Seattle Subsonic

P Smoov – You Know Him or You Should

March 31st, 2009

Peter “P Smoov” Robinson is one of the finest examples of a local iconoclast. He has taken what many people know of hip-hop and completely turned it on its ear. He is one half of the uber-ambitious group Fresh Espresso as well as one third of blog darlings Mad Rad in addition to creating some of the hottest beats Seattle has heard in a long time. His mastery in not only found on the boards but also in ability to destroy a mic and stage with reckless abandon. I’ve know Peter for several years now and find it amazing that he went from studio rat to stage impresario in a relatively short period of time, showing skills it generally takes years to hone in the past year of party rocking. You may know the stage version of Smoov but that is just the tip of the iceberg. He runs one of the most influential studios outside of the big three (Boiler Room, Pharmacy, and Undercaste) helping innumerable local artists find “the sound” on a shoe string budget. The 48 hour beat making sessions are paying off though as his placements increase and his creativity found new limits to test. Over the next few weeks I will be back with two more parts of the P Smoov puzzle hoping to get everyone familiar with his unique form of genius. Meanwhile you can check him out with Mad Rad or Fresh playing all over the town.

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April 3rd with Fresh Espresso at Nectar opening for Kero One

April 9th with Fresh and Mad Rad at Robots vs. Monsters II at Columbia City Theater

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www.myspace.com/freshespresso

www.myspace.com/psmoov

www.myspace.com/madandrad