Akintayo Adewole
North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
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Akintayo's musical prowess has afforded him the opportunity to be the Musical Director for the 2008 ADCOLOR Awards show to be held in Boca Raton, FL, on November 16, 2008.
In addition to being the Musical Director, Akintayo will share the stage with super model & host Veronica Webb and special guest & VIP, Russell Simmons. Akintayo will perform the theme song, "Rise" for this years show.
ADCOLOR® (www.adcolor.org) is a collaboration between the Advertising Club of New York, the Association of National Advertisers, the American Advertising Federation, the American Association of Advertising Agencies and Arnold Worldwide.
The first of its kind cross-industry initiative is meant to serve as a catalyst for the next generation of diversity programs by combining the energy of the marketing, advertising and media industries to identify current issues and opportunities around diversity.
Specifically, the ADCOLOR® goals are to:
Celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding diverse professionals
Leverage their stories as a road map for others to follow
Mine new data to shine a light on key challenges
Uncover new ways of spurring diversity in our collective industries
- Akande Inc.
Discography
Akintayo has co-written and co-produced the song "No More Games" (track #11), which is featured on the the 2005 debut album for the Bad Boy Records's boy band, B5. (www.b5online.com).
Akintayo's debut album is currently being recorded.
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With guitar in hand and soulful vocals ready to go, Akintayo tells you the the story of his life... and yours. Akintayo's writing style depicts true, vivid stories... common stories to which almost everyone can relate. We all have many life experiences that touch us and are accompanied by a wide range of emotions and states of being. Akintayo's lyrics zone in on those feelings and states, using his own trials, tribulations and accomplishments as a palette for meaningful and touching lyrics.
Akintayo has had roots in music since birth, being born into a musical family on his mother's side. Now with a family of his own, as both a muse and material, the pictures painted with his words are more vivid and engaging.
Having an ear for production, you will find that Akintayo plays all of the instrumentaion for all of his compositions.
Singers and songwriters that have been inspirational to Akintayo include Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Sade & Prince. Some of his favorite storytellers of today include Musiq, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, Cheryl Crow, the Black Keys and Regina Spektor.
Most recently, Akintayo is a finalist for the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (www.jlsc.com) in the R&B category. His award winning song, "Only Human" tells a story of a couple at a difficult impass in their marriage, trying to bring resolution to their differences before it's too late. Visit the Winners-Finalist section at www.jlsc.com to hear his song.
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