BIO:
7King (a.k.a Kyle King), son of Decatur, GA, has always had a strong affinity for music. On his 6th birthday he got a toy guitar, and the two quickly became inseparable. By the time he was 14, he was a 1st chair trombonist in the high school jazz ensemble. While using the theory he learned through jazz, he started teaching himself guitar. 7King said, “I still remember sitting in my room with a Jimi Hendrix cassette (yep, CASSETTE), constantly hitting rewind in order to figure out every note in his songs.” He was influenced early on by everything from John Mayer – Scott Joplin – Deftones – A.T.C.Q. – Radiohead to John Lee Hooker.

In 2001, 7King moved to Los Angeles where he attended the University of Southern California. While at USC he immersed himself in the music scene, playing in a plethora of bands from jazz – hip hop – rock to acoustic. In his first year at USC he became close friends with Oren Yoel (produced for: Asher Roth, Cee-lo, Keri Hilson, Macy Gray, etc) who helped teach 7King about music production and audio engineering.

Taking what he had learned in LA, 7King moved back to Atlanta in 2005 to pursue a career in music. He spent most all of his time in the studio recording and producing with Haze Music Company and Unfamiliar Ent. In 2008, after a brief professional engineering stint with Music House Studios, he co-founded SMKA.

Shortly after SMKA began 7King began touring (lead guitar) and producing with Atlantic recording artist, B.o.B aka Bobby Ray. 7King said, “From the beginning, I realized the amazing talent that Bob had. His enthusiasm to create new, fresh and unique music has been a perfect fit for me. I have always felt that southern rap has been typecast. Bob is one of the artists in Atlanta that we have worked with who really strives to raise the bar and broaden the music scene in the south.”

7King’s production style is largely influenced by live musicians. “I’d rather make an entire album without a computer than just sit at a desk staring at a screen. I am pretty obsessed with live hip hop production. To me, it is where hip hop is headed and it’s a bridge for cross-over music.”

“Little Wing” Performed by 7King @ Iceberg Studios – A Motion Family Video

Bobby Ray- No Mans Land

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