KES | |
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Birth name | Kesington Kross |
Born | Orange County, California [1] |
Genres | R&B [2] |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter record producer |
Labels |
Epic Records
[3] LaFace Records [4] |
Website |
kesingtonkross |
Kesington Kross (better known by his stage name KES) is an American singer-songwriter and Record producer from Los Angeles, California. [3] [5]
KES was born in Orange County, California and grew up in Compton. [1]
The music style of KES has been compared to that of Joel Compass and Frank Ocean, [2] [3] with mixes of rock-n-roll, R&B, and Rave. [5] Vibe compared him to David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Phil Collins, Rick James and Prince, stating that listeners would become "obsessed" with his music. [5]
KES was originally discovered by Babyface during a writing session. [4] He was then introduced to L.A. Reid of Epic Records and signed jointly by Epic and LaFace Records, a label founded by Babyface and Reid in 1989. [4] The signing was the first time in 25 years that Babyface and Reid jointly signed a musician. [4] He released his first EP titled Audio Justice with Epic/LaFace in December 2013. [3]
KES | |
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Birth name | Kesington Kross |
Born | Orange County, California [1] |
Genres | R&B [2] |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter record producer |
Labels |
Epic Records
[3] LaFace Records [4] |
Website |
kesingtonkross |
Kesington Kross (better known by his stage name KES) is an American singer-songwriter and Record producer from Los Angeles, California. [3] [5]
KES was born in Orange County, California and grew up in Compton. [1]
The music style of KES has been compared to that of Joel Compass and Frank Ocean, [2] [3] with mixes of rock-n-roll, R&B, and Rave. [5] Vibe compared him to David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Phil Collins, Rick James and Prince, stating that listeners would become "obsessed" with his music. [5]
KES was originally discovered by Babyface during a writing session. [4] He was then introduced to L.A. Reid of Epic Records and signed jointly by Epic and LaFace Records, a label founded by Babyface and Reid in 1989. [4] The signing was the first time in 25 years that Babyface and Reid jointly signed a musician. [4] He released his first EP titled Audio Justice with Epic/LaFace in December 2013. [3]