By Kristen Watson

Click. Click. Enter.

A few clicks later and Meditation Mafia, a hip-hop collective, has officially applied to play at this year’s South By Southwest, one of the largest music festivals in Austin.

Meditation Mafia is comprised of three University of North Texas students and two others. Formed after a wave of creativity and coincidence, the group is catching much attention for their unique sound.   

“It wasn’t really planned,” said CJ Durr, Meditation Mafia’s lead vocalist. “We all came together and made a song, and it got people’s attention and people wanted more.”

Originally dubbed Meditation Group, the name has evolved over time. The band’s current moniker, Mediation Mafia, was born out of the group’s dedication to meditation in their own way, or “realistic peace,” Durr said.

The group consists of, rappers CJ Durr and Roosevelt “Jerome” Campbell; writer and guitarist, Colton Bigham; producer and keyboardist, Alan Turbeville; and producer and vocalist, Johnny Sammis.

The group takes influences from The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Wu-Tang Clan and Pimp C, Turbeville said.

“The group is made up of so many musical geniuses,” fan Brittany Johnson said. “It’s amazing to me what they can come up with when they’re all in the same room together.”

When they are not making new beats, the members have a range of jobs. Turbeville and Sammis are full-time students; Durr is a cook at BJ’s; Campbell works with special education students, and Bigham is a waiter at Giuseppe’s.

“My dream for Meditation Mafia is to create a peaceful movement through music that changes people’s mindsets to have an overall positive outlook on the world,” Durr said.

The group frequently posts about upcoming shows and new music at www.meditationmafia.com.

“We just had a show at Quixotic in Deep Ellum and we regularly perform in the DFW area,” Turbeville said.

While they wait on a call from South By Southwest, the group wants their audience to know one thing.