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Masterful, brilliant and exceptionally
distinguishable…PAJAM, a music production and
entertainment company famous for their
out-of-the-box style of music and management.
The men spear heading this company are
undoubtedly creative and a force to be
reckoned with. They are Paul "pda" Allen,
Walter "Stone" Kearney and J. Moss.
Together, these men have added their own
unique genius to PAJAM which has resulted in a
signature sound that has raised the bar in the
music industry.
PDA,
the visionary behind the company, is
responsible for the realization of this
vision. His extensive musical background in
playing, songwriting, engineering and mixing
catapulted him to great places in which he had
the opportunity to work with great celebrities
such as, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Anita
Baker, Rachelle Farrell, Patti LaBelle, 98°,
the Winans, the Clark Sisters, Oleta Adams,
the Four Tops, Aaliyah, Tyrese and a host of
many others. His incredible talent also
afforded him the opportunity to work with
notables such as, Quincy Jones, Mario Winans,
L.A. Reid, Babyface and many others. He had
exhausted his gifts in the areas of playing,
songwriting, engineering and mixing therefore,
his next step was to begin a company that
would continue to dispense his passion for
music. He understood that in order to begin a
serious venture; he would require serious
support. Hence, Walter "Stone" Kearney,
former Vice President of Campau Advertising.
Stone,
experienced in the arena of marketing,
advertising, imaging and negotiating was a
perfect match for PAJAM. He possessed the
knowledge and the wherewithal to make PAJAM an
industry known name. He had already increased
the revenues for large companies by producing
their media campaigns. Some of these
companies included, Kmart, Dark N' Lovely,
Rite Aid, Walgreens, Lustra Silk, Revlon and
many others. PDA and Walter connected when
Walter hired him to produce the music
components of his media campaigns. PDA on the
hills of beginning a phenomenal company and
Stone desiring a change, saw the potential of
building a company together. With Paul's
music savvy and Stone's marketing instincts,
they created an image intriguing to their
constituents. However, there was one more
element needed that would come to add to the
PAJAM name and the PAJAM sound… J. Moss, Vocal
& Lyric Extraordinare.
J. Moss,
a childhood friend of PDA shared his passion
and love for music. J. Moss, coming from a
highly impressive pedigree as the nephew of
Gospel's legendary Dr. Mattie Moss Clark,
cousin of her daughters, the inimitable Clark
sisters, and son of Bill Moss, Sr., founder
and leader of popular '70s Gospel act Bill
Moss & the Celestials. Singing by the age of
four, music was the focal point of life
itself. J's singing abilities eventually
caught the attention of PAJAM and they signed
him as their first artist and garnered him his
first record deal with Island/Def Jam Record.
This experience prompted J. Moss to reach
another level of his creative ability
therefore he began mastering his writing
skills which made him the perfect artist and
new partner for PAJAM. Now that the elements
were complete, this company was ready to break
musical barriers that resulted in them
becoming the third most sought after music
production team (Billboard Magazine, 2001.)
PAJAM
began maturing and it was obviously their
season to make a lasting impression on the
music and entertainment industry. Many have
tried to figure out whether or not PAJAM is an
acronym, but it is not. PAJAM has taken on a
meaning of it's own. Those who have had the
PAJAM encounter would agree that it is a vibe
of musically constructed elements of tradition
and hip-hop, R&B and jazz as well as pop and
funk. These tightly woven elements produce a
melodious vocal extravaganza that leaves the
listener with not only a sound, but also an
experience. Whenever an artist has had the
opportunity to work with PAJAM they are
confident of receiving nothing but the best…
this is why they call it the "PAJAM
Insurance." In their first year alone at
least seven albums had the "PAJAM insurance."
Since that time, their numbers greatly
increased as they are one of the few
production companies that write 100% of their
music. Their amazing versatility has granted
them opportunity to produce and songwrite for
musical greats Destiny's Child, N'Sync, Dru
Hill, Backstreet Boys, Boys II Men, Michelle
Williams, Kelly Price, Dorinda Clark-Cole,
Karen Clark-Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, the
Christianaires, the Mighty Clouds of Joys,
Trinitee 5:7, Virtue and a host of many
others. Their creativeness has also placed
them in the arena to produce music for
commercials (Chrysler, Kmart, etc.), movie
soundtracks (Deep Blue Sea, Fighting
Temptations, Rush Hour II, etc.); and
television series (CSI, Soul Food, etc.) Out
of the 80 plus produced and written songs for
artists they have worked with, they include:
12 Grammy Award nominations (5 wins), 3
American Music Award nominations (1 win), 5
Soul Train Award nominations (3 wins), 39
Stellar Award nominations (22 wins), 4 Dove
Award nominations, BMI Songwriter of the Year
Award (Urban Gospel 2003) and 15 first
singles.
Their increasing experience in the music and
entertainment field garnered them a historical
publishing contract with Universal Music
Publishing Group (UMPG.). Additionally, the
popular clothing line, Pelle Pelle, sought
after them to be responsible for their entire
urban clothing marketing campaign. This
unstoppable trio did not rest and become
content with significant accomplishments.
They decided to make PAJAM not only a music
company, but also a management company. Thus,
they began developing their own roster of
artists which have all been signed to major
record labels. They include, Ramiyah (Sony
Music), 21:03 (BMG Music) and the incomparable
J. Moss (Jive). They realized that their new
groups would have to undergo extreme
development therefore they began the PAJAM
Artist Development Training. This rigorous
training is a boot camp only made for those
who desire to be successful in the industry.
It includes extensive vocal training, dance
training, physical fitness, music education,
nutrition, performance training, media
interviewing techniques and much more. It's
no surprise that their artist, already poised,
caught the attention of major record labels.
In addition, to PAJAM's artist, they also
manage a team of producers, engineers, and
songwriters.
PAJAM, at first glance to the average eye
would appear to be a small ran company, but
when one pulls off the covers PAJAM reveals an
ocean of gifts, talents, abilities, and
versatility. In nearly ten years they have
accomplished extraordinary feats in becoming
well-known throughout the music industry, but
in another ten years, they will be well known
throughout the world. |