artist08 first broke onto the music seen in the early 80's. With an androgynous look and a tendency towards the risque and sublime, his fusion of rockabilly, funk and pre-neo neo-soul made him the critics' darling. However, after refusing to participate in We Are the World and releasing an album under a pseudonym, an unpronounceable phallic-shaped symbol, entitled "I Am the World," he quickly lost favor with critics and fans alike. He didn't release another LP until the late 80's, when he entered his self-titled "experimental phase." Using only tape loops and the sounds of his environment he released the much maligned "Elephant Seals Mating" and "Porcelain Princesses," which featured the sounds of various houseguests using the toilet (unbeknownst to them).

The 90's were not kind to artist08, either. He tried to make a comeback with an album of off-color children's songs. With titles such as "Jack and Jill Become Lovers," "Straight Poop from Birds and Bees" and "Mommy's Birth Canal," 08 was practically banished from the music community forever. artist08 soon became a recluse, often shunning the elaborate parties and star-studded events he had once been a staple of. It was rumored (but never confirmed) that he lived in isolation on Easter Island for a whole year without uttering one word to another human being.

artist08 re-emerged in 2001, but had practically abondoned music for his newest passion - cryptozoology. He and his team researched areas where supposed cryptids and other anomolous animals were to have resided. Sasquatch, Skunk Apes, Mothman, various lake monsters, El Chupacabra, Mokele-Mbembe were all exposed to scientific scrutiny. All the while, of course, film was rolling for a documentary that never saw the light of day. Due to an unfortunate incident with a cheese grater and a pair of women's underpants, artist08 was once again displaced from a cause where he had considered himself an important innovative force.

This leads us to the present. In late 2005 artist08 rediscovered his love for music by accidentally discovering an iMac computer and a website called iCompositions. Those serindipitous events have proved to be a catalyst for the artist's new, low-key, recording career - iComp artist! Still striving for artistic perfection and desperate for comments and constructive criticism, artist08 now happily lives his quiet life in rural Pennsylvania with his wife and son.*




*excerpt from the wikipedia biography of artist08

Title	Genre	Released	Plays
Why Do You Have To Give Your Love Away (For Free)?	Rock	Feb 2, 2006	2773
Obligitory Sex Ballad	Hip Hop/Rap	Feb 4, 2006	2376
Blackbird (collaboration)	Folk	Feb 4, 2006	1244
Rub My Pants (Groove Mix)	Funk	Feb 16, 2006	1695
Hedonist Confidential	Rock	Feb 16, 2006	1348
Live Prince Medley by Groove Clinic! (abridged version)	Rock	Feb 24, 2006	3498
Moistulation (version 2.0)	Funk	Mar 2, 2006	1332
The Best Tonight (version 2)	Country	Mar 11, 2006	1484
Come Pick Me Up (Ryan Adams cover)	Rock	Mar 25, 2006	3062
Live 80's Medley by Groove Clinic! (abridged version)	Rock	Apr 29, 2006	5575
Karma Police (live acoustic cover)	Rock	May 5, 2006	1838
My Drug Buddy (acoustic Lemonheads cover)	Alternative	Jun 28, 2006	2141
Johnnygottaboner	Rock	Aug 10, 2006	918
GC Opener	Funk	Aug 10, 2006	1276
GC Dope Rapp Intro	Hip Hop/Rap	Sep 1, 2006	1123
Chasing Cars (acoustic Snow Patrol cover)	Rock	Sep 16, 2006	6427
The Aliens are Breeding With The Humans	Ambient	Oct 1, 2006	1958
Touch Me Again (version 2)	Pop	Oct 12, 2006	1242
SexyBack (Groove Clinic live JT cover)	Pop	Oct 21, 2006	1482
New Wave Medley (Groove Clinic Live and Sleazy)	Pop	Oct 23, 2006	3387
All These Things That I've Done (live Killers cover by Groove Clinic)	Rock	Oct 28, 2006	1465
Formula 4 (collab for Oxjam!)	Alternative	Oct 29, 2006	1777
ufb (rough version 1)	Rock	Nov 12, 2006	1125
The Noble Savage	Folk	Dec 31, 2006	1752
Just What I Needed (live Cars cover by Groove Clinic)	Rock	Jan 6, 2007	2711
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Smiths cover)	Alternative	Apr 28, 2007	3390
More Than a Woman (Bee Gees cover)	Pop	Jun 10, 2007	4579
Groove Clinic Megamix 1 (live cover songs)	Pop	Jul 2, 2007	836
Rehab (live Amy Winehouse cover by Groove Clinic)	R&B	Jul 29, 2007	1085
Closer (live funky NIN cover by Groove Clinic)	Funk	Aug 3, 2007	979
You Dropped a Bomb on Me (live cover from Groove Clinic)	R&B	Aug 25, 2007	2500
Real Love (John Lennon acoustic version)	Pop	Sep 25, 2007	4146
I Know (acoustic version)	Pop	Oct 13, 2007	910
SexyLovinTime (mix 1)	Pop	Nov 22, 2007	976
Jingle Bells (ukulele version) for collabs!	Holiday	Dec 9, 2007	1701
Jingle Bells (iComp Choir version)	Holiday	Dec 16, 2007	1938
Last Christmas (Wham! cover)	Holiday	Dec 17, 2007	1374
Run Away (from you) - version 1	Pop	Jan 20, 2008	1219
Be My Winding Wheel (Ryan Adams cover)	Country	Feb 4, 2008	748
American Girl (live Tom Petty cover by Groove Clinic)	Rock	Mar 8, 2008	778
Voices Carry (Til Tuesday cover) version 1	Pop	May 22, 2008	1372
Viva la Vida (Coldplay cover)	Alternative	Jul 24, 2008	4193
Even Though (demo for collaboration)	Pop	Sep 25, 2008	765
The Best Tonight (kappy banjo remix)	Country	Oct 9, 2008	993
Big Booty Girlz (booty mixxx 1)	R&B	Oct 23, 2008	5507
Big Booty Girlz (butt cheek mixxx 2)	R&B	Nov 14, 2008	6157
Heartache Built for Two (mix 3)	Pop	Nov 14, 2008	626
A Love Bizarre (Sheila E + Prince cover)	R&B	Nov 21, 2008	1792
Falling Back (for collaboration version)	Pop	Dec 16, 2008	724
Last Christmas '08 (Wham! cover)	Holiday	Dec 24, 2008	719
Attitude (version 1)	Pop	Jan 15, 2009	561
Synth Attitude (version 2.0)	Pop	Jan 17, 2009	602
Am I Qualified (parts 1&2)? version 1	Alternative	Mar 21, 2009	618
The Aliens are Breeding with the Humans '09	Alternative	Mar 26, 2009	887
P Control (live Prince cover by Groove Clinic)	Hip Hop/Rap	Mar 29, 2009	1016
Let's Dance (live David Bowie cover)	Pop	May 14, 2009	1093
CW3 #6 - A Place to Call My Home	Pop	Jun 21, 2009	451
Riding Funk (demo - collab with JackFancy)	Funk	Jul 11, 2009	662
Help! (Beatles cover)	Pop	Nov 6, 2009	882
Dancing 'Round the Truth (from the Velvet Love Couch vault!!)	Alternative	Dec 11, 2009	1295
Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) - John Denver cover	Holiday	Dec 23, 2009	682
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol cover #2)	Alternative	Dec 26, 2009	2912
Even Though 2010 (new version!) - for collaboration again	Pop	Jan 14, 2010	560
Even Though 2010 (version 2)	Pop	Jan 17, 2010	551
This Sucka (Believin' Funk) - demo version 1	Funk	Mar 7, 2010	657
Use Somebody (acoustic Kings of Leon cover)	Alternative	Oct 5, 2010	1730
Live Forever (Oasis cover)	Alternative	Oct 20, 2010	793
Theory and Speculation (based on observations in cryptozoology and the paranormal)	Alternative	Nov 7, 2010	460
2Funk or Not 2Funk?	Funk	Dec 4, 2010	576
Plane to Vegas	Funk	Oct 3, 2011	284
Pumped Up Kicks (acoustic Foster the People cover)	Alternative	Oct 8, 2011	792
Lucky Now (acoustic Ryan Adams cover)	Country	Dec 10, 2011	461
On Your Side (mix 1)	Funk	Dec 23, 2011	186
On Your Side (version 2)	Funk	Dec 27, 2011	184
Blackbird (Beatles cover)	Folk	Dec 29, 2011	618
This Side of Love (mix 1)	R&B	Dec 30, 2011	237
Why Do You Have to Give Your Love Away (for free)? 2012	Pop	Jan 16, 2012	161
Sick as Hell (version 1)	Alternative	Jan 26, 2012	459
Hello (acoustic Lionel Richie cover)	Pop	Feb 9, 2012	428
There is a Light That Never Goes Out (Smiths cover with CVReloaded) - mix 1	Alternative	Jun 29, 2012	219
Changes (acoustic Bowie cover) mix 1	Rock	Sep 19, 2012	122
Worth Another Look (song for collaboration)	Country	Oct 27, 2012	201
This Love is Alive (mix 2)	Alternative	Nov 13, 2012	138
Home (Phillip Phillips cover - handclappin' mix 1)	Pop	Nov 25, 2012	303
Christmas for Cowboys (take 1)	Folk	Dec 21, 2012	100
Home (footstompin' version 2) - Phillip Phillips cover	Pop	Jan 2, 2013	162
Worth Another Look (featuring Gadzooks and james.moore) - mix 2	Country	Jan 27, 2013	321
Ho Hey (Lumineers cover FEATURING my 6-year old son on vocals!)	Alternative	May 5, 2013	186

Title	Genre	Released	Plays
Blackbird collab - vox by artist08	Folk	Feb 4, 2006	1044
Blackbird Composition	Folk	Feb 4, 2006	1060
Obligatory Sex Ballad	Alternative	Feb 4, 2006	2541
Blackbird (iComp collab - all together now)	Other	Feb 7, 2006	1964
Cadavre Exquis Group B Preview	Other	Mar 11, 2006	3077
Cadavre Exquis Group B Final	Other	Mar 22, 2006	2863
2nd Cadavre Exquis Group C Final	Other	May 8, 2006	2964
iCompilations IV	Other	Oct 15, 2006	2234
Invisible Dyad #1	Other	Jan 28, 2007	2024
No Suprises (Radiohead Cover)	Jazz	Jun 24, 2007	1245
jingle drums and bells	Inspirational	Dec 16, 2007	816
Morrissey- How soon is now( Cover)( Respect the Smiths Mix)	Electronica	Jan 16, 2012	844
Coldplay's Fix you (well, I tried. so I guess I know cover) with Artist08	Dance	Jun 12, 2012	739
I Want You To Tell Me All About Christmas (be my Christmas Friend)	Holiday	Dec 19, 2012	989
Oasis- Dont go away cover ( Because we all need more time mix)	Dance	Jan 2, 2013	192
Dead or Alive - You spin me Round- cover (Valentine's Day at the gentlemen's club mixxx69)	Dance	Feb 6, 2013	190