JENIQUA (R&B/SOUL, CCM/GOSPEL RECORDING ARTIST/SONGWRITER)

The Australian born singer/songwriter is equally comfortable with R&B, Soul, Jazz fusion & dance. Her voice blends elements of these genres naturally to create a unique sound where every note exceeds expectations.

Jeniqua, nominated for a Shorty Award for ‘best singer’, does all her own backing vocals, vocal arrangements, and co-production on her songs. She writes songs straight from the heart. 

Always inspired by much on her journey, a deep love for God and a desire to connect with listeners across the globe, her rawness and personal revelations of much learnt in life so far, has captured the hearts of many and helped them on their journey too. Her mission through music, is to uplift, encourage & empower people in their own lives and meet them where they are at, whether expressed in a silky smooth ballad, or soaring to great heights in a powerful and funky dance track.

“Jeniqua is a phenomenal singer & songwriter that is not afraid to be herself. The out-pouring of her lyrics are truly positive & captivating. I recommend her music, not just to music lovers, but also for those who are seeking comfort & trying to find some release”, says Norma Carby, Lifestyle Mentor & Coach.

Jeniqua was born into a BIG family. Unique, in that it was referred to, as the ‘1,2, 3 Family’, (an Australian Mother’s record). Her parents, had, first child, then twins & then triplets. Jeniqua is one of the triplets. Born in Australia, though her parents heritage is European (Swiss, Danish, Polish, French, Irish, Scottish).

Always known she had a God given gift and talent for singing, as a young girl, Jeniqua chose to take her natural gift further. Her voice was once assessed by a local vocal coach where she picked up the skills to be able to pass on her natural talent, along with knowledge of vocal posture & mix to others and began vocal coaching. She had also written poetry from a young age, went on to teach herself piano, adding melodies and chords to poetry verses and eventually writing lyrics to her own songs, as her creativity continued to blossom.

With a continual flow of songs in her heart, Jeniqua is constantly writing and has many more songs to share with you and grateful to all the radio stations, that feature her on playlists and in rotation and to her fans across the Globe, that support her music.

Jeniqua has track record of writing catchy tunes. From 2010 to present, she has released many songs filled with heart and inspiration, such as ‘MAKING LOVE’, her ‘JENIQUA EP’ both charting on playlists in UK and the USA. 

Fast forward to May 2016, ‘HOW DO I LOVE YOU’ single was released, gracing both Gospel/Christian contemporary and mainstream playlists. Then ‘Awaken my soul’ 7 song CCM/Gospel LP/ALBUM was released on 21st July 2016. 

Later on, in October 2016, nominee and finalist in Musicoz, Australian Independent Music awards, in 3 Categories (Christian/Spiritual, Urban and Pop) with 4 songs. Top 5 Finalist in Christian/Spiritual category.

Forthcoming releases include, Jeniqua’s 2nd Gospel Album, highly anticipated mainstream debut album and further singles. These are just a few, among the many projects she has been working on. Continuous writing and inspiration, fills her everyday.

"Jeniqua’s huge voice and talent has been compared to many established recording artist that influenced her development, though make no mistake as a vocalist, her voice is an unmistakably unique and divine gift. Her combined talents and style make her the complete package entertainer. Jeniqua’s voice, stage presence, raw talent and work ethic will have a huge impact on the industry.”

See full bio on website:
www.jeniqua.com
www.changedbygracerecords.com
www.voxconnect.co (vocal coaching)
Email: info@jeniqua.com
Jeniqua Pty Limited / Changed by Grace (CBG) Records

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"The noblest among you are thoes who learn the Quran and teach it".
Biography
Qari Mohammad Solaiman (Qari Jan) was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1919 (1299 H.S.). He graduated school (Darell-Hefaz) with high honors at age 13 and was presented with Gold Medallion by his excellency king Zahir Shah. He performed his first “Khatme- Trabeh” at the age of 14 in Parachenar, (Which at the time was India) due to his fathers assignment as Afghan National Bank representative. 

Qari Mohammad Solaiman was involved in trade (export-import) with his brother Mohammad Aman during most of his life in Afghanistan, but never forgot his main duty, the recitation of Holy Quran. He recited the Holy Quran in the most accurate way; as beautiful as possible. 

In June of 1982, he and his family immigrated to the US and resided in Salt Lake City, Utah. He first became active with the Islamic Center in Salt Lake City and performed “Trabeh” at the center during the months of Ramdan. Soon after he made a trip to California and realized that his Afghan brothers and sisters needed him in California. When he was asked for his move to California he said, “Since Allah gave me the best gift possible (referring to Holy Quran), it is my duty to be at the service of my Afghan brothers and sisters, and it is my duty to preserve Afghan culture so we can practice our religion the way we did in our land.” 

On one Ramadan evening, Qari Mohammad Solaiman was performing “Trabeh” in a shopping strip next to a bar when the bar got rowdy and out of control. Numerous drunks started insulting the Mosque. He then turned to his followers and said, “Enough is enough! It is a shame to go through this, especially during Ramadan. It is our duty to build our Mosque so we can practice our religion properly and our dead bodies can be treated in proper Islamic way.” 

He started his mission by contributing financially, emotionally, and spiritually. He made one of the largest financial contributions toward building the Mosque. Finally, he helped build one of the most magnificent Mosques in Northern California. Abubakar Sediq is considered a landmark in Hayward, California.

One of his wishes was to someday return to his motherland. In May of 2003 he began his journey home. Before reaching Afghanistan, he passed away in Pakistan. On May 30, 2003, Qari Mohammad Solaiman left this Earth. One of his last wishes was to be buried next to his parents, as he was. 

“Ina lellahe wa ina elaihe raje-oon”

They rep the "Town" otherwise known as Oakland, California, a place known for crime and danger, but filled with incredible art, music and a beacon of social justice and activism. That's where Antique Naked Soul was born in the Spring of 2012. Two-time Oakland Indie Award and Oaktown Music Festival Nominee, Antique Naked Soul (ANS) is a beatbox-sing soul band. They build and loop beats live on stage using only their voices but they create as much sound as a full band of instruments. There are four beautiful souls in this band: Candice "Antique" Davis, Tommy "Soulati" Shepherd, Jayme Brown and N'gala McCoy. They got together by accident or happy coincidence. They came together to play one show. Lead singer Antique recalls, “We had no name, no identity really. After the show, we got such a great response that we looked at each other and said, ‘We gotta keep doing this!’. So we started taking songs that I had recorded, but not released, and translating them into beatbox and later, my husband was just casually saying, ‘y’all do naked soul’ and that is how we got the name.” It was important to them to have a message and to be hip-hop preservationists. Soulati states, “We knew that we wanted to preserve a classic hip-hop flair through beatboxing and stay really soulful with our vocals, but we also felt a deep calling to stay true to Oakland’s political roots. We wanted to be the soundtrack of the struggle, the beautiful struggle for freedom and equality.” Antique Naked Soul released their debut album October of 2013. 

Antique Naked Soul has performed with several incredible artists including, Talib Kweli, Les Nubians, Yasiin Bey aka. Mos Def, ?uestlove, Blackalicious and have performed at renown venues like Yoshi’s Oakland, the Regency Ballroom, The New Parish, Herbst Theatre and DNA Lounge to name a few. They are currently working on their second album and a theatre piece called “The Naked Soul: A Soundscape of Black Shame”. They are excited to share their music and art with the world. “We believe in the power of music to transform people and culture. We want to be world changers.” 


Vashauna lives and breathes music. You can hear the passion in her music so that it smoothly captures you. She is an amazing artist that many would consider more than ordinary, with a unique style of her own. She is a compelling singer-songwriter from Iowa now residing in Nebraska. She does not limit herself to any specific genre , she sings and writes just what she feels quite genuinely. Vashauna has been singing professionally since the age of 15 yrs. old and since then has a very long list of performance experiences including opening for several well-known acts such as Michael Blackson, Ruben Studdard and several BET Def Comedy Jam acts. She has also has traveled with her mentor Otis Williams and the Temptations throughout the US. She has released several of her originals through her social media sites to prepare her listeners for what is to come. Her music has drawn the attention of industry producers, engineers throughout the U.S. Her overall vision in Vashaunas’ words “To contribute to positive change throughout the world, to encourage unity and love, to be a reminder to those who have forgotten about the beauty of life, love and destiny, to elevate strength, to be the voice to those who are afraid to speak, to stand up for those who feel alone and meaningless, to share my vision with the world so that they may see what I see and hear what I hear and understand that life is precious.... life is beautiful…. music is life”

Byron Wright-Guitar/Vocals
Matt Nicholas-Drums
Jez-Bass/Vocals

Hailing from Devon these assassins of tasteful music play their own high energy blend of Punk/Pop with the odd hint of Tommy Steeles classic style of songwriting thrown in for good measure. What they lack in talent they make up in effort. 
With songs of love/hate/jealousy/desire and self induced apathy that have been bouncing around the corridors at Blastplan Towers for too long now, It is now time to set free this unruly assault on audio and unleash it upon fresh lug holes throughout the land and share the wealth of their own confusion of living in a world where the future isn't what it used to be and, most probably never was....If these boys were to give Rock'n'Roll a new name it would be a bad one!


// Projection label was founded in Krakow in the Polish city of kings. Therefore, our main logo is a knight shield. Today's Krakow is the one of the most important cultural capitals of Europe. We can proudly say that we are part of culture, a culture which we want to encourage, promote and create.

// Having a huge appetite for new sounds we are connected  to the major music sellers in the world. Projection is ready to promote music up to the demands of a new era of digital music. Our music is available at the most significant music stores such as iTunes, Amazon, Beatport, Juno, Virgin, Djdownload, HMV digital, and many, many more. 

// Projection is ready  to support all the interesting artists, DJs and producers. We are ready to promote artists who are not afraid to work. Our work must be on both sides and not just one sided.

// Projection’s aim is to promote talented people who can capture a crowd of dancefloor, but who can also get to sophisticated ear of individual recipients. 

// We are also the part of http://soundcloud.com/lifeismusicent. Find us on Facebook for more news and updates.

We began this collection with the goal to express how much we love music. Since music is inspired by life and experiences our line features movements, expressions, visions and thoughts presented through all forms of fashion. You can just label us as people that are not afraid, people that make something from nothing, people that eat beats for breakfast,lunch & dinner, people who know love wins, people that are not influenced by TV, people who never forget the old school and underground but are open minded to the new school , people that are meant to fly, people that believe that hard work = good luck, people that don’t stop dreaming and people that are unbreakable.

Our mission is delivery quality product that encourage purpose, meaning and motivation. Each product is assembled and printed in New York City.

Our goal is spread positive messages to as many people as possible. It isn't to become rich from selling hoodies but wealthy in accomplishment, relationships, inspiring others and growing a strong spirit. We never fought in a war with bombs but we believe our messages can help people fight the wars we face on a daily basis like stress, negativity, worry, doubt, naysayers, haters, discriminators, etc

Hearing things from our customers like "this bookmark means the world to me, I'm going to look at this everyday.", "i wanna get that shirt tattooed on my arm". When we hear things like that we won that war. 


JAMILLIONS

Hailing from San Rafael, California, Jamillions shared his youth between sunny Northern California and the cold of Anchorage, Alaska. Between the two very diverse and varied environments is where Jamillions honed his R&B/Pop talents. 

“I grew up listening to R&B greats like the Temptations and Marvin Gaye and it always made me want to sing. It wasn’t until I met my friend Maajid and formed a R&B group called Versatile that inspired me to follow the music [career] fully.”

Pursuing music when his peers were not became a big challenge for Jamillions. It forced him to go outside of his comfort zone and find the other musicians and producers to help him along his career.  Some of those musicians and music industry affiliates include people like Eric Hudson (Kanye West, Leona Lewis), Too Short, Traxamillion (Keak Da Sneak, E-40), Mistah FAB, and many others. Two of Jamillions songs have received spins on 94.9 KYLD, 106.1 KMEL in San Francisco and several college and independent stations throughout the Northern California area. 

“Learning the business was probably the biggest hurdle for me; You can write and produce all the songs you want but understanding the business side of music is probably the most vital.”

The business acumen Jamillions has embodied has lead to a myriad of achievements and accolades with music played on Radio stations from the Bay Area to Japan and all over the world which lead to Jamillions releasing two albums in Japan that reached the top 5 in the Japanese R&B charts, while his single single “Love you like I do” stayed at #1 for 4 weeks toping Ne-Yo’s single ‘Beautiful Monster’. 

Additionally, Jamillions signed to a label in Japan called Starbase Entertainment who had licensed his albums “Almost Famous” and “9”. Jamillions has also had his music play on TV stations like MTV, VH-1, and E True Hollywood.  His song “Time Machine” aired as the theme song for the reality show: ‘T.I. and Tiny: A family Hustle seasons 1, 2, & 3.’ ‘Basketball Wives’, ‘The Real World: Washington Heights’, ‘Single Ladies’, ‘The Kardasians’ and many other hit Reality Shows have all played songs written or recorded by Jamillions.

“My goal is to influence many other artist and other people who have dreams and goals and are afraid to reach out for them. My goal is to encourage them to not be afraid. You can achieve anything you set your mind to.”

Currently writing for the The Legion, Joël Angelo Margolis, and Rob-E, Jamillions is working on a new album set to come out Nov 5th of 2013 called "The Rebirth". Additionally, Jamillions aims to release new music videos, whilst finishing up the album and servicing his fans locally and internationally with major marketing campaigns and potential chart-topping tracks with in the next 12 months.


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