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AJ Young

Nicknamed "The Black John Mayer" after winning the "John Mayer Contest" in 2010. AJ Young is a new breed of artist. On the eve of national success

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Hometown	kansas city, MO
Genres	Pop, Rock
Band Members	Greg Fitzpatrick - Keyboard; Brandon - Cello,Piano,... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

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About the Artist

Since beginning music AJ Young has stood out as something new and never before seen. With a voice that can only be compared to John Mayer, but the appearance associated with T-Pain or Lil Wayne AJ is a working contrast

Born and Raised in Kansas City...

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Achievements

Reached 96th in Best of Rock chart in 2014. In the top 100 for 2 weeks.

Reached 37th in Best of Urban chart in 2014. In the top 100 for 22 weeks.

Reached 46th in Best of Urban chart in 2013. In the top 100 for 3 weeks.

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Press Coverage

Winning The Sing Like John Mayer Contest by 98.1 KUDL Radio
Congratulations to AJ Young of Kansas City Missouri...

Nomination of Artist On Verge 2011 by New Music Seminar "Artist On Verge"
It is a huge achievement for AJ Young to have been nominated to this exclusive list. I encourage you to let your fans, friends and followers know immediately that you have been nominated for the New Music Seminar Artist on the Verge top 100. Here are the facts. MySpace has over three million artist pages. Last year there were over 100,000 albums released yet 81,000 of them sold less than 100 units. Less than 200 artists broke 10,000 albums for the first time and all but 8 of them were on major labels or big independents. The New Music Seminar has launched the Artists on the Verge project (AOV) to help more artists break through. We are building the most important list of America’s artists who are most ready to break. We receive nominations from many important industry sources as well as analytical sources such as Big Champagne, OurStage, Reverb Nation and Next Big Sound. From over one million American artists, we have selected only 344 and you are one of them. From this list we carefully select the top 100 artists and this list will be announced before the Grammys and publicized everywhere.

The AJ Young Project 2012 by WheatCity Magazine
Talented up and coming artist, AJ Young, Jr. out of Kansas City gives us full access to cover the creative process for his forthcoming album entitled, “AJ Young.” We captured the being of The AJ Young Project at BRC Recording Studio located in Kansas City. AJ Young is most notable for his recent MTV coverage winning “Sing Like John Mayer” contest 2010 sponsored by 98.1 KUDL Radio, nominated by AOV ( Artist On Verge) 2011

A voice similar to John Mayor by ENDEE Online Magazine.Com
An amazing voice out of a vessel you would never expect, but AJ Young gives you talent and soul and all-round good music. A voice similar to John Mayor, this singer/songwriter will definitely pen his way to the top of charts. It is impressive to see a person with this much passion that breathes thru their music, REASON for ENDEE. Nominated by AOV (Artist On Verge) for the year 2011. Also recently won first place in the MTV NextMovie review contest. How do You deal (1st Single) http://soundcloud.com/alanyoungjr/aj-young-how-do-you-deal SOCIAL MEDIA twitter.com/AJyoungJr Facebook.com/AJyoungJr reverbnation.com/ajyoung

AJ Young, AY-Musik, ESQ, Irv Da Phenom by Wheat City Magazine
Kansas City’s very own rising stars have come together for the likes of music, Trayvon Martin, and Kansas City. The creative collective of artists have complied an album inspired by the lifestyle of young musicians bound to create good music. AY is the host of the album and the personality behind the skit character Corey Baxter, a young with a raspy voice because he was shot in the throat leaving a convenient store buying a bag of skittles. Sound a little familiar well it should but don’t worry the album isn’t full of political comments nor racist rhymes. It’s more of a compilation of inspiring music for those in love with life, women, and music as a whole. With some very intuitive production, For the Fans does deliver on many levels but does miss its mark in a few categories. AY-MusiK is a creative artist with a vision to match and he does nothing short but give his all when entering the booth and mastering his music. His lyrics may recall those of B.o.B., a young Andre 3k, or Lupe Fiasco in his earlier works. Given the instruments given AY has created a wonderful piece of work that will not go unnoticed by music in the KC hip-hop arena. Available on DatPiff.com, FTF doesn’t give you what you would assume would be bass droppin bangers that you have come accustom to from DatPiff, but a more melodic groove that only a musician can offer as oppose to a rap artist. AJ Young is a very profound vocalist that uses emotion as an instrument just as much as an acoustic guitar which give the album a very genuine vibe. Irv Da Phenom who has worked with the hottest emcees in the Kansas City area such as Tech N9ne, Mac Lethal and Dutch Newman shows his influence and expertise on the album as well. ESQ is a visionary in his own right and his work on the “Anti-Mannequin Movement” has trickled into the likes of FTF which can only add up to one conclusion, that FTF is strictly for the fans. If you are a fan of hip-hop or good music in general FTF is a good choice for your playlist. And if your from the Kansas City area then you already know all of these artist will give you an ear full. Download for yourself at DatPiff.com and make sure to follow the entire crew by clicking on he links below. Check out a few of AY, AJ, Irv, and ESQ’s works below and you’ll see the proof is in the pudding.

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