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BIOGRAPHY

Published on January 2, 2012, by admin in Uncategorized.

DaMar Marcus-Lee Fairbanks also known by rapper name Balenciaga Banks is an American Recording Artist and Fashion Designer for Perry Ellis International. Balenciaga Banks holds two associates of arts degrees in Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising. Known for his work ethic the full-time fashion designer and musician has released 8 mixtapes. Balenciaga Banks is a rare American talent that is building a legacy in the entertainment and fashion Industries at the same time.

MUSIC: Balenciaga Banks is not your typical rap/hip-hop scenester. Whether he’s designing clothing in his signature street-cum-country-club style or reminding the listener of early De La Soul, his music aims to fuse the gap between the underground rap scene and mainstream music. Sure, there’s the usual club fare, but there’s also a grungy underground element to his music, from the production to the lyrics is what sets Balenciaga Banks apart from the contemporary offerings in the hip-hop genre. There’s the inherent emotion throughout the work of the Cincinnati, Ohio rhymer, an emotion that draws the listener in, makes you believe every word. His choice of production is at once elegant rough and real, which helps Balenciaga Banks connect with the listener in a new and interesting way.

FASHION: Balenciaga Banks is working full-time for Perry Ellis International as a menswear designer. Prior to that, he was a menswear design intern for iconic fashion brand Club Monaco a division of Polo Ralph Lauren.

AWARDS: Balenciaga Banks earned Funkshion Miami Fashion Week “Menswear Designer of the Year 2009” he’s also featured in the CFDA’s Emerging Fashion Designers Book published October 23, 2010

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BALENCIAGA BANKS X CRYSTAL CASTLES

Published on March 7, 2011, by admin in MUSIC.

“Crystal Castles are far more pop than before, too, which was probably an inevitable move, but hardly a bad one. Like “Celestica”, “Suffocation” and “Empathy” mix fanged distortion and sparkly synths, while tracks like “Vietnam”, “Not in Love”, “Intimate”, and the rave-tinged “Baptism” arm the record with loads of could-be singles. But despite this shift toward beauty and clarity, Crystal Castles still rip into some punishing, epileptic moments, like the distorted bass riff on “Birds” and the shredded brutality of “Doe Deer”. The fluidity of the music is matched by Alice Glass’ frequently manipulated vocals, a showcase for someone too often pigeonholed as a bratty screamer. She sounds at times like everything from a Leslie guitar (“Empathy”) to a Cloverfield-style monster (“I Am Made of Chalk”). The obvious comparison is the Knife’s Silent Shout, but where Karin Dreijer-Andersson often manipulates her voice to play characters, Glass is just as disturbing for her dehumanization.

As rewarding as this new album is, it’s even more impressive when you consider its context: Crystal Castles may have come on at the tail-end of the blog-house/nu-rave/French-touch mini-rage, but they’ve now transcended it, moving from scene linchpin to indie stars. The reason is simple: Crystal Castles are a singular act who rarely sound like anyone other than themselves. So just as Ladytron’s The Witching Hour did for electroclash in 2005, Crystal Castles seems destined to close the door on a fleeting, once-fashionable genre in the best way possible: by making an artistic leap beyond its boundaries.”

— Ian Cohen, April 29, 2010

“With a Mix of House, Hip-Hop and Fusion Electro I broughtreal lyrics to the electronic scene. Thanks to Optimus Prime the DJ who remixed the Crystal Castles song Baptism and to Darko Rose for introducing me to new horizons.” – Balenciaga Banks March 5, 2011

Listen To Prep School Drop Out from the new Balenciaga Banks mixture “The Kat_Walk 2 Cambridge vs. Oxford”

Prep School Drop Out – Crystal Castles “Baptism remix”(Optimus Prime)