Fried Roots

It Is Hard Work

By smac ⋅ August 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s more to music than parties and time in the studio. To be in the music business nowadays, you got to have hustle!

“Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves. They never get around to being the particular poet or the particular monk they are intended to be by God…
They waste their years in vain efforts to be some other poet, some other [...]

Knowing Your Sound

By smac ⋅ July 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Music is an expression of who you are. If you don’t exactly know who you are, then you wouldn’t be able to know your sound. Ask yourself, “Who are my influences? Who do I sound like? What is my style of music?” Getting these basics down will go a long way in defining your band [...]

Fried Roots Music “Hijack”

By Mario Mendoza ⋅ June 26, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Lost Thought and Shifty J are back with their weekly installment of free instrumentals. “Hijack” is the name of the track produced by Fried Roots.

Calling Lost Angels

By Mario Mendoza ⋅ June 12, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Calling Lost Angels is the first single off of the Lost In India release. Fried Roots is working on giving away free music. Look out for Lost Thought and Shifty J. If it ain’t Fried, It ain’t Fried Roots.

Free Instrumental Madness!

By smac ⋅ June 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Free Instrumental music. It’s on our minds. So we made more music to give out! We love to create music and we want people to enjoy. Yes, free music downloads for your iPod, cell phone, mp3 player and your computer. We at Fried Roots believe in getting our music out there. Here’s this week’s [...]

Instrumental Madness

By smac ⋅ June 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Free Hip Hop Instrumentals mixed with Fried Roots marketing update. Find Fried Roots on Bandcamp.com today!

Hip Hop Distribution: Music Solutions for a Changing Industry

By Mario Mendoza ⋅ May 8, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Fried Roots is currently working on audio projects as well as internet campaigns. One of our sites is called Hip Hop Distribution, started by Mario Mendoza and Sundy Macalinao. This site is a collection of resources we assembled because we found them helpful when we were seeking digital distribution at an affordable cost. The blog [...]