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C.H.ronicles  I have long been a lover of music and it just grows daily..Lately I've rediscovered my undying love for rap groups Public Enemy and EPMD among a few others as I've been playing their early music over and over and over.. I thank GOD for leading me down the path I've taken and I am looking forward to continuing to break ground with Collective Hallucination! As we prepare to focus on twenty ten and the many changes that are taking place I'm please to let everyone know that starting early next year we're gonna get some help from PR Professionals and Ms. Lady Oliver with our public relations... I'm also getting ready to sign a couple of acts to my label with releases due next year! Great things are happening. Deep down I'm sad that I'm not able to share the imminent success with my good friend and brother Brian Baldwin aka B-Funk. B-Funk and I shared a lot of tears, dreams, hopes and fears. We spent a lot of time talking and planning for the future. Brian left to pursue other things, (he's currently playing bass for an awesome band called Falling North), and he's getting ready to get married October 2010!! I wish my man well.. As the band progresses and prepares for the jam that's about to come we'd like to tell everyone to strap themselves in...it's gonna be a RIDE!!! evolution n. A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. Through the years, (10 to be exact), Collective Hallucination has taken on many forms and has definately explored many sounds..I could never say what period was the best or worse as it has always and will continue to be a learning experience for me. I will openly admit though, the 3 years B-Funk was in the band had to be the most fun!! B-Funk was that baby brother I never had who helped me stay grounded and even helped me with my band leader temper. Ask any bandleader what I mean by "band leader temper" and they'll tell you. I love to surround myself with the best musicians, vocalist, rappers etc that I possibly could. That makes me a better musician, writer, player, producer etc. And I know I'm no Ernie Isley by a long shot on guitar, but I can definately hold my own on stage. I don't like to place Collective Hallucination into a category cause that would hurt. Collective Hallucination has explored every genre of music including jazz, reggae, funk, soul, rock, rap and gospel and we have looked good doing it! If that were a musical category we'd never have that problem. CH has never had an unattractive lead vocalist, and I'll be damned, the musicians weren't too bad looking either!! LOL.. True enough, I can't say that I haven't had some tumultuous moments with my band, (had a fist fight once with an ex-band mate's ex husband), I've had vocalist show up for soundcheck and not show up for a show and of course the all too famous "oh man I forgot we had rehearsal" from almost everyone I've ever played with. That's just a small sampling of what I've gone through as I've evolved myself, from just a band leader to a BAND LEADER.. Through it all though, I have stayed steadfast and true to my desire; to have the coolest band in Houston. Along the way, not only has the band been considered the coolest but we've also had a large number of very descriptive terms used to describe us including funky, sexy, jammin and so on and so forth. The lineup in Collective Hallucination has changed more than I care to remember, but one thing has remained constant; CH has always been about Just Good Music. That will never change. As we celebrate 10 years and more I am personally looking forward to the future because the future is right here, right now. So as the band continues to evolve and grow I can guarantee you CH will continue to give you the best we've got. Musically, Ant Boogie.. It's been almost one whole year since we last posted, and we apologize. A lot has been going on with the band in that year's time and it's all good. We will resume regular post here at livejournal and we hope you are still along for the ride. We have a show coming up in November and we hope you're ready for it!! More information tomorrow! I don't want 2 be a poet Cause I don't want to blow it I don't care to win awards. All I wanna do is Dance Play Music Sex Romance and try my best to never get bored... (Prince DMSR from the album 1999) circa 1982 This coming Saturday Houston will witness what it's like to be a part of something sexy, beautiful, funky, fun, jazzy, soulful and hot. If you've never witnessed the power of a Collective Hallucination show, you have got to be at the Angel Grant show this Saturday! If you have and you haven't been to a show lately, now's the time to say to yourself, "hey I think I'm going to go see Collective Hallucination this weekend." Collective Hallucination will be opening for the very talented, beautiful songstress who's career got a jump start from the Grammy winning duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; who's credits include producing/writing hits for Janet Jackson, Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige and a slew of others!! C.H. will also be the backing band for Angel Grant and the band is incredibly excited to share this opportunity with their fans and hers!! R&B singer Marcel Penn will also be on hand performing! This is going to be one incredible show that will be hot like fire! Photo op and meet and greet immediately following the show.. Do not miss this show!!!!! Angel Grant live in concert Saturday, October 18th at Legend's Jazz Cafe' with special guest Marcel Penn and Collective Hallucination Doors open at 8:00pm Showtime at 8:45pm Pre-sale tickets $8.00 til Wednesday Tickets at door $10.00 Reminder: All tickets purchased for the September CH show which was cancelled due to Hurricane Ike will be honored at the Angel Grant show.
Buy your ticket(s) today!! Only 8 bucks pre-sale... Collective Hallucination will perform live at Legend's Jazz Cafe' September 20th! With special guest Lara Gillis, an awesome flute player April Dawn on vocals Dominique McKinley on vocals special appearance by Evette Busby on vocals special appearance by Jerry JW Richard of the soul band Tru Sol Ashley D. on vocals Iisha on vocals. and introducing the CH Horns!!! If you've come to a CH and Friends show in the past you already know what to expect!! This month marks the first time we are selling presale tickets for the CH and Friends show!! The first 20 presale ticket buyers will receive an exclusive CH sampler with radio edits of new music from the upcoming CH cd "The Eternal Quest For Authenticity" and a Bonus track "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" which will only be available on this sampler! Presale tickets are $8.00 and will be available until September 15th. You can click the buy now button below or call 832 882 8726 for your tickets!! We will deliver! Here are a few shots courtesy of Joe LaBrane Photography from our show at Legends Jazz Cafe' from August 16th        It was an awesome night!! Doc Peters, the legendary jazz saxophonist, percussionist, keyboardist extraordinaire is set to perform with Collective Hallucination this Saturday at Legend's Jazz Cafe' Ant Boogie, the bandleader of Collective Hallucination had this to say, "If the show is anything like rehearsal, everyone had better watch out. This could possibly go down in the CH history books as one of the top 3 shows we've ever performed." With April Dawn on lead vocals and Dominique McKinley and Chris "Kool Aid" Delaney handling background vocals, this show is setting the stage for something hot this fall!! We'll keep you posted on what that's supposed to mean! There will also be a surprise performance by......??? Guess you gotta be there to find out who! August 16th Legend's Jazz Cafe' 1004 N. San Jacinto @ I-10 Houston, TX 77002 Doors open at 8pm $10.00 Cover CH has set it's sights on Austin this fall! The band will perform at Carlos and Charlies 5973 Hiline Road, Austin, Texas on October 24th. The band is all hyped and ready to take that CH sound to their neighbors in Austin! All Austin fans be on the lookout! We're coming!! This Saturday CH will be performing at Legend's Jazz Cafe' with some friends in tow; Jamila Hodge-The pop princess of CH with her girls Thessa and Natalie and introducing April Dawn!! April will perform a scorching hot set with the band with vocal assistance from Dominique McKinley. Chris "Kool Aid" Delaney will open the set with Ant Boogie protege' Ashley D. The show starts at 8:45pm. Don't miss it! August 16th Legend's Jazz Cafe' 1004 N. San Jacinto @ I-10 Houston, TX 77002 Doors open at 8pm $10.00 Cover |
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