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1998-Present 1. London - Artist/Producer/ Engineer/Label Executive.

R&B/House/Alternative Rock/Hip-Hop London is currently the lead singer of the band Knightlife.

Early Career

London, the 2nd of 4 siblings, attended West Chester East High School, West Chester, PA and Trevor Brown High School, Phoenix; AZ. London was raised in South Philly, and later relocated to Arizona.

His love for music was nurtured early on by his mother. He learned to read and play music by picking up Keyboards, Drums, and Alto Sax as his tools of expression. While in High School, London began working as a freelance Producer/ Songwriter for local artists and formed his own group named AsOne. As a member of AsOne, London developed his vocal skills and tasted success with the release of the group’s first single ‘Unity’. The single scored regionally in the top 25, as well as achieving significant airplay in the UK. The groups’ success led to tours opening for After 7, Tone Toni Tony and R. Kelly. London moved on from AsOne to study acting, dance, and choreography touring as principal dancer for the ‘I Spirit Dance Company’.

Commercial Success

London made further strides toward breaking into the music biz by placing songs in major film and TV productions, and being commissioned by publishing companies and music libraries. London’s productions have been featured in numerous film and TV productions including, ‘As Good As It Gets’, ‘The Faculty’, ‘Chicago Hope’, ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, Girlfriends’, ‘Resurrection Boulevard’, ‘Touched By An Angel’, and ‘The Profiler’. Additionally, London was especially honored to have his song ‘Get The Funk Up’ featured in the trailer of the first movie written and directed by Mya Angelou titled, ‘Down In The Delta’.

The Start of Something Special

In 1998, London released his first solo recording titled, ‘Pure Bliss’. The project garnered encouraging regional response topping out at 10 at Amazon.com for 3 weeks, and receiving spins on Phoenix’s KKFR, Power 92 and an ADD at MAJIK 107. London made promotional appearances with KC and JoJo, Men Of Vision, and received glowing reviews in Music Connection Magazine and a feature in Phoenix Urban Beat Magazine.

November 20, 2001 ushered in the release of London’s second album titled ‘My Destiny’. Along with a new album London also found himself in company of his musical mentors, signing an exclusive distribution agreement with Super Producer Nile Roger’s Sumthing Distribution. His music also caught the ears of Hit maker Chris Stokes, who hired London to shape the sound for his Platinum Status production team, which included B2K, TG4, IMX and Jhene. He also invited London to join B2K, and IMX on a 35 city promotional tour, culminating in a standing room only homecoming performance with Epic recording Artist Al Berry at LA’s UpsideDown Club. London made an appearance with B2K and IMX on the song ‘Home 4 Xmas’ which was featured on B2K’s Christmas release ‘Santa Hooked Me Up’. ‘Home 4 Xmas’ which was written and produced by London, features his silky smooth vocal arrangements alongside B2K and Marques Houston. London closed out the 2002 season providing songs for the entire 2003 season of Showtime’s’ “Soul Food” series.

London Evans-Thompson CEO

Sitting in the passenger seat of the juggernaut that was Chris Stokes and T.U.G, London learned first hand the art of Artist development. In 2003, the momentum continued to increase with London not only beginning to work on a new release titled “Listen…Our Life In Music”, but we also saw London expanding his horizons developing new talent. With the signings of his first 3 artists Sweet Image(R&B Girl Group), Aimee-Lynn Chadwick (Alt/Rock Female), and Ava Johnson (R&B) to his BlissTunes Productions, London took his first steps toward becoming the well-rounded Producer he has always dreamed of becoming.

The Label

2004 ushered in the year of the movie soundtrack with London securing exclusive Production and music distribution rights to 5 films: “Nora’s Hair Salon” (2004 DEJ), “Sugar Valentine” (2004 Maverick), “Brothers In Arms” (2005 Sony Pictures), “County General” (Maverick2005) and “Pastor Jones” (2005 Maverick). London supervised the music; composed the score, and either produced or licensed the performances of over 30 artists including CeCe Penniston, E40, Lil J, and Jamie Jones for the soundtracks.

By the end of 2005, BlissTunes had a working catalog of 28 releases and the digital age became a reality with BlissTunes aligning with IODA to deliver the one two punch that was missing. 2006 was a year of rebuilding with BlissTunes opening offices in Hollywood and a new crop of artists for development.

The word was getting out and artists wanted to be down.

Between 2007-2008 Blisstunes signed exclusive recording agreements with 8 artists, DJ Energe (Dance), Pristine (Pop/R&B), Derby Girl (Pop Girl Band), Knightlife (Pop Rock Band), Chioke Dmachi (Pop/R&B) Ali Abdullah (Rap), Al Walser (R&B Male Vocalist). 2009 got off to great start with the signing of Heaven Is Where (Alternative Rock/Christian) and the completion of their debut album “Stories From Yesterday”, set for release September 1, 2009. In addition, Blisstunes is expanding into eastern Europe with release of two Electronic Compilations: Night Moves Vol 1: Chill & Night Moves Vol. 3: After Glow. The artists on these disks were selected directly from the talent rich Moscow & Ukraine. In 2009, Blisstunes will also be releasing it’s first Worship albums exclusively under the newly formed BlisstunesFaith label with signing of Turing Point. Look for Tuning Points debut album “LIFT” tentatively set for November 2009.

Blisstunes has a catalog of 52 published releases featuring the performances of over 68 artists. With the help of longtime friend and manager Steve Bedell, BlissTunes has grown from a solitary endeavor into a viable artist development option that is positioned to discover the future stars of tomorrow.

With the advent of social networks (i.e. Myspace.com) and digital music the entertainment landscape is changing dramatically. Although, it is yet to be determined what the financial impact will be of the digital era, the companies that get in early will be the industry leaders in the years to come.

London serves as President and CEO of BlissTunes Recording Corp. bringing his innovative approach to artist development, new media, and production. His vision and perspective will, in the years to come, thrust BlissTunes to the forefront as the industry’s premier Music Label, utilizing aggressive grass roots marketing efforts, new catalog acquisitions, and aligning itself with the industry’s most innovative talent.