- Shael Riley
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Name = Shael Riley
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = November 12, 1981
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Origin = Middletown, New York
Instrument = Vocals, guitar
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Genre =Nerdcore hip-hop
Occupation = singer, rapper, songwriter
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Associated_acts = BeefyMC Router The Grammar Club
URL = http://www.shaelriley.com http://www.thegrammarclub.comShael Riley (born
November 12 ,1981 ) is a nerdcore hip-hop artist andguitarist currently residing in New York City, New York.His music became widely known on the Internet through
OverClocked ReMix due to a song called "Zelda, Music Of My Groin". [cite web |url=http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/shaelriley/ |title=ReMixer: Shael Riley (Shael Riley) - OverClocked ReMix |accessdate = 2008-09-26 |format= |work=OverClocked ReMix ] [cite web |url=http://www.pojo.biz/board/showthread.php?t=5137 |title=Zelda Music - Pojo.com Forums |accessdate = 2007-07-11 |format= |work= ] [cite web |url=http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00209/ |title=ReMix: The Legend of Zelda 'The Music of My Groin'|accessdate = 2008-09-26 |format= |work=OverClocked ReMix ] [cite web |url=http://www.bellinghamlan.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-2058.html |title=Bellingham LAN Experiment - VERY cool site!! |accessdate = 2007-07-11 |format= |work= ] , which pokes fun, or tributes, depending on the listener's point of view, the theme music for the popularNintendo video game "The Legend of Zelda ".In 2005, he created an album of original music entitled "Toybox", [ [http://www.shaelriley.com/toybox/ Toybox] ] which was published free on the Internet and from which several tracks, particularly "Bit Pop" and "Down With Bane" became popular in nerdcore circles.Fact|date=July 2007 Since then, he has performed his music before live audiences (typically in the New York areaFact|date=July 2007) and has been slated to open for more well-known Nerdcore artists such as
MC Frontalot andOptimus Rhyme Fact|date=July 2007. He performed at the increasing largeMAGFest [ [http://www.magfest.com/ MAGFest] ] convention onJanuary 5 2007 with several other artists from the video game music arrangement community and, several days later, engaged in a freestylerap battle with AE of the band Wave Theory during their performance. [cite web |url=http://gaias-navel.zort.net/pics/magfest07/
title=Zeiram's Home Page - Media from MAGFest M5 |accessdate = 2007-07-11 |format= |work= -- audio of the rap battle]On December 14, 2007, Riley's project,
The Grammar Club , released its first EP, "Bremelanotide". Other members of The Grammar Club include Beefy, DJ Snyder, and Glenn Case.References
External links
* [http://www.shaelriley.com/ Official website]
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