Draft:Local Astronauts

The Local Astronauts an American songwriting and production Duo featuring Kenrick Mejia aka PolyRob and Badru Umi aka BADRU / “GoodKingBad” formed in Inglewood, CA, in 2016. PolyRob the Lead Producers provides a diverse  multi-genre production style laced with gritty elements & heavy bass. While BADRU curates the execution of the teams production and lyrical features. Since their inception, The Local Astronauts have produced and worked with a variety of Hip Hop, Alternative and R&B artists, including Aceyalone, Jay Worthy, Method Man, Robert Glasper, Conway the Machine, Larry June, Cali Swag Distric t, Papoose, Planet Asia, The Outlawz and many others.

History
Badru and PolyRob met in Leimert Park at a legendary open-mic event called Project Blowed in the early 2000’s. At that time PolyRob was a  Rapper /Producer in a local rap group named PoliDony while fostering his eventual partnership with Big Wy, CEO Wacko and 319 music. Badru just transitioned from working as a promoter, A&R and tour manager at Def Jam records, Interscope records, Priority records before becoming General Manager of Project Blowed recordings / Decon media and managing various Rap Artists like Freestyle Fellowship and others.

In 2019 the Local Astronauts duo began to expand into a collective focused on developing talent and curated collaborations, presently consisting of additional Producers; Tony Ozier, Dae One and vocalists; Washeyi Choir, A1 Krishna and Lovey Jean. They also release re-occuring projects with T.F, Meaku and many other talented Artists.

The Local Astronauts songs have also been featured in various Television and Film syncs such as; Summer Night (Independent), The Package (Netflix), Shots Fired (FOX network), L.A.s Finest (FOX, Netflix), Glasper/Martin Present Dinner Party (2021), Robert Glasper Electric Trio (2021) and a host of other titles.