RE: ProSim Presents NERD in Louisville!!!
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Lizi Hagan
Feb 19, 2008, 2:13:35 PM2/19/08
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City Block & Production Simple Present…
Monday, March 24th
Coyote's
Doors 6:30pm / Show 8pm
18 and
over
$20
Tickets On Sale Friday, February 22nd @ 10am
Tickets can be
purchased at Coyote's Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets,
www.ticketmaster.com or by phone (502) 361-3100
For more information please visit www.productionsimple.com
www.ticketmaster.com or by phone (502) 361-3100
For more information please visit www.productionsimple.com
NERD Bio:
Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes are the
most revolutionary production tandem in modern music since Quincy Jones and Rod
Tempterton put down shuffle-beats and doo-wops behind a young singer named
Michael Jackson. With their digital musical palette and vivid imaginations,
they've taken their hip-hop foundation and un-tethered the bounds of pop,
bestowing unsuspecting hit records in almost machine-gun-like succession -
whether in rap (Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, et al), R&B (Usher, Babyface), pop
(Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake) or rock (No Doubt).
But N.E.R.D is not the Neptunes. N.E.R.D is the offspring of the Neptunes id, a fly-or-die, thrash-around, do-as-you-will, set-your-soul-on-fire alter-ego that subscribes to no rules, adheres to no agenda. It is Pharrell, Chad and Shay - a trio whose chemistry allows the uninhibited exploration of the sounds, emotions and impulses of self and society, of identity and belonging. Of life.
Fly or Die is the second album from N.E.R.D, picking up where the groups debut, In Search Of..., left off. "It's evolution, for real," says Shay. "There's an entire dimension to music and life that we touched on with In Search Of..., but that was only the beginning. Those were only doors to this other dimension and with this album we are there."
From a musical perspective, Fly or Die, picks up on the free-wheeling sensibility of its predecessor. The most underappreciated aspect of The Neptunes' Midas touch is the melody and carefully crafted songwriting inherent in their barrage of hits - the complexity is in the simplicity. The songs of Fly or Die represent the spectrum of influence impressed upon the trio, from classic rock and Beatles-esque pop to old funk and new wave. It's the space where musical styles are truly influences - not reflexive actions.
Which is where N.E.R.D lies - in the time-warp, where boundaries and borders and linearity succumb to the openness of truth. Because in life, there are two paths to choose from but only one direction to go in - and you can either Fly or Die.
But N.E.R.D is not the Neptunes. N.E.R.D is the offspring of the Neptunes id, a fly-or-die, thrash-around, do-as-you-will, set-your-soul-on-fire alter-ego that subscribes to no rules, adheres to no agenda. It is Pharrell, Chad and Shay - a trio whose chemistry allows the uninhibited exploration of the sounds, emotions and impulses of self and society, of identity and belonging. Of life.
Fly or Die is the second album from N.E.R.D, picking up where the groups debut, In Search Of..., left off. "It's evolution, for real," says Shay. "There's an entire dimension to music and life that we touched on with In Search Of..., but that was only the beginning. Those were only doors to this other dimension and with this album we are there."
From a musical perspective, Fly or Die, picks up on the free-wheeling sensibility of its predecessor. The most underappreciated aspect of The Neptunes' Midas touch is the melody and carefully crafted songwriting inherent in their barrage of hits - the complexity is in the simplicity. The songs of Fly or Die represent the spectrum of influence impressed upon the trio, from classic rock and Beatles-esque pop to old funk and new wave. It's the space where musical styles are truly influences - not reflexive actions.
Which is where N.E.R.D lies - in the time-warp, where boundaries and borders and linearity succumb to the openness of truth. Because in life, there are two paths to choose from but only one direction to go in - and you can either Fly or Die.
Production Simple,LLC.
P.O. Box 4991
Louisville,Ky 40204
(502) 897-5331
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