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theRejectKid

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About Me

The RejectKid is a one-man-band based in London, England.His interest in music started at an early age, with the drums and recorder in Primary School. He moved onto the acoustic guitar, then the bass guitar and drums, properly in Secondary School. He took lessons but also started to write the beginning of the songs you hear today. He aquired a second-hand bass and began learning the basslines to popular songs, most of them he has forgotten, but this gave him more of an understanding to the structure of playing and writing songs. ............................................................ . He was a quiet child, always standing at the back, trying not to be noticed. Years passed and so did jobs until he decided to get abit more serious about his songwriting. Taking a part-time sound engineering course, showed him the limitations of his ability. Equipment came and went until the procurement of a digital 8-track recorder. Finally a chance to vocalise thoughts and feelings in a coherent manner. And songs were created. Nights were spent and melodies used to feed the soul. But something was wrong. They were not right. Out of time and out of tune, the world was tilted on it's axis. What went wrong?????????????.......................................... .........After resisting the lure of the digital age, an Apple Mac Powerbook was welcomed into the family and the world was right once more. Songs that were out of time and out of tune were fixed and improved. Thoughts that were jumbled and confused, found a place in time. Most of the songs that are posted on this site were created in the feverish imagination of a young boy. These feelings have not gone away, they have been magnified and filtered. The name The Reject Kid was not picked by accident, a random collection of words. Oh no, he choose them for a reason. He needs to put the demons to bed, to lay them to rest. Ridiculed, ignored and rejected, the boy standing at the back of the room needs to be heard.You can also find him on BritBand.com http://www.britband.com/bands/theRejectKid
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/6/2007
Band Website: This is it for the moment.
Band Members: The Reject Kid is a one man band based in London. Anthony Mitchell writes the words and music with the help of an Apple and the words are sometimes based on real events but the music comes from his head.
Influences: Everything from James Brown, Quincy Jones, Mighty Arrow, Mighty Sparrow, Gregory Issacs, U2, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Zero 7, Air, The Beatles, Public Enemy, Bobby Darin, Diana Krall, Billy Paul, The Brothers Johnson, The Who, Tenacious D, Suzanne Vega, Craig Armstrong, Daft Punk, Republica, R.E.M., Damien Rice, Marillion, Michael Buble, Neil Diamond, Faithless, Snow Patrol, Kanye West to Iron Maiden and Oasis.At the moment, alot of chillout and ambient jazz. Music should be enjoyed and not categorised by gender, race or creed.
Sounds Like: Downempo chillout with a melodic twist.A broken heart, slowly being fixed.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

A new song added. :-0

Hello everyone, I've added a new song to the list.This is a downtempo, chill-out trackwith an electric guitar twist.I've had this song for a while but I didn't like the previous mix, so I re did it an...
Posted by theRejectKid on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:20:00 PST

New song posted!!!!!!

Hello there everyone.I've posted a new song here. The song is a remix using Amerie's One Thing drum pattern and some Apple Loops. It's not for sale, just to show off my producing skills. Ha Ha.I did t...
Posted by theRejectKid on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:31:00 PST

Doubt creeping in.??!!

How does a person become something more than the sum of their parts? I know I can do the music thing, but can I persuade others in that fact?My name the Reject Kid was not chosen by accident. It is ho...
Posted by theRejectKid on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:18:00 PST

Remixing new song to add to MySpace

I got very carried away mixing a new song that I am about to add here. Forgot to put the heating on. It was snowing here in London on Thursday morning but had disappeared by the afternoon. The track I...
Posted by theRejectKid on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:09:00 PST

Crap Internet Connection

Having real trouble with my Internet connection. I was posting a blog last night and I had to give up after two tries. Every time I finished writing the long and heartfelt blog and tried to post it, m...
Posted by theRejectKid on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:04:00 PST

Second song added!!

I've been having trouble with the Internet connection in the house I'm living in, so forgive my lateness in posting this song.I wrote the music for this song quite a while ago and it was only with the...
Posted by theRejectKid on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:03:00 PST

Hello everyone.

Hi there everyone. Thought I would join and see what all the fuss was about.I'm an amatuer songwriter/composer and I'm hoping to post a few songs here and to see what happens.
Posted by theRejectKid on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:01:00 PST