Songs Hit Broadjam.com Top 10 Charts Posted:

"Never Give Up The Sky" has reached the BROADJAM.com Charts in the following categories: #1 -- South East Top 10 #1 -- Georgia Top 10 #1 -- Production - Male Vocals Top 10 #1 -- Production - Mid Tempo Top #1 -- Pop Top 10 #1 -- Pop - Rock Top 10 #2 -- Earth Top 10 #2 -- North America Top 10 #2 -- United States Top 10 "Baby Got A Good Thang" has reached the BROADJAM.com Charts in the following categories: #3 -- Georgia Top 10 #6 -- Pop - Rock Top 10 "Fiction" has reached the BROADJAM.com Charts in the following categories: #8 -- Rock - Funk Top 10 #9 -- Georgia Top 10 "Conspicuosly Pretty" has reached the BROADJAM.com Charts in the following categories: #3 -- Georgia Top 10 #7 -- Pop Top 10

The Reviews are In... Posted:

I was simply blown away by your material. Your vocal work is just outstanding. Passionate, soulful. The tunes are rich and very vibey. This must surely be your full-time occupation. If it's just a side-line-- quit your day job now! You should be touring and recording professionally. Loved so many of your songs. Thanks again... and much success to you in what is no doubt a bright musical future. - Wilhelm http://web.mac.com/aaroncwilhelm/iWeb/ “Jazzy, soulful, eclectic. Karsten Durand & The Collective make great music with a message. If Bobby Mcferrin had a back up band equally adept at Jazz and Rock it might sound as good as KD&TC.” - Chris Van Loan http://www.mp3.com/stations/soulrock “Each track is well sculpted and flows beautifully. The genre could be classified as a mix of Luther Vandross, Barry White and a touch of Lenny Kravitz....” - SoulSlice AtlantaMusicScene.com “...great talent, smooth sounding vocals, and very original.” - Kevin Foster “I listened to your music on the MP3 web site, and I think it is excellent.” - Peter Kimmel Class Act Productions “I listened to your album 3-4 times yesterday. It's absolutely brilliant..the pure emotion...kinda very “reduced” and real. Definitely avoiding all clichés...breaking up musical structures without destroying them..and the voice sings soul EXACTLY how I always felt it...[should be]” - Lord Litter Berlin, Germany Smooth funk soul grooves. The Karsten Durand Collective, an evolving, smooth soul band with funky pop sensibilities and a late night, acid-jazz vibe. [Karsten] The former Atlanta Boy’s Choir member has a great silky voice, like what Barry White must have sounded like before puberty. - Kevin Sechrist DigitalCity Atlanta

Various Awards and Honors Posted:

--Five songs from the debut release (Glimpse of Heaven; Thaddeus; The Courtship of Jane Doe; Never Count Me Out; and Circle The Moon) won accolades from the Georgia Music Industry Association. “Circle the Moon” was awarded 2nd place in the Song of the Year Contest. --Performed at the Uptown Jam in Columbus, GA which also featured the band Train and country recording artist Toby Keith. --Performed at Turner Field for the American Heart Association’s HeartWalk --Performed on the Peachtree Morning television show aired on WXIA (NBC, Atlanta) and Good Day Atlanta on WAGA (FOX, Atlanta) [goto the LINKS tab see live performance footage] --Listings on MP3.com have charted in the top 25 of the Georgia/ Pop category --Songs are being featured on the #1 alternative station on the internet as rated by the internet radio arbitons ...www.93xfm.com (KNSX 93.3FM - St. Louis); on www.KCLAFM.com (KCLA 99.3FM -Hollywood and Los Angeles); and on the Berlin, Germany based www.indieport.com as well as 10 other internet stations and 6 MP3 stations and has also been a featured artist on WRFG 89.3FM in Atlanta --Selected as an artist to be featured in Georgia Music Industry Association promotional video --Subject of 'Profile of An Artist' produced by MediaOne.