88. 8 is the Chinese number for prosperity. 88 literally means double happinessââ¬Â. Life's musical journey has brought Rouel deLeon and the Aquafi Project to a new port of call. In a Seattle, WA household built on love, Elvis, the Beatles and Bach Rouel knew early on his passion and destiny would be tied to music. By 6th grade, Rouel was into his 4th year of piano and performed with a world class boychoir. He knew that the lights and sounds of the worldââ¬â¢s great auditoriums, television and radio would one day be his lifelong career. Under the mentoring and inspiration of David Kyle, voice coach to the likes of Liza Minelli , Geoff Tate (Queensryche) and Lane Staley (Alice in Chains), Rouel began in earnest the journey of making the dream a reality. Fast forward to Atlanta, GA, 1994. Brought to the South via a job and a dream of New York City, Rouel thought his stay would be brief. Instead it became the defining moment to where he is today. The Aquafi Project brings 14 years of diversity, unique experiences to the audio and visual landscape. Inspired by the creative energies of the Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, Sound Tribe Sector Nine and Cirque du Soleil, the resulting mix is a heady brew unlike anything heard before. Thousands have experienced what the Aquafi Project is all about. The rest of the world is about to do the same.

Performing Credits include:

Seattle, WA

oSeattle Opera House

oThe Off Ramp (now Avalon)

oBumbershoot Festival

oPerformances with the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Ballet and Northwest Boy Choir

oNational anthem performances for the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Supersonics and Seattle Pacific University

oYoung Messiah national tour

Atlanta, GA

o1996 Olympic Games

oCenterstage

oThe Loft

oVinyl

oVariety Playhouse

oTabernacle

oThe Apache/Ying Yang Cafe

Rouel deLeon is a certified Pro Tools music engineer.

Miles Thomas, aka MEGACIPH

CIPH

Crushin Individuals Playin Hard

Born on August 21, 1974 in White Plains, N.Y., he is the first son of Wayne T. and only child of Sondra B. Raised solely by his mother from age 3, Miles learned the value of family, respect of self, and respect for all women. While given responsibilities and structure, he was often alone in their Brooklyn apartment because his mother worked full-time and acted on stage. Incapable of spoiling her son with material things she chose, instead, to spoil him with love by investing the time to expose him to social culture and the arts. Miles was always encouraged to explore his own thoughts and ask questions, thereby enabling his imagination to flourish and his dreams to be limitless.

Reality is, Miles was born the same year as Hip-Hop, at the end of the Vietnam War into what would later become known as generation X. A generation of youth led to believe they were worthless, idle and destructive by the same government powers responsible for global inequality, inflation and human rights violations; a generation that sees the evils of corrupt government; a generation that will soon seize control of government. The truth is ââ¬Â¦ there is no great conspiracy: exploitation, injustice and oppression are being done every second and right before our eyes. All we, humankind, have to do is open our eyes to reality and our hearts to compassion.

Evolution is a must and it is a continual process occurring throughout our universe. Miles became CIPH in 1995 when mainstream hip-hop became supersaturated with studio gangsters. CIPH later evolved into MEGACIPH (Mental Energies Gather And Circulate In Positive Harmony). During 4 years on the Atlanta open-mic circuit he worked with Atlanta notables such as: DJ Kemit (formerly of Arrested Development) and the late Trubble Phunk (Caustic Records). MEGACIPH has recently completed a full length solo project: The Graduate Program with a talented producer from Ohio named Fredrick Quick. Their work is sure to make much needed waves in the industry in the very near future. Incorporating personal experience, casual observation and intuition into one, Miles is the mental, CIPH is the physical and MEGACIPH is the spiritual. By weaving highly political views with his apocalyptic visions, MEGACIPH's captivating voice and presence deliver a message that is impossible to ignore: Humankind must wake up, take responsibility for its actions and stop destroying itself and the Earth.

Urbanmainstream.com

posted August 13th at 4:08pm

The Aquafi Project has been selected for an upcoming cover feature in the online publication, Urbanmainstream.com (Issue 29). Nearly 350,000 weekly readers trust Urbanmainstream.com to combine the best in music, fashion and vibes with the edge of “who’s hot now” and the mastery of 21st century technology. The Aquafi Project sincerely thanks Urbanmainstream.com for welcoming all newcomers to a new groove generation!