Vancouver based production crew Vanguards Music have been putting in their work. From producing music for 4Real TV to working with EA Sports, Vanguards have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Last summer (2008) ‘Dangerous’ was the lead off single to Kardinal Offishall’s album, Not for Sale (2008, Konvict Muzik). The single ‘Dangerous’ went on to sell 2.6 million copies world wide. This is a major accomplishment for both Vanguards Music and Kardinal. This week the crew from Vanguards head down to Los Angles to accept their ASCAP Award for Pop Songwriter of the Year, 2008.
ASCAP is a membership association of more than 350,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. Through agreements with affiliated international societies, ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership. http://www.ascap.com/about
VANGUARDS (DJ Kemo, Big Syphe, Vago, hAZEL, Don Cristo and Fac) are a production team to be reckoned with. With over 15 years of combined musical experience VANGUARDS are respected for creating energetic music from (yet, not limited to) Hip-Hop, House, Reggae, Reggaeton and R&B/Soul. Gifted and versatile, they have built a solid foundation by television soundtracking for 4REAL TV (which broadcasts on MTV, National Geographic and CTV) and video game soundtracking forEA Sports (NBA Homecourt and Fifa Street 3). Furthermore, Vanguards Music have produced all five classic Rascalz albums including significant hits such as, ‘Northern Touch’ featuring Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Checkmate and Thurst on Cash Crop(1997, Vik. Recordings/BMG Canada), ‘Top of the World’ featuring Barrington Levy and K-OS on Global Warning (1999, ViK Recordings/BMG Canada), and ‘Crazy World’ featuring Notch and Sazon Diamante on Reloaded (2002, ViK. Recordings/BMG Canada). VANGUARDS are ready to break the international market with their exclusive introduction as VANGUARDS music with production on Kardinal Offishall’s lead off single ‘Dangerous’ featuring Akon on Not for Sale (2008, Konvict Muzik)
