Kalen Nash
Band/artist history
Music has been a part of my life since I was born. My Mother sang all of her life and taught me to hear and sing harmony parts by age four. At five years old, I was given my first Jackson 5 tape, and it gave me a whole new outlook on music in general. Jackson 5 helped me to see that all music was different, and that music could be formed into what I wanted it to sound like. From then on I was hooked on R&B/Soul. Shortly after that, I was given a copy of Boyz II Men's version of In the Still of the Night. This one was a huge influence on my vocal range and style. I studied their voices and harmonies until the tape would not play any more. Shortly after, I moved to other artists such as Brian McKnight, Lauren Hill, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and a long list of other R&B artists. At around the age of thirteen, I got into a lot of different genres of music. I got copies of Jimi Hendrix, 'Are You Experienced' and Dave Matthews, 'Under the Table and Dreaming'. That same Christmas, I was given my first guitar. I still did not start playing seriously until I was fourteen. I learned to play by ear and wrote my first song when I was around fourteen. My faith and hopes of finding love were the basis for a lot of the lyrical inspiration in my own songs. When I was fifteen I heard a local artist by the name of John Mayer. I fell in love with his finger style jazz. His music was great motivation to start taking my guitar playing seriously. Growing up in such a music saturated town (Athens, GA) I knew that I had to have talent and originality to be heard. So, at sixteen, I started trying to bring all of my influences together to create a whole new sound. I don't try to write over my head, I just write what I have experienced and to be honest I have not experienced much. Now I am in the midst of trying to find myself and find my place in the music world. Even though my passion lies with R&B/Soul. I am drawn and inspired by all types of music.Your musical influences
Jackson 5, Brian McKnight, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder,D'angelo, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jonny Lang, Hanson, Gavin DeGraw, Ray Charles, martin sexton, fugees, Queen, U2, radiohead, coldplay, Hank Williams Sr. ECT!!Admin
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