17th august 2008 - by Peter Ruppert
Costume Party Leads to the Development of Successful
Trio
A costume party might not seem to be the most ideal location
for a highly successful musical group to come together, but
that is exactly what happened in 2000 when Black Angus and
Double D first encountered one another for the first
time.
Some might say that the meeting was providential, others might
claim it was purely coincidental, but whatever it was, it led
to the beginnings of a musical partnership that would clearly
spell success. It was the spring of 2000 and the two had
separately attended a cowboys and Indians style costume party.
The entertainment for the evening was less than inspiring and
featured inflatable props and line dancing. It did not take
long for Daimon Downey, more commonly known as MC Double D, to
become quite bored and decide to demonstrate his moonwalking
skills using a plastic horse.
That did not appear to be enough excitement for him, so he
snatched a toy flute from Angus McDonald and began showing off
with it. That was all it took for the two to recognize in one
another a talent that would lead them to develop a winning
plan. At the time Angus was on the verge of beginning a regular
Sunday night gig at the new club of a friend. Black Angus was
already on track to work behind the decks while live musicians
were scheduled to frontline the show. When MC Double D agreed
to hit the microphone, Sneaky Sound Machine was clearly under
way. By this time, it was the summer of 2001 and the duo had
quickly gained a local following that had hordes crowding into
the club on Sunday nights.
Within three short years, MC Double D and Black Angus made the
decision to start up their own record label. Although recording
labels had been hesitant to pick up the duo's first release,
which was why they forged ahead with forming their own label,
fans quickly latched onto it. Hip Hip Hooray immediately began
to gain attention from local radio stations as well as club
DJs. While it seemed that things had been going well, the duo
did lack something and that something was a stellar
vocalist.
Since happenstance seemed to be the rule of the day for the
fledgling group, it only made sense that when they finally did
come across the vocalist they needed, it would be a chance
meeting in Hyde Park. To say the two stumbled across Connie
would not be much of an overstatement. While strolling through
the park they encountered her relaxing, singing, and strumming
away on her guitar. Miss Connie, as she is frequently known,
was not new to the idea of performing in a band, but chances
are she had never performed with a duo quite as unique as MC
Double D and Black Angus. Still, with the trio complete, it
quickly became apparent to all three that what they had found
in one another was spectacular. They immediately laid down the
Funky House Music tinged track for "I Love It" and began their
journey to success.
Article Source:
http://www.megamusicsite.com
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