BIO

 

   When asked who are you, the simplified, but magnetic artisan replies, “I am Kidd Sweeney.” Operating off of emotional vibes and musical connections, Kid Sweeney has a distinctive, but alluring sound, which has adapted a somewhat cinematic feel. Fixated primarily on the core elements of music and not the genre, Kidd Sweeney embraces and works towards the concept of difference.

    Kidd Sweeney attended various schools throughout the city of Philadelphia, including Marvey Shule. A private shool located in north Philadelphia, Kidd Sweeney became enlightened at a young age on subjects like African History, art, philosophies and what some would call “the truth.” There he began to understand the importance of heritage, ethnicity, and culture. Later on he attended William Penn High School, and then finishing at the West Philly Auto Academy. There he excelled and became a member of the Electric Vehicle Team being the first high school students to build one of the worlds first hybrid cars. Continuing his education at Automotive Training Center, Kidd Sweeney was offered a job at Nascar, but turned it down to peruse his career in music. In 2006 Kidd Sweeny, Lyve and Jamil Hankins formed a group by the name 787.

    On January 23, 2007, Kidd Sweeney along with a few of his friends were heading home when the unthinkable happened. Ejected from the back seat of a car, Kid Sweeney awoke on the ground with a trail of blood leaking from his head. He was rushed to the hospital and treated for a cracked shoulder, a bruised lung and a five-inch gash on his head, which is still visible to this day. “The accident made me look at things in a whole new perspective. Like the old me is dead and it’s time to begin a new me.
It made me slow down while also making me a lot more optimistic. Now the glass is half full instead of half empty.”

     In 2009, 787 united with four other Philadelphia artists forming the super group BlondeGang. BlondeGang became a major moving force within the city, labeling the as unique, bold, outgoing and raw. However, in 2011 the group split causing all seven members to branch off and begin careers individually. Kidd Sweeney took this as an opportunity to creatively embark on a new journey that was personally his. Releasing Echoes shortly after, this was the first solo project he ever completed, which he declares is a moving roller coaster revealing his emotional, yet mental being. “Echoes was made to make people zone out and just be taken away by the music. If you want to get up and dance you can.”

    A year later, Kidd Sweeney is more anxious and determined than ever. Well Traveled, a musical quantum that delivers an array of his personal reflections and experiences, Kid Sweeney proves that he is starting to find his way. Well Traveled is cinematically enticing with its big sounds, groovy rap additions and rock influence.

    “Music has changed my life. It has taught me that you can’t rush things. Sometimes you have to accelerate the pace and have everything together for when your time comes. Well Traveled is discovering that his life makes sense. With the motion in his pen and the beats rumbling so fondly in his head, the man of many has only just begun.

 

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