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Rob Swift ~ WarGames CD Release Tour U.S. & Canadian Tour Dates Available from September 15, 2004 through October 15, 2005
Where were you the morning of September 11, 2001? I remember waking up that morning, turning the TV on & there it was. Flames were coming out of one of the
World Trade Center buildings. I started flipping through channels to see which station would provide the clearest information about what was going on. All of the
anchors were reporting that morning's event as an accident... "apparently, a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center." As I saw the building engulfed with
flames, I questioned, "how can a plane possibly crash into that building and it be an accident?" I knew there had to be more to what was going on. Then BOOM!
Right before my eyes, I witness a second plane crash into the WTC. Immediately I knew this was no accident. Those planes intentionally crashed into those
buildings. As the seconds turned to minutes, I heard reports that a third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. It was now obvious, that morning's
events were acts of terrorism on the United States of America. That day has changed me forever. Since then, I¹ve looked at my talents as a DJ differently. I
realize that I need to take advantage of the fact that through my music, I can speak to 10’s of thousands of people, so when I began brainstorming my 3rd album,
I decided to compose music that revolved around some of the events occurring throughout the world today. Hence, WAR GAMES. This album isn't necessarily
about my views politically; it¹s more a social commentary on what I see being reported in the news media day in and day out. Whether it's the terror of 9/11 or
the reality of police brutality and poverty, my goal is to spark people's minds. It will be the first time a turntable is being used as a tool to get people thinking and
talking about what's going on outside their homes. In today's age of pop music and "bling bling," "War Games" is desperately needed! - Rob Swift
* Wargames is chock-full of vicious turntablism, MCs & hot beats; one of the first albums of its kind to provide social commentary from the point-of-view of the DJ
* Rob Swift is a former member of the world-famous turntablist group THE X-ECUTIONERS
* Wargames features special guests:
Large Professor, DJ Melo D (Beat Junkies), DJ Quest,Bob James, Breez Evahflowin’, Ricci Rucker, Toadstyle, A. Saffery, Dave McMurray & Akinyele
* Swift’s most successful album, The Ablist, scanned 25,460 copies as of May ‘05
* National retail marketing & college radio servicing started July ‘05
* National press campaign started June ‘05
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