Thee Phantom

Thee Phantom

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Thee Phantom


Background = MC/Producer
Born = July 11
Birth_name = Jeffrey M. McNeill
Origin = Philadelphia, PA
Genre = Hip-Hop
Label = Invisible Man Productions (Independent)

Thee Phantom born Jeffrey McNeill in Philadelphia on July 11, year unknown, is an artist that specializes in combining Hip-Hop with live orchestration by recording and performing with classically trained musicians, including forming his own "Illharmonic Orchestra". He wrote his first rhyme at the age of 8 and made his first beat by mixing the instrumental from the Beastie Boys’ Paul Revere with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at age 12. Most notably, in 2002 Phantom became the first Hip-Hop artist to perform at Philadelphia’s prestigious Kimmel Center with musical accompaniment from members of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Phantom was invited back in 2003 to perform at the Kimmel Center’s annual Summer Solstice Celebration. Accompanied by a string quartet, concert pianist and a sitar player, he performed to a capacity crowd in the 650 seat Perelman Theater. In June of 2006, Phantom graced the stage of the Kimmel Center’s 2,500 seat Verizon Hall with a string section, brass section, female vocalist, a DJ and a trio of breakdancers. In October of 2006, Phantom made his television debut on Philadelphia's NBC 10 Show, performing with a string trio and a female vocalist named, "The Phoenix".

In 2003-2004, Phantom’s independently released single entitled, “Storming the Bastille” b/w "A Million MC's", received airplay on over 300 college and independent radio stations in the U.S., topping the charts at WGBB and WSIA in New York among others. "Storming" has also reached the airwaves in Germany, Japan, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Croatia, the U.K., Singapore, Australia, Ireland, Africa and France.

In 2006, Phantom completed and released his debut album entitled, Thee Phantom's Hero Complex, on his independent label Invisible Man Productions. Thee Phantom nearly discontinued the album and his career after his best friend, Dr. Jason Porter was murdered in Atlanta. However, after a yearlong hiatus he was convinced to resume recording and to honor Jason’s memory by dedicating the album to him. The album is available in select stores, on iTunes, CDBaby.com and on his website http://www.myspace.com/theephantom.

Musicians & Vocalists

Below is a growing list of musicians and vocalists that Thee Phantom has performed and/or recorded with.

Gloria Justen - Violin/Arranger - Phila. Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Phila. - [http://www.gloriajusten.com Website]

Andrea Coln "The Phoenix" - Vocalist

Verso - MC - [http://www.myspace.com/versemega Myspace Page]

Veronica Jurkiewicz - Viola

Joanne Yun - Cello

Jack Drummond Jr - String Specialist - [http://www.myspace.com/Psyte1 Myspace Site]

Monica McIntyre - Cello - [http://www.monicamcintyre.com Website]

Owen "Fiidla" Brown - String Specialist - [http://www.fiidla.com Website]

DJ Kingspin - DJ - MystiQuintet - [http://www.myspace.com/djkingspin Myspace Site]

Kenneth Bean - Trumpet - [http://www.myspace.com/32225325 Myspace Site]

Chuck Treece - Drummer/Musician - [http://www.myspace.com/mcradband Myspace Site]

Daniel DeJesus - Violin, Cello

Mike Ireland - Viola

Reef the Lost Cauze - MC

Side Effect - MC - [http://www.myspace.com/sideeffect88 Myspace Site]

Verbal Tec - MC - [http://www.myspace.com/verbaltec Myspace Site]

Robert Randolph - Trumpet

Jamal Jones - Trumpet

Richard Magill - Trumpet

Mei-Chen Liao Barnes - Violin - Chamber Orchestra of Phila.

Elizabeth Kaderabek - Violin - Chamber Orchestra of Phila.

James Cooper - Cello - Chamber Orchestra of Phila.

Renard Edwards - Viola - Phila. Orchestra (1st African American Musician to play for the Philadelphia Orchestra)

Adam Lesnick - Brass/Arranger

Angela Cage - Violin - [http://www.myspace.com/en_tunemusic]

Vicki Scotto - Violin

Jeremy Lambert - Viola

Andy Borkowski - Cello

Andrew Siddons - Trombone

Ben Morgan - Sitar

Antonio Stewart - Viola

Yoomi Kwon - Cello

Laura Scalzo - Violin

External links

Phantom's website: http://www.myspace.com/theephantom

Articles & Media for Verification

* http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=entertainment&id=5206915 - ABC News Feature
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaIg7Wj1PqM - Video Documentary Aired on ABC’s “Visions”
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgORRmkSQII - NBC 10 Live Performance
* http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/15275966.htm - Philadelphia Daily News Article
* http://artvoice.com/issues/v6n13/calendar_spotlight/thee_phantom - Buffalo Artvoice Article
* http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2006/12/07/Arts/Thee-Phantom.Beyond.Opera-2526969.shtml - George Washington University Article
* http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2006-05-11/musicpicks.shtml - City Paper Article


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