Support: Dark City: Beneath The Beat
Dark City: Beneath The Beat is a documentary capturing the rising Baltimore Club music scene by highlighting some of the leading producers, recording artist, dancers, performance venues, and djs within the local community. I also feature in the film
Dark City Beneath The Beat Official Trailer
"DARK CITY: Beneath The Beat," is an independent film highlighting a day in the life of various artist, musicians, djs, dancers, and producers pioneering the movement of Baltimore Club and Hip Hop music scene. The film is directed by TT The Artist and I am one of the lead stars.
Dark City Beneath The Beat Teasers(Directed by TT The Artist)
From the mouth of TT The Artist
"Presently, I am undergoing my first official documentary film entitled "DARK CITY: BENEATH THE BEAT." This film explores the lives of Baltimore's own thriving dance and music community. This film is not about the history or development of Baltimore Club music, although many of the characters play a major role in the evolution of club music. Starting out, I thought that taking on such a big topic as the evolution of club music would be way to much of a task to accomplish on my own. Instead, I have been building relationships with the community and voices of Baltimore that have shown that there is a budding cultural light shining in Baltimore despite the negative images and stereotypes of the city we are all but to familiar with.
These are 2 short video teasers I have created enjoy #filminprocess...Much more to come"
BENEATH THE BEAT TRAILER A DOCUMENTARY BY TT THE ARTIST Featuring MURDER MARK
Beneath The Beat is a documentary capturing the soundscape of the rising Baltimore city music scene by highlighting some of the most well known musical pioneers within the local community such as producers, recording artist, performance venues, djs, and local radio stations.
The sounds and influence of Baltimore club music and hip-hop can be heard throughout some of today’s billboard charting records. Major label artist and producers such as Will I Am, Kanye West, P. Diddy, MIA , and many more have kept their ears to the brewing streets of Baltimore city anticipating Baltimore club music as the next big musical genre to hit the world. Locally, producers such as Murder Mark , voted by the Baltimore Citypaper as “2010 Best Baltimore Club Music Producer,” is busy working in the studio and owning up to his current title as “the best”. While hate, drugs, violence, and death have become cultural associations of Baltimore city, Murder Mark along with other leaders in this movement deliver insight to the meaning and true essence of Baltimore Club music confronting the issues of a dark city and how music is the only escape.
Beneath The Beat features the raw and emotional voices of a city that has been robbed and overlooked by the mainstream music industry. Although, some artist are lucky enough to land a record deal Baltimore has yet to launch and stand on its own against other major musical genres and cities.
As we take a closer look into the private spaces, homes, basements, studios and laboratories of creation for these hip hop philanthropist we will explore the different sounds and origins of the heartbeat of Baltimore Club music and Hip Hop.-TT The Artist