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Ariel Kanary Amsterdam (AKA) is the musical alias of Arold Jansen, whose lifelong passion for music has always run parallel to his professional career. Moving effortlessly between pop, dance, jazz, and funk, AKA embodies a composer and independent label in one. He is bass player in the band Recovered. During his student years, he chose a four-string and became a 'bassic' fixture in the music scenes of Haarlem, Leiden, Zwolle, and Amsterdam, composing countless tracks on a beloved Fostex 4-track recorder—his first step into songwriting. In 2024, a dusty cassette tape unearthed a long-lost track from 2009. Struck by its analog warmth, he was inspired to digitize and rework his old catalog. The result: a series of releases that pay homage to the sounds of his youth —soulful, groovy, and pop-infused. The debut single True Love marks the beginning of this new chapter. Enjoy!

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I am a multi-faceted writer whose work over the past 25 years includes music and entertainment journalism, public relations writing for major record labels and top independent firms, general business writing, website content creation, and writing for advertising, marketing and branding campaigns for a variety of industries. As a veteran music journalist, I have been been a regular contributor, reviewer, feature writer, columnist and/or editor for Music Connection, Wine and Jazz Magazine, Jazziz Magazine, All Music Guide, Singer/Songwriter Universe, SmoothJazz.com, Billboard.com, iTunes, Amazon.com and the Los Angeles Times. I have written thousands of bios for major and indie artists and bands, boutique businesses and major corporations, authors, executives and entrepreneurs. I have also written liner notes for recording projects, penned blogs, created marketing materials for major media projects and ghost written books.

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I was born in an endless ocean of desire, called, "the Ocean of the Serpent Moon."

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Music.Reviews publishes daily music reviews of artists, albums, songs, genres, videos, instruments, studios, labels, platforms, events, and more.

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Hi As a musician, I'm researching about our life's sound.

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Journalism provides me with the opportunity and privilege to travel and work with cultures around the world. Motorcycles have given me the time to reflect, and I have reflected throughout North and Central America on two-wheeled cycles. Being exposed to extraordinary cultures and people has taught me that listening can bring change. My stories and songs are reflective of that listening.

I'm a Botswana based singer in Dub Reggae , with background in Journalism, Sound Engineering and Graphics Designing. I'm currently working towards a single with intention of having it released by December this year.(2024). Collaborating with other artists of different genres is also my desire. Thanks for checking out my profile! If you’re interested in working together, send me a message about your music or project.