Bio By Artist: San Antonio, Texas music artist Leon Shannon, aka ShannonMann releases Black Rose Garden, a dope Hip Hop combination of soul, reggae, and trap! He has been creating music, specifically rap/hip hop for over 14 years. Following his instincts and bringing out his musical talents in high school to all friends, families and neighbors. He founded his young career and gained his confidence as one with unique and entertaining creativity at an early age.
Glass Bottom Boat "Definitive: A Year In The Nebula - Fall" Releases December 8th, 2017
Doggma Uno and Glass Bottom Boat Productions are very excited to announce the new LP Definitive: A Year In The Nebula - Fall, releasing December 8th, 2017. The 14 track project features production from some of hip hop's premier beat smiths, including: Duke Westlake, Kev Brown, EQ - Out The Ash Tray of LA, Jeepz, Dellue, Calvin Valentine, Prez Sinatra, Sumthin Gunny, and Doggma Zero and Cal-S-thetics themselves. This playlist features Tone Dogg Raw and Cal-S-thetics at the helm, navigating the listener through yet another season, with help from DJ Rawz Ill Remedy and DJ Orator providing the scratches and cuts, as well as vocal contributions from Dave Allen, AO and Noreik Thascool. Mixed and Mastered by EQ - Out the Ash Tray of LA, this soundscape makes the stories almost tangible. "This album doesn't feel like a continuation of what we've been doing. It feels like transition and movement. We really tried to capture the autumn season musically," reveals Tone Dogg Raw when asked. Thematically, this album's thesis explores introspection, melancholy, transition and strategy. As the leaves change and the air becomes crisp, the duo that is Glass Bottom Boat subtly illustrates the autumn and its often tacit progression of the year with a mood music soundtrack.
Definitive: A Year In The Nebula - Fall track listing 1. Falling Leaves (Prod. By Doggma Zero, Cuts by DJ Rawz Ill Remedy) 2. Push (Prod. By Jeepz) 3. Starters (Prod. By Kev Brown, Cuts by DJ Rawz Ill Remedy) 4. Masters Of The Dark Arts (Prod. By Duke Westlake) 5. Stained Glass (Prod. By EQ Out the Ash Tray of LA) 6. Déjà Vu Ft. Dave Allen (Prod. By Sumthin Gunny) 7. Gone With the Wind Ft. AO (Prod. By Dellue) 8. Equinox Ft Noreik Thascool (Prod. By EQ Out the Ash Tray of LA) 9. Autumn Keys (Prod. By Cal-S-Thetics) 10. Shinto Shrine (Prod. By Calvin Valentine) 11. Territory Ft. DJ Rawz Ill Remedy (Prod. By EQ Out the Ash Tray of LA) 12. From the Heart Ft. DJ Orator (Prod. By EQ Out the Ash Tray of LA) 13. Fall Off It (Prod. By EQ Out the Ash Tray of LA) 14. Can't Stop The Flow (Prod. By Prez Sinatra)
1. Complicated 2. Outta Your League 3. Contagious 4. S.O.S. Vianni live tonight at Marbek Store, 186 Royal College Street, London NW1 9NN 6pm - 7pm
21 Y.O. Vianni is prodigious singer / songwriter raised on 90s RnB and Afropop in Croydon, South London. Having exploded with his song 'Recognise' (6.5 M views and counting) the UK scene has found a new natural hitmaker, with influences rooted in the African musical diaspora as well as American soul music. His new EP 'Bandit Luva' explores and expands his signature sound, fleshing out his vision to his rapidly growing fan base.
Growing up, Vianni was more of a dancer than a singer but his ability soon had him moving into songwriting. Having taught himself guitar and piano from Youtube, he got into a music degree at the British Institute of Modern Music with no other formal training. Meanwhile, outside of school and hanging out with friend and producer, MB, it soon became apparent he was destined to be a star. Vianni asked if he could jump on a beat destined for another artist to do a 'little 8 bar'. Hearing the results MB remarked 'you should be an artist bro'.
The next track they released together 'Recognize' is now still one of the top 15 most played videos ever on LinkUp TV. It interpolates quotes from US star PARTYNEXTDOOR's track 'Recognize" but takes the sour feel of the original as a starting point to spin out a sweet Afro-pop-RnB track. When the track was a hit, he dropped out of university to make music full time.
'Bandit Luva''s 4 tracks continues to mix his smooth soul over sharp, snapping club-friendly rhythms. From the love song direct to his girl-next-door 'Contagious', to the soulful yearning of 'Complicated' and 'S.O.S.' we have a songwriter in the mold of Ne-Yo, Usher or John Legend but with an ear for a beat with some Afro-syncopation and a LDN accent. Signed to MOVES Recordings, part of independent label Marathon Artists (Vagabon, Real Lies, Courtney Barnett, Childhood) Vianni is moving the UK's most vital new scene forward with ease and each release.