Animate Objects

"Animate Objects - illustrious hip-hop"
- Andy Downing, Chicago Tribune

"A live band whose music oozes an almost Philadelphia soul sound with layered grooves punctuated by rhymed lyrics about a world where hope exists alongside darkness, and women are seen as complete human beings."
- David Jakubiak, Chicago Sun Times

"It is possible to make positive hip-hop without being unrealistic. This album is a prime example of what looking at the past (with its soul and jazz hooks) while looking to the future (with its optimistic lyrics and subtle production work). In other words, this is the perfect summer album."
- Valerie Enriquez, Innocent Words Magazine

Hailing from the Musical Mecca of Chicago, Animate Objects is a clear leader in the Midwest's vibrant and rapidly emerging live Hip-Hop scene. Winners of the Best Hip-Hop Song category in the 2008 Independent Music Award for their hit single "El Dorado," Animate Objects have been featured in Billboard Magazine and other major publications around the world. Integrating eMCees and live instrumentation, the band embodies the spirit and soul of the new generation of hip-hop music. The band mixes melodious keyboard harmonies and kinetic guitar riffs with sophisticated percussion rhythms and deep-pocketed basslines to form a sound as diverse as its cultural background. Defining itself by staying true to the origins of Hip-Hop while daringly forging the future of a musical generation, Animate Objects shall fuse their organic sound with your soul.

Birthed in Champaign, IL, Animate Objects began winning awards and earned features on international records. This success prompted the group to move to Chicago where they continued to make a name for themselves. Boasting a lineup that has performed with a who's who in hip-hop and soul (with a list that includes: Destiny's Child, Common, Mos Def, Tinariwen, Brother Ali, Digable Planets, Dilated Peoples, RJD2, Blueprint, One Be Lo, Illogic + DJ PRZM, Heiruspecs, Bobby Conn, Leigh Jones, the Opus and many many more!) the band provides a dynamic live experience! Priding themselves on a healthy knowledge base and professionalism, the band has won the praise of peers and critics while performing around the world.

Animate Objects has been profiled in: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Billboard Magazine, and many other publications.

Winners of the:
2008 Independent Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Song "El Dorado"
Metromix/Chicago Tribune 2007 Rock N' Vote
2007 iGo Audio Emissions debut CD contest
2005 WPGU/Buzz Local Music Award for Best Hip Hop Band.

Click HERE to download their latest EP, "Dubs, Grunts, and Things".