Back 2 Love

D.R.I.L.Y. (feat. Fan Ran & Radio B)

Grammy-Winning Guitar Extraordinaire Norman Brown's First Single "Back At Ya" from his Anticipated Shanachie Entertainment Recording "Let's Get Away" out on 3/25/22.

01 - Norman Brown - Back At Ya

Produced by Nico Stadi
Executive Produced by Nico Stadi and Sidibe
Written by Sidibe and Nico Stadi
Lyrics by Sidibe
All Vocals by Sidibe
Rodney Jones Jr. - Bass
Hammadi Bayard - Flute
Alyson Montez - Strings
Photo by Delphine Diallo

You Wanna Love Everybody

Insecure: Music from the HBO Original Series

In The Meantime

Vocals & lyrics: Cleveland P. Jones
Music & production: Ahmed Sirour

The first original song Cleveland P. Jones and I released back in 2011. We took a break from another song and while on that break, I came up with a melody (the hook) that I looped and played back for Cleveland, asking him if it inspired any ideas with him. He listened, hummed a bit, kept repeating the word "Sensitive", started writing, and 20 minutes later--viola! As for me, it took me the rest of the week to orchestrate the rest of what you heard (yes, I composed and played ALL the music you hear).

Later that year, Gilles Peterson would come across it, played it two weeks in a row, and later we get an email to have it licensed for his Brownswood Bubblers 7 compilation. 2011 introduced the larger world to a great talent in Mr. Jones, and what is probably my most consistent and best collaborator, who also is like my brother from another mother :) Proud of this dude and all that he's accomplished and still going to--honored to be a part of his musical journey.

Sensitive

Space Oddity

Space Oddity (Instrumental)

Be The Change - Jarrod Lawson

Twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother and musical compadre Anita Bias are KING.

In 2011 KING independently released their first EP to much acclaim;  title track “The Story,” (featured on GLAMOUR‘s Top Songs Playlist), “Supernatural” (NPR's Song of the Day) and “Hey” (featured in 2014 motion picture ‘About Last Night’) make up the 3-piece introduction to their carefully crafted future-soul sound. Hours after the release, their EP had traveled far to music lovers and tastemakers alike, trending on Twitter and making new fans of many. KING have since been preparing their debut full-length album due for release Summer 2014 and are excited to invite their listeners further into their sound. The album will also include the ethereal romance “In The Meantime” (Top 2013 Pick by NPR, The Guardian UK, and Buzzbands LA). 

KING’s smooth vibe, intricate production and harmonic style evolved beautifully in their home studio, a product solely of the three women. Paris produces KING’s songs, while Amber and Anita are the primary singers. The three work together on songwriting and vocal arrangements to create own their very uniquely soulful sound.

Citing influences ranging from a myriad of genres, KING’s eclectic sound is both relatable yet not simply defined. Though their cross-genre sound plays with the boundaries of their varied influences, maintained throughout each of their compositions is the common thread of a certain soulful authenticity. From Ebony Magazine: “KING bypasses the impulse to categorize musicians into a singular box by falling somewhere in the utopian realm of nostalgic R&B, futuristic soul and folksy-bluesy jazz." Add to that their electronic, new wave and downtempo tastes, their penchant for storytelling and their exceptional ability to blend 3 voices and perspectives- and the result is a melting pot of music that harks to an earlier time of unbridled exploration and creativity. From Okayplayer: "It’s not hard to tell what all the fuss is about; sophisticated pop harmonies that would seem more appropriate to past-masters than newcomers–yet never feel anything less than breezily accessible, mostly because of a certain emotional purity to the songwriting. The ladies of KING are just as refreshingly pleasant as their recordings...this just seems to confirm the eerie suspicion that though only two are blood-sisters, all three are spiritual triplets."

In The Meantime

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