Emanuel Knight MUSIC

Emanuél J Knight- Born and raised in West London. This self-taught multi instrumental R'n'B /Pop/Soul producer, songwriter and singer has developed his own distinctive and unconventional style of creating music. He is keen to point out that everything he listens to directs his musical development in some way. However, he would certainly include Michael Jackson and George Michael as amongst his big.gest influences.
"I consider myself fortunate to be in an era where I've grown up listening to legends such as M.J and George. They create musically and lyrically beautiful music. They're real artists who have melodised their lives and I hope to do the same with my music." - Emanuél J Knight
Having spent earlier years with no theoretical knowledge of music development, His first foray into learning an instrument himself came naturally in a rather fascinating way. He
sees music visually and with all the instruments right in place he is ready to astonish everyone with his magical piece of music all of which have had a profound influence on the direction his musical journey has taken.
"I hear melodies/chords and play them by ear on the piano, guitar, and strings; you won't catch me trying to make a song in a conventional manner."
- Emanuél J Knight
After realising that making music was his main goal, he began to showcase his talent in various avenues across the world. Emanuél has produced and written for various signed and unsigned artist over the last five years.
As his confidence grew and his style developed, he soon saw a loyal following begin to grow and he became a popular hit on high profile social networking and music sites. His talent with a variety of musical instruments only added to his appeal, and his much talked about soulful voice with a groovy twist started to find an appreciative audience.
"I've been lucky enough to have some wonderful people around me and am constantly amazed at people's affection for what I do, just blows me away every time, so finishing of this body of work is a kind of thank you to everyone that had and still has faith in me as a writer producer oh yeah and the occasional wedding singer. That was a joke by the way." - Emanuél J Knight
His musical ambitions continued to grow, aided by the support of his fans and credible people in the music industry. Having spent the last three years dedicated to his craft, constantly absorbing musical composition and producing for other artists Emanuél decided to redirect his energy towards his own musical project.
"It seems like I've been working on this album forever. A few personal issues in 2007 that left me unable to write from perspectives other than my own , what I mean to say is if I recorded those songs written in 2007 you'd have had to have the tissue box close by
I mean it was just sad and depressing to listen to, but things are different now. The music is diverse, and the tracks vary throughout the album from start to finish is what I'd call – my story."- Emanuél J Knight
Finally, after honing his unique sound over recent years, he is now preparing to release his debut album Forever which underlies the changes that Emanuél has gone through over recent years. The songs provide a combination of his exciting guitar playing and mellow vocals, with a rhythmic undercurrent that bears testament to his miraculous way of learning instruments, and punctuated throughout with elements of reggae, hip-hop, soul,pop and R&B.
Other changes that have affected and influenced his song-writing over recent years have been his development of his relationships, what they mean to him and his journey as if it was a fairy tale of a new era. An area that he pays a lot of attention to and incorporates to a certain degree in his music, employing sound bites of the special people in his life to add an extra dimension to some of his songs.
Emanuél's upcoming and exciting music video which will be portrayed in a form of a short story incorporated with his songs is also set for release in November 2011. It seems that the world is building an appreciation for his sound and talent, and his loyal army of fans spread far and wide across the globe are waiting eagerly for their first chance to listen to the completed album.
The album features Emanuél on the vocals,he has also played all the instruments and the hard work of this lyrical genius is being shown in every word of this album.
Emanuél's website can be found at www.emanuel-j-knight.com, and provides download of his music, a video blog, upcoming projects, photos and the opportunity to sign up to his mailing list.