Tonéx

gospel

Now known as B.SLADE, Tonéx, TONEX, TON3X (pronounced toe-nay) was born May 16th in San Diego, California where he continues to live and represent the 619. His often chameleonic image and genre-bending musical style (which he himself has dubbed Nureau) have made him alternately revered and reviled among conservative fans of Gospel music. Nonetheless, he has carved out a niche for himself as a formidable vocalist, and prolific songwriter and record producer. After honing his producing skills with a series of experimental independent recordings, TON3X made his national debut with a re-release of his most successful independent album Pronounced Toe-Nay. His first high-profile television appearance was performing a medley of Trinity & One Good Reason, blowing the crowd away on the Stellar Awards, which was a coup as TON3X (then Tonéx) was a relative unknown at the time. A single and music video from Pronounced Toe-Nay were serviced to media outlets for Personal Jesus. Upon its release, the album bore 5 different record label logos: Rescue Records, the independent label that originally released the album; MSS Records, TON3X's then-active vanity imprint label; Tommy Boy Gospel, the label to which TON3X was signed as an artist; Verity Records, the label to which his independent label Rescue Records sold his album's masters; and Jive Records, the mainstream umbrella over Verity Records. Two years later, he delivered the musically progressive and pop-leaning album O2 which g...