The video is announcing the return of good soulful music
Note to the Press: Chris Akinyemi is currently available for interviews
New York, NY-(August 30th, 2010)– Haven’t heard of R&B Singer Chris Akinyemi yet? You soon will, as he is entering the music scene in a major way! His highly anticipated music video for the first single “Radio” will premiere today on CentricTV.com! Chris teamed up with producer Dboy (Souldiggaz, Missy Elliot, Dirty Money) to record the song in which he depicts how he feels about the state of music today. The music video was filmed in Manhattan and directed by Kristopher Rey Talley (Kibber Films). Chris Akinyemi debut EP “Autumn” is slated for release later on this fall.
Visit http://blogs.centrictv.com/music/subcentric/ all day today for the premiere!
Download the song: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/radio/id350298819
Synopsis from the Director Kristopher Rey Talley: ” I met Chris a ways back at a Moruf and Theophilus London show. He performed an acoustic hip hop set with Moruf and it was taken aback by how nice and different it was to hear hip hop done in this manner; not to mention Chris’ voice, which has a very genuine and relaxing quality to it. We talked after the show and after what ended up being months of back and forth talks, we began production for Radio. Chris wanted the video to feel like a good summers day. So to that end, the video has two Chris’ in it.
Chris the performer, the narrator to this perfect day; and Chris the reality, the musician waking up from a night writing on the couch, to go out and play. Warm tones were employed stylistically, and aside from the effects in the beginning, I wanted the video to take a simpler turn, so that we could showcase as much as possible. Chris as a person and performer is very much like his music; intelligent, laid back and genuine. He was initially nervous and slightly twitchy on camera (as is the case with a lot of people on their first music video) but that was quickly removed within a day of shooting. So please enjoy this video and the amazing new talent it is showcasing. Let’s hope the world can help keep the music alive. “
BET.com reviewed the song on its blog.
“This song is extremely refreshing and I love the comedic undertones[..]“_ BET.com
Read the full BET review here: http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/chris-akinyem/
Additionally, numerous online R&B outlets marveled at the discovery of the talented 20-year old New Jersey native.
“This song shows Chris Akinyemi’s dexterity as a musician[..] Akinyemi is a true singer, songwriter who is proficient at putting words and music together. ” He is destined to make a name for himself in the music business as someone who can create a one-of-a-kind sound that nobody else is doing right now.”_ CollegeDJ.net
“Smooth Acoustic and Head Bobbin’ Goodness- That’s honestly the best line to describe this track. Really chill one with some nice smooth R&B-type vocals here. Like he says, “The industry needs change”, and stuff like this acoustic track is something I definitely want to hear more of. Check this one out, I know you guys will love it.”_ GoodMusicAllday.com
Links:
Myspace.com/ChrisAkinyemi
Facebook.com/ChrisAkinyemiFB
Twitter.com/ChrisAkinyemi
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