Genres Music, electronic Labels Babygrande Records Record label Babygrande Records Years active 2013–present Role Musical Artist | Instruments D.A.W., piano Name Kasim Keto Occupation(s) Music producer Website KasimKeto.com Associated acts Roc Marciano | |
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Origin New York City, New York, United States Albums Endless Night, Long Car Rides Similar Lee Bannon, Roc Marciano, Neako, Trademark Da Skydiver, Blue Sky Black Death | ||
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Kasim Keto (born Brooklyn, New York) is an American music producer. He has collaborated with artists such as Roc Marciano, and in 2013 signed to Babygrande Records, releasing several singles. His debut album with Babygrande, Long Cars Rides, was released in December 2013. Clash Music gave it a score of 8/10, with reviewer Joe Rivers writing, "This largely instrumental record... evokes the golden age of hip-hop...however, nightmarish and unsettling sounds and samples ensure 'Long Car Rides' always remains the right side of Daisy Age nostalgia." In 2014 Keto had three collaborative singles featured in the film Kid Cannabis.
Contents
- Kasim keto long car rides clear vinyl 2xlp in stores now
- Kasim keto long way official audio
- Early life
- Early production
- 2013 14 Long Car Rides singles
- 2015 Endless Night
- Personal life
- Remixes
- References
Kasim keto long way official audio
Early life
Kasim Keto was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, both immigrants from Jamaica, separated when he was small, and at about the age of six he spent time with his mother in Alabama and Florida, before returning to live in New York with his father. He predominantly grew up in Queens, New York, specifically the multi-cultural neighborhood of South Jamaica.
He has credited his father, who is from a West Indian background, with playing a wide variety of music while he was growing up, exposing Keto to genres as diverse as reggae, rock, and disco. Keto wrote his first songs at the age of eight. He has recalled that around that time, "I can remember sitting in my living room and listening to music and the feeling it gave me was incredible… All I knew is that I wanted to spend the rest of my life trying to give people that feeling. It was the only thing that made me feel unique and like I had an ability that exceed my own life."
As a student he was "always playing with music," tinkering with the piano and learning the basics of music production. learning how to use professional audio gear at various project studios.
Early production
Early in his career he released a number of official remixes. On July 5, 2013 he self-released the single "The Most Beautiful & Loving Thing In The World," a "gospel 'mix'" inspired by his son.
In August 2013 it was announced he had signed to New York City-based Babygrande Records, with his debut solo album in the works. On November 4, 2013 he released "Long Way," his first single on Babygrande. This was followed on December 3 by "Bust the Work Down," a collaborative single featuring rapper and producer Roc Marciano that was released on A3C and iH2D. It was featured on the compilation album A3C Volume 3.
2013-14: Long Car Rides, singles
Keto's debut album Long Car Rides had originally been planned as a four-track EP, but was extended after his signing to Babygrande. He decided on the title while the project was still an EP, stating "the studio where I was recording was a bit of a drive away and when you’re driving it gives you time to just think... I wanted to create music that reflected this state of thoughtfulness."
Long Cars Rides was released on December 30, 2013, with 17 instrumental tracks that combine "hip hop, jazz, and electronic music." The album's track "That's Why He Made" was "inspired by a friend who passed away tragically and her very turbulent love life," stated Keto. "I dedicated Long Car Rides partially in her memory. It incorporated hip hop, soul, R&B, jazz, rock and a little bit of electronica."
Clash Music gave it a score of 8/10, with reviewer Joe Rivers writing, "This largely instrumental record... perfectly evokes the golden age of hip-hop with its prodigious use of old-skool beats. However, nightmarish and unsettling sounds and samples ensure ‘Long Car Rides’ always remains the right side of Daisy Age nostalgia." It earned B+ from WeTheOpionated.com
In 2014 Keto's music was featured in the film Kid Cannabis. He is working on his sophomore album with Babygrande.
2015: Endless Night
2015: Kasim is preparing the release of his sophomore album "Endless Night" for a November 6 release date. The first single from the album is "4sale" and was released in conjunction with a music video. Kasim is also working with The Collective As Themselves on their debut material.
Personal life
As of 2013 he is based in New York with his family.