released THE AUDACITY OF PGEEZ, with the club smash "Bottle of Patron" and introspective "Change the World". He's branded his music "Urban Pop", which he says is probably the closest way to describe his unique fusion of hip-hop, rap, pop, rock and Latin rythms for the mainstream audience, which he says is basically everyone. His music definitely has an undeniable way of appealing to audiences of all different sorts. Each song brings out a new PGEEZ style and delivery that arguably becomes even better than the last. And it’s not just his recordings, his live performances have enough energy and charisma to makes you feel like you’re watching him from first row at the United Center. 2010 looks like the year Chicago will no longer be able to ignore PGEEZ's presence in the Chicago music market. His new music has already been featured in the RedEye and at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. He is getting ready to shoot a video for his new song "Bomb Shit", and is working on his debut album, 83, that will be released independently this Winter, on his new label UPWorld Ent. "I realized, you can't sit around and expect your dreams to come to you. It doesn't matter how talented you are. You have to work for it. No one is gonna do it for you. I have no doubt that I'm going to succeed, because its entirely in my hands now." This year it’s Chicago for PGEEZ. I can only imagine what he’ll do with next year.
- Robert Hernandez
Chicago’s Hip Hop Flavor
