Philly

Short Bio

Name

Philly

I am a

Manager / Management / Producer

City & State

Phoenix, AZ

About Me

Corporate Summary for Random Beats Music:
RANDOM (a): Unpredictable, Following no particular pattern, deterministic…a system whose evolution cannot be predicted exactly. Random Beats Music is Random aka Mega Ran, The Writer’s Guild, Philly, Room 2 Productions and we personify what Hip-Hop should be: Spontaneous, fun, and true. Every album conveys a different theme, a different vibe and a different emotion. Welcome to the Random experience, where YOU are the Music.

Random, aka Mega Ran, Big Ran or Random Beats. Teacher, Rapper, Hero:
Random, aka Mega Ran. Teacher, Rapper, Hero. A 14-year music veteran, middle school teacher and videogame aficionado, Random’s songs are filled with all of the heartache, pain, triumph, tragedy and fun that come with everyday living. A Philadelphia native and Phoenix transplant, graduate of Penn State University and former middle school instructor, Random speaks to the everyman, transcending race or class barriers.”I never want anyone to predict my next move,” he says. You can, however, expect the unexpected from Random, hence the name.

Random made waves by going way left of his backpack roots when he released “Mega Ran” in 2007. It was an album completely comprised of sampled 8-bit beats from the hit video game series “Mega Man.” The album (and its follow up, Mega Ran 9) virtually exploded after video game corporationCAPCOM offered Random a special licensing agreement, and calling on Ran to perform at Comic-Con and other special events.

Random’s unique combination of fantasy and true to life music has garnered him respect and admiration from the genre’s toughest critics; Not many independent artists can boast having music utilized in television (TNA Wrestling, Portlandia), videogames (Rock Band, among others), movies, and university courses in several colleges in the US (Temple, Virginia Tech, Miami among others). Now that’s Random.

Random’s critically acclaimed projects as Mega Ran include FOREVER FAMICOM, a tribute to NES classics, and BLACK MATERIA, an album based on the music of hit Final Fantasy VII. Ran continues to reach new heights after video game corporation CAPCOM offered Random an exclusive licensing agreement, leading to movie, TV and game soundtrack placements and tours of the US, UK and Japan and more. Catch Ran on the front of leading hip-hop and gaming publications and sites, or at a show near you.

Today, Random is no longer a teacher by title, but still travels the world to entertain and educate through the gift of music. From the clubs and lounges to the packed comic and gaming conventions all over, Random’s music has managed game and movie soundtrack placements and press coverage in Playstation Magazine, Wired Magazine, The Phoenix New Times, URB Magazine, Game Developer, Nintendo Power, and more.

Philly, aka Philly2AZ, or Short:
Born in Philadelphia, Philly, wears his Philly roots like a badge of honor (hence the nickname “Philly”)! Philly is a B-Boy and out of practice DJ (Philly is a 23 year Air Force Veteran that didn’t keep up with his DJ skills to fully partake in the military mission) who has a lot of knowledge in Hip-Hop; he is what people in his hometown calls an “Old Head” which is a term used in Philadelphia as endearment for someone who is older than you. Philly gets his mixtape roots from making “pause mixtapes” and studying his mixtape DJ heroes: DJ Doo Wop, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Ron G, DJ Tony Toca, and DJ Kid Capri.

Philly is now managing Random Beats Music, LLC, is co-founder of Room 2 Productions (with other Co-founders: DJ POT and DJ DESTRUCSHAWN), he is a proud member of Team Scratch and Scratch Vision Radio, and works close with The Writer’s Guild (Formed in Phoenix, Arizona, the Guild is collection of emcees and one poet, all with the same goal– raising the bar and quality level in hip-hop music; Random, aka Mega Ran, RoQy TyRaiD, MC Pennywise and Mr. Miranda. The Culture is Back.).

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