Photo by Rachel Rubenstein
BIOGRAPHY:
Who is Oreo jones? This past spring, Oreo Jones took the hip-hop and indie music scenes of Indianapolis by storm with the release of his Delicious EP on Heavy Gun Recordings and was recently voted the 2nd favorite hip-hop act in Nuvo Newsweekly. The Delicious EP was led by the success of his single "Good Times" which has been featured on several national music blogs and charted up to #4 on the Hypem.com Twitter chart. In short, Oreo Jones is an artist that should be paid attention!
When a city embraces a new artist, it only feels right to give back to the community. In that spirit, for his Oreo Jones and Friends EP, Oreo joined forces with X103, Butler Scion, My Old Kentucky Blog, and Heavy Gun Recordings to assist VH1's Save The Music. Protecting music programs in our schools is a cause near and dear to Oreo as his mother and aunts are public school teachers. The project features collaborations between Mr. Jones and Jookabox, Woodhands, BLKNHBD, We Are Hex, Laura Balke, Grey Granite, and J. Brookinz. The EP was released on Thursday, January 13th for free, with listeners encouraged to donate whatever possible to Save the Music via Heavy Gun's Bandcamp. All money donated through the Band Camp will be passed along to VH1's Save The Music. The release was also accompanied by a free show and benefit raffle at Local's Only that night with performances from Oreo, Jookabox, Andy D., Grey Granite, and special guests.
Between his music and growing internet presence, Oreo Jones is poised to be on the tips of every tongue this year. Oreo is currently working with his go-to producer 90 Lbs on their follow up to the Delicious EP. Titled Super Model Death Dive, the project has a scheduled release date of mid March 2011. Additionally, Oreo launched his new cooking show "Let's Do Lunch w/ Oreo Jones"in late 2010 to much fanfare. The project has recently been adopted by IUPUI's student media, where the show will be now produced in the university's studios.
DISCOGRAPHY:
Oreo Jones & Friends by OreoJones
The Delicious EP by OreoJones
Black Fabio - Oreo Jones x Action Jackson
THE JOHN WAYNE
LET'S DO LUNCH:
PERFORMANCE VIDEO:
PRESS COVERAGE:
Comic by Wayne Bertsch for his Barfly comic in Nuvo News
1/26/2011 - Nuvo News
1/13/2011 - IndianapolisMusic.net Podcast
1/13/2011 - Noise Porn
1/13/2011 - The Grind Daily
1/12/2011 - Leftover Cake
1/10/2011 - Metromix Indianapolis
11/23/2010 - My Old Kentucky Blog
11/23/2010 - Loyal KNG
11/23/2010 - Metromix Indianapolis
11/05/2010 - Nuvo News
9/23/2010 - Nuvo News
9/01/2010 - Album Review Blog
8/14/2010 - Mostly Junk Food
7/26/2010 - Rock The Dub
7/25/2010 - Mostly Junk Food
4/26/2010 - The New Confusion
4/20/2010 - Kick Kick Snare
4/12/2010 - Nuvo News
3/25/2010 - Pea Be
3/25/2010 - Nuvo News
3/23/2010 - Ruby Hornet
3/23/2010 - My Old Kentucky Blog
3/23/2010 - Metromix Indianapolis
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
http://facebook.com/OreoJonesHG
http://twitter.com/OreoJones
http://soundcloud.com/OreoJones
http://myspace.com/OreoJones
http://partyfund.tumblr.com
