Jantonomi Is Building a Global Sound—One Chapter at a Time
At a moment when many emerging artists are still finding their footing, Jantonomi is already operating with the clarity and discipline of someone far beyond his years.
A freshman at Georgia State University, Jantonomi is an artist, producer, and Certified Entertainer with the first chapter of the National Collegiate Entertainers Group (NCEG)—and his journey into music started long before college ever entered the picture.
“I think when I first really started messing around making music, I was probably in like second grade,” he recalls. “I grew up watching my older brother make music, and I was always just surrounded by sound.”
That early exposure turned into hands-on experimentation when he saved up for his first laptop and installed FL Studio—still in elementary school. From that point forward, music wasn’t a hobby. It was a constant.
“I’ve been releasing music since around 2020,” he says. “It’s been about six years that I’ve been putting music out.”
A Sound Shaped by Movement
Growing up between South Florida and Georgia, Jantonomi’s sound reflects a hybrid of cultures and genres. His years in South Florida, in particular, left a lasting imprint.
“I was super big on mixing salsa records and Afro-Latin jazz into trap,” he explains. “South Florida is like a taste of South America here in the States, and that definitely influenced my sound.”
Rather than chasing trends, he leaned into originality early—experimenting with remixes, then transitioning into fully original records by middle school. By seventh grade, his music had already made its way onto Spotify and Apple Music.
“People were excited because they’d known me as the kid who was always making music,” he says. “It finally manifested into something bigger than just SoundCloud.”
From Quarantine to Consistency
Like many artists, the COVID-19 lockdown became a creative catalyst—but for Jantonomi, it also established a work ethic that still defines him today.
“That was the biggest momentum and push for me,” he says. “I was recording constantly. That’s when I really built my catalog.”
That catalog now fuels a remarkably consistent output. “I don’t plan it this way,” he admits, “but I usually end up dropping about two albums a year.”
A Growing Global Audience
While his earliest supporters came from friends in the places he lived, the turning point came through YouTube.
“I really have to give credit to YouTube,” Jantonomi says. A remix titled Present to Me didn’t go viral by internet standards—but it did something more important: it connected platforms.
“That went to my Spotify, then my Instagram—and it just spread from there.”
Today, his listeners span borders. “Some months I’m big in Mexico. Other months it’s Germany,” he says. “It really depends on the song.”
That global reach became tangible during his first college-era performance.
“I had a fan come up to me at Georgia Tech and tell me he saw I was performing and had to come,” he recalls. “I’d never met him before. That was crazy to me.”
Finding His Home at NCEG
When Jantonomi arrived at Georgia State, he was already releasing music—but something was missing.
“I had never performed. I had never auditioned,” he says. “There were a lot of things I wasn’t fully rounded in.”
That changed when he discovered NCEG.
“My experience with NCEG has been everything I was missing,” he says. “Performing, photo shoots, networking—it’s all the things I needed to grow as an artist.”
Through the organization, he’s hosted release parties, performed on campus, and collaborated with peers across creative departments.
“It’s been exactly what I was looking for,” he says. “Exactly what I needed.”
Triple J: A Defining Project
The centerpiece of his recent work is Triple J, a collaborative album created with a producer based in London—and a project heavily supported by his NCEG chapter.
“The main project that NCEG helped me push has been Triple J,” Jantonomi says.
The album includes standout visuals like the A Thousand Dates music video, which he describes as his strongest visual work to date.
“For me, it tells a story,” he says. “That only happened because of the connections I had through NCEG.”
Music Rooted in Emotion and Identity
At the core of Jantonomi’s work—both English and Spanish—is a consistent emotional throughline.
“I talk a lot about love and my interpretation of it,” he explains. “Relationships, giving yourself to somebody, giving in to how you feel.”
His influences span cultures and eras, but his intent is singular.
“I want something gritty, something true,” he says. “Like the feeling a young Kanye gave—or the grit of Slum Village. Something honest.”
What’s Next
With Triple J setting the tone, Jantonomi is shifting toward a singles-focused rollout, with multiple releases already scheduled.
“I want to focus on tracks that I can really push and perform,” he says. “There’s a lot of music coming.”
And if his trajectory so far is any indication, this is only the beginning.
Support the Movement
🎧 Listen to Jantonomi’s latest project, Triple J, available now on all major streaming platforms.
🎓 Support the next generation of independent artists by learning more about the National Collegiate Entertainers Group at
👉 https://www.nceg.org
💛 Make a donation to directly support student artists and creative programming:
👉 https://www.nceg.org/donate
Jantonomi’s story is proof that talent grows fastest when opportunity, structure, and community align—and NCEG is building that pathway, one artist at a time.
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