Born Noel Franklin, Jr., the 23-year-old Oakland, California native was discovered during childhood while singing in his local church choir. Though London has since preferred crooning to spitting bars, the singer-songwriter began his professional career as a member of the eight-man rap group Keep It Clean. Upon searching for a new style that would broaden Keep It Clean’s already budding success, London began writing and singing hooks for the crew’s songs. However, while Keep It Clean gained mostly local popularity, London as a solo singing act was slowly being born. As a way of both pursuing his musical endeavors and respecting his mother’s wishes, London moved to Atlanta, Georgia to sing and attend college. There he became the third member of pre-existing singing duo BOF (Best of Friends, which included singing sensation Janelle Monae). Yet while his college career was short-lived, the singer remained in the city in pursuit of his emerging musical career, eventually landing a demo with producers/songwriters Ron “Neff-U” Feemster, Mike City, and megastar Ne-Yo. The product eventually found its way into the hands of Universal/Motown A&R executive Shaun Harris and Corporate Thugs Entertainment CEO Demetrius “Kinky B” Ellerbee, who immediately signed London to his Key Players Music label
Born in Houston, Texas and raised in throughout the bouroughs of NYC, Salomes Jackson derives from African American and Columbian ancestry and has embraced both heritages and cultures within the base of her musical composition. Despite her musical influence by artists such as: Michael Jackson, Prince, Sade, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz and Hector Lavoe, Salomes's inspiration to become a performer was not by such mainstream entertainers, but rather by her mother and grandmother. At the youthful age of 9, both women who are singers/songwriters encouraged her musical empowerment.
Known for her Hip Hop and Rock edginess, Salomes has garnered a steady crescendo of dialogue amongst the influential cabinet within entertainment through her unique and eclectic style. While being sought after by rapper Missy Elliot, DJ Tomp, and music producers Wonder (Wonderful Music) and Jason Perrie (partner of Polow Da Don) Salomes was discovered by the Soul Diggaz, who have worked with major recording artists such as; Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Monica. Performing as a solo artist now, Salomes was once the third and only female member in a group named 33ana3rd. Although the group worked well together, Salomes's musical sound and appearance made her stand apart from the collaboration.
Observing her talent and potential within the Souldiggaz along with heavy hitters Rob Fusari, who is known for recent work with Lady GaGa (Paparatzi) and Balewa Muhammed a.k.a. The Clutch eventually pulled her from the group and set forth working on her solo project. Nearly six months later, Salomes has written work for numerous artists with the most recent being Sean Diddy Combs' Dirty Money.
