# Audio Perm

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{{Short description|American producer and rap collective}}
{{Notability|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Audio Perm
| image           = WeOutChea Audio Perm.jpg
| caption         = Audio Perm photographed on the cover of their album ''WeOutChea'' (2012)
| alias           =
| origin          = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) 
| genre           = [Hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop)
| past_members    = {{hlist|[Taylor Madrigal](/source/Taylor_Madrigal)|Cory Grindberg|Julian Fairbanks|Chantz Erolin|80H20|[Bobby Raps](/source/Bobby_Raps)| Ramiro X|Yakub|Big Dylan|Unfuh Qwittable}}
| years_active    = 2009–2014
| label           = 
| website         = {{url|audioperm.tumblr.com}}
}}

'''Audio Perm''' was a hip-hop collective based in [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), Minnesota.

==History==
Audio Perm members were largely from [Edison High School](/source/Edison_High_School_(Minnesota)) or [South High School](/source/Minneapolis_South_High_School) in Minneapolis.<ref name=star/> They started making music together after several members met at a hip-hop class taught by [I Self Devine](/source/I_Self_Devine).<ref name=first/> 

The name "Audio Perm" originally only applied to the three producers of the group.<ref name=star>{{cite news |last1=Riemenschneider |first1=Chris |title=Local music: Audio Perm is out to win Are You Local? contest |url=https://www.startribune.com/local-music-audio-perm-is-out-to-win-are-you-local-contest/193929311/?refresh=true |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=Star Tribune |date=28 February 2013}}</ref> The three founding producers, [Taylor Madrigal](/source/Taylor_Madrigal), Cory Grindberg, and Julian Fairbanks, started writing beats together in 2009. 

In 2011, the group established the Audio Perm Block Party as an alternative to the [Soundset Music Festival](/source/Soundset_Music_Festival). The inaugural event was held in the parking lot of [Shuga Records](/source/Shuga_Records) in Minneapolis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brenden |first1=Mark |title=Check the rhyme |url=https://mndaily.com/238924/arts-entertainment/music/check-rhyme/ |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=The Minnesota Daily |date=10 August 2011}}</ref> They promoted the event by releasing the free mixtape ''Audio Perm Block Party Compilation''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swensson |first1=Andrea |title=Audio Perm Block Party showcases Twin Cities hip-hop, offers up free mixtape |url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/08/audio_perm_bloc.php |website=City Pages |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818210716/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/08/audio_perm_bloc.php |archive-date=18 August 2011|date=16 August 2011}}</ref> The group later participated in the 2012 Soundset Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Andrew |title=Exclusive: 2012 Soundset Festival Lineup Revealed |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/03/premiere-2012-soundset-festival-lineup-revealed |website=Complex |access-date=26 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In the summer of 2012, Audio Perm released ''We Out Chea'', a compilation of previously recorded tracks. They planned to release an official album in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Jack |title=Audio Perm |url=http://digitalissue.citypages.com/publication/?m=5512&i=130404&p=18&ver=html5 |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=City Pages |date=17 October 2012 |page=19}}</ref>

Audio Perm has supplied beats to other artists, such as [Prof](/source/Prof_(rapper)) and [Illuminous 3](/source/Illuminous_3).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powers |first1=Colleen |title=Audio Perm's step-by-step guide to being dope |url=https://www.avclub.com/audio-perm-s-step-by-step-guide-to-being-dope-1798229113 |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=The A.V. Club |date=4 January 2012 |language=en}}</ref> The group dissolved in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rietmulder |first1=Michael |title=DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip conquers the Twin Cities hip-hop party scene |url=https://www.startribune.com/dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-conquers-the-twin-cities-hip-hop-party-scene/311459841/?refresh=true |access-date=26 March 2023 |work=Star Tribune |date=3 July 2015}}</ref>

==Members==
The producers for the group included Taylor Madrigal, Cory Grindberg, and Julian Fairbanks. Rappers in the group included Chantz Erolin, 80H20, [Bobby Raps](/source/Bobby_Raps), Ramiro X, Yakub, Big Dylan, and Unfuh Qwittable.<ref name=first>{{cite web |title=Audio Perm |url=https://first-avenue.com/performer/audio-perm/ |website=First Avenue |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref> 

==Discography==
List adapted from official [Tumblr](/source/Tumblr) page.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Audio Perm Releases (Compilations/Beat Tapes/Remixes) |url=https://audioperm.tumblr.com/music |website=audioperm.tumblr.com |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref>

*''WeOutChea'' (2012)
*''Waggin On The Scene (The Audio Perm Remixes)'' (Audio Perm x Franz Diego; 2012)
*''Audio Perm Block Party Compilation'' (2011) 
*''Audio Perm In Full Effect'' (2010)
*''Audio Perm Beat Tape'' (2009)

==References==
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Category:Musical groups from Minneapolis
Category:American hip-hop groups

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