The Artist
B.Ankha
2x award winning Bronx R&B singer and songwriter. She writes every lyric she sings. Music, releases, live dates, and booking live on her own site.
New single "Wanna Hear" out Friday, Nov 13, 2026
Sign My Check - The Bronx, New York
Independent Music. Real Business. One Home.
From recording and publishing to artist development, education, and original media, Sign My Check helps independent talent build beyond the music.
Studio Experience
Co-owner of FMR Studios in the Bronx since 1997. Nearly three decades behind the console.
King's Disease
Recorded Brucie B's vocals for "The Definition" on Nas' Grammy winning album King's Disease. The vocal sound was kept on the final record.
Award
Named Engineer of the Year at the 2021 All Star Music Awards.
Artist Career
Founding member of TRIBORO, honored at the Underground Music Awards and the 2012 All Star Music Awards.
The Company
One company, five doors
Every Sign My Check property keeps its own identity. Together they cover the full life of independent music, from the studio to the stage to the business behind both.
The Network
No Beat Needed
An independent acapella performance network from the Bronx. No beat, no distractions, just talent. Singers, rappers, poets, and spoken word artists perform with nothing underneath them.
Created by ELUS, The Kindgenius
The Academy
ELUS Music Business Academy
Practical music business education for independent artists, producers, and engineers. Learn the business behind the music, at your own pace, from someone who works in it every day.
First lesson of every course is free to preview
Artist Services
ELUS Artist Advantage
You make the music. ELUS helps make sure the business around it does not get neglected. Profile checks, release checks, opportunity matching, and done for you services that move a release forward.
Diagnostics start at $25
Publishing
Sign My Check Publishing
The publishing company behind the B.Ankha catalog. An active member of The MLC, administering its writers' works across streaming and beyond.
Work With ELUS
Start where you are
Three clear ways in. Pick the one that matches what you need today.
Studio
Book Studio Time
Record with award winning engineer ELUS at Umbrella Studios in the Bronx. Three rooms, 1 to 8 hours, transparent tiered pricing.
Rooms from $55 per hour
Mix and Master
Mixing and Mastering
Send your record to a Bronx engineer with nearly three decades in the studio and a clear, flat rate. No surprises, no upsell.
$75 per track, 1 revision included
Artist Development
Artist Advantage
Honest checks on your profile and releases, matched opportunities, and done for you business services when you are ready to move.
Checks from $25
About
Built by ELUS
Born in Angeles City, Philippines, and raised in the Bronx, New York, ELUS, also known as The Kindgenius (Malik Sinclair), is a recording artist, award winning audio engineer, producer, and artist manager whose career spans nearly three decades.
A founding member of Bronx hip hop group TRIBORO and co-owner of FMR Studios since 1997, he recorded Brucie B's vocals on "The Definition" for Nas' Grammy winning album King's Disease, and was named Engineer of the Year at the 2021 All Star Music Awards. Today he manages B.Ankha and runs Sign My Check Publishing, ELUS Artist Advantage, the ELUS Music Business Academy, and the No Beat Needed network.
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