Minnesota. The collective has seven members: rappers P.O.S, Dessa, Cecil Otter, Sims and Mike Mictlan, and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger. The collective is known for incorporating a wide range of musical influences into their work with lyrical complexity and wordplay, and their annual "Doomtree Blowout" events held in Minneapolis venues to showcase their group performances and the Twin Cities music scene. History: The name "Doomtree" is a made-up word that doesn't have a meaning, according to P.O.S, who says that it has come to represent "my people and my life's work so far." Members of Doomtree have described the group's formation as a gradual process. The initial lineup saw P.O.S and MK Larada, friends from high school, making songs with other local artists such as Cecil Otter and Beautiful Bobby Gorgeous. Soon enough Sims and Lazerbeak, fellow Hopkins High School alumni, followed. Mike Mictlan, having also attended high school with P.O.S, became an official member when he moved back to Minneapolis from Los Angeles.Dessa joined after having a chance encounter with P.O.S, who was living down the street from her at the time along with Sims, Turbo Nemesis and MK Larada. Doomtree's first official album Doomtree was released on July 29, 2008. Their second official album No Kings was released on November 22, 2011. Time magazine listed the crew as one of "11 Great Bands You Don't Know (But Should)" in 2012. 14 December 2012 was proclaimed by Mayor R. T. Rybak as "Doomtree Day in the city of Minneapolis" in conjunction with the opening night of the Doomtree Blowout 8 show at First Avenue. Doomtree's documentary film, Team the Best Team, was released as a DVD in 2012, and also as a digital stream and download in 2013. On September 30, 2014, it was announced that Doomtree would have it's final Doomtree Blowout, ever. Before any rumors could occur the group made it clear that they are not breaking up, however they did decide that continuing more Blowouts after this final tenth one is unnecessary. Starting on December 6, 2014 they will have ten events in eight days. The tenth Doomtree Blowout will conclude on December 13, 2014 at First Avenue. Distribution: While P.O.S and Cecil Otter have released solo albums on other record labels (Rhymesayers Entertainment and Strange Famous Records, respectively), each of the group albums and the majority of the collective's solo work are released on their own label, Doomtree Records. Doomtree has also formed a publisher, Doomtree Press. In 2009, it put out Spiral Bound, Dessa's first book of poetry and fiction. Style: As a group, Doomtree's sound reflects being a collective of many members with unique individual musical influences. Officially classified as hip-hop, the influences of jazz, punk rock, blues, rock, and soul can be detected throughout their music. Doomtree is known for having "tangled, multihued and pointedly intellectualized lyrics" with "cerebral rhymes and moody beats." Members: Current: Dessa: rapper, Cecil Otter: rapper/producer, P.O.S: rapper/producer, Sims: rapper, Mike Mictlan: rapper, Paper Tiger: producer/DJ, Lazerbeak: producer, Former: MK Larada: producer, Turbo Nemesis: producer/DJ, Tom Servo: producer/DJ