Maddi Madd / c. 1999
A Million Wayz
Project Roles
producer
Track Contributions
- 01A Million Wayzproducer
Kene “Ghost” BellProfessional career / 1996—present
Three decades of making records—and becoming more than one kind of maker.
Enter the career- Musician
- Songwriter
- Producer
- Engineer
01 / Career signal
The career began in 1996.
Music was the first studio: a place to listen, arrange, direct, solve problems, and bring people toward a finished idea. That practice moved through writing rooms, recording rooms, stages, studios, cities, and decades.
One career / multiple disciplines
- 01MusicianThe instrument came first.
- 02SongwriterShape the idea.
- 03ProducerHold the whole record.
- 04EngineerProtect the signal.
- 05Studio builderCreate the room.
- 06CollaboratorMake space for the work.
02 / Career journey
Move through the years.
Not a list of dates—a sequence of rooms, relationships, and shifts in the work.
1996–2000 / Foundation
Akron / Neon Cactus
A professional career beginning in 1996 took shape inside Akron recording rooms, where musicianship became engineering, production, live-stage discipline, and the habits of finishing records.
Foundation projects
People / rooms / proof
01 / 05
January–April 2000 / 42 cities
Shout 2000 Tour
The stage-production cycle moved city by city: unloading, setup, audio and soundcheck work, teardown, coordination with local workers, loading, and travel to the next stop. The tour became a bridge from the Akron foundation toward Nashville without implying separate work for every artist on the bill.
Shout 2000 / backstage archive
2001–2005 / The writing room expands
Nashville / EMI–CMG
The Shout 2000 Tour opened the Nashville chapter. A staff-writer agreement followed, alongside enduring relationships and records made across EMI–CMG, Sound Stage, and Ghostown.
Nashville project shelf
Out of Eden / 2004
Love, Peace & Happiness
Project Roles
co-writer and producer on five songs
Track Contributions
- 01Soldiersco-writer · producer
- 02Could’ve Been Meco-writer · producer
- 03Drama Freeco-writer · producer
- 04Secretco-writer · producer
- 05Sincerelyco-writer · producer
2002–2006 / Ghostown Breakthrough
The room became an identity: writing, arranging, engineering, programming, performance, and production held together by the same studio discipline.
Major project dossier / 2004
Out of Eden
Love, Peace & Happiness
Five-song contribution
Kene Bell / Co-Writer + Producer
- 01Soldiers
- 02Could’ve Been Me
- 03Drama Free
- 04Secret
- 05Sincerely
Inside the session / still archive
01 / 04
Moving archive / click to open
Multi-project relationship / 2001–2004
The Katinas
Writing, production, musicianship, and studio work across distinct records and rooms.
2001
Destiny
songwriter
- Sold Out Believer / co-writer
2003
Roots
producer
- Freedom / co-writer · producer
- Come Back to Love / co-writer · producer
- Faithfully / co-writer · producer
2002
Lifestyle: A Worship Experience
monitor engineer
2004
Family Christmas
producer
- 01Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- 02Mary, Did You Know
- 03Joy To The World
- 04O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- 05O Come All Ye Faithful
- 06Christmas Is Here
- 07I'll Be Home/White Christmas
- 08O Holy Night
- 09Emmanuel
- 10Till The Season Come Round Again
Sessions / relationship / still archive
01 / 05
Moving archive / click to open
Significant project / 2002
GRITS
The Art of Translation
engineer · guitar · producer · programming
- Believeco-writer · producer
- Be Mineco-writer · producer
2006–2010 / The practice travels
Arizona / Los Angeles / Nashville
The practice moved through Scottsdale, Encino, Los Angeles, and back to Nashville: records, relationships, technical craft, and production systems continuing to expand without a manufactured pivot.
Arizona prelude / recorded 2004–2005 / promoted into 2006
Chica
The chapter begins in Scottsdale.
Co-Writer · Recording Engineer · Producer · Mix Engineer
Kene held all four roles on every song. The record carries the established Ghostown discipline into a new city and opens the 2006–2010 story before the move west.
Tracklist
- 01Stop
- 02Make You Dance
- 03Breathe
- 04Then You Came
- 05Anywhere With You
- 06Primer Amor
- 07Viene Mi Gente
- 08Purity
- 09He Says…
- 10Come Back to Me
- 11I Wish
- 12Love
- 13Lifeline
- 14Outro
Abigail Johnson / three songs
Unreleased Scottsdale sessions
Kene produced three unreleased songs. Their titles and artwork remain unpublished because none have been verified for public display.
Sincere / unreleased album
Co-Write · Record · Produce
A second Arizona project expanded the work across an unreleased album without inventing a public title or track list.
Arizona / studio / Chica archive
01 / 07
Full project dossier / 2005–2006
J-Remy
Backwoods Legend
Seven identified songs / Co-Writer + Producer
The record moved with Kene from the Arizona period into the Los Angeles chapter and its official-video life.
- 01You Don’t Know Meco-writer · recording engineer · producer · mix engineer
- 02Country Boysco-writer · producer
- 03The One I Loveco-writer · producer
- 04Remedyco-writer · producer
- 05Sounds Like Loveco-writer · producer
- 06Turn Me Upco-writer · producer
- 07Watcha Think About Thatco-writer · producer
Official music video / You Don’t Know Me
March 2006
Los Angeles / Encino
Kene moved west and built a home studio in Encino, roughly two blocks from the Can-Am / former Death Row studio environment. The geography belongs to the story; it does not imply employment or affiliation.
Los Angeles / friendship archive / 2005–2006
K-Solo
Friendship, time together, and a camera carried through the Encino chapter.
One confirmed recording
The Game Chose Me
Producer · Unreleased
An unreleased recording from the Encino chapter, documented inside the friendship and working relationship that shaped the Los Angeles period.
Los Angeles moving archive / click to open
Full project dossier / 2006
GRITS
Redemption
Album scope / Co-Writer · Producer
Three exact records connect the Nashville and Los Angeles rooms without expanding Ambitions’ technical roles across the album.
- 01Ambitionsfeat. Canibusco-writer · recording engineer · producer · mix engineer
- 02We Workinco-writer · producer
- 03Holla @ Yafeat. Antonio Nealco-writer · producer
Redemption moving archive / click to open
Late 2006
Return to Nashville
The next run continued across writing, production, engineering, mixing, programming, editing, and long-term artist relationships. The studio practice kept widening; it did not begin again.
Nashville / relationship archive
01 / 03
2007–2010 project shelf
TobyMac / 2007
Portable Sounds
Project Roles
track-scoped performance · programming
Track Contributions
- 01Chuck @ Artist Developmentperformer · programming
- 02No Signalprogramming
Session Notes
Kene helped shape two skits/interstitial moments.
Full project dossier / c. 2010 work
Scott Savol
In Spite of All
Five songs / Co-Writer · Producer · Mix Engineer
The five-song scope closes the era with exact credits while keeping the work period separate from the later album-release chronology.
- 01Beauty Queenco-writer · producer · mix engineer
- 02Human Natureco-writer · producer · mix engineer
- 03Down Low Interludeco-writer · producer · mix engineer
- 04What Can I Doco-writer · producer · mix engineer
- 05Keep It On The Down Lowco-writer · producer · mix engineer
2006–2010 / Continuing Practice
By 2010, the evidence was no longer one room or one role. It was a connected practice built to keep moving.
2011–2015 / Independent records / sustained practice
Nashville / Ghostown
The next chapter stayed rooted in songs and rooms: independent releases, deep project commitments, technical leadership, and a studio practice able to carry a record from writing through the final mix.
2012–2016 / technical leadership
Bethel World Outreach Church
Kene served as Audio Director while the recording and production work continued.
2011–2015 project shelf
Luci / 2011
Live It Up
Project Roles
recording engineer · producer · mixing engineer on three songs
Track Contributions
- 01Live It Uprecording engineer · producer · mixing engineer
- 02Save the Worldrecording engineer · producer · mixing engineer
- 03Vivelarecording engineer · producer · mixing engineer
Karen Spurlock / 2012
My Heart's Desire
Six songs hold the project together as a complete album statement. Kene's writing, recording, production, and mixing roles are presented at project level so the song sequence remains clear.
Track Contributions
- 01Falling
- 02Love Is Callingfeat. John Katina
- 03New
- 04Shine
- 05Not Afraid (Acoustic)
- 06Falling (Acoustic)Bonus Track
Lady D / Dilynda Cassoni / 2013
Free 2 Fly
Track Contributions
- 01Celebration
- 02Cry
- 03Free To Fly
- 04So Close
- 05There Is a Reason
Every Nation Music / 2015
Wings EP
Track Contributions
- 01Many Watersfeat. Jon Owens
- 02All I'm Afterfeat. Isa Fabregas
- 03Wingsfeat. Lisa Kimmey Winans
- 04Fallingfeat. Libby Brooks
- 05Rise Heartfeat. Isa Fabregas
Production team / distinct contributions
One project, clearly separated responsibilities.
- 01Justin GrayProducer · Programmer / Arranger
- 02Luke CarterAdditional Recording Engineer
- 03Rory RositasAdditional Recording Engineer
Every Nation Music / Wings EP
The project video remains attached to the full dossier. Playback is user-initiated.
2011–2015 / Ghostown Momentum
The room kept doing what it had always done: turning relationships, songs, and technical discipline into finished records.
2016–2020 / A new cycle of creation
2016–2020
Independent work continued through Every Nation Music, studio collaborations, and a return to Castle Recording Studios.
2016–2020 project shelf
Pettidee / 2019
Alien
Project Roles
recording engineer · mixing engineer
Tracklist
- 01Alien
- 02I'm On It
- 03Lethal
- 04Be About It
- 05Work
- 06No Pain No Gain
- 07Thru the Fire
- 08Hands in the Air
Session Notes
Recorded and mixed at Ghostown Studios.
Full project dossier / 2019
Pettidee
Alien
Project roles — recording engineer · mixing engineer
Recorded and mixed at Ghostown Studios.
Tracklist
- 01Alien
- 02I'm On It
- 03Lethal
- 04Be About It
- 05Work
- 06No Pain No Gain
- 07Thru the Fire
- 08Hands in the Air
Pettidee / Alien / I’m On It
Full project dossier / February 2, 2018
Every Nation Music
Rising Up
Project role — mixing engineer
Track contributions
- 01Make Roomfeat. Brooklynn Wardmixing engineer
- 02Powerfeat. Juan Winans & J Rokmixing engineer
- 03Anywherefeat. Joe Ramosmixing engineer
- 04Fallingfeat. Libby Broocksbackground vocals
2016–2020 / Expanding Reach
The same studio discipline continued across songs, projects, technical roles, and long-running creative relationships.
2021–2026 / The expanded studio
Independent / Current
VIP Music Group, artist releases, independent records, songwriting, production, engineering, and mixing carry the original studio discipline into the present.
2021–2026 project shelf
Kene Bell / August 22, 2023
I’ve Come To Worship
Song Roles
recording artist · co-writer · producer
Archive playback
Session Notes
Released through VIP Music Group.
Full project dossier / 2023
Village KNG
Side-A
Tracklist
- 01Afro Frontier
- 02Forward Motion
- 03Harriet Tubman
- 04KING
Singles
01
Turn’E Up!
feat. Monty G
recording engineer · mixing engineer
02
Back to Action
recording engineer · mixing engineer
03
Kriss Kross
recording engineer · mixing engineer
Village KNG / Side-A / KING feat. J2 Simalonda
Full session dossier
D.O.C / Alton Lee / Nimisilla Park
Project / session identity
Alton Lee
Recording Engineer · Mixing Engineer
D.O.C.
Recording Engineer · Mixing Engineer
Producer on “Cry No More”Nimisilla Park
Recording Engineer · Mixing Engineer
“Titan 2 Step”Tracklist
- 01More
- 02Faith, Hope and LoveAlton Leerecording engineer · mixing engineer
- 03Mic Drop
- 04Cry No MoreD.O.C.recording engineer · mixing engineer · producer
- 05Holiday HustleD.O.C.recording engineer · mixing engineer
- 06Titan 2 StepNimisilla Parkrecording engineer · mixing engineer
- 07City Of Sunshine
- 08Rollercoaster
- 09GrandmaD.O.C.
- 10Wakanda
Video archive
D.O.C. — Cry No More
D.O.C. — Holiday Hustle
Nimisilla Park — Titan 2 Step
2021–2026 / Current Chapter
03 / Behind the record
What the credits cannot hold.
Records tell one story. The rooms, decisions, and unfinished edges tell another.
Nashville / 2002—2006
GRITS / Translation to Redemption
A multi-record arc spanning production, engineering, programming, guitar, and songwriting—where individual song roles remain as precise as the larger story.
Archive chapter / Preview
Sound Stage / Ghostown / 2001—2004
The Katinas / Rooms to Roots
Songwriting, production, studio work, and a long creative relationship connect Destiny, Roots, and Family Christmas across distinct rooms and moments.
Archive chapter / Preview
Los Angeles / 2006
K-Solo / The Los Angeles Chapter
A professional relationship and recording period became a chapter about rooms, collaborators, and unreleased work that remains career history—not commercial discography.
Archive chapter / Preview
Nashville / 2005—06
J-Remy / Backwoods Legend
A project-level collaboration moved through writing, recording, production, mixing, and the first single “You Don’t Know Me”—with its official film ready for a later approved showcase.
Archive chapter / Preview
A deeper archive opens in the next movement.
Two-time Dove Award winner and producer on GRITS' Grammy-nominated album The Art of Translation.
05 / Imprint
A distinct mark within the larger practice.
VIP Music Group
Kene’s distinct music production and business identity—part of the wider Kene Bell practice, and separate from Ghostown Studios and Ghostown Productions.
Independent release / 2023
I’ve Come To Worship
recording artist · co-writer · producer
06 / Current work
The signal continues.
The archive is not a closing chapter. The work is still moving.
New records. New collaborators. The same responsibility to the song.
Kene Bell / 2023
I’ve Come To Worship
Song Roles
recording artist · co-writer · producer
Archive playback
Approved local playback source.
“I never left the studio. The studio just got bigger.”
The records are one part of the story. Continue into the rooms, tools, process, people, and working practice behind them.
Enter the Studio