Miles Jones

Runaway Jones makes noise on the charts

Submitted by sebastian on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 14:33
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Miles Jones' sophomore release, Runaway Jones, dropped yesterday to a crowd of anxious hiphop heads across Canada. It quickly jumped to #3 on the iTunes Canada hiphop charts, pushing against heavyweights Mos Def and Kanye West. With numbers like that, it's easy to see why Runaway Jones was such an anticipated release. Grab your copy on iTunes or in any record store in your neck of the woods.

Miles Jones hits the ground runnin'

Submitted by sebastian on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 16:14
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With Miles Jones' album "Runaway Jones" hitting the racks in the next couple of weeks, it's safe to say that it's going to be well-received amongst fans and hip-hop heads alike. A firm sign of things to come is Toronto's NOW Magazine's review of his upcoming release,donning it as "what a breakout hip-hop album should sound like." If you're in our neck of the woods, come check him at the Drake Underground next Thursday, August 13th for his CD release party. "Runaway Jones" is available in stores August 18th.

..::UPDATE::..

Toronto's Eye Weekly has also jumped on the Miles Jones bandwagon with their own piece on the budding hip hop star. Read the full piece here or grab a copy of the paper today!

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Miles Jones is a rising star in the Toronto hip-hop scene, but for those who know him best this does not come as a surprise. Bass runs through Jones’ veins. His grandfather helped pioneer the reggae movement at Studio One in Jamaica where Bob Marley and many others recorded their first big hits, while his father Hedley Jones aka Deadly Hedley Jones Jr. was an influential DJ on CFNY-FM and the early Toronto club scene.

Miles continues this tradition by being active in all aspects of music as a DJ, producer, emcee, songwriter and the owner of his own label Mojo Records & Publishing. A true student of the craft, Jones’ debut album One Chance also served as his thesis at McMaster University. The disc was released to critical acclaim and even helped garner Jones the 2007 Ontario Independent Music Award for Hip Hop Artist of the Year. Miles has also been recognised for his song writing talents. He helped contribute 11 songs to Sony BMG’s music catalogue as part of the Canadian Idol songwriters conference.

Through 2008, Miles Jones has continued to ride this wave of success opening for veteran hip-hop legends KRS-One and Souls of Mischief of Hieroglyphics fame. While Miles remains true to the lyrical and poetic integrity of hip-hop, he is also in touch with the current direction of music. He has opened for up and comers Thunderheist and opened for international phenomenon’s T-Pain and Raekwon of Wu-Tang in Halifax in October 2008. 2008 also saw the beginning of Miles Jones international music career with a performance in Osaka, Japan.

The future is bright for this young emcee, Miles a man of great drive and passion has taken responsibility for his own destiny, funding and executive producing his new album Runaway Jones. Miles had the chance to work with some of his childhood icons as well of some of today’s rising stars, including the first single Never Too Late that was produced by super producer Black Milk.

Artist MySpace| Miles Jones - Never Too Late.mp3

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