One thing about me... I love to eat... like... alot... I'm big on flavors and spices... anything spicy I usually mess with... I just recently had some bomb spicy chicken dish at Benihanas... it was that deal, does anyone know what that shit is called? I want some lol... I also like Buffalo wild wings or any boneless spicy chicken wings... there's nothing I'd rather eat lol... I like hot sauces, and try to try as many as I can. I recently bought Tabasco Habanero hot sauce.. it's got a good, smoked taste if you can handle it... it's that deal!!
Just got done meeting with old high school friends tryin' to do this music. We gon' try to make something happen... I'm back with my former right hand man, Marco Ayuso. Anyways heres a lil' video I found of my cousins Matt and Rosie in their band Hatt Marris and the Lionheart... Matt (Hatt Marris) is on saxophone and Rosie is on cello.. kinda cool how my whole family just loves music. My cousin Matt is a very influential underground woodwinds player... crazy stuff
It's been another whirlwind of a few weeks.. I was in Hawaii for the Hot Import Nights tour (whatup Honolulu??) Dec. 4-6... it was a blast and the weather was beautiful!! It was eerie leaving on Dec. 6th.. the day before the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and the airport being a half mile away from the site.. it was interesting. Fun fact... General Walter Short (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Short), who was in charge of military installations in Hawaii at the time of the attack, was my great-great uncle... cool, right?
Unfortunately, while in Hawaii, we recieved the sad news that our good friend Jeremy "Slugger" Preston, passed away at the young age of 32.. Slugger was one of the most genuinely friendly and caring people I've ever met, and he touched the lives of anyone he crossed paths with. It's gonna be tough to go through life without getting a phone call of "What's your deal kid?".. He was a happy guy that would've given anything he had to make someone else happy, even someone he barely knew.. Slugger, we love you and miss you bro.... This is for you!!
But out of that sadness, a great thing happened a few days later.. I went to St. Louis and spent three days working with world renowned, grammy-winning, multi-platinum producers The Trak Starz.. If you're not familiar with the Trak Starz, then you should be... they consist of multi-talented producers Zo and Sham as well as a whole roster of other producers under the Trak Starz name... here's a short list of some of the records they've produced:
"Right Thurr", "One Call Away", "Holidae Inn" and the rest of Chingy's debut album Jackpot "Me Against The Music" - Britney Spears feat. Madonna "Splash Waterfalls" - Ludacris "Do Your Time" - Ludacris "I Like That: - Houston
Thats an extremely abridged version, as they've worked with hundreds upon hundreds of artists...
But anyways, I did two records with them and their artist, St. Louis native Tydis... it was an incredible experience. I slept on their couch, underneath 20 million records-sold worth of gold and platinum plaques... it was a very humbling experience. The Trak Starz were very impressed with what I did with their tracks, and you can expect to hear even more work from Kob/Trak Starz for sure... until then, watch for the songs "Alive" and "Zoom" from Kob feat.Tydis... Shoutout to DJ Warrior too!!
You do this for you, I do this for WE!! I love y'all, don't never forget that... R.I.P. Slugger, I hate to have to go through the rest of this journey without you, bro.
Here's Tydis' new single "Make Me Say"... check him out at Myspace.com/Tydis
'til next time, same Kob channel, same Kob time, you know what it is!
I'm back from Hawaii... and out on the road again... I'm off to St.Louis to work with the one and only Trak Starz... I'll fill you in when I get back!!
You can find me in St. Louie... where the gun play, rain all day nanana... lol
here's the Splash Waterfalls video... produced by Trak Starz.... the second part is the remix they produced...
Whatsup world?? or should i say..ALOHA!! I'm just checkin' in to tease you guys a little bit cuz.... I'M IN HAWAII!!! No, I'm not on vacation, I'm here to work. I have the HIN: Honolulu show tommorow. I'll let you guys know whats up later, but right nowI'm bout to be K.O.B.-- Knocked Out Ben...I'm sleep....
It's always been a belief of mine that your surrounding raise you and build who you are as a person today... and I was lucky enough to have an extremely musically inclined family... my father plays bass guitar, my uncle Peter is an incredible pianist, my grandfather was a drummer.. the music goes back even further... so here are a few clips I just stumbled upon on youtube of some of my family playing music. This is where I come from... this is who I am... a 5th generation musician.. check it out!!
^^ this is my dad (back far right) playing bass guitar with ojibwe rock legend ojibwe rock legend Keith Secola on Madeline Island in August 2007 (Politician Winona LaDuke's Birthday)...
^^ here is my uncle Peter Schimke playing with his trio at the Artist's Quarter in St. Paul, MN.... one of the best pianists today.
Just imagine holiday jam sessions with those two, me on drums and my cousin Matt Harris (ska band The P. Lacquers) on saxophone... interesting combination, but incredible!!
I also like Buffalo wild wings or any boneless spicy chicken wings... there's nothing I'd rather eat lol... I like hot sauces, and try to try as many as I can. I recently bought Tabasco Habanero hot sauce.. it's got a good, smoked taste if you can handle it... it's that deal!! 
