Ronald Jenkees is an American

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and musician best known for his

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performances. , his YouTube videos had been viewed over 84 million times and he has 400 thousand subscribers. He has released five

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s: his

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first album ''Ronald Jenkees'' (2007), ''Disorganized Fun'' (2009), ''Days Away'' (2012), ''Alpha Numeric'' (2014), and ''Rhodes Deep'' (2017).

Musical career

Jenkees began releasing beats and raps online under the name "Big Cheez" in about 2003. Under this name, he produced the 2005 album ''Straight Laced'' by Fish. In 2006, Jenkees started posting funny videos on YouTube, and later began posting music-related videos. These videos usually feature him wearing a hat and greeting his viewers by saying, "Hello YouToobs!" His videos gradually gained popularity, particularly after

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featured Jenkees and asked him to record his

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theme, and again after being "thumbed up" by members of the

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community. In 2007, Jenkees independently released his first studio album, ''Ronald Jenkees''. In June 2009, Jenkees was featured on the

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album, ''Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes'', producing a remix of "Beyond Right Now". On July 31, 2009, Jenkees released his second album, '' Disorganized Fun''. He subsequently released ''Days Away'' in 2012, ''Alpha Numeric'' in 2014, and ''Rhodes Deep'' in April 2017. A selection of music from his first two albums is included in the Iridium Studios's game "Before the Echo" (previously known as "Sequence").

Style

Jenkees creates a variety of music ranging from

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to hip hop to

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using pianos, keyboards, and various PC-controlled electronic synthesizers. He uses keyboard and synthesizer synthetic voices to add a variety of instruments into his sound. The result is a combination of

with techno or trance-influenced rock opera. In some of his YouTube videos, he plays the harmonica in his slower tempo songs. Jenkees is distinguished in his videos by the array of hats he wears, his thick glasses, and his distinctive voice. Besides playing the keyboard, he also sings.

Discography

; Solo albums ; Produced albums * Fish: ''Straight Laced'' (as Big Cheez) (2005) (Variations and updated versions of some songs on ''Straight Laced'' can be found on Jenkees' first album as instrumentals.) ; Appearances * Sound Tribe Sector 9: ''Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes'' (track 29, "Beyond Right Now") (2009). * Soundtrack for PC game '' Before The Echo'' (previously known as "Sequence") by Iridium Studios. * Soundtrack for '' There Came an Echo'' by Iridium Studios. *

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Holidays in Space Rocket Garden Light Projection Show * Music on hold when calling Google in North America *"Sidetracked" is used as the intro and outro music i
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References

External links

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Official SoundCloud Page

Official Bandcamp Page
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Musical career

Style

Discography

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