KAIS

KAIS is a Canadian, Indie-Alternative, Art Rock Singer and Songwriter, with natural flair at awakening the goodness of Rhythm and Blues and Soul in his writing. He demonstrates heavy influence by hallmark acts, the likes of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and Gary Clark Jr. Born in the heart of the Middle East, yet insatiably drawn to Western pop culture, he believed that he was "called" to change the world through music. Writing songs from the age of 15, and keen on making a splash in the world with the fervor of a young adolescent's heart, his songs initially touched on issues that weren't too far from his doorstep. Not so long after, he aired on the number one Jordanian Hit Music Station ‘Play 99.6’ with a rendition of one of his first originals, War Be Gone. In spite of obstacles that came and went, from parental disapproval to unexpected stages of weakening health, what typically identified his obsession didn’t stop at radio airplay, and his life experience channeled through his songwriting and ongoing pursuit of music. His first recorded and distributed album, Star In a Jar, was released in 2013. It marked his third batch of original material and broke more ice for what... more...