I'm by no means a professional but I think I've done pretty well with what I've been able to accomplish thus far. Music has always been a major part of my life and it's what I use to express myself. I'm more concerned with how I feel in a song than by how good it sounds to others. I've worked with a variety of other amateur producers around the world via the Internet and online music communities.
I got started producing music back inthe mid-90's when I bought my first computer. MIDI was the big thing then and it was fun to play around with. Then I entered college and took a music appreciation course to help me fine tune my creative side. My professor was very new school and believed in the hands on approach to music appreciation. Thus, came the group project assignment. We were all given a copy of MTV Music Generator and told to work together to make a 10 track album using just a computer and microphone.
As part of the group assignment, we formed, Dan'tes Inferno. We had so much fun on the project, Let It Go [1997], that we decided to do more beyond the class which spawned the sophomore and junior hip-hop influenced, Swing 2 The Music [1998] and Rekindled [1999]. We all continued to do things together until many of us graduated. Even before this, I started venturing out on my own to tackle other genres I've been interested in such as Pop, Dance and other styles of music.
I have done somewhere around 10 albums since 1997. The R&B flavored When The Rain Falls [2002], featuring my cousin and talented producer, Najah and Ride With Me [2003], with my vocal coach, are the only commercial projects done in an actual record studio. Most recently, I decided to finish up some tracks left over from sessions with other artists I have collaborated with. The result is a series called, Unfinished Business [2004]. So far, I have four volumes of music under that title. And I still have enough tracks for probably a couple more if I wanted to do that. But, I haven't produced much since Mama's Boy concentrating on furthering my education and exploring other ventures. Yet, Music still remains a hobby and passion to me.
NEW.... My latest release is called "End Game". Although originally produced in 2003, it remained unreleased and unfinished until just last year. I've always wanted to do a true multi-genre album and see how it meshes. I've always liked going the route less traveled.
For those who are interested, I do have several albums that you can purchase right now including:
End Game
(rel. 2006)
http://www.cafepress.com/ajendgame.110220019
I'm by no means a professional but I think I've done pretty well with what I've been able to accomplish thus far. Music has always been a major part of my life and it's what I use to express myself. I'm more concerned with how I feel in a song than by how good it sounds to others. I've worked with a variety of other amateur producers around the world via the Internet and online music communities.
I got started producing music back inthe mid-90's when I bought my first computer. MIDI was the big thing then and it was fun to play around with. Then I entered college and took a music appreciation course to help me fine tune my creative side. My professor was very new school and believed in the hands on approach to music appreciation. Thus, came the group project assignment. We were all given a copy of MTV Music Generator and told to work together to make a 10 track album using just a computer and microphone.
As part of the group assignment, we formed, Dan'tes Inferno. We had so much fun on the project, Let It Go [1997], that we decided to do more beyond the class which spawned the sophomore and junior hip-hop influenced, Swing 2 The Music [1998] and Rekindled [1999]. We all continued to do things together until many of us graduated. Even before this, I started venturing out on my own to tackle other genres I've been interested in such as Pop, Dance and other styles of music.
I have done somewhere around 10 albums since 1997. The R&B flavored When The Rain Falls [2002], featuring my cousin and talented producer, Najah and Ride With Me [2003], with my vocal coach, are the only commercial projects done in an actual record studio. Most recently, I decided to finish up some tracks left over from sessions with other artists I have collaborated with. The result is a series called, Unfinished Business [2004]. So far, I have four volumes of music under that title. And I still have enough tracks for probably a couple more if I wanted to do that. But, I haven't produced much since Mama's Boy concentrating on furthering my education and exploring other ventures. Yet, Music still remains a hobby and passion to me.
NEW.... My latest release is called "End Game". Although originally produced in 2003, it remained unreleased and unfinished until just last year. I've always wanted to do a true multi-genre album and see how it meshes. I've always liked going the route less traveled.
For those who are interested, I do have several albums that you can purchase right now including:
End Game
(rel. 2006)
http://www.cafepress.com/ajendgame.110220019