yao a.k.a. yaosers

One syllable Yao (pronounced yow) is a young, talented producer hailing from SF's Bay Area, whose many influences include jazz, funk, soul, Brazilian, black futuristic, and psychedelic music and movements, which he incorporates into his own distinct style of production. It goes without saying that percussion and rhythm are of great importance to this young man, growing up in an environment where music of his mother's native Ghana was constantly playing in the household.

He met Solos co-founder DJ Enso in college and together they started to DJ regularly. They earned a good reputation playing all kinds of hiphop, funk, reggae, dancehall, afrobeat and disco. While still in college Yao got a job working at a local recordstore in Berkeley, this gave him the opportunity to learn a ton about the music he loved. From working and spending endless hours in record stores, to sitting at home with his own extensive record collection being schooled on the histories, tales, and evolution of good music, this creative thinker, who has put his own wild style on things now wanting to help carry the torch.

Yao put out "Plantain Is Public" in 2006. It's a musical excursion around the world, into space, and back . As he states, "I wanted to give people a taste of my diverse influences, which are really all across the board, as well as provide an alternative type of listening experience to what most folks are used to hearing these days."

Currently he is busy in the studio, working on new solo material as well as collaborating with CB Radio.

yao on myspace