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Christchankeith "Ckay1" Marshall is an American music composer, arranger, and producer. Ckay1's first full credit production work was in 2006 on the highly acclaimed ''Light Poles and Pine Trees'' for rap Hip hop group Field Mob This release reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 and #2 on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. As of 2008, he currently resides in Atlanta, Ga.Band/artist history
Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Christchankeith "Ckay1" Marshall began his acting and music career at an early age. By the age of 11, he had become a familiar face throughout the acting community. He has played numerous onstage roles at the historical Dock Street Theatre, The Charleston Youth Company The Charleston Youth Company as well as an independent feature film titled ''Mother of the Alex Haley's Queen starring Halley Berry. In middle school, Marshall began playing the violin and upon entering Academic Magnet High School, began playing the bass guitar where he became a brief member of a local band that performed in the Tri-State area.
Education
Upon high school graduation, Marshall received a full academic scholarship to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a member of Hatchett Pre-law Society, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Alpha Delta, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Marshall graduated (Magna Cum Laude) from FAMU in 2004 with his B.A in Political Science with a minor in Spanish.
Career
While in Tallahassee, Florida, Ckay1 produced music for a wide variety of local and independent artists including, but not limited to "Thrill Da Playa" of the 69 Boyz. However, it wasn't until his independent release of the "Gold Album'' (a Mashup album created by coupling an a cappella version of rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals created from a variety of unauthorized samples) that he garnered the attention of Shawn Jay and Smoke of Field Mob, of whom recently signed a deal with DTP Records/Geffen Records. Their relationship led to his first major released production credit with â€Area Code 229'' with the 2006 release of ''Light Poles and Pine Trees''Have you performed in front of an audience?Haven't played live in quite some time. I've literally turned into a "Studio musician"!
Your musical influences
Teddy Riley, Pharrell, Timbaland, and a whole lsit of others. Pretty much any one making GOOD music!What equipment do you use?
Dell PC, Various VSTi's, Roland Fantom, "Beats By Dre" Headphones, Bass Guitar
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