Kashif – Lover turn me on ( I just got to have you) 1983

Kashif’s Splendid Debutsingle from his selftitled debutalbum “Kashif” ____ Singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer Kashif wrote and played on Evelyn King’s (aka Evelyn “Champagne” King) number one R&B hits “I’m in Love” and “Love Come Down,” Whitney Houston’s first hit “You Give Good Love” and one of its follow-ups, “Thinking About You” from her 17-million-selling debut album Whitney Houston. He also contributed to her 17-million selling Whitney LP. His own recording career yielded 17 R&B hit singles and four Top 40 albums. He recorded several duets: “Love Changes” with Mel’isa Morgan, “Love the One I’m With” with Melba Moore, and “Reservations for Two” with Dionne Warwick. Part of the vanguard that includes early pioneers Stevie Wonder and Ronnie McNeir and his ’80s contemporaries the System, Kashif helped to revolutionized R&B music through the infusion of the then-emerging affordable, MIDI/synth technology of the ’80s. Music synthesizers at one point could easily fill a room. With the advent of the microchip, synths became more portable and had tonal stability and pricing (though most professional-level synths cost a couple thousand dollars or more) during the ’80s. Like McNeir, Kashif shares the distinction of having two self-titled albums in his catalog. Born Michael Jones in Brooklyn, NY, in 1959, Kashif was orphaned at an early age, growing up in eight foster homes. His first experience with synthesized instruments came during his years with BT Express (“Express …

Art Bleek – Stopped Clock * Taken from the EP, EP (Resopal Red 2008) | BROKEN | TIMEPIECE | Arthur Pochon (Art Bleek) Arthur Pochon is from Paris, France. Arthur Pochon (aka Art Bleek) started studying piano at age 6. He enrolled in the Conservatory at age 9 to study saxophone and music theory. He graduated from the prestigious institution 12 years later. During his years of study, Arthur played in various musical ensembles, ranging from chamber groups to full orchestras. He listened primarily to Classical, Jazz, world as well as electronic music and started composing original material on a 4-track tape recorder. In 1996, he left to Bostons Berklee College Of Music on a full scholarship to attend their summer music program. This trip proved to be a life changing experience and gave direction to Arthurs artistic choices. Starting in 1997, he found employment in major Paris recording studios where he developped his knowledge of the recording and mixing processes. At that time he began equipping his home recording studio with audio gear. This allowed him to produce his own music at home, which projects ranging from atonal, experimental work to Electro and Nu-Jazz sonorities. He also scored music to short films, documentaries and contemporary plays during that period. In 2001, his music drew the attention of several recording labels (among them Le Maquis recording label) which released tracks on various compilations under the Art Bleek name. He started actively performing on …
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