Kevon Edmonds is back with a hot new CD solo project, 'Who Knew'
Kevon Edmonds, the fourth oldest brother of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and the co-founder
and lead member of the group After 7, has teamed with Make Entertainment for a hot new project titled "Who Knew."
The recently released CD is distributed through EMI Distribution.
"I used young producers," singer/songwriter Kevon Edmonds said when asked about the hot tracks on his new CD.
The young producers Kevon is talking about consist of the hot songwriting team from Boston Kadis and Sean and his nephews
Jason and Dave Edmonds. Also on the CD is Greg Curtis who co-wrote the first single, "Oh," with Kevon. Kadis and
Sean produced the title Pop track "Who Knew," the R&B cut "Hurt Too Much to Cry," and the fairytail
sounding "April's Fool."
"I never stop believing that there was going to be another record,"
said Edmonds about the ten year gap between this sophomore solo project and his debut album. "This (music) is nothing
I was trained to do. It's just a talent God has blessed you with...you might take a break...you don't waste that."
Kevon said that without him planning it, it seems his solo projects are being released every ten years.
"It
has perfect timing," Edmonds continued. "It gives me an opportunity to re-introduce myself to my fans and I get
to make new fans, introduce myself to new listeners...connect the dots."
The "Who Knew" CD
does just that, it offers both old school and new school. You get the old school way of recording with the live instruments
and quality soulful vocals such as in my two most favorite cuts "Who Knew" and "Oh." Then you get the
new school way of sound manipulation and experimentation such as on the Urban R&B selections "She Love's Me"
and "April's Fool," also favorite selections of mine.
While attending Indiana University Kevon formed
the R&B group After 7 with classmate Keith Mitchell and his brother Melvin Edmonds. After graduate they signed with his
younger brother Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' record label LaFace (with LA Reid) who had just signed a deal with Virgin
Records.
The group released a self-titled album in 1989 which earned them a platinum album and seven gold singles. In
1995 they left the label and by 1997 the group had disbanded. In 1999 Kevon Edmonds released his first solo project "24/7"
on RCA/BMG and it garnered him a gold title track single. Now Edmonds is promoting his sophomore CD "Who Knew" on
independent label Make Entertainment/EMI.
"Al Matterson (Make Entertainment) was one of the guys trying
to get me to do another record," Kevon points out.
Edmonds said that independent labels may not have
the funds and that may make the process stressful, but that they were willing to put their noses to the grindstone. Kevon
feels that the finished product was worth the risk of going with an "indie" label.
Ted Winn debuts his solo Gospel
CD 'Balance' through Shanachie Entertainment
Ted Winn, half of the duo Ted and Sheri and owner of Veracity Entertainment, a publishing/production rights management company
to over 30 high-profile songwriters such as Ciara, Marques Houston, Toni Braxton and T-Pain, has just released his solo Gospel
CD project "Balance" on TeddysJamz Records, distributed through Shanachie Entertainment. The CD project offers twelve
great Praise and Worship selections.
"I waited to do a record,"
Ted Winn said about what made him do a solo project. "We (Ted and Sheri) decided to take a record sabbatical. I wanted
to have something to say, not just put something out there."
With
the new CD "Balance" Ted's message is that, "I think there is something for everybody."
The first single off of the "Balance" project is "God Believes in You."
As the Gospel duo Ted and Sheri Winn won two Stellar Awards. He has worked with Richard
Smallwood's Vision Choir since 1999. A native of Memphis Ted sang with Kevin Davidson and The Voices of Binghamton after begin
honorably discharged from the Air Force. He later formed Ted Winn and Deliverance. In 1995 he and Sheri Jones-Moffet formed
Ted and Sheri and signed to a record deal in 1999. Together they have released two albums "The Healing Starts Here"
and "Celebrate."
Featured on the "Balance" solo
project is legendary Gospel artist Vanessa Bell Armstrong on the selection "His Favor."
"Balance" not only offers Ted's great vocals but uplifting lyrics and awesome
tracks. My favorite selections on the CD are "Oh My Soul," because I love the piano and violin support; "Great
is Our Lord" a Praise and Worship song that brings visions of Sunday morning church fellowship; "His Favor"
with its great horn support; "Reap" has an R&B track with a horn lead reminiscent of the horns normally heard
by Earth, Wind and Fire, and "Moving Forward" a sweet testimony from the heart.
For more information on Ted Winn or to hear selections from his CD log onto www.myspace.com/teddwinn or www.tedwinn.com.
