Tekno

Lately there's been much chatter about Tekno (http://www.myspace.com/tekno711) in the NJ area. I wanted to clear up who he is exactly. By listening to his music one can see he is clearly a musician, who puts his own twist into his writing; pulling from various influences including backgrounds in Gospel, R&B, Rock, Jazz and Hip-Hop. First and foremost Tekno is a drummer from the NJ area and I'm proud to say he is a close friend of mine.

Tekno or Brandon Little, got his start playing drums for drum teams and gospel groups in church. When attending high school, I was lucky enough to find him one day performing in a empty auditorium; unknowingly a few years later, I'd be performing at various shows as a bassist with him as my drummer and best friend in the local band Those Left Standing (www.myspace.com/thoseleftstanding). After a good year and a half of many shows and a CD and a half recorded, Brandon and I were "kicked out" of the band and ended up going our own separate ways musically.It was then a year later that I stumbled onto his solo music project "Tekno."

Having a strong following in the local area due to his perfection and love of the instrument, mouth dropping drum solos, and enthusiastic stage presence, Brandon has had a good start with the launch of his myspace page, already getting over 5,000 plays in just a few months. (this is pretty impressive for someone who is only known of in a small town) As with any professional musician, Brandon dedicates his life to the music he writes and to him this is his job and source of income.

Within the next couple of months, Brandon plans to launch the sale of his tracks onto, CD Baby.com, Itunes, and Snocap to name a few. Along with writing and selling instrumental tracks for various undisclosed artists. Brandon has also wrote most of the earlier music for a popular Rap group called New Jack City, which due to Brandon's reputation, sky rocketed in plays and commotion and then plummeted once he went his separate ways from the group.

I believe that if Brandon plays his cards right, and focuses on polishing his product, with the right promotions and legal assistance he has a shot of getting very big in the club scenes and underground music movements going on in the NJ/NYC/Philly areas. I also believe and stand behind that he has the potential for growth outside of these venues if he continues to head in the same direction, by word of mouth alone.

-Josh Jardine