Name: Anthony Shears Birthplace/Residence: Seattle, WA Age: 23 Resume: Mixtape Millennium Series Vol. 1 & 2, Midas: Gold & Platinum Touch, Back From the Dead Mixtape. Musical Inspirations/Influences: Andre (Outkast), L.L. Cool J, Tupac, Biggie, Cee-lo (Goodie Mobb), Nas, Jay Z, Talib Kweli, Jimi Hendrix ect... The 411: Name: Anthony J. Shears Birthplace/Residence: Seattle, WA Age: 23 Resume: Welcome 2 Seattle Mixtape, Mixtape Millennium Series Vol. 1 & 2, Midas: Gold & Platinum Touch, Back From the Dead, The Growth: My ENDtroduction. Musical Inspirations/Influences: Andre (Outkast), L.L. Cool J, Tupac, Biggie, Cee-lo (Goodie Mobb), Nas, Jay Z, Talib Kweli, Jimi Hendrix ect... The 411: If there's one edge Shears Music Group mixtapes have over all other Seattle mixtapes, it's their marquee player, Anthony J. Shears. His incalculable innovation and creativity make for awesome experience... Sheezy the playboy, Anthony J. the workhorse, Mr. Shears the company head... many personalities, One Man. There's no doubt this kid wants the throne. Anthony J. began rhyming at age 9. During his 8th grade year, Shears penned a rhyme that won free K-swiss gear (over $450,000 worth) for everyone in his school, and recorded his first music video. Since then, he's been slowly building up a reputation of innovation and originality. 'The Growth: My ENDtroduction' is an appetizer for whats to come. It has D.J. Phonetic exclusives like 'Mea Culpa' and 'Tears In Your Eyes', previously slept-on tracks, throw-back and newly-dipped freestyles and remixes interspersed with Anthony J.'s Lebron-like youth and finesse. "Anthony J. Shears is for anyone who's ever been through any kind of stuff in their life. It's for anyone who's ever been on the bottom and hustled to realize their dreams," Phonetic says. One of the album's many highlights is "Mea Culpa", which Shears penned as an open letter to all the loved ones and friends that he's hurt. "Mea culpa literally means an acknowledgment of a personal error or fault. I have many flaws, but that's a part of who I am. This song looks at both sides of individual failings and mistakes both what causes them and their long-term effects," Shears says. My music is about getting' it however you get it - it's about survival." The bottom line is, if the Pacific Northwest is going to have an impact on a national level, Anthony J. Shears will definitely be at the forefront of the movement. Discography Redemption (2008) The Growth: My ENDtroduction (2006) Welcome 2 Seattle Mixtape (2003) Links http://shearsmusicgroup.com .