American Yard (AY) is an international music group consisting of three talented members: Jamaican (STACY-ANN) from Kingston, Jamaica an Englishman (STEVIE ENGLISH) from London, England and an American, (BLEWZ) from Long Island, New York. Representing different areas globally each member brings their own respective culture & talent to the scene. Together you have the makings of a melodic sound full of the rhythmic value of hip hop and the modern edge of pop, intermingled with the native echo of Kingston, Jamaica – reggae.
Originally, all solo acts whose fusion happened in an almost manifest destiny fashion. As luck would have it – Blewz being a long time associate of Konvict Musik’s CEO Akon met the island songstress Stacy-Ann when asked to write on her solo project. Stevie English, (formally known as C.J. Lewis) who boasts two platinum and three gold albums sold in Japan and Europe, is a good friend of Stacy-Ann. Both shared the same management team and have worked together on previous projects. “I’ve known Steven quite a few years now, him and I was working together. And uh, I met Blewz on my video shoot. Blewz heard something that Steve & I did and he fell in love with the song; he was like “Yo! Let me met that guy Steven, man” and um, we went over Steven house, jumped on the track, and that was history,” Stacy-Ann explained during the interview. Immediately, AY realized they’re stronger as a team; combined, their talents made for a distinctive, fresh, harmonious, and last but not least viable universal sound. Notably, their camaraderie is strong and will prove to be the root of their success.
*UPDATE 1.17.2010: AMERICAN YARD NEWEST CLUB BANGER "ONE DAY"
Blewz introduced their creation to Akon who also found it ingenious. No sooner, American Yard signed to Konvict Muzik through Universal Motown/SRC, which is directed by Akon's brother Bu Thiam. Behold, we have a self-engineered music group that is the only one of its kind, linking Jamaica, London, and America. In a previous interview with Serge Fluery of SixShot.com, Stevie broke down the group dynamic. “If you look at a lot of solo acts; most of their albums are filled with different combinations of collaborations because they’re trying to make their album sound more interesting. So when we were working together, we knew that we would be able to bring in different backgrounds because we’re coming from three different countries, and we knew that we would be able to bring something different than what a lot of people are doing.” The combined distinctiveness of the trio’s individual backgrounds make for an authentic winning combination versus manufactured. Interviewing the group was a genuine pleasure. All were friendly, professional, fun, and down to earth. I have a good feeling about AY. Their positive energy and relationship speaks for itself. Look forward to seeing much more of them in the near future, especially, as their album will be dropping in stores near you spring of 2010! Want to know more? Visit www.myspace.com/americanyard to listen to AY’s latest tracks (including the catchy “No You Didn’t”), link to their IMeem, Twitter, Facebook, and join in on the fun AY Contest by telling your most memorable “No You Didn’t” moment for chance to win a Konvict IPod or other prizes.
Originally, all solo acts whose fusion happened in an almost manifest destiny fashion. As luck would have it – Blewz being a long time associate of Konvict Musik’s CEO Akon met the island songstress Stacy-Ann when asked to write on her solo project. Stevie English, (formally known as C.J. Lewis) who boasts two platinum and three gold albums sold in Japan and Europe, is a good friend of Stacy-Ann. Both shared the same management team and have worked together on previous projects. “I’ve known Steven quite a few years now, him and I was working together. And uh, I met Blewz on my video shoot. Blewz heard something that Steve & I did and he fell in love with the song; he was like “Yo! Let me met that guy Steven, man” and um, we went over Steven house, jumped on the track, and that was history,” Stacy-Ann explained during the interview. Immediately, AY realized they’re stronger as a team; combined, their talents made for a distinctive, fresh, harmonious, and last but not least viable universal sound. Notably, their camaraderie is strong and will prove to be the root of their success.
*UPDATE 1.17.2010: AMERICAN YARD NEWEST CLUB BANGER "ONE DAY"
Blewz introduced their creation to Akon who also found it ingenious. No sooner, American Yard signed to Konvict Muzik through Universal Motown/SRC, which is directed by Akon's brother Bu Thiam. Behold, we have a self-engineered music group that is the only one of its kind, linking Jamaica, London, and America. In a previous interview with Serge Fluery of SixShot.com, Stevie broke down the group dynamic. “If you look at a lot of solo acts; most of their albums are filled with different combinations of collaborations because they’re trying to make their album sound more interesting. So when we were working together, we knew that we would be able to bring in different backgrounds because we’re coming from three different countries, and we knew that we would be able to bring something different than what a lot of people are doing.” The combined distinctiveness of the trio’s individual backgrounds make for an authentic winning combination versus manufactured. Interviewing the group was a genuine pleasure. All were friendly, professional, fun, and down to earth. I have a good feeling about AY. Their positive energy and relationship speaks for itself. Look forward to seeing much more of them in the near future, especially, as their album will be dropping in stores near you spring of 2010! Want to know more? Visit www.myspace.com/americanyard to listen to AY’s latest tracks (including the catchy “No You Didn’t”), link to their IMeem, Twitter, Facebook, and join in on the fun AY Contest by telling your most memorable “No You Didn’t” moment for chance to win a Konvict IPod or other prizes.
