Artist description HE COMBINES A MELLOW HARMONIC FLAVOR, HEARD IN HIS VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS, WITH A LYRICAL BLEND OF HIP HOP AND "JAZZICAL" R&B, WHICH GIVES AN URBAN BOUNCE THAT MOVES THE SOUL. JO'NES IS DETERMINED TO MAKE HIS PROPHETIC QUOTE COME TRUE, WHICH IS TO "BRING THE NEW MILLENNIUM TO OLD-TIME MOTOWN."

Music Style Urban, Soul, R and B, "Jazzical"

Musical Influences Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Micheal Jackson, A cappella

Artist History JO' NES BEGAN HIS CAREER AT DENISON UNIVERSITY SINGING WITH "THE HILLTOPPERS." BEFORE HIS GRADUATION THEY SANG IN PRESIDENT CLINTON'S INAUGURATION AND COMPLETED TWO CD PROJECTS. SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN STEADFAST IN THE RACE TOWARDS HIS GOAL AS A SOLO VOCALIST. IN EARLY 2001 JO'NES COMPLETED HIS FIRST POLISHED DEMO, WHICH DISPLAYS HIS CONFIDENCE AND SEASONED VOICE TO THE "CORPORATE SUITS" OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. "SPIKE MANAGEMENT" MASTERMINDED A STELLAR PLAN TO BLANKET THE EYES AND EARS OF LISTENERS BY WAY OF LOCAL RADIO AND STAGE PERFORMANCE WEEKS AFTER THE DEMO'S RELEASE. IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS THE QUALITY OF HIS DEMO ATTRACTED IMMEDIATE INVITATIONS TO OPEN FOR SUCH GROUPS AS COOCOO CAL, CAPPADONNA, PROPHET JONES, AND CITY HIGH. JO'NES HAS THRILLED HIS LOCAL FOLLOWERS BUT KNOWS THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF ALL HE WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH IN HIS YOUNG CAREER. ALONG WITH HIS AESTHETIC CHARM, JO'NES NOT ONLY DANCES IN A SELF-CHOREOGRAPHED SHOW, BUT ARRANGES AND SINGS ALL VOCALS. MANY LABEL HIM A TRIPLE THREAT OF SONG, DANCE AND VISUAL APPEAL. BY USING HIS FLUENCY OF VARIOUS LANGUAGES JO'NES SEEKS TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS OF MORE THAN LISTENERS OF HIS NATIVE TONGUE. ON LATER PROJECTS, HE PLANS TO SOOTHE THE SOULS OF THE LATIN COMMUNITY BY TRANSLATING AND SINGING HIS MATERIAL IN BOTH SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE. JO' NES, NOT JUST ANOTHER SOLO ARTIST, BUT TRULY A TALENTED MUSICIAN WHO WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD WITH HIS SONG.

Location Huntington, West Virginia - USA

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