Soundz

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Soundz

Background information
Birth name Kenneth C. Coby
Born 1983 (age ~25)
Origin Decatur, Georgia
Genre(s) Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Producer, Rapper
Instrument(s) Rapper, Sampler
Years active 2005-present
Label(s) US Records, EMI Publishing
Associated acts One Chance, Pitbull, Trina, Young Boss, Usher

Soundz is a producer specialising in Hip-Hop and R&B genres. Soundz has produced many songs of these genres, including "Look At Her" by One Chance, and has produced a lot of content for artists Pitbull, Trina and Young Boss.

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[edit] Personal Life & His Career

Soundz, whose real name is Kenneth C. Coby, was born in Milwaukee, and grew up in the city of Decatur, which is on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. His parents relocated away from Milwaukee in 1997 to pursue a dream, which was to make it into the music industry. While his parents worked, Kenneth attended Redan High School, where he developed a passion for sports and a hunger for money. At the time, it was his dream to become a professional basketball player, but in his senior year at high school the head coach dismissed him from the School team. Kenneth was devastated.

Kenneth also had another passion; a passion for music, and more so rapping. He began to spend his time writing music and rapping, as he wanted to follow in the footsteps of a successful rapper. One of his influences was, and still is Jay-Z. One of Kenneth's friends had heard him rap and thought he was good at doing so.[citation needed] This friend of his had downloaded a program from the Internet which allowed him to create his own beats, perfect at the time. As he tried to pursue a rapping career, Kenneth called himself 'Soundmind', while one of his close friends nicknamed him 'Sounds'. This close friend, unknown at the time, was to be arrested and jailed shortly after he created Kenneth's nickname Sounds. In remembrance, Soundmind changed his name to Sounds, but added a little 'pizzazz' to it, eventually renaming himself 'Soundz'.

Since this point, Soundz has produced a non-stop stream of smooth R&B tracks and hard hittin' Hip Hop beats, but it's from his experience in life that makes his beats and productions what they are; truly amazing and outstanding. Soundz has a full understanding of what music can and should be, due to the fact that he's a rapper himself, and he has had a musically-inclined upbringing by his parents. This, he claims, is what makes him appeal to so many artists and music industry affiliates. His musical talent was spotted by Usher Raymond, when he heard the track Soundz produced for and with R&B group One Chance. This track, entitled Look At Her, was to become the first single of the band when Usher made Soundz an offer which he couldn't refuse. Soundz said "This is perfect timing. I wasn't ready a year ago, I cant even lie, but now.... I'm confident in succeeding in anything I put my mind to".[citation needed] Soundz is now under Infra-Red Management, where he has been able and will continue to work with top Hip Hop and R&B artists.

[edit] Tracks Produced

The following list of tracks are those which have been produced by Soundz, or co-produced with Soundz.

[edit] Tracks Produced In 2006

Le'Che Martin - Album sampler

Scalez (as JR da Supastar) - "Die Another Day"

  • I Just Wanna Hit That featuring Shagg

One Chance - "One Chance (album sampler)"

Filthy Rich - "Filty By Association"

  • Mobbin' (Hat Down Low) featuring Young Boss, released as part of a mixtape
  • Get Money released as part of a mixtape

One Chance - "Out Da Chi"

  • Out Da Chi the second track produced for One Chance, promo'd but didn't make a commercial release

[edit] Tracks Produced In 2007

2 Much - "Knock Out"

  • Knock Out produced by soundz, at the same time as "Holla At Ya Boy" which is produced by Darkchild

Al Grean - "Sampler / Unreleased"[1]

  • Throwin' Ones featuring Courtney of One Chance
  • Red Carpet recorded for including on a possible future album

2 Much - "He Say She Say"[2]

  • He Say She Say

Young Boss - "In New Jerzey"[3]

  • In New Jerzey featured on Black Noize Entertainment's Best of Jerzey CD

Berg - "Gettin' Paid"[4]

  • Gettin' Paid song produced for newbie unsigned artist Berg

Pitbull - "The Boatlift"

  • Go Girl featuring Trina & Young Boss, also released as a single

Scott Knoxx - "Mr. International" (mixtape with the Core DJs' DJ Backspin and Homer Blow)

  • Miss Me
  • Do It featuring Felicia Renee
  • She Likes Me featuring Le'Che Martin
  • Say Somethin'
  • Killtown

Scalez - Rebirth of Scalez mixtape

  • Ridin' Fly

One Chance - Look At Her

[edit] Tracks Produced In 2008

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Throwin' Ones. iMeem Music. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  2. ^ He Say She Say. iMeem Music. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  3. ^ Best of Jerzey Vol.1 track list. Black Noize Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  4. ^ Gettin' Paid. iMeem Music. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
  1. Look At Her on MusicRemedy / One Chance on eJams
  2. Go Girl Music Video on AOL Videos
  3. Black Noize Entertainment Media List
  4. Out Da Chi on MusicCheatXL.com / Out Da Chi on Music Remedy