Press:

“There is so much talent in Baltimore when it comes to music. I mean music all stars were made here like Dj Frank Ski, Dru Hill, Ms. Tony, K-Swift, and the one and only RYE RYE. It’s so many to list. I just think that Baltimore musicisians should get more credit and exposure than they do. I am definitley here to push that! Grad Dai a dope band from Baltimore who’s on their way to stardom! So check out this exclusive detailed interview of the all star band Grad Dai! ”
Abdu Ali - EAT ON THIS

“here is something very special coming out of the Baltimore area and it is from one group of individuals. The band Graddai (pronounced Grad Day) are a local band that is making a some substantial noise. They are a “power soul”band which is a name they came up with themselves with a bass guitar player, a saxophone player, a drummer, a keyboard player, a singer who also plays guitar, and a rapper. Most of them are coming from the Milford mill, Randallstown area. All of these kids are coming from a area where all the new talent coming out is slim to none most local rappers are very “hood” and they rap about what they do in the hood. This band Graddai has something for everybody. They include hard hitting, heart jerking vocals, soulful melodies as well as hardcore lyrics that everyone around the world can relate to.”
Austin “AMAN” Thoms - Dimonds in the rough

“My first impression when I sat down and looked at the group, I thought, “Oh, it’s a Gen Y group. There is an Independent Artist named PJ Morton. You reminded me of him, the style, the glasses, and the laid back look. Then, I looked at Zeno, and thought “Ok, he reminds me of Lil Wayne” , with his long locs and skinny jeans. Then, when you opened your mouths, you completely blew me! You flipped the script on me, it was a pleasant musical surprise”
Shani Elliot (the examiner) - Kato of Graddai

“Zeno is the vocalist/guitarist for Grad Dai. They recently performed at Fish Head Cantina, the Artscape, and Club Reality. This is part of a series introducing the group. Please check out the prior article on Kato.”
Shani Elliot (examiner) - Zeno Of GRADDAi

“I’ve been playing for 12 years now. I started off with sax because it’s my mom’s favorite instrument. When you are in the 5th grade, you pick an instrument to play. I picked the sax but they didn’t have saxophones for us to use in school. The teacher wanted me to start off with the clarinet, but my parents didn’t have money to afford a clarinet. So, they saw someone at church who said they had a clarinet. We went to church and opened the case and it was a saxophone. Ever since then I have been playing. I went to Baltimore School of the Arts for high school. I play multiple instruments, I picked up drums, I’m starting to play guitar and a little piano, but the saxophone is my baby”
Shani Elliot - Gary Who of graddai

“Smoke is Grad Dai’s keyboardist. He is one of the six members of a hot new group on the Baltimore underground scene. ”
Shani Elliot - Smoke of graddai

“The lyrics, the lyrics are so deep! Once everybody drops down from the break, we seem to connect more on that song more than any other song. We don’t even have to look at each other, and we know whether we are going to continue, keep the break running, or slow down the tempo. We can feel what the music needs and we all pull in together. It’s like kinesthetic.”
Shani Elliot - J. Alsina of GRADDAi