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Ckay1 
Photograph by Alicia Keeffe PhotographyBackground information Birth name Christchankeith Marshall Also known as Chris "Ckay1" Marshall Born May 20, 1982 Origin Charleston, South Carolina Genres Hip hop, R&B, Pop, Rock Occupations Musician, producer, arranger, composer, Years active 2006 – present Associated acts Field Mob, Shawn Timothy Johnson (aka Shawn Jay, Kalage, The Fleetwood Mack), Darion Crawford (aka Smoke, Boondox Blax, Chevy Pendergrass) Website ckay1.com Christchankeith "Ckay1" Marshall is an American music composer, arranger, and producer. Ckay1's first full credit production work was in 2006 on the highly acclaimed Light Poles and Pine Trees for Hip hop group Field Mob.[1][2] This release reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 and #2 on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[3]
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Early life
Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Christchankeith "Ckay1" Marshall began his acting and music career at an early age. By the age of 11, he had become a familiar face throughout the acting community. He has played numerous onstage roles at the historical Dock Street Theatre, The Charleston Youth Company [4] as well as an independent feature film titled Mother of the River[5] and Alex Haley's Queen starring Halle Berry. In middle school, Marshall began playing the violin and upon entering Academic Magnet High School, began playing the bass guitar where he became a brief member of a local band that performed in the Tri-State area.
Education
Upon high school graduation, Marshall received a full academic scholarship to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a member of Hatchett Pre-law Society, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Alpha Delta, and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Marshall graduated (Magna Cum Laude) from FAMU in 2004 with his B.A in Political Science with a minor in Spanish.
Career
While in Tallahassee, Florida, Ckay1 produced music for a wide variety of local and independent artists including, but not limited to "Thrill Da Playa"[6] of the 69 Boyz. However, it wasn't until his independent release of the "Gold Album" (a mashup album created by coupling an a cappella version of rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals created from a variety of unauthorized samples) that he garnered the attention of Shawn Jay and Smoke of Field Mob, of whom had recently signed a deal with DTP Records [7]/ Geffen Records.[8] Their relationship led to his first major released production credit with "Area Code 229" [9][10] with the 2006 release of Light Poles and Pine Trees [11][12] As of 2008, he currently resides in Atlanta, Ga. He is currently signed to Tuff Crowd/PTMGMT, located in Los Angeles, CA and is represented by the firm Mark Music & Media Law located in Beverly Hills, CA. Ckay1 is also the owner of N.O.T.E Productions, L.L.C, a music production company serving the music and film industries.
Discography/Credits
Year Album Song Artist Credit 2006 Light Poles and Pine Trees Area Code 229 Field Mob Composer, Producer,[13] drum programming,[14] References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p398297/biography
- ^ Field Mob on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/fieldmob
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r837761
- ^ The Charleston Youth Company http://www.charlestonyouthcompany.com/
- ^ Mother of The River Info http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184752/fullcredits#cast
- ^ Thrill Da Playa http://www.thrilldaplaya.com
- ^ http://www.dtprecords.com
- ^ http://www.universalmusic.com
- ^ "Area Code 229" on Lala http://www.lala.com/#song/432627065033645215
- ^ XXL Mag Album Reviews, June 2006 http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=2053
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Field-Mob-Light-Poles-And-Pine-Trees/release/820612
- ^ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/field-mob/light-poles-and-pine-trees.htm
- ^ Artist Directs album review, June, 2006 http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3639653,00.html
- ^ http://prodby.altervista.org/artist_list.php?artist=Field%20Mob
External links
- Official website
- Ckay1 on Twitter
- Ckay1 on Myspace
- Area Code 229 at iLike
- Area Code 229 at iTunes
- Area Code 229 at Amazon
- iLike
- Reverbnation
- Soundclick
- Light Poles and Pine Trees at Myspace
- Tumblr
Categories:- 1982 births
- American hip hop record producers
- American multi-instrumentalists
- Def Jam Recordings artists
- Living people
- Musicians from South Carolina
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