Ceschi

Ceschi
Birth name	Julio Francisco Ramos[1]
Also known as	Ceschi Ramos
Born	July 24, 1981[1][2]
Origin	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Hip hop, Folk punk
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Fake Four Inc. Beyond Space Entertainment
Associated acts	Anonymous Inc.,[3] Toca,[3] Dead by Wednesday,[3] Knuck Feast,[3] Deadpan Darling,[3] Factor, DJ Scientist, Sole, Jared Paul
Website	ceschimusic.com

Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or mononymously as Ceschi,^[1][4][5] is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut.^[6] He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc.^[4] He won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop in 2014.^[7]

Life and career

Ceschi released his first solo album, Fake Flowers, in 2004.^[8] They Hate Francisco False followed in 2006.^[8]

In 2008, Ceschi and his brother David Ramos founded the record label Fake Four Inc.^[4]

Ceschi released The One Man Band Broke Up, a collaborative album with German producer DJ Scientist, in July 2010.^[9] It was described by Tiny Mix Tapes as "music for the saddest party in recorded human history."^[10]

In 2014, Ceschi won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop.^[7] He released Broken Bone Ballads, a collaborative album with Canadian producer Factor Chandelier, in April 2015.^[11]

Discography

Solo albums

• Fake Flowers (Beyond Space, 2004)
• They Hate Francisco False (Net31, 2006)
• The One Man Band Broke Up (Fake Four Inc., 2010)
• Forgotten Forever (Cooler Than Cucumbers, 2014)
• Broken Bone Ballads (Fake Four Inc., 2015)

with Toca

• Dancing with Skeletons (2003)
• Toca (Two Tone Elephants, 2007)

with Dead by Wednesday

• Democracy Is Dead (Stillborn, 2005)
• The Killing Project (Eclipse, 2008)
• The Last Parade (Eclipse, 2011)

Other collaborations

• Anonymous Inc. (Anonymous Inc., 2001) (with Anonymous Inc.)
• A.O.K. (Anonymous Inc., 2003) (with The Most)
• Knuck Feast (Grimm Image, 2007) (with Knuck Feast)

Singles

• "Count on It" b/w "Bad Jokes" (2008)
• "Same Old Love Song" (2009)

Guest appearances

• Noah23 - "Pure Vibes" from Mitochondrial Blues (2004)^[12]
• Noah23 - "Scream" from Jupiter Sajitarius (2004)^[13]
• Noah23 - "Chicken Soup" from Cameo Therapy (2007)^[14]
• Noah23 - "Faded" from Rock Paper Scissors (2008)^[15]
• Awol One & Factor - "Back Then" from Owl Hours (2009)^[16]
• Factor - "The Fall of Captain EO" from Lawson Graham (2010)^[17]
• Common Grackle - "The Great Depression" from The Great Depression (2010)^[18]
• Awol One & Factor - "Never Gonna Take Us Out" from The Landmark (2011)^[19]
• Noah23 - "Sea of the Infinite Wave" from Fry Cook on Venus (2011)^[20]
• K-the-I??? - "No Closer to Autumn" from Synesthesia (2011)^[21]
• Sole - "Coke Rap" from Nuclear Winter Vol. 2: Death Panel (2011)^[22]
• Sole and the Skyrider Band - "We Will Not Be Moved" & "Vaya Con el Diablo" from Hello Cruel World (2011)^[23]
• Bleubird - "Time 4 Real" from Cannonball!!! (2012)^[24]
• Kristoff Krane - "Mouth of the Beast" from Fanfaronade (2012)^[25]
• Dark Time Sunshine - "Hosanna in the Highest" from Anx (2012)^[26]
• Myka 9 & Factor - "Bask in These Rays" from Sovereign Soul (2012)^[27]
• Sadistik - "A Long Winter" from Flowers for My Father (2013)^[28]
• Sole - "Civil War" from No Wising Up No Settling Down (2013)^[29]
• Gregory Pepper & Madadam - "Cautionary Tales" from Big Huge Truck (2013)^[30]
• Factor - "Raise the Dead" from Woke Up Alone (2013)^[31]
• Loden - "Ceschi Is Seeing Straight" from The Star-Eyed Condition (2013)^[32]
• Time - "Nona" from Newstalgia (2013)^[33]
• Josh Martinez - "My Jacket" from Blotto (2013)^[34]
• Sleep - "Substances" from Oregon Failure (2014)^[35]
• Mike Mictlan - "Sell Out" from Hella Frreal (2014)^[36]
• Sole & DJ Pain 1 - "Snitch Nation" from Pattern of Life (2014)^[37]
• Jared Paul - "No Quits Till" from Get My Ghost (2015)^[38]

References

1. Kaempffer, William (December 10, 2010). "Bail lowered for suspect in massive New Haven 'Christmas present' pot bust". New Haven Register. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
2. "Happy birthday to @ceschi ...". Twitter'. July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
3. "Fake Four Inc. - Ceschi". Retrieved July 17, 2015.
4. Kangas, Chaz (January 2, 2014). "The Prison Saga of Ceschi". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
5. Quinlan, Thomas (October 18, 2010). "Ceschi - The One Man Band Broke Up". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
6. Hamad, Michael (March 24, 2014). "Hip Hop's Ceschi Ramos Celebrates Freedom With Hometown Appearance". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
7. Hymans, Julie Bess (June 12, 2014). "2014 Connecticut Music Awards + Grand Band Slam". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
8. Hamad, Michael (March 11, 2015). "New Haven's Ceschi Ramos Celebrates New Release At Toad's". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
9. Anderson, Rick. "Ceschi - The One Man Band Broke Up". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
10. Hemmerling, Joe. "Ceschi Ramos - The One Man Band Broke Up". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
11. Bein, Kat (February 2, 2015). "Ceschi's Time in Prison Helped Shape Broken Bone Ballads". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
12. "Mitochondiral Blues". Noah23. Bandcamp. July 27, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
13. "Jupiter Sajitarius". Noah23. Bandcamp. November 2, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
14. "Cameo Therapy". Noah23. Bandcamp. November 12, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
15. "Rock Paper Scissors". Noah. Bandcamp. September 23, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
16. "Owl Hours". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. July 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
17. "Lawson Graham". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
18. "The Great Depression". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
19. "The Landmark". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. January 13, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
20. Kawaii, Keith (April 4, 2011). "Noah23 - "Sea of the Infinite Wave feat. Myka 9 & Ceschi"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
21. "Synesthesia". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
22. Klosowski, Thorin (August 1, 2011). "Download Sole's Nuclear Winter Volume 2 with Pictureplane, Greencarpetedstairs and more". Westword. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
23. "Hello Cruel World". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
24. "Cannonball!!!". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. January 24, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
25. "Fanfaronade". Kristoff Kran. Bandcamp. May 22, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
26. "Anx". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
27. "Sovereign Soul". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. November 18, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
28. "Flowers for My Father". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. February 19, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
29. "Civil War w/ Ceschi Ramos, Sean Bonnette, Skyrider". Sole. SoundCloud. May 2, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
30. "Big Huge Truck". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
31. "Woke Up Alone". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
32. Martins, Chris (July 10, 2013). "Loden and Doseone Release ‘Future Confetti,’ a Bursting Bag of Psych-Rap Righteousness". Spin. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
33. "Newstalgia". Time. Bandcamp. October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
34. Hudson, Alex (October 11, 2013). "Josh Martinez Announces 'Blotto' LP, Shares New Track and Books North American Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
35. ""Substances" - Sleep of Oldominion feat. Ceschi & Onry Ozzborn". Strange Famous Records. SoundCloud. April 9, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
36. "Hella Frreal". Mike Mictlan. Bandcamp. October 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
37. "Pattern of Life". Sole. Bandcamp. August 26, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
38. "No Quits Till (Feat. Guante, Ceschi)". Retrieved 19 Jan 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Ceschi discography at Discogs