Often compared to the sounds and styles of Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, and Common, Kero One is a full time deejay, producer, emcee, and record label owner from the San Francisco bay.
Kero One’s professional career began when he released his first 12” single in 2003 called “Check the Blueprints” on his own imprint, “Plug Label”. Shortly after release, the 12” was discovered in a small shop by a Japanese deejay who bought and played the record at a club the same night. While playing "Check the Blueprints", over a dozen people came up asking what record the deejay was playing, one of whom happened to be a major record distributor in japan. The distributor then contacted Kero via email and the rest was history. Strictly on word of mouth, Kero's 12" unexpectedly sold 9,000 units worldwide with funding from only a personal credit card and no real label behind him.
Eight 12” single releases later, Kero released his first debut album in 2006 called “Windmills Of The soul” garnering the attention of magazines such as Rolling Stones, URB, XlR8R, and Okayplayer. The album blended live musicianship together with samples while Kero played many of the instruments himself. Eventually, the album climbed to number 10 on ITUNES underground hiphop charts and Tower Records sales charts Internationaly while being selected as best Indy album and artist of 2006 by MSN.com and Remix magazine Japan.
Kero One has now turned Europe, Japan, TAiwain, Phillipines, Korea, Australia and the USA while working on his upcoming album set to drop in 2008.
Kero! When you coming to the Chi?? You have a strong following and would love to hear you live! Peace and many blessings...
Sep 28 2008, 08:07 PM
Love it Kero, keep it up! If you come to Toronto I am all over it. Long live real hip hop.
Sep 06 2008, 11:35 PM
MOve move real real music, just feel it
Aug 25 2008, 11:51 PM
Good shiet on the wake up track with MYK. Bigups!
Aug 07 2008, 09:56 PM
This is real hip-hop...unlike the stuff on the radio nowadays. I also like your remix to Common's "The Light." Then again, all your songs sound really soothing. :)
Jul 01 2008, 10:30 AM
I cannot wait, man! Loved Windmills, hoping the next has a similar vibe.
Peace.
Jun 14 2008, 10:53 AM
looking forward to it brother, i am sure it will turn out great!