FT. WORTH
USA

Vigilante is a man with a Purpose. And, come hell or high water, he will fulfill that Purpose. Equipped with a gruff voice, inquisitive philosophical mind, and relentless determination, Vigilante has been pursuing that Purpose in the late hours of the night recording and performing throughout Texas.

To say that Vigilante is a unique and original songwriter and rapper would be an understatement. Vigilante combines in-depth philosophical thought with a rhythmic poetic style that’s delivered ferociously. Labeling Vigilante a rapper will trigger an interesting response. “I tell you one thing I’m not, and that’s a damn rapper. I’m a thinker and a writer who, at the moment, utilizes rap as a medium to voice my ideas, thoughts, and beliefs. Plain and simple…I’m the Anti-hip hop hip hop artist.” Being an original artist and individual like he is has not gone unnoticed. Josh Epstein of Vision Music USA says, “Vigilante is a breath of fresh air. He presents an innovative style that many will soon imitate. He offers much more to the world than his music…Vigilante offers a philosophical approach that is often overlooked.” Mike Borgia of Luv Bomb records in New York states, “Coming from a guy who’s not a big fan of hip-hop, I think Vigilante has a delivery as strong as Mack truck-hands down.” Katrina DeWalt of UTA Radio says, “It makes my job easier when there is an intelligent artist with substance behind his music. Vigilante is the embodiment of everything that an artist should be, an extremely devoted intellect with amazing talent and appeal.”

Actually it’s not surprising that Vigilante is a deeply philosophical thinker and writer. Vigilante’s style began to manifest itself while a student at the University of Texas at Arlington. Things began to fall into place for Vigilante when he began focusing his studies on the liberal arts in which he would go on to earn his Bachelors degree in history. “I was a communications major when I started college, and man, I couldn’t stand it. I changed my major to history and at the same time began working on my double minor in philosophy and english advanced writing. That was a major turning point in my life. Things have never been the same since thank God.”

Vigilante’s thought and writings have been affected by several unique influences in both music and writing. Many of his influences have been major philosophical thinkers and historical figures such as: Sóren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzche, Michel Montaigne, Napoleon Bonaparte, Epictetus, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Carlyle, Henry David Thoreau, Vladimir Lenin, and 16th century theological reformer Martin Luther.

Vigilante has grown up listening to great singer songwriters like Adam Duritz, (front man for the Counting Crows) Billy Joel, Bob Seger, and John Mellencamp. Vigilante however, like most who are raised in Ft. Worth Texas, has a true love for country music. “It’s my most recent love. I began listening to country music about 4 years ago and now I can’t get enough of it…enough of real country music that is.” Real country music to Vigilante is Texas country music created by real country artists such as: Jack Ingram, Pat Green, Charlie and Bruce Robison, Aaron Watson, Kevin Fowler, Trish Murphy, and Robert Earl Keen just to name a few. “These artists write with pens that overflow with honesty. Whether I like or dislike a particular song of theirs, agree or disagree about what their songs are about is irrelevant. These artists bare their soul and lay their truth out there for all of us to see. That’s why they’re great.”

As Vigilante has said, he’s not simply a rapper, but a writer. In all actuality, Vigilante is the modern day Renaissance man. He has completed the first of a multi-volume poetry book series titled, Struggles of Internal Conquest, and is currently finishing up his non-fiction philosophical work, Why are you Here? Real-izing, Pursuing, and Fulfilling your Purpose. Vigilante is not only trying to expand his audience with his music and his writings but diversify the audiences that currently make up hip hop and other music genres by combining his writings with his music. “I have a universal message and I want to introduce it to as many people as possible. I want to bring those who like poetry or non-fiction philosophical works and not necessarily rap with those who like rap and not necessarily poetry or non-fiction philosophical writings through the message.” And with Vigilante now on WTFD Records in London, England, he’ll have the opportunity to do just that.

Vigilante has brought his explosive live performances to a multitude of people in several clubs in the D/FW area such as: The Door, The Aardvark, The Dreamworld Music Complex, Tomcats, the 2nd annual Dallas Music Fest, and at the Summer Meltdown in Muskegon, Michigan.

Since Vigilante's involvement in his church, First Baptist of Colleyville, he feels that he's undoubtedly in the process of creating a rebellion. However the phrase, “a rebel without a clue,” doesn’t apply to him. Vigilante is not only a rebel but a force to be reckoned with equipped with both clue and cause. Hip hop will be revolutionized by Vigilante and his Rebellion.

WEBSITES:
www.vigilantehome.com
www.myspace.com/vigilanterebel3434

CONTACT:
vigilante@vigilantehome.com

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