Chronic Electronic Orchestra (CEO) / Members
James Avatar
Actor Audio Engineer Music Director Songwriter VocalistNYC native for six decades, James was fortunate enough to grow up in the Bronx during the dawn of Hip Hop. James's diverse work history includes Hip - Hop radio advertising, music director for an online cartoon and curator for past NYC museum events and exhibitions. He is currently brand ambassador for a popular restaurant in Queens, New York and is developing a new album to be released in the SPRING of 2024.
Karen Emerson
Songwriter VocalistKaren's etherial vocal stylings compliment the genre-bending songs she composes. A welcome addition to the CHRONIC ELECTRONIC ORCHESTRA collective of visionary artists, intent on creating new media that pushes the limits of contemporary music.
SOULTECH collective
Band Party Band Rapper Show BandPop/Soul group originated in Boston, circa 1992 and collaborative project from the (now defunct) DOWNTOWN RECORDERS studio, which was located in the BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS BUILDING. Produced by DJ "CAPTAIN WENDELL" EDMONDS, engineer PETER CHEUNG and JAMES AVATAR (co-founder of the Boston band AVATAR BLUE. Artists include: Greek R&B / HIP HOP performer CICA (pronounced: SEE-SA), sessions drummer TATUMI, guitarist STEVE BARON, bassists, KONA KAZU & BASSIE and rappers GO-GO-G, KID BLAIR and MC S.A.M. .
The FILTER KINGZ Collective
Band Jazz Band ProgrammingThe braintrust of a 10-year cultural exchange between African-American Singer/Songwriter/Producer JAMES AVATAR & Russian Classical Pianist/Composer/Producer PHILLIP GELBACH, The FILTER KINGZ COLLECTIVE is actually a catalog of songs & music works that have been enjoyed by audiences in America & Europe during the late 90’s “TripHop scene”, along with groups like PORTISHEAD and MASSIVE ATTACK. Currently, new and unreleased material by the FILTER KINGZ COLLECTIVE has had a resurgence of attention within the current “ChillHop” genre.
DJ Dylan Sparkle
DJ VocalistThis talented New York DJ and Neo-soul/R&B singer collabs on the CEO #chillhop single, "Extinction" with Hip Hop artist James Avatar.
Bruce Willis Is Dead (BWID)
Band Touring ArtistA new COSPLAY MUSIC GROUP composed of time-traveling musicians who are on a mission to travel back in time to the year 2020 and sing protest songs from a dystopian future after live music is banned. RHAVEN ELLA / SCOUT / VOCALS RUDY STIX / PILOT / DRUMS MAD JOE TEMPO / SCIENTIST / VOCALS & PERCUSSION DIGITELLE 2.0 / FEMDROID / VOCALS & KEYBOARDS RAZZ COLEMAN / SECURITY / GUITAR & VOCALS COGG / MECHANIC / BASS GUITAR
Karen Emerson
SongwriterNOLA Singer/Songwriter
Chronic Electronic Orchestra
Jazz Band Music Producer Remixing Wedding Band13-member Soul/EDM ensemble.
3FLO
Rapper Turntablist Vocalist"Intelligent Hip Hop" performance artists (James Avatar & The Real DMT) team up with master scratch professor DJ ROB SWIFT creating "3FLO" -a funky LIVE showcase and tribute to Rap music's original style & energy. Performing bi-weekly on Saturday afternoons (3pm) during QueenComfort Restaurant's "Vinyl Brunch", also featuring some of the best DJ's in the NYC area.
James Avatar & The blacklist
Party Band Cover Band Wedding BandJAMES AVATAR & The BLACKLIST is the New York strike team for an underground, de-commissioned music enforcement organization called THE AUDIO INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. In the late 1950's, this secret organization was created to monitor and terminate negative energy transmissions subliminally embedded in modern American Music. This "Music enforcement" agency was the brainchild of a collective that included scientists, former members of the military, disavowed intelligence agents, retired medical professionals, ex-presidents, film industry elite, anonymous billionaires and highly- skilled musicians, singers, audio technicians and producers.
