Geri King

Geri King
Geri King
Background information
Birth name	Geri King
Born	28 March 1979 (1979-03-28) New York City
Genres	R&B, pop, soul
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, Record Producer, Composer, Arranger
Instruments	Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Nuendo Music Group (1999–2007) Khepera Records (2008–)
Website	www.geriking.com

Geri King (born March 28, 1979), is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, composer and record producer.

Biography

R&B Recording Artist Geri King was introduced to the world in 2000 with her debut EP “Tenderly” shortly after she signed with the New York based Independent record label Nuendo Music Group. "Tenderly", though not widely received in the United States, garnered Geri much international acclaim capturing the attention of music lovers in Australia, Japan, and England and spawned her first fan club in Russia. In 2002, with the sophomore release and her debut Full Length CD Deja Vu, Geri King continued to grow fans overseas and was able to flourish on Australian radio charts for over 30 weeks with 4 top 10 singles "Sunny Days", "Got It Going On", "Not The Man For You" and the number 1 single "Now That I Know".

It was shortly after the release of "Deja Vu" that Geri decided to concentrate on composing and production, and formed her production company Seshet Music. Under Seshet Music, Geri composed music for the television series Witchblade and Smallville. She also composed for and co-produced Gospel Artist Connie Johnson-Brown, with songs like "People Get Ready", "This Is Our World", and the Dove Award Nominated song "Anointing". Not long after forming her production company Geri’s success was recognized by several of the music industry’s leading software and equipment manufacturing companies such as Steinberg/Yamaha, MXL Microphones, Sony Pictures Digital and M-Audio.

With this new arsenal of talent, Geri released her third album Always in 2004 making her production debut. With Always, Geri continued her evolution as an artist, songwriter, lyricist, composer and producer. Geri defined her two previous albums as a representation of the progression of her experiences where Pop, R&B, Jazz and Gospel are untied in a magical way. Geri continued this progression making Always a testament of the splendid union between production and her unique styling.

In 2004, Always was digitally released in the United States after Nuendo Music Group signed a distribution deal with Red Distribution/Sony-BMG. Under this new alliance, Always was eagerly received by more devoted fans worldwide. Always was mastered in Manhattan, New York by Tom and Jim Brick.

Geri formed Seshet Music Publishing through BMI in 2000 and Abstract Orange Music as her personal publishing company through SESAC in 2010.

In 2007, Geri and her longtime production partner Kimo Kaulani formed the music production company Audio Blueprint, recording facility Studio 7 Recording, graphic design company Lotus Media Design and record labels Khepera Records, Sonic Flux Music and Endless Soul Music all of which are under their parent company 141 Entertainment,Inc.

In June 2011, through merger and acquisition, 141 Entertainment, Inc was closed and the new parent company was formed as The Denar Group, Inc. The new parent company brought Dream Chse Pictures into its fold to join the existing group of companies.

Discography

Albums

• Masquerade (2011)
• Always (2004)
• Deja Vu (2002)

EPs

• Tenderly (2001)

Singles

• Out Of My Head (2011)
• For The Holidays (2010)
• Running Away - Giacca Astuti remix" (2009)
• Running Away (2008)

Production credits

• Geri King - Masquerade (producer, composer, songwriter)(2011)
• Geri King - Out Of My Head (producer, composer, songwriter)(2011)
• Geri King - For The Holidays (vocals, producer, composer, songwriter)(2010)
• Wu Tang International - Wu-Nited States Swords of Glory (producer, composer, mixing) (2010)
• Watchmen - Wu Management presents: Watchmen (producer, composer) (2010)
• Savage Emceez - One of Us (mixing, mastering)(2010)
• Geri King - Running Away - Giacca - Astuti remix (producer)(2009)
• Maroon 5 - If I Never See Her Face (Remix)(2009)
• Young Maestro - Earthquake (mixing) (2009)
• Young Maestro - Eastside II Dangerous (mixing) (2008)
• Geri King - Running Away (producer, composer, songwriter)(2008)
• Smooth - Catch 22 (producer, composer)(2006)
• Angel On Earth - Angel On Earth (producer, composer)(2005)
• Geri King - Always (producer, composer, songwriter)(2004)
• Cindy Blackman - Music for the new Millennium (2004)
• Connie Johnson-Brown - Can't Breathe Without You (producer, composer)(2004)
• Cittin Pretty - Girl Thang (producer, composer)(2003)
• Lenny Kravitz - Believe In Me - Remix (producer, composer)(2002)
• Geri King - Deja Vu (producer, composer, songwriter)(2002)
• Geri King - Tenderly (producer, songwriter)(2001)

Film & Television Credits

Sound Department

• He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet (2010) (audio editor) (sound effects editor) (sound designer)
• He Who Finds a Wife (2008) (V) (audio editor)
• 'Voyeur: In Hindsight (2008) (V) (sound editor) (sound effects editor)
• 'The Ringo Bingo Kid (2007) (V) (sound editor)

Composer

• He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet (2010)
• The Ringo Bingo Kid (2007) (V)

Music Department

• He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet (2010) (music supervisor)
• The Ringo Bingo Kid (2007) (V) (music supervisor)

References

1. Geri King Discography Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-01-14.

2. Geri King at Allmusic.com Allmusic.com Retrieved on 2009-01-14.

3. Geri King IMDB

4. Geri King Grammy Nomination Song of the Year

External links

• Geri King Official Website
• Geri King Official Facebook Page
• Geri King Official Myspace
• Audio Blueprint Kimo Kaulani & Geri King Production website
• Audio Blueprint Myspace
• Khepera Records