Salem x Christian Stone
Salem x Christian Stone is a short-lived American electronic dance music duo consisting of singer Salem Kennedy and producer Christian Stone.
Salem Kennedy and Christian Stone met in late 2012 at a rave in an abandoned warehouse in Harlem, New York. Salem is the daughter of English-American fashion designer Diane Kennedy and the great niece of English author Victoria Zeta Harper. Due to her mother's career, Salem grew up at the centre of New York's art, fashion and music scenes. Christian Stone was born and raised in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood and became interested in DJing at the age of 14. The pair's connection was instant; Christian described Salem as "everything a muse should be." Salem Kennedy provides vocals for the duo, whie Christian provides production.
Salem and Christian began performing live shows together under the name Salem x Christian Stone in spring 2013, singing both original songs and impromptu cover versions. Covers posted to the duo's YouTube profile, such as Syd Wolfe's "Destroying Diamonds", earned as many as 100,000 views prior to any mainstream success. In November 2013, Salem x Christian Stone signed a record deal with Brooklyn-based independent label 1992 Recordings. At the end of the year, the Village Voice named Salem x Christian Stone both "Best of 2014" and "Best New York Act." They also received media attention from The Observer, Pitchfork.com, Popjustice, and Rolling Stone.
In January 2014, Salem x Christian Stone announced the release of their debut single "Into the Night", accompanied by the album Salem x Stone. The album was ultimately shelved, but an EP consisting of "Into the Night", "Veins", "Girl" and "101" charted in the top ten on the United States' Billboard 200 chart. The UK release of "Into the Night" was canceled. Salem was even supposed to feature on Alesha's single "Witch" alongside Malaya (mostly due to the connection in names), but this also never happened.
Salem and Christian have since parted ways professionally.
