Randevyn

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Randevyn
Randevyn (2008)
Background information
Born	December 11, 1978 (1978-12-11) (age 29)
Origin	Hampton, Virginia, United States
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock, Urban Alternative, Alternative ^{[disambiguation needed]}
Occupation(s)	Singer-Songwriter, Activist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Piano
Years active	2005-present
Label(s)	Earthtone Music Group, LLC (Independent)
Associated acts	Broadcast Music, Incorporated
Website	www.randevyn.com

Randevyn (ran-dev-vin) is an American pop/urban alternative singer-songwriter, musician and activist currently best known for his 2005 independent album release titled, SolTrain.

1 Biography
2 Early Years
3 The Randevyn Project: This is Me
4 Earthtone Music Group/Writeomatic Publishing, LLC
5 Randevyn Links
6 Discography

[edit] Biography

Hailing from Colorado, Randevyn, the son of a singing preacher, got his start in Europe singing lead vocals with his father's gospel choir at the age of 10. After relocating to the United States at 13, he began playing piano and organ for his local church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a high school student, he recorded with Verity Records' Stellar Award-winning, Colorado Mass Choir. Years later, Randevyn packed his bags and headed south to diversify and further his music career. Shortly after his relocation to Atlanta, Georgia, Randevyn's talent was brought to the attention of platinum-selling R&B group, Jagged Edge's 581 Entertainment. Playing piano for himself, Randevyn auditioned for the small label in front of the group and their mother, Linda Casey, who was impressed with Joyner's talents. Because of the label's full roster and other issues, the business relationship was never consummated. Later, after an unsuccessful audition with Fox's American Idol (2005), Randevyn decided to merge a collection of soul songs he'd written and recorded. In October 2005, Joyner teamed with Sincere Johnson, CEO of Atlanta-based, Sin. J Entertainment, surfacing as as the company's premier artist. Randevyn's compilation of songs was titled, SolTrain and nationally released by Sin. J Entetainment as an independent album in October 2005. SolTrain also featured, "MissinYou", a song written by indie phenom, P.J. Morton and Stellar Award-winner, Ted Winn. Though released by a small company, SolTrain was nominated for several independent music awards, riding radio waves from the United States, Europe and Asia on Radio One and XM Radio. Randevyn's debut album also made its mark on Billboard's Radio & Records alongside Keyshia Cole, Pretty Ricky and Kindred in September, 2005. In March 2006, BET featured Randevyn's SolTrain album on its official website. In June 2006, he appeared at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, California. In June 2007, Randevyn took a short hiatus touring in a background spot with Universal's Grammy-award winning, India.Arie. In September 2007, Randevyn marched in Jena, Louisiana in support of the nationally organized ralley against the jailing of the Jena 6. This experience would eventually be the premice and inspiration for "Jena Tree", a song on Randevyn's forthcoming album. In addition to sharing the stage with music greats like Floetry and Bilal, Randevyn is also credited with background work for rapper Chris Ludacris Bridges, and producers Jazze Pha, Rodney Jerkins, and LaShon Daniels.

[edit] Early Years

Born December 11, 1978 in Hampton, Virginia, Randevyn Joyner spent his early years living on the east coast where his father (also a singer) joined the United States Army. The family later relocated to Kileen, Texas for a short period before heading to Germany for a 6-year tour of duty. Randevyn's family returned to the United States in 1992, settling in Widefield, Colorado. While attending Widefield High School, Randevyn quickly moved from his short-lived defensive lineman position on the junior varsity football team into the spotlight on the school auditorium's center stage. Singing in a talent show with his older brother and another classmate, Randevyn performed Jodeci's "I'm Still Waiting". Days later when the footage from the show aired on the morning news, he was invited by the school's chorus instructor to join choir class. Because he could not read music, Randevyn was reluctant to accept the invitation. After making the decision to join the school's choir class, Randevyn excelled as a top-notch baritone. Later in the school year, Randevyn was unable to clear his audition for the All State Competition Choir. Although he'd learned to sing notes perfectly by ear, he could not sight-read and was paraylzed before judges. During his senior year, Randevyn learned to play the piano and was selected as the director for the school's inspirational choir.

[edit] The Randevyn Project: This is Me

Following up his independent debut entitled, "SolTrain", Randevyn has continued his career with a pending sophomore release titled, The Randevyn Project: This is Me. In a Myspace blog, Randevyn articulates his new handle on music, acting as co-producer on his upcoming album. The new cross-genre album is scheduled for release in late 2008 and is projected to emerge as "an incredible, ground-breaking, urban alternative album" ^[1]. Randevyn, also a former background vocalist for Motown's India.Arie, has been noted for using his "colorful, tenor voice to share inspiring, thought-provoking life lessons throughout the threads of his music" ^[2]. With his pending album, this southern songwriter is also predicted to have, "created his own, remarkable stamp of pop music which is sure to continue to capture the attention of audiences around the world ^[3]."

[edit] Earthtone Music Group/Writeomatic Publishing, LLC

In March 2008, Randevyn established Earthtone Music Group, consisting of himself and various producers collaborating on The Randevyn Project. Establishing Writeomatic Publishing in 2006, Randevyn also became the owner of his music publishing rights. Partnering with newly Atlanta-based production teams, Hardwork Entertainment and The Drummerboyz Club, Randevyn has penned all 13 of the The Randevyn Project's tracks, which is uncommon for a new artist in the music business.