UPGRADE's "ROMARE BEARDEN of SOUND" is an urban instrumental album inspired by works of African-American Harlem Renaissance collage artist Romare Bearden and heavily influenced by legendary producers J. Dilla, DJ Premiere and Kanye West . The "ROMARE BEARDEN of SOUND" by UPGRADE is his third instrumental album release on the TKRP label following "HYPNO.THERAPEUTIC.MUSIC" (2009) and "LIFE THROUGH MUSIC" (2007). His last instrumental album "Hypno.Therapeutic.Music" was recognized by the Recording Academy for Grammy Award Nomination consideration and placed in the category for BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM in 2010.