--- title: "LISTEN: Fortebowie - \"Astounding\" (Prod. Kato) off A3C 'Beats & Rhymes'" description: "LISTEN: Fortebowie - \"Astounding\" (Prod. Kato) off A3C 'Beats & Rhymes'" image: https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/file-2491295293-jpg/blog-files/a3c-beats-rhymes-tune-core-cover-620x620.jpg --- [**](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/post/featured/listen-fortebowie-astounding-prod-kato-off-a3c-beats-rhymes#) - Oct 8-13, 2019 - [Home](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Schedule](https://a3cconference.com/shows/index.html) - [Lineup](https://a3cconference.com/lineup/index.html) - [Oct 8-13, 2019](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Blog](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Buy Tickets](https://www.a3cfestival.com/tickets) ![](https://udxsva.com/tag?id=11009) - [Home](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Artist Advice](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/artist-advice) - [Music Industry](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/music-industry) - [A3C Updates](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/a3c) - [Events](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/events) - [Atlanta](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/atlanta) - [Opportunities](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/opportunities) # LISTEN: Fortebowie - "Astounding" (Prod. Kato) off A3C 'Beats & Rhymes' ![Mike Walbert](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/Mikelinkedin.png) Posted by [Mike Walbert](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/mike-walbert) on Nov 7 "*On **Astounding**, a laid-back synth beat by [SMKA](http://www.djbooth.net/index/artists/info/smka)‘s [Kato](http://www.djbooth.net/index/artists/info/kato) accompanies the [Blasphemy 3](http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/fortebowie-blasphemy-3) auteur as Fortebowie fills us in on his budding romance with an alluring pole dancer. Feeling it? You can expect more quality jams from a variety of the game’s hottest emerging artists on Beats & Rhymes, a **Booth-exclusive** project scheduled for release next week.*" - DJBooth.net ## [LISTEN HERE](http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/fortebowie-astounding) A3C ‘Beats & Rhymes’ Presented by TuneCore is an original hip hop oriented compilation produced between Oct 9-11th at SAE Institute as part of the #A3CProAudio experience sponsored by [TuneCore](http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2014/10/tunecore-launches-tunecorestudio-recording-sessions-a3c-festival-featuring-top-producers-artists-creating-original-compositions-just-three-hours.html). A3C & iStandard Producers hand-selected eight artists and paired them with eight accomplished producers. The project was recorded entirely at SAE Institute during 2014 #A3CProAudio portion of A3C Festival and was mixed by Art Roebuck. 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