King

King Solomon Logan Timbaland Productions/Royal Court MusicKing Solomon Logan, labeled at birth for greatness, was born into a lifestyle far from that of royalty… Born and raised in the West Dallas projects, King’s early years were less than glamorous to say the least as he endured a childhood filled with poverty, abuse, and misery. At age 12, while most children were out playing or riding bicycles after school, King spent his free time searching through filthy restaurant dumpsters in hopes of salvaging dinner for himself and his mother. In fact, Christmas, King recalls, was always the darkest, most depressing time of year--spent alone without family, food, or gifts.King’s teenage years weren’t any better. Faced with few alternatives, King left home at age 16 and struggled with homelessness for years, spending countless nights in abandoned buildings and cars. Soon, King would find himself engulfed by the streets where years of gang banging, drug dealing, and hustling seemed to be an inevitable way of life. But with the odds stacked against him, King was determined to break the chains of hopelessness and music would be his escape!In August 2005, King met Cheryl Banks, an aspiring entertainment manager from New Orleans who happened to be in Dallas visiting her brother, Rick Frazier, for the weekend. Impressed by his music and his drive, she wrote his contact info on the back of a business card, stuck it in the pocket of her favorite jeans and promised to get back in touch with him.One week later, a catastrophic disaster--hurricane Katrina—swept through New Orleans forcing Cheryl to evacuate to Dallas with little more than the clothes on her back. After getting settled with family, she emptied the contents of her pockets, finding only five dollars, and a crumpled up business card with King’s contact information written on back.After months of pleading, Cheryl finally convinced her brother Rick, VP of Mosley Music Group, to come and hear this ultra-talented underground producer she’d met and the rest is history in the making!King was soon granted an opportunity millions merely dream about. Now an elite member of Timbaland’s production team, King is vastly becoming one the industry’s most prominent new producers. His very first project under Timbaland’s umbrella-- “Ice Box” (Omarion’s 21 Album)--became a hit single and found enormous radio success earning the #12 position on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts where it was a mainstay for over 1 year! The song generated over 100,000 radio spins, fostered more than 15 remixes (including the most popular remix featuring Usher.) In fact, King was recently honored by ASCAP with numerous awards for writing and producing some of the most performed Pop songs of 2007!But King’s multi-faceted production abilities transcend all styles of music, working along side a vast genre of Pop, R&B, Rock and Hip-Hop artists including Justin Timberlake, Chris Cornell, 3 Six Mafia, Ashley Simpson, Petey Pablo, Brooke Hogan, Bobby Valentino, and Mario to name a few. In fact, he looks forward to the opportunity to venture into the awesome genre of Country music in the very near future! As you can see, King is on a mission to exceed the bounds mediocrity and is working hard to attain the success he so sincerely desires.When asked how he feels about the new direction of his life and career, King’s heart felt response is: “I’ve been given a second chance at life that I probably didn’t even deserve. Of course becoming a millionaire or being famous would be great, and I really hope to achieve that status some day, but not for the superficial reasons. My greatest desire is to make sure that my children have the life I wasn’t able to have. Awards and recognition are nice, but the greatest reward is when my son hears my music then looks at me and tells me how proud he is that I’m his dad.I’m just grateful to Timbaland for being my mentor and my friend, constantly encouraging me to be the best; and to my management for believing in me; but mostly, I’m grateful to God because I know that all of this is only a result of his grace and favor. So as long as I’m breathing, I’ll never stop climbing, I’ll never quit striving, and I’ll never take this gift for granted. True Kings Never Die.”