BIG JOHN a.k.a "THE GIANT"
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BIG JOHN a.k.a "THE GIANT"

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"MICHAEL DUNAWAY"

"“The Giant,”hit the stage and immediately stripped down to a wifebeater to reveal his huge tattooed arms,he sure can write a hook; In fact,with songs like “We Tatted Up” and “That’s My Song,”I actually would rate him as the most likely of these six to have at least a regional radio hit"
-MICHAEL DUNAWAY, PASTE MAGAZINE


"The Independent Music World Series newsletter “What a great diversity of acts we had on stage… from Big John whipping the hometown crowd up with his Atlanta hip hop. –Gino Vasquez, Disc Makers IMWS. "
BILLBOARD PICKED THE FINALIST... - PASTE MAGAZINE


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INTRODUCING ATLANTA'S VERY OWN (BIG JOHN "THE GIANT")!!!
BORN AND RAISED IN ATLANTA,GA BIG JOHN IS NO STRANGER TO SUCCESS. BIG JOHN STARTED HIS MUSIC CAREER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 16. BY THE AGE OF 21, BIG JOHN BOUGHT HIS FIRST RECORDING STUDIO IN COLLEGE PARK,GA IN HOPES OF RECORDING HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM. BIG JOHN HAS OWNED AND OPERATED 4 RECORDING STUDIOS THROUGHOUT GA SINCE 2002. AFTER YEARS OF PUTTING HIS CAREER ON HOLD IN ORDER TO HELP UP AND COMING ARTIST, BIG JOHN DECIDED TO FOCUS SOLELY ON HIS OWN MUSIC CAREER. BIG JOHN PRODUCED AND DIRECTED HIS FIRST MUSIC VIDEO (BORN N DA "A"). BIG JOHN IS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON HIS DEBUT ALBUM "THE GIANT' RELEASED SUMMER OF 2007. WITH 34 INTERNET DISTRIBUTIN COMPANIES "THE GIANT"CD HAS SOLD OVER 60K COPIES AND COUNTING. BIG JOHN IS THE C.E.O OF HIS NEWFOUND RECORD LABEL (NEPHILIM RECORDS) DUE OUT EARLY 2009. AFTER YEARS OF "SEARCHING FOR A DEAL" BIG JOHN DECIDED TO SIGN HIS SELF TO HIS OWN LABEL-(TO BIG JOHN THIS WAS A "MAJOR DEAL".) BIG JOHN IS SO FAMILIAR WITH BEING SIDETRACKED IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HE FELT HE COULD'NT WASTE ANY MORE TIME WAITING ON OTHERS TO DO WHAT HE WAS SO FAMILIAR WITH -(PRODUCING MUSIC). AFTER WORKING COUNTLESS DAYS AND NIGHTS PERFECTING HIS VOCAL AND WRITING SKILLS-NOT TO MENTION THE LEGAL SIDE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. BIG JOHN HAS EDUCATED HIMSELF WITH ENOUGH KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE. BIG JOHN IS STRICTLY FOCUSED ON MARKETING AND PROMOTING HIS PRODUCT WHICH IS WHAT HE REFERS TO AS-"GOOD MUSIC". BIG JOHN HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR HIP HOP MUSIC!!! BIG JOHN ADMITS THAT IN THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER, ALL HE WANTED WAS TO RECORD A CD THAT TOLD HIS LIFE STORY. AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO "THE DIRTY STREETS" NOW FACE FIRST IN "THE DIRTY INDUSTRY" BIG JOHN IS ON A MISSION TO PROVE HE IS THE NEXT "REAL EMCEE"!!! BIG JOHN WAS FINALLY RECKOGNIZED FOR HIS HARD WORK WHEN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE PICKED HIM AS A FINALIST IN THE (IMWS) INDEPENDENT MUSIC WORLD SERIES FOR 2008 HOSTED BY DISC MAKERS. OVER 1000 BANDS ENTERED AND BIG JOHN "THE GIANT" WAS ONE OF THE TOP 6 FINALIST WHO GOT TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF A PANEL OF 12 TOP A&R JUDGES. MANY ARTIST HAVE SQUEEZE PASS THE BIRTHING CANAL OF THE SOUTH BUT THE "A" HAS FINALLY RELEASED HER "PRIZED CHILD". THIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DIAMOND IN THE RUFF IS NO STRANGER TO THE 5 KEYS TO LIFE STREETS, STRUGGLE, STRESS, SURVIVAL & SUCCESS. BIG JOHN IS THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE "HAND OF LIFE" DEALT TO MANY PLAYED BY A FEW. BIG JOHN LYRICS EMBARK ON THE REAL FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF:"YOU CANT TALK ABOUT IT IF YOU AINT LIVED IT!" THIS ARTIST DOES'NT ASK FOR RESPECT IT'S A GIVEN.BIG JOHN HAS WORKED WITH SEVERAL WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST SUCH AS ARCHIE EVERSOLE (WIT THE SMASH HIT 'WE READY"),LLOYD (MURDER INC.),KHUJO GOODY (GOODIE MOB),SAMMY SAM (UNIVERSAL RECORDS),DON P,GANGSTA BOO,TRILLVILLE,C BONE, DRO (GRAND HUSTLE),ROCKO (SO SO DEF/ROCKY ROAD REC.)LIL COREY (HUSH LIL LADY), CRISS CROSS (SO SO DEF) AND MANY MORE. BIG JOHN HAS DONE A HOST OF MIXTAPES AND HIS PERFORMANCES IS A MUST SEE!!!BIG JOHN HOST AT A LOCAL OPEN MIC EVERY WEEKEND AND WAIVES HIS FEE TO GIVE TO THE WINNING ARTIST.EXPECT GOOD THINGS FROM THIS UP AND COMING MUSIC PRODUCER/ARTIST/DIRECTOR AND SOON TO BE "ICON" NO DOUBT!!! YOU'VE HEARD OF THE MOUTH OF THE SOUTH & THE KINGS OF CRUNK, BUT THE 8TH WONDER HAS ARRIVED WITH HIS SMASH HITS TATTED UP & ON FIRE. CRITIC SAYS: NO WONDER IT TOOK SO LONG FOR HIS RELEASE, "WINE IS BITTER IF IT'S NOT AGED!"