BACK TO WORK!!!

After a small hiatus, I have gotten back on track with The AutoBEATography.  I have fully condensed the vocals on all the tracks and it sounds crystal clear.  Also, I shortened up, took out, and edited every song to take the play time down from 75 minutes to about 45... That's some serious editing!  I'm glad I let a few people critique it, because it would have been a lonnnnnnng endeavor to sit through.  I thought I was giving more, but sometimes, less is more!

Glad I listen to feedback!

A little more fine tuning and this project will be complete.

It will be put on Reverbnation again for the time being.  I'm also thinking that I will be doing shows again sometime in the very near future.  I'm ready to get back out there and enjoy the music world again.  I've been gone for way too long!  Performing and entertaining is amazingly fun, and I def miss that feeling.

More to come soon!  Stay tuned!

100 PLAYS!!!

So... as you can tell, i'm very hype! In less than one full week of being online, my first single "Tonight" has been played on my Reverbnation Page 100 times as of 6am on today 7/11/12.

That is huge.  No promo team, no advertisements... just word of mouth.  I'm very grateful to everyone who took time to listen to the song.  I really appreciate the time and effort that was put in to listening... because there are many people that didn't listen and saw the same messages that the people who did listen saw and clicked on.

I'm very thankful because I know that I don't have to have even this little bit of success.  So, thanks so much for helping one dream come true!

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!!!

The AutoBEATography is still going on!!!  Don't forget that this nifty little beat compilation/audio story is alive and well, and will be coming out at the end of the month!  Again, it will be free... as all my stuff will be in the coming months, so don't be afraid to download it, burn it, then listen to it in the car!  It's really a cool little story, that is guaranteed to make you laugh, bob your head, and enjoy my pain, happiness, struggle, and overall joy that came from learning what it takes to make music.

All this is just the beginning!  Please know that there is so much more to come.

For those who have not heard "Tonight" yet... Shame on you!!! lol... just kidding.

You can listen to it at http://www.reverbnation.com/kennyjohnsoniii

Please feel free to follow me on:
 Twitter @ kennyjohnsoniii
Instagram: @ kennyjohnsoniii
 Facebook: www.facebook.com/kennyjohnsoniii or www.facebook.com/kj3music

Thank You!

MAGNIFICENT MONDAY RETURNS... (with 15 minutes to spare)

The Return!

So I promised that I would be introducing an underground artist every Monday, and last week, I failed to deliver!  I apologize for my rude behavior!!!  But no longer shall you wait!

This Magnificent Monday, we focus on an artist who actually helped me get started!  We're going to talk about the smack you and yo mamma in the mouth, disrespectful yet delightfully diplomatic, and of course trash-talking ladies man... the one, the only...

SOUTHEAST SLIM

Southeast Slim is one of the dopest acts in DC right now.  He's a lyrical giant in a small city.  This guy says some crazy and off the wall things, but fully envelopes the Washington D.C. lifestyle, culture, and swagger.  From his first mixtape to the current one M. A. F. (Maximum Amount of Foolishness).  You'll be rocking to the essence of D.C. and understanding how it is in the city life... and you'll love it!

Be warned... there should be about 7 Parental Advisory Stickers put on this albums cover and back... lol, cuz Slim says whatever the F*** he wants when he wants to.  That's all part of the nature of D.C. tho.  If you've ever been there, or you know a couple people from there, the in-your-face, IDGAF way of life is present, and it's no different with Southeast Slim.

Check him out:

Twitter: @ seslim202

Website: www.southeastcentral.com

AWESOME 4TH OF JULY!!!

So!!!  The AutoBEATography got delayed... my feelings were hurt... major setback right??!  WRONG... WRONG!!!!

Today was an AWESOME day as far as music is concerned!

So, this morning, I woke up, and as you know, I worked on "Tonight" and got the vocals sounding near studio quality... as close to professional as I could possibly get them, thanks to some ill YouTube tutorials...  I'm going to give that guy InfamousxSoljahh some cash if I ever see him.  Thanks to his tutorial, the music came out crystal clear!!!  HUGE THANKS!!!

So, I put the song on ReverbNation and got on my self promotion grind... Facebook, Twitter, Text Messages, Word of Mouth... etc. You name it, I was on it!

So in less than 12 hours, my page got 32 hits/listens...  not bad for a rookie!!!

I'm excited about this though... Got alot of good feedback.

Please take some time to listen if you dont mind!!!

www.reverbnation.com/kennyjohnsoniii

Thanks a lot!

And once again...

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

Happy 4th!!!

Independence w/o freedom... yet...

Good Morning folks!

So again, The AutoBEATography has been delayed.  It will be coming out, just not today!  Sorry for the inconvenience...

As a token of my esteem for your patience though, I will be releasing the single "Tonight" written by me and produced by Corey of CorSoundz Beats.  

I am in the process of re-mixing the levels and making sure everything sounds tight.  A few listeners say that the beat overpowers the singing, so I have to fix that before I give it to you all.  Also, there is a red spike that I have to def fix.

As far as The AutoBEATography goes, I have allowed 3 more people to critique it and I'm awaiting the results today.  

Based on their critique, I'll give you all a little more of an idea as to the direction that I will follow.

We're almost there yall, just a little more work needs to be done!  Expect to hear "Tonight" soon!

Thanks!

Oh, and as for Magnificent Monday... I forgot! lol... We'll get back on track ASAP!

@ kennyjohnsoniii

Pushed back like a 30's something guys hairline...

Sheesh...

Well family, It's official... The AutoBEATography will have to be pushed back.  After a humbling listening session, I got a lot of good, positive, and necessary feedback that let me know that I could make a lot of improvements.

Body language is a killer, and watching people get bored while listening to your music is like someone stabbing you repeatedly with a knife!  Kills your soul!

But my soul is resilient, this let me know that I have some work to do.  

1.) Condense it and make it shorter.  I wanted to tell a story with words, but some listeners got very bored very fast.  I have to figure out a way to tell the story without talking you to death...

2.) Transition - The way I had it set up, I was going story, beat, story, beat... but I had no real fillers or transitional sounds.  Basically, I had to remember that more than just my friends would be hearing this.

3.) Can't give away the good stuff.  I had some bangers on this CD.  My mentality was to allow people to hear all the good stuff too... but I was warned about the reality of music theft and how easy it is to loop your beat.

So those three reasons combined = a delay in production.

I will still be coming out with something, but it won't be the 4th of July.

Sorry for the delay, but at the very least, I'll drop a single on ReverbNation, SoundClick, and BandCamp.  It will most likely be Tonight, but I'll keep you posted.

Thanks again for the support, and feel free to hit me up and give me crap for the delay! :-)

Final Touches

Putting something together takes a lot of time and effort!  I'm starting to see how real putting serious compilations together is!

I re-recorded "Tonight" and it came out sounding better than the last version I recorded.  Only thing is that I'm not 100% comfortable with the last half of the song.  I feel like it needs to be switched up a bit, or at least redone once more.  I want to send out something that I'm completely comfortable with, and not just "something to put out".

Also, I started up a ReverbNation Account and a SoundClick.  I'm looking for the best platform to put out my music AND have it easy to download it for free.  Having a bit of trouble there!  If you know of one such website, please let me know.

Last things are album art.  I think I have the main picture that I need, however, I do want to weigh my options.  I'll be looking through photos to figure out which one fits this album theme best.  If I had more time, I'd let you guys decide through a vote!  At any rate, the finish line is upon us!

The AutoBEATography is only 3 days away!!!

Ultra Excited!

@ kennyjohnsoniii
kennyjohnsonmusic@gmail.com