Box Of Bees, by The Arch Cupcake, was inspired by childhood memories of trips to Mexico, beat boxing in middle school hallways, and talent show DJ battles. In TAC's words, "I attempted to create an album that sounds like a novel. The goal was to create a sonic narrative of childhood memories."

Box of Bees came to life as The Arch Cupcake, a music aficionado and pop culture junkie, steadily tinkered away making music. His studio companions were a muted tv, flickering images of Adult Swim and Family Guy, and the sounds of New York City (sirens, crashes, and car horns) pouring in through an open window. At its core, this urban perspective represents the bedrock of his musical process.

The Arch Cupcake is DJ/Writer/Producer Frederick Sargolini. He began DJ’ing, playing piano and guitar at age 10. His fascination with electronics and music began while constructing his first home-built mixer out of an Atari, spare circuitry and a few switches. During those early teen years, he established his reputation as a producer and composer for local New York City artists. His production and writing skills caught the attention of several record labels, and by the age of 16, deals were in place with Polygram/Universal Records and Chrysalis Music Publishing. Just a few years later, with the ink barely dry on his high school diploma, The Arch Cupcake was hired by Character Music to write and do production work for major-label soul/r&b acts.

TAC continued his musical journey studying jazz and classical piano at the Brooklyn Conservatory for Music, He then co-founded Ming+FS and the Madhattan Studios record label. Over the next 10 years, the duo of Ming+FS released four full-length albums and over thirty 12" singles, all while touring their critically acclaimed live show around the globe. With classic albums like "Hell's Kitchen" and "The Human Condition," Ming+FS re-wrote and re-defined what hip-hop and electronic music were supposed to be.

Box Of Bees, The Arch Cupcake’s fist full-length as a solo artist, continues that tradition. The album blurs the lines between electronic music and hip-hop, atmospheric sound-scapes and glitchy block-rockin’ beats. TAC’s musical tastes give insight to where this cross-pollination comes from. His core influences are names that do not often appear in the same place; Herbie Hancock, Fugazi, The Neptunes, Radiohead and Burt Bacharach, to name a few.

The unique moniker, The Arch Cupcake, stems from a desire to represent his
dichotomous approach to creating music. As both a seasoned battle DJ and a classically trained pianist/bassist, The Arch Cupcake draws upon multiple skill sets as a catalyst for musical invention. "The Arch" represents a hard-edged, over-bravado hip-hop side; "Cupcake" offsets the hard edge off with absurdity and a “flip of the bird” to those who try and look “hard” standing against the wall.


TAC summarizes what he ultimately looks for in music: "If the music makes me nervous, that's a good thing. If it makes me think, that's a good thing. If it makes my head nod, that's a very good thing."

With impressive musicianship (the entire record was written and performed by TAC) and more than a little bit of wit, Box Of Bees ushers in the next era of genre-bending electronic music.