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The Establishment

http://music.blackplanet.com/theestablishment/

About Me

Born in Columbia, SC sometimes known as "Cola Town" or "The Metro", referring to the city's nick names, this versitile artist began taking to music at a very early age listening to a wide variety of music ranging from pop rock, gospel to r&b, funk & soul that was heavily heard in the family household. Soon there after at approximately age 9, he began playing piano and composing chorded tunes by ear. His mother took notice of his talent and desire and placed him in the hands of a close friend that taught piano at a local church. The lessons only lasted a few months due to the fact that playing by ear was substantially easier for him. His abilities eventually strengthened and he began to take his talent seriously. He began performing mini-concerts for his family and actually charged admission. It was during high school when he realized that his vocal abilities, writing skills, and musicianship had vastly improved. By this time he had discovered how to lay down music tracks, vocally harmonize with himself, and engineer his own recordings. By the age of 18 he had recorded enough material to release several albums worth of music. His ambition didn't stop there. He then became interested in the business aspect of his music and decided to copyright all of his material. With these accomplishments under his belt, he began playing in local talent shows and school functions. With the continuous writing, arranging, composing, producing and performing, this artist proves to be at the forefront of his accomplishments by launching his own independant label, Lyfe Productions, which highly promotes his number one artist.....himself. His future plans however, are to aquire more artists to his label. The Establishment is without a doubt, already a success in the new millenium.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=54849
Influences: Old school 70's & 80's r&b, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Elvis Presley, Earth Wind & Fire, Maxwell, Eric Benet, D'angelo, Anthony Hamilton, Jon B, Joss Stone, Lenny Kravitz, BabyFace, Kym, Heather Headley, Lela James, John Legend, Hall & Oates, KC & The Sunshine Band...way too many to name.
Sounds Like: Jon B, Maxwell, Prince, BabyFace, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend.....etc
Record Label: Lyfe Productions
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Only A Black Woman

ONLY A BLACK WOMAN ONLY A BLACK WOMAN Can take a week of left over scraps and make a gourmet meal Can cuss a man out, then make love to him that night and make him feel like a king. Ca...
Posted by The Establishment on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:07:00 PST

Bitten by the acting bug!

Just finished shooting my first ever movie scene for the movie "Death Sentence" starring Kevin Bacon & John Goodman. It was an experience I'll never forget. Now that I've gotten my feet wet in the...
Posted by The Establishment on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:04:00 PST

TIME

Time..time is a trick. How many birthdays have u had? One. U had one day of birth but u continue 2 count birthdays. Your mind gives up and your body deteriorates. This is the trick of time. Man was ne...
Posted by The Establishment on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 08:31:00 PST

Brown Eyes

Brown EyesI saw you, You saw me, And i fell deeply Into the possibility that maybe we can ... chill. With my eye on the prize, I feel as though i have won Won the key to your heart. So in your personi...
Posted by The Establishment on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:04:00 PST

My Piano

My PianoWhen I rest my eager palms against the keyboard, My fingers transform, With each white key, I succumb to your open sea, Embrace your every wave Move deeply with your extraordinary power. With ...
Posted by The Establishment on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:58:00 PST

The state of r&b

Pure R&B no longer exists. Our black radio stations walked away from pure R&B music. When was the last time you heard a B.B. King recording on your local black radio station? How about Sly &am...
Posted by The Establishment on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 08:51:00 PST