Mad Conductor Explained

Mad Conductor is an experimental hip hop band fronted by MC Devlin (Chris Tray) and with production by MC Kinney (Dan McKinney).^[1] Their sound mixes hip-hop with a wide array of styles, in a unique and often experimental way.^[2]

The band formed in 2005 after Devlin's former band, hardcore outfit No Cash, broke up.^{[3] [4] [5]} Originally from Center Valley, Pennsylvania, the band relocated to New Orleans in 2008.

In 2012 the band successfully raised funds on Kickstarter to record a full-length album titled MC Rises.^[6]

They are currently back in Pennsylvania, recording and releasing new music on a regular basis while keeping up with ongoing gigs in the north east.

Discography

• Mechanical Claw EP (2005)
• Renegade Space Rock (2007)
• Members Only EP (2008)
• Central America EP (2010)
• MC Rises (2013)
• Space Rock Steady EP (2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music: The Mad Conductor - "MC Rises" and "The Devlin Manner Of Speech" . 5 July 2012 . Iheardin.
2. Web site: Renegade Space Rock Album Review . 10 August 2007 . Punknews.
3. Web site: New Music Roundup: Minotaur Explode, SuperSmashers, The Mad Conductor (ex-No Cash) . 3 June 2007. Punknews.
4. Web site: The Mad Conductor . Sputnikmusic.
5. Web site: Interview with the Mad Conductor. 23 September 2010.
6. Web site: Mc Rises Lp.