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Lola Rhodes (Formerly known as Lonna Marie) is an independent singer-songwriter in Los Angeles, California. Her musical genre is pop-folk and is often compared to Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles, and Jason Mraz. She performs in venues in and around LA as well as online concerts for her international fanbase.

LONNA MARIE
Lola Rhodes' given name is Lonna Marie. In November 2015, Lola realized the new music she was creating was coming from a new part of her soul, unlike anything she had written before. It was time to wholly embrace her music without the baggage that comes with a lifelong given name. With that, Lola Rhodes the artist was born and Lonna Marie the person evolved.

NYC TO LA
After 7 years in New York City, Lola decided it was time to move on and give Los Angeles a run for its money. She packed the car and drove out west on a cross-country tour arriving in early 2014.

She had the opportunity to perform at The Listening Room in Nashville as well as The House of Blues in both Houston and Dallas. She ended her tour at the legendary Whisky a Go Go on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip.

She spent her first year in Los Angeles playing shows with a 7-piece band that included a classical guitar, violin, standup bass, and accordion. Some highlights were shows at The House of Blues, The Standard Hotel, The Mint, Room5, and her all time favorite, the singer-songwriter mecca, Hotel Cafe.

2015 was dedicated to recording and collaborating with gifted producers that could take her sound to another level. She worked with Will Golden (Meiko, Matt Nathanson) on a three song EP [The Worst has just begun, 2014] and with Jamie Candiloro (Ryan Adams, REM), whose tracks will be released in 2016.

In the beginning of 2015, a portion of Lola's catalogue was acquired by Viacom for use as soundtracks on MTV and VH1. Her song, Drifting has been placed in multiple indie films, was Runner Up in the Song of the Year contest and the music video has been invited to several film festivals around Los Angeles.

NASHVILLE
In October 2015, her unreleased track, Blue Bird won first prize in The Big Hook competition sponsored by Fiverr.com, Songspace, and American Songwriter Magazine. She won a trip to Nashville to record 3 songs with producer Bobby Campbell and meet with industry professionals from BMI (Penny Gattis), Secret Roads (Katie Jelen) and Spotify/Nesta Music (Robby Towns), among others. She also had the incredible opportunity to co-write with Nashville songwriters Louisa Wendorff, Daphne Willis, and Justin Halpin.

MARINA DEL REY
On any given day you can find Lola in her Marina del Rey studio writing her next track on her Kala ukulele or Ibanez acoustic guitar. Sometimes it's a song for her, another artist, a collaboration with a producer or even a jingle. Her original songs and jingles have been recognized by major companies like Tesla, Paypal, and Dropbox. In 2014, Dropbox enjoyed her jingle so much, they flew her to their quarterly keynote to open the conference with her jingle.

Lola Rhodes will be releasing new music through out the entire span of 2016 with a pre-release of her single 'Marina del Rey' in December 2015.

 Artist Basic Bio Question

 1.      What is your government name Johnny Ray Smith II

 2.      Where are you from originally? Berkley, CA

 3.      Age? 30 DOB\Race/Ethnic Background? 9-6-84/ Afro-American
 4.      When did you begin your music career? back in 2000 Via Myspace 
5. What is your genre of music? Neo-Soul/Beat-boxing/Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B

 6. Who are your influences? Zion-I, Okwerdz, Timbaland & Magoo, Air-Dbl, Decadez, Droop-E, E-40, Too-Short, Ray Charles, J Cole, Tha Tonez (Formaly Know as "Earth Tones), The Click, The Deffa Heffa, Sam-Sin, Hopsin, Chris Brown, Pusha T, Andre 3000 
7.   How do you describe your style? Lyrical, Cyphers, Freestyle.  What kind of catch phrases do you commonly use? (None)
 8. Where are you currently residing? Modesto, CA
 9. Did you go to High School/College in the area you live? Castlemont High(oakland,ca), Linclon High (stockton, ca)/ Did you graduate? No
10.  What is your ultimate goal? To work with TBP(TeamBackpack.net), Singhed With a lable, and to cypher with every artist that do this music.
11.  What are your goals in life? To Lanch Tha Real Talk Radio show, continue doing music, and to be with a major lable or an Indie lable.
12.  Give me three words that describe your opinion of woman? Queens, Loved, BackBone
 13.  Give me three words that describe you opinion of men? Kings, Bread-winners, Protector
14.   (Top 10) Who are you bumping today, rather it’s in your car, iPod, etc.?Mister FAB, E-40, Trunk Boiz
 15.  Who are your favorite artists? Lost Poets, Kleho Tomas, Snow the product, Mister FAB, Danger DOOM(AKA MF DOOM), Goodie MOB, 2pac(Rip), J boog, E-40, Sisqo, Dr.Dre 

 16.  Are you a politically concerned person?I am when it conserns The BAY and it's Lower Budget inhabits 

17.  What are things that concerns besides music? Police Brutality, Injustice, Fatherhood, Child abuse, kurupt School system (OUSD in the 90's)

18.  What do you feel about the current state of hip-hop? Alot is missing from Hip-Hop when it is things poeple need to voice about and don't. I don't mind the rapid turn-over or bragging about what some have.  (Is it dead or not)? Not at all.

 19.  What do you think will help the industry survive/what do you think the industry needs in order to stop its decline? Stop Dropping this Poison that allows kid to think that what the "Fame" will bring you, tell both sides of the story....

 (Current Events)

1. When is your next show? (TBA)
2.  When was your last show? NA
3. Are you working on any projects? 
4.  If album is released, where can people buy it?
5.What producers you work with,what studios you record out of?

(Social Media/Press)
 1. What newspapers, magazines, TV shows, trades papers, or blogs have you been features in? (None)
 2. Where can we find you? ReverbNation.com, Soundcloud.com

Keith Adkins is a musician from Hinton WV He started playing guitar in 6th grade and played trumpet in High School Band. Later played bass in many groups from Gospel to Country and Rock and jazz bands. Bass player for Cross County Band a bluegrass gospel country band.. Keith has began to compose instrumentals ranging in all types of music. The love of music has no language and touches the soul in many ways I would like to share my music and talents God has given me to do just that. Hope you enjoy just some of my music I have here and become my friend ans may God Bless you in your journey of making music.

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