Focused Noise Productions
Focused Noise is the home of Animal Farm, Line of Fire (formerly Cleveland Steamers), Serge Severe, and Mic Crenshaw.
Focused Noise Productions was founded in 2001 in Los Angeles by Erik Abel (Gen.Erik from Animal Farm) and Cale Bunker, when they released Gen.Erik’s Seven Deadly Songs EP, with DJ Aero from Methods of Mayhem. In 2006, Gen.Erik and DJ Aero joined Mic Crenshaw, a Portland , Oregon poetry slam champion and national finalist, to form Cleveland Steamers, and released Treasure Chest, which was praised by Okayplayer, Hiphopdx.com, Rapreviews.com, and many more publications. Two years later, Focused Noise released a mixtape hosted by Boom Bap Project’s Nightclubber Lang, as well as three highly acclaimed albums, including Animal Farm’s The Unknown, Mic Crenshaw’s Thinking out Loud, and Serge Severe’s Concrete Techniques, all of which were applauded in URB Magazine’s Next 1000 Column.
Animal Farm’s The Unknown features the legendary KRS-One and peaked at #3 on the CMJ College Radio Hip-Hop Charts, where the album remained in the Top 10 for seven straight weeks. The group has also developed a large regional following after performing live throughout the United States with the likes of Common, Method Man and Redman, GZA, RZA, N.E.R.D., KRS-One, The Cool Kids, The Game, and at CMJ Music Marathon. Mic Crenshaw’s first solo album, Thinking out Loud, features Stic.Man from Dead Prez and peaked at #4 on the CMJ College Radio Hip-Hop Charts. Crenshaw has also shared stages with the legendary Fugees, Ice Cube, Outkast, Wu-Tang Clan, among many others. Serge Severe's album, Concrete Techniques has been received with great praise from fans and reviewers alike, and was named as one of the top Albums in 2008 by Rapreviews.com and Hiphoplingustics.com.
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