What’s in a name? After eldest Smith sibling finished his senior art school project and released it in 1995 under the moniker, “Danielson,” he brought his four younger siblings and a few friends from childhood into the mix for the critically-acclaimed… (Read More)

Cryptacize began across the street from the C&H Sugar Factory in Crockett, CA, where Nedelle and Chris lived in a tilted apartment. Constant dizziness and the smell of burning sugar became a permanent part of their psyches. One morning while brushing… (Read More)

This lanky pushover makes art for your ears using his cello and voice as core instruments for songwriting. Components of his style are pulled from classical music, pop, folk, avant-garde, world music, and jazz. Cooke’s recordings also employ piano and percussion… (Read More)