During those times I’d met people who would go on to become lifelong friends as well as songwriting partners. Enter Art Thomas. Art had the best studio (at the time) and could write lyrics to any subject that popped out of your mouth. That really is a double-edged sword, believe me. Some left much to be desired while others were poetry in motion. Art brought his guitar playing buddy (Alonzo Wells) in from Los Angeles and we began cranking out tunes as “A.R.A” – figure it out. We even started producing folks with such names as Hennessey...don’t ask. Wonder where he is now? We broke up after about a year or so because Art had to move with his job. Oh yeah, did I neglect to say that we had real jobs too?

Circa 1993/94 I met Bobby Hall while returning to school in Atlanta, GA. You may read about this under GBP history. AmariM is the most recent artist that I have worked with. She, to me, is what Bernie is to Elton. When I met her a few years ago, we began talking of writing together and I remember telling her that I didn’t write about asses and thongs and other things of that nature. I’d leave that to the folks on another echelon of existence. To that, she spoke of her vibes and philosophies of lyrics and music. I was diggin’ where she was coming from and we decided to work and see what we could do. The results of this “mind meld” can currently be enjoyed on this site.

If I were to categorize myself in a record store, I would probably be hanging out with the likes of: RES, The Brand New Heavies, Amel Larrieux, Sade, Loose Ends, Jill Scott, Me’shelle NdegeOcello, India.Irie and Groove Collective. It would be an honor to keep that kind of company, believe me.

On this site you will find a variety of songs emanating from every part of me. Some are playful, some serious, some upbeat and some not. All are, however, from the heart. I’ve always appreciated all styles of music and I’d like to think that GBP is a great representative of what lies beneath my surface.

Music for the "cool" in you.

K to the Son

 

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