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A project born of the studio, the BurnDown All-Stars are a Philadelphia based live hip-hop collective featuring the city's finest un-signed musicians and emcees.  Beginning in early 2003 with the release of BurnDown Presents Volume 1, The Outside Connect Jawn, the All-Stars slowly took form over the next two years.  By early 2005, the present line up had solidified.  With an ever-expanding repertoire of songs, performances have matured into an undeniable mix of musicianship, showmanship and lyrical virtuosity.


The current line-up includes Dave Quicks, bandleader andproducer, on guitar and vocals along with long-time Philly stand-outs TomWalling on drums and Rico Joseph on bass. Spitting over this unshakable framework are BurnDown originators andmainstays Kuf the Emcee, Rok Bottom and Carlito Attack, each boasting a uniquestyle and perspective.  But thatísonly the beginning.  In the lasttwo years, five more emcees have joined the ranks.  Syne and Arcane (also known as the Dialects), JawnZap7 andLord Biz each made their BurnDown debut with the release of "Burn Down Presents Volume 2" in spring 2005 and have become regular features in the liveshow.  Add to the mix a rotatingroster of impressive instrumentalists and DJís including DJ Cramske andguitarist Tom Copson, and you can begin to imagine the sheer force behind aBurnDown show.


BDAS are packing venues in Philadelphia on a regular basisnow and are looking to break into new markets in the near future.  Work also continues in the studio asthe BurnDown emcees focus on a pure hip-hop record while Dave Quicks and theband strike the balance with a rock, soul venture called Dave QuicksíBrainChild.  Production for ìVolume3,î a fusion of these two definitive elements, begins this spring.