JAY KING

Music industry legend and icon Jay King has blessed the airwaves and eardrums of the masses by recording his first solo epic, "Open Book"... a ten-song adventure through adult contemporary textures of love, life and feeling. Working with musical powers such as Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind and Fire, and guitar virtuoso Tony Dewayne, industry veteran John Barnes graced the project with expert production assistance and engineering at his state of the art complex, Innersound Studio-Los Angeles, CA. Kevin Techmeier, Ched Tolliver, James L. Richard II, and The Sekret Service added music composition and production. Jay has created a masterpiece in the realm of audio experience that is a destined to become a standard for all time.

The single "I Would Die For You" from my album "Open Book" is available on iTunes; just go to www.itunes.com and type “jay king" into the search engine and my music will come up. You can show your support by downloading the single for .99 cents. I thank you in advance and hope you continue to enjoy my musical contributions. :-) Jay King

BIO INFO:
CLUB NOUVEAU, under the direction of musical mastermind JAY KING is perhaps one of the most distinctive and original groups to influence the contemporary music scene Since their formation in 1986, the group has sold over ten million records, toured worldwide, charted 11 Billboard hit singles and garnered numerous awards and prestigious nominations. It was King who created a new chapter in musical history when he independently produced, pressed, marketed and promoted the million-selling smash Rumors by the Timex Social Club; turning it into the biggest selling 12-inch single in history. The Timex Social Club parted ways, but King remained undaunted. He went on to pull together a collection of talented local musicians, formed his own band and Club Nouveau was born! Their debut album, Life, Love & Pain, was a certified phenomenon, beginning with the single, Jealousy, which raced into the Top-Ten in ten short weeks.

Life, Love & Pain, followed by Situation 9, shot to the Top-Five in even less time. Lighting struck a third time when the young ensemble recorded their updated version of the Bill Withers’ classic Lean On Me, and found themselves with the hottest Pop/R&B/Dance crossover hit of that year! Lean on Me not only dominated the charts at #1 for five consecutive weeks, it was named Song of the Year at the 1987 Grammy Awards. In addition, Club Nouveau was nominated in the ‘Best R&B Vocal Performance by A Duo or Group’ category and landed a pair of American Music Award nominations, and two NARM nominations for the million-selling album project, Life, Love & Pain. BAM Magazine named Jay King one of the 100 most influential people in the music business and he was one of the Top Black Single Publishers honored by Billboard that year. Considering the fact that Club Nouveau was in the infancy of their careers, it becomes quite apparent as to the legacy that was quickly evolving. Not one to rest on laurels, however, the group went on to release a second album, Listen to the Message, which revealed music with more of a social-political theme. Listen to the Message spawned the singles It's a Cold, Cold World, which went to #25 on the R&B charts, Envious which landed at #76 and Francis, a Club Nouveau fan favorite. Fans were pleasantly surprised as the press made comparisons to the likes of Tracy Chapman and Terence Trent D'Arby. Club Nouveau toured worldwide, returning to their third album project on the Warner Bros. Records label, Under a Nouveau Groove. No Friend of Mine from that album went to #12 on the R&B charts.

The legacy continued with the release of A New Beginning, which saw the remake of Oh Happy Day go to #40 on the R&B charts, and the album Everything Is Black, which charted the single Let It Go at #101, both on the group's own JVK Records imprint. “Club Nouveau is not just a group,” expresses Jay King. “Our music marks an era and still boasts a one-on one, very intimate relationship with the hearts of millions. Club Nouveau is an energy field that just keeps evolving. Passion, depth, and warmth... the music of Club Nouveau reigns on.”

Jay also founded the Professional Domino Association (PDA). In an ESPN interview, Jay King, Commissioner of the PDA and an undisputed Domino champion stated: "ESPN sports network has declared dominoes the next big spectator sport and is working with the PDA to strongly promote dominoes as both a cultural touchstone, and as a highly competitive game, complete with rankings, formal tournaments, celebrity events and sponsors.”
He added, "It is entirely possible that dominoes can become as popular as poker at least as far as TV appeal goes. Poker players tend to hide their emotions so as their opponents will not be able to read them, while domino players tend to be animated, colorful, talkative and downright funny which makes for great TV." In an effort to provide real value to its players, PDA under strategic direction of Jay King made the decision, after much due diligence, to go with playfast.com & gamecolony.com. All PDA domino tournaments will take place online in 2009. The championship will take place in October or November of 2009 and it will be a live tournament and will welcome all players to participate.

In addition to promoting “Open Book,” Jay is currently hosting his new weekly, “live” Internet radio show, “The Way I See It,” which can be heard at www.blogtalkradio.com/Jay-King every Sunday (5pm-7pm/EST; 4pm–6pm/CST; 3pm–5pm/MST and 2pm–4pm/PST). “The Way I See It,” co-hosted by producer/songwriter Robert Redwine, offers a variety of serious topics on love and relationships with a balanced mix of controversy and healthy banter for the already-popular show.