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Mic Wrecka and Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner |
Slo-Mo’s first disc, Novelty
The follow-up was My Buzz Comes Back
The next disc Smokey Mountain
With their newest, Gimme What You Got
How do you describe your music to people?
Hip hop with steel guitar and pop elements.
Tell me about how you originally got into your craft.
I've been playing music for a while, been in bands since high school. But about 12-13 years ago, I got really into lap-style dobro and steel guitar, starting with bluegrass and then other stuff. I've always loved R&B and dance music, electronic stuff, so it was just a matter of time before i combined the steel guitar with hip hop or funk. I was just very lucky to meet Mic Wrecka and make such a cool partnership.
What is your favorite thing to do in the whole wide world?
Sit around and practice and play steel guitar. I can't get enough of it. Sucks that I have a day job now.
What is your biggest challenge when it comes to running your business?
Keeping the band happy and productive, keeping every show fresh and rocking, continuing to be creative
When you were a kid, what did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
old
In what way has your community impacted your development as a musician?
Growing up in Philly, the sounds of R&B and funk and, later, hip hop, are inescapable. I grew up listening to white rock stations and learning classic rock, but it was music i heard as i walked around that probably had the deepest impact
What other artists out there do you love?
So many: but currently I'm really into Grant Green,
Jerry Douglas
What does your future hold?
I'm a musician, a father, a video editor, a writer: my crystal ball says "you will be very fucking busy from here on in."