Capital Kings

Capital Kings
Origin Washington, D.C.
Genres Christian pop, Christian hip hop, electropop, dance-pop, dubstep, house music, hip house, CEDM
Years active 2010–present
Labels Gotee
Website capitalkingsmusic.com
Members Cole Walowac
Past members Jon White[1]

Capital Kings is an American pop, electronic and Christian pop act currently consisting of producer and rapper Cole Walowac.[1][2]

History

Jon White and Cole Walowac formed Capital Kings while still living in their hometown of Washington D.C. Jon White stated that he met Cole in his church nursery and that "we started playing in the youth group band... Cole would play drums and I would sing and that's how we started making music."[3]

Their debut album Capital Kings was released on January 8, 2013[4] and entered the Billboard Christian Albums Chart in the Top 5.[5]

They released a remix album, Remixd, on March 11, 2014, that included six remixed songs from their first album, and a new song, "Be a King".

Their second album, II, was released on October 2, 2015.[6]

On February 23, 2016, White announced he would be leaving the group for unexplained reasons, leaving Walowac as the only member.[1]

Response

Critical

Capital Kings has received mainly positive praise since the release of their debut album. The Houston Chronicle noted that while there has been little success for crossover electronic-pop acts, "the one finally to break away from the herd just might be Capital Kings."[7] CCM Magazine said "There's a new sound in town thanks to Capital Kings, whose ingenious blend of electronic, hip hop, pop and even some dubstep has inspired everyone from TobyMac to Group 1 Crew and Mandisa…[Capital Kings] is quickly growing into a formidable force of their own thanks to the new self-titled long player on Gotee Records."[8]

Personnel

Current
Cole Edward Walowac[9] – rapper, DJ, producer, vocals
Former
Jonathan Dean "Jon" White[10] – lead vocals, background vocals, DJ, producer

Discography

Awards

GMA Dove Awards
Year Award Result
2013 New Artist of the Year Nominated
2015 Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year ("Fireblazin") Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Capital Kings on Facebook - Hey CK Fans and Family! Cole here to let you...". Facebook. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Capital Kings Crowned New Face of Electronic Pop". JamTheCity Radio. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Capital Kings Bio" (PDF). True artist. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Capital Kings Crowned New Face of Electronic Pop with Self-Titled Debut Album Out Today, January 8". Jesusfreak Hideout. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Capital Kings Self-Titled Debut Album Out Today". Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Capital Kings Announce Sophomore LP 'II' is Releasing in October[VIDEO]". BreatheCAST.
  7. ↑ "Capital Kings CD gets listeners' hearts pounding". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Capital Kings Crowned New Face of Electronic Pop with Self-Titled Debut Album Out Today, January 8". The Media Collective. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  9. ↑ SESAC. "Songs by Writer :: Cole Edward Walowac". SESAC. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ SESAC. "Songs by Writer :: Jonathan Dean White". SESAC. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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