User:Clockwork7

South Carolina hip-hop duo Clockwork 7 consists of Rod b(Rodrick Belton) and Cool Clee (Maurice Sheffield). Their innovative sound has been evolving since their first sessions in a dorm room at Francis Marion University in 1998. Over the past years Clockwork has gracefully blended their hybrid of hip-hop with elements of soul, funk, and the blues. The duo vividly narrates stories of love, pain, happiness and the human condition, while injecting relevant political and cultural commentary into their rhymes. Their lyrics are interwoven with complex cadences, multi-layered vocals, breath-taking melodies, and a mastery of instrumentation. Both members of Clockwork discovered a love of music at a very young age. Maurice's family owned a record store in Georgetown, South Carolina where he spent his childhood years listening to the likes of James Brown, Curtis Mayfield and others. Rodrick's roots were mainly involved with gospel music, singing on church choirs and local quartets. As they grew older, they both grew more passionate towards the music that they admired. They decided that they would try to be as creative and charismatic as the musicians that they had looked up to over the years using hip-hop as their musical platform. Clockwork has set no boundaries for their musical career, always pushing the envelope and continuously thinking of creative ways for their music to be heard. They released Stolen Goods in August of 2008, which was recieved with great praise from their fans and critics. They are currently working on their next release, Moonlighten Sessions Vol 1, which will be following by a 20 city tour called The Moonlighten Madness Tour. Stay tune for more information regarding the official release date, as well information regarding tour dates.