Shine On - Muziek

B.L.I.N.G. Vocals & DJ M.O.N. Beats/instrumentals Bling Touches Down With A Whole New Blast Of Heavyweight Metaphor & Lyrical Illustration Over A Sonic Landscape Of Soulful Electro-Pop Hip-Hop Fusion. Bridging The Gap From The Middle East To NZ Bling Goes Against The Grain Breaking Current Hip Hop Trends.
He Comes Clean & Empowers With An Understanding Self Reflective Inner Voice That Tackles Todays Issues And Deals With Them. Check Out His Blend Of Good Values & Conscious Party Flows Seething Over Crank Club Anthems To Pimped Out Niceness While He Collaborates On His Upcoming Album Where To From Here With Longtime Friend And Beatmaker/producer DJ M.O.N. Bling Aka Kms Khalid Mohammed El-Sharief Spent His Childhood & Early Teens Growing Up In Dubai UAE.
Yearly He Went On 3-Month Long Pilgrimages To Palestine Where His Grandfather Had Prospered And Family Bloodline Originated.
This Opened His Eyes To Something That Remained Deep Inside Him That He Desired To Express.
At Age 14 He Was Lucky Enough To Move To New Zealand With His Brothers & Sisters To Study & Get A Recognised Education.
He Became A Successful Design Student & Class Representative Due To His Amicable Communication Skills But He Felt His Destiny Was Not Yet Being Fulfilled. Music Was To Become A Vehicle For His Expression And It Subsequently Took Over From His Studies Much Against His Muslim Family's Values To Begin With . Bling Got His First Taste Of Hip Hop MC’ing Seeing Local Talents At Auckland Nite-Clubs.
Eager To Master The Microphone Skills He Felt He Had Inside Him It Wasn't Long Until He Found A Producer To Record His 1st Demo. DJ M.O.N. To Further His Experiences Bling Set About Collaborating With Locals Such As The Sugarlicks Record Label & DJ Definite Whom With He Released His First Album Definite & Bling - Flavourism Capitol Recordings 2006 And Met While Performing As The MC For Batucada Sound Machine. Bling Has Many Live Shows Freestyle Jams Festivals & Performances Under His Belt & Is Well Known For His Live Energy On The Mic & Freestyle Ability. Now Bling Is Getting Back To His Roots On "Where To From Here" Re-Uniting With Longtime Friend And Beatmaker/producer DJ M.O.N.
Expect A Diverse Range Of Influences With Good Vibes & Conscious Flow!
"Get Wid It!" Is The First Single & Video Off The Upcoming Album Check It Out! Bling's Stats *niteclubs - RnB Superclub Resident Vanilla Resident 4yrs FU Bar Khuja 420 Rising Sun Safari Saphire Studio Float Coast Rakinos Lounge & Hennessey With Shows In Auckland/Wellington/Sydney *live Band Performances - Batucada Sound Machine *festivals - WOMAD Auckland City Council Events Grey Lynn Festival *radio - 95Bfm Base FM Mai FM Flava George FM KFM Up FM *TV Programmes - C4 Live At Yours Juice TV Maori TV ALT TV Triangle TV Top Of The Pops & Has Hosted A Season Of Sportscafe *recorded With Soul Label Sugarlicks Capitol Recordings & Featured On The Loop Recordings 2006 Compliation Has Released 4 Music Videos *reached Number 5 On The Independent Charts December 2006 - Definite & Bling - Flavourism *touted As One To Watch On TV3's Campbell Live *appeared On DJ CXL's Il Semantics And The PHD's Mixtapes *supported DJ's CXL Manchoo Sir-Vere P-Money Reminisce Spense Mix Penfold Poroufessor Manuel Bundy Ying Yang Twins After Party *has Supported International Acts De La Soul Jurassic 5 DMX DJ Craze & Mix Master Mike *voted 'Finest MC In Auckland City' At The Sony Ericsson Urban Awards *winner Of Radio Station Mai FM's 'Coke Rhythm Nation'. *has Received Heavy NZ On Air Support & Featured On Numerous Indie Hit Discs Compilations *sponsored By Triple 5 Soul 4yrs read less