Green Streets came together over several years of collaborations and experimentations between electronic musicians, Mike Genato & Katy Walker based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Veteran record producer, Mike Genato, (Mathematics, Peter Hadar) and music composer for tv and film (www.mikegenato.com) has been releasing/licensing music for over 15 years and Katy has been producing, writing and singing for 10 years (www.dreamcirclemusic.com). The album features Yadira Brown who wrote & performed “Sweet Relief ”. Yadira is an Austin-based artist whose music mixes electronic production with the singer’s warm, powerful voice and passionate lyrics to produce a unique, mature sound that stands completely on its own. In the past she appeared on the Living Legends (the Grouch) and Bus Drivers albums. Vocalist Dee Teague performed “Free like Me” which has been popular among DJs and plays regularly on Music Choice. Singer/song-writer, Irene Merring sang and arranged “Time Will Tell”, written by Katy Walker. Jazz trumpet player, Fabio Morgera is also featured on the upbeat song "Latin vs. Jazz". The inspiration for this album varies from Radiohead to Berlin artist, Apparat, Portishead, dub and soul music, film soundtracks and old-school production techniques. The music is hard to define because each song has elements of dub hip-hop, R&B, rock, soul, funk, and even jazz. Some of the songs use loops and samples but the initial ideas started by sitting down at a keyboard and working from a simple chord progression.