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Clutch is an American rock band from Frederick, Maryland, originating in Germantown, Maryland. Its four members met while in high school in Germantown and consider themselves a Frederick-based band where they write/rehearse for every album/tour. Since its formation in 1991, the band line-up has included Neil Fallon (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Tim Sult (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dan Maines (bass, backing vocals) and Jean-Paul Gaster (drums and percussion). To date, Clutch has released twelve studio albums, and several rarities and live albums. Since 2008 the band have been signed to their own record label, Weathermaker. Clutch (originally called “Glut Trip”...

Clutchy Hopkins is a mystery wrapped in an enigma, covered in tape hiss, and deep-fried in a pot of melted funk. Clutchy Hopkins is the son of a Motown recording engineer. As a young man, Clutchy traveled the globe exploring exotic music, rhythms, and mysticism. He worked at recording studios in Bombay to Cairo and studied musical techniques of the Cahuilla Indians, Rinzai Zen monks in Japan, and tribal drummers in Ethiopia. Returning to the U.S. in the ’90s, Clutchy worked as a session musician on obscure funk and jazz records; he was rumored to have collaborated with Moondog. Clutchy...

Brand new on the hip hop scene, Clutch Player’s journey into music started from a young age, writing songs laced with the influence of guitar-based bands such as Radiohead. Using this influence as the backbone of his sound, he sunk his teeth into hip hop culture, delving into the sounds of the Wu Tang Clan, De La Soul, Gangstarr and The Boot Camp. This sparked a desire to marry the two genres of sound, leading to the purchase of an MPC2000, a staple in beat-making hardware. Clutch Player used his skills to create beats for friends and emcees, going on...