{"id":6161,"date":"2012-09-27T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2012-09-27T14:25:46","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T18:25:46","slug":"gimme-five-toon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2012\/09\/gimme-five-toon\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Five! Toon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/toon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6162\" title=\"Toon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/toon-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/toon-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/toon-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/toon.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rapper, producer, all around whiz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/4Toon\/\">Toon<\/a> is here to make you move. This hip-hop head with a love for electro-pop sounds discovered his love of music while studying at Durham&#8217;s School of the Arts. He&#8217;s stuck around Durham, honing his skills and often performing alongside his friend and fellow artist <a href=\"http:\/\/thereallaww.com\/\">The Real Laww<\/a>. His new album, <em>L.D.O.C.<\/em> is available now at <a href=\"http:\/\/professortoon.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ProfessorToon.<wbr>bandcamp.com<\/wbr><\/a>, on iTunes, and other media.<\/p>\n<p>With a clever flow and a crafty sense of humor, Toon&#8217;s music is liable to make you smile, but can he answer our five questions? See for yourself after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. If your music were a television show, which would it be? <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ellen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-6163\" title=\"ellen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ellen-300x223.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ellen-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ellen.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;d have to be the Ellen Degeneres show. Seriously. They have so much in common: her show involves lots of dance and movement, there are a few serious moments sprinkled here and there, she is usually giving something away for free or to a charity, she has lots of cool guest appearances, and no matter how long her show is on the air, it remains relevant.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n2. When did you start to think music might really work out as something more than a bedroom hobby?<\/strong><br \/>\nLast year is when it really hit me. It was the night of the first show I ever crowd surfed. lol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Describe your ambition.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo be on tour! My main ambition is to be known best for my talents and personality. To make it for people who&#8217;ve been through what I&#8217;ve been through that don&#8217;t have the voice to share their story. To build a stable career with music and make sure that career has longevity and is consistent enough to buy Cheetos puffs whenever I want, because today I couldn&#8217;t buy any Cheetos puffs. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Toon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6164\" title=\"Toon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Toon-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Toon-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Toon-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Toon-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Toon.png 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>4. Who\/what might be a few inspirations or influences that would really surprise people?<\/strong><br \/>\nProduction wise, people may be surprised that I draw inspiration from Mike Posner. His synths are genius! Also, Lmfao and Owl City. As for songs, I first started writing songs in the bathroom. Something about the exhaust fan calms my mind. Even though my music doesn&#8217;t have many sexual references, I&#8217;m inspired by sex. The rhythm, the loud silence of it. It&#8217;s strange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. What did you dream of being when you were a kid? (How \u00e2\u20ac\u2122d that turn out?)<\/strong><br \/>\nI wanted to be a star when I was young, but I can&#8217;t retain enough gas for that! lol.<br \/>\nMaybe an athlete, but who doesn&#8217;t. Idk.<br \/>\nI had a lot of nightmares as a kid, so I&#8217;m happy to just be alive and doing what I love!<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Hey TinyToon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/4Toon\/\">your next opportunity to get schooled<\/a> by Professor Toon. And, by all means, give him a high five when you see him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper, producer, all around whiz Toon is here to make you move. This hip-hop head with a love for electro-pop sounds discovered his love of music while studying at Durham&#8217;s School of the Arts. He&#8217;s stuck around Durham, honing his skills and often performing alongside his friend and fellow artist The Real Laww. 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