JALYN
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JALYN

New York City, New York, United States | SELF

New York City, New York, United States | SELF
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NLNW - 2006 Album
Phosphene - 2007 Album
Pushing Through Walls - 2010 EP
Opposite of You - 2011 Single

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Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area, Jalyn, the youngest of 10, found himself exposed to music and singing as far back as he can remember. It was at the age of 2, that Jalyn started belting out tunes. Influenced by his father who was a choir director, and mother, a singer/songwriter, Jalyn developed an eclectic taste in music inspired by all of the different styles he heard being played by his older brothers and sisters.

Jalyn's name alone reflects the coming together of musicians, and means a "sweet harmony". Shoveling through an older brothers drawer to find a record to sing to one Christmas, he discovered an old Jackson 5 album and was hooked. He decided that he wanted to spend his life making music. Piano lessons at age 11 gave Jalyn the foundation he would later need to learn how to compose, and his love for hip-hop led him to Dj'ing parties and using samplers and drum machines in his music. By high-school, he was part of a hip-hop collective and performed locally. Whether it was begging for the radio to be on, playing his records, picking up an instrument or singing in class, a talent was borne. Some of the biggest influencers in Jalyn's life, Stevie Wonder, A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatles, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Michael Jackson and Pat Metheny can all be attributed to his soft-soulful sound and melodic grooves. As a singer, songwriter, and multi-talented instrumentalist, Jalyn's sweet vocals embody old school funk, soul, and electronica.