FEATURED ARTIST - KERR YEN
Kerr Yen’s latest release, ‘Happy Place’, is out now and available to stream on all major streaming platforms.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kerr Yen, also known as Luis Garcia Figueroa, is a rising artist who burst onto the streaming scene this year. Having always had a natural affinity for music, the Puerto Rican songwriter honed his craft over the years to become the artist that he is today. Insuring that his lyrics are authentic, Kerr Yen draws inspiration from the “obstacles he had to face to become mainstream and many of the things he and his friends lived in the streets”.
Although he is influenced by a number of genres, Kerr Yen combines a variety of compositional elements to form his unique sound. Kerr Yen has already started to make a name for himself on the music scene with channels like Coreano Loco TV referring to Kerr Yen as an “upcoming Jewel”. Check out the full video by clicking here.
FEATURED MUSIC
Although Kerr Yen has only recently come onto the streaming scene, he has already accumulated seven singles in his online discography: ‘MI Intencion’, ‘Código’, ‘Lo Mataron’, ‘Hardcore’, ‘Oreo’, ‘Me Lo Merezco’, and ‘Happy Place’. Some of his most popular tracks include the likes of ‘Lo Mataron’, amassing almost sixty thousand streams, ‘Hardcore’, gathering over fifty-seven thousand streams, and ‘MI Intencion’, with forty-two thousand streams on Spotify alone.
Kerr Yen has a number of additional projects underway; including upcoming songs with artists Chucky 73, Nengo Flow, and J Alvarez. With more than nineteen thousand regular monthly listeners on Spotify, not to mention over three million streams on his YouTube catalog, there is no denying the fact that Kerr Yen has developed a dedicated following of loyal fans.
Although Kerr Yen’s genre classification typically falls under urbano latino, each of his tracks showcase his versatility and creative diversity as a songwriter; from the rhythmic percussion, melodic piano progression and powerful sub-bass that combine to provide the perfect platform for the impressive vocal of ‘Lo Mataron’, the catchy hook and hypnotic vibe of ‘MI Intencion’, to the stylistic vocal effect that adds a creative flare to the overall sound of ‘Hardcore’.
