Pfoho Musicians Uncover ‘Truth’

Can you handle the truth? In their debut show, “The Truth,” Freestyle Electronica plans to find out. Performing at the Queen’s Head tomorrow at 4 p.m., three Pforzheimer musicians will join forces to create a fresh new sound in the media of both rap and electronica. Emanuel Beica ’11, Nathan C.M. Leiby ’10, and Lev A. Shaket ’10 will use their music to test the audience’s capacity to hear “the truth” about politics and war, among other things.

“I will rap about the Iraq War from the point of view of a soldier who was wounded in it,” Beica wrote in an email. “We will be talking about the true nature of Harvard and its numerous investment-banker wannabes, and much more.”

While Beica will tackle potentially touchy subjects, Shaket will mix some jokes into his freestyle performance in hopes of connecting on a more personal level with the crowd.

“I’m mainly joking around on the mic and rapping about everyday life,” Shaket wrote in an email. “If the crowd wants it, I’ll freestyle a bit. If someone wants to battle, they’re welcome to come up on stage and show what they’ve got.”

Finally, Leiby will play DJ, mixing together the intro and outro of the performance, combining techno with rap.

Arts First will mark the musicians’ first performance together. Banking on a good pub atmosphere, Freestyle Electronica hopes to wow the crowd with their sugarcoat-free rap and electronic beats.