From 2004 K STONE began to get his music heard. The serious yet amusing
lyrical content gained him much respect and praise. His creativity was compared
to Lauryn Hill, Timberland, Eminem, Roots Manuva, Prince, Tricky, Gorillaz
and the Neptunes.
“I thought my music was great, but to be compared to Grammy award winners
was something else.”
Future Music Magazine wrote “The rapping is extremely clever and
the hook extremely catchy” when they heard the track Independent Women.
They added “This is a pretty humorous demo that features an excellent
rap on the ‘Independent women’ phenomenon.”
Now K STONE has arrived! He has been offered a record deal from a label in
California, and has collaborated with music producers and artists from the
U.S.A. He has also been asked to send his music to DJ’s in America.
K STONE says “My music gets straight to the point. If you want someone
to be honest to you in a way that you can understand, then my music is for
you. It is direct, serious and amusing.”
From where he has come from to where he is now is an achievement in itself.
For K STONE, it’s time to shine. His story begins now….
The
journey of K STONE begins with his first real musical experience in 1990 when
he was a DJ at the local ice rink in Aldershot, Hampshire. His mixes soon gained
him respect by other DJ‘s and the punters.
When the ice rink closed down he move some 100 plus miles away to Telford,
Shropshire where he became a Rink Assistant.
He says, “At Telford Ice Rink, I got to see many unsigned acts set
up and perform. I also worked at the Status Quo concert when they performed
there. I saw how everything was put together from when the roadies arrived,
to the event happening, to the roadies and the band packing up and leaving.
It was one of the best experiences I have ever had.”
When he left Telford he headed back down south and worked at the Guildford
Spectrum. While there he was involved with preparing the venue for a music
event hosted by Ant & Dec.
“It was good again to seen a music event being prepared. It was a valuable
experience.”
Still K STONE did not know that he was going to be involved in music again.
One day in 1997 something caught his attention. He explains, “The music
industry started pushing male bashing singers to the forefront. I did not
like what they were singing. Instead of walking up and down outside record
labels with my placard protesting, I decided to study the music industry and
be effective on the inside.”
After 8 years of teaching himself how to write songs, compose music and
master his own work, the Independent Woman Its Over CD was born.
“During this time life was pretty much hell. Although I become homeless
and had to deal with constant drama and unemployment, I kept going to the
library everyday to read up everything I could about the music industry. It
was the vision I had of me being successful in music that kept my motivation
up.”
