The Kings

The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Vancouver. They are best known for their 1980 North American hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide".

Recording history

The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Oakville, Ontario in the late 1970s. The original lineup included David Diamond, (David Broadbent, bass, lead vocals), Mister Zero (John Picard, guitar), Sonny Keyes (Nicholas Peter, keyboards, vocals), and Max Styles (drums), with Zero and Diamond serving as the main songwriters with contributions from Keyes. The Kings were originally known as WhistleKing and rehearsed, performed club gigs, and wrote a considerable number of songs for more than three years.

In early 1980, the band went into Nimbus 9 Studio in Toronto to record their first album. While recording, renowned producer Bob Ezrin visited the studio, listened to the band, and liked what he heard. Together they created the album The Kings Are Here featuring the North American hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide." Two other singles followed and the band began touring extensively with Bob Seger, Jeff Beck, The Beach Boys and Eric Clapton. During 1980, their rising commercial fortunes culminated in an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and the closing spot at the major Heatwave festival in August.

CJ E&M

CJ E&M Corporation (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠 주식회사; RR: CJ E&M Jusikhoesa), formerly O Media Holdings Limited (Hangul: (주)오미디어홀딩스; RR: Jusikhoesa O Midieo Holdingseu) is a South Korean entertainment and media contents company. It is a subsidiary of the CJ Group.

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Present

CJ E&M currently has four main divisions, namely:

Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of short films created in 1940, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between its two title characters, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse, and many recurring characters, based around slapstick comedy.

In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry shorts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1957. During this time, they won seven Academy Awards for Animated Short Film, tying for first place with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies with the most awards in the category. After the MGM cartoon studio closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with Gene Deitch directing an additional 13 Tom and Jerry shorts for Rembrandt Films from 1960 to 1962. Tom and Jerry then became the highest-grossing animated short film series of that time, overtaking Looney Tunes. Chuck Jones then produced another 34 shorts with Sib-Tower 12 Productions between 1963 and 1967. Two more shorts were produced, The Mansion Cat in 2001 and The Karate Guard in 2005, for a total of 163 shorts. Various shorts have been released for home media since the 1990s.

The Quiett

The Quiett (Hangul: 더콰이엇), born as Shin Dong Gab (Hangul: 신동갑), is a South Korean rapper and a producer. He arrived at the Korean hip hop scene back in 2003, at the young age of 16. He debuted with his first mixtape, which was named "Music" and was released back in 2005. From the time since he stepped into the Korean hip hop industry, The Quiett has collaborated with many other artists in the field of specialism, such as Dok2, Dumbfoundead, Crucial Star, Jerry. K, Kebee and many more. The Quiett was the co-founder and one of the main producers of Soul Company. But after the disbandment announced, he moved on to become the CEO of Illionaire Records, alongside Dok2.

Back On The Beats Vol. 2

Back On The Beats Vol. 2 is one of The Quiett's mixtapes, and is a sequel to Back On The Beats Vol. 1. The rhythm and melody of the whole mixtape is consistent throughout and carries on from the previous volume. This mixtape is basically a collection of beats that were made for various other artists. But in addition to the beats, the tracks which contains his raps on top of it. This mixtape was released after The Quiett's Quiet Storm – A Night Record. The Quiett brings his old self into the mixtape because, as it goes by its name, it is a mixtape and contains remixes and previous releases of songs that he produced.