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As I have mellowed in my life I understand more then ever the importance of having patience and even more about the power of faith and perseverance...Everything has its time and season and everything happens for a reason... So now begins another chapter in my life and my music...What was anticipated in November 2011 and didn't happen made room for the miracles of things to come...and they are brilliant...Stay tuned for 2013!!!!!  As I continue to share the blessing of the re-release of both of my Capitol records on CD, I am excitedly anticipating being able to share with you the title track of Messages From The Heart that was written and produced by me and living legend Leon Ware. It’s incredible! The project includes a cover of one of the late Phoebe Snow’s songs, a cover of one of the late Minnie Riperton’s songs (produced by Patrice Rushen), a collaboration with another li

L.Young has established himself as an artist, writer, and performer. He has been credited for writing, music, and production for several artists, as well as platinum selling soundtracks. “My music is the bridge to all my dreams, and the starting point for my main purpose on this planet. Through music I'm learning who I actually am as a person,” says L.Young. Writing credits include the top 5 single and title track off Jessy J’s #1 Billboard debut Album, “Hot Sauce.” Keke Wyatt’s projects, “Who Knew” and “Unbelievable.” L.Young also worked on the production of B2k’s “Babygirl” off of the “The Barbershop Soundtrack.” “I want to make people FEEL something when listening to my music. I want to take the listener on an emotional journey through my sound, and storytelling,” said Young. To date L.Young has released three albums, “'They Just Don't Know,” “The 12th Letter” and “Love Is A Verb.” L. Young is currently working on his upcoming album set to be released fall 2013. L.Young is a talent that has crossed over and not only working on studio music projects, he is also credited for music on network TV to include: BET's The Game, ABC's According To Jim, 20/20, One Life To Live, VH1's Basketball Wives, and USA Network's Burn Notice.

Ozara Ode' has been compared to some of the most profound singers of all time.  Imagine Nina Simone meets Prince, Tina Turner meets Sade, and you will have a better understanding of what Miss Ode' sounds like. "My humble desire is to take you on a journey with words and melodies that will uplift you when you need lifting, help you cuddle when you need cuddling and help your feet move when you need to dance. My sound is a feel good sound that I call Sultry Soul Music. As you listen to my voice, I pray that it touches the core of you- resonating with the positive energy that is a part of the transformation or the affirmations in your life. My mother gave me Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. I would like to give you Ozara Ode'. "

Terry was a graduate at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington. He landed backing vocalist jobs for the R&B/pop group, Sweet Sensation, and hip-hop group The Boogie Boys. In 1987, he signed a recording contract with Epic/CBS Records. Terry's first single, "She's Fly", was released the same year, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Forever Yours, Terry's debut album for Epic, was released in 1988, and reached the Top 40 of Billboard's R&B albums chart. The follow-up single, "Lovey Dovey", reached number four on the R&B charts, and "Forever Yours" climbed into the R&B Top 20. Terry's second album, a self-titled release, included the single "With You" (his biggest hit) which reached the Top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as the Top 10 on the R&B chart. "Everlasting Love", was a number-six R&B hit

The Road Ahead (Enja Records), the latest album from Albare, opens listeners’ hearts and minds through the original music and extraordinary musicianship of Albare and his quartet. ALBARE is the nom de guerre of Albert Dadon, a virtuoso jazz guitarist with a strong melodic sense and a wealth of global influences. Born in Morocco and raised in Israel and France, Albare first worked as a musician in Paris before emigrating to Australia at the age of 27.  Albare has been and remains a major force in the Australian jazz scene. He has directed the Melbourne Jazz Festival for many years, and is the chairman of the Australian Jazz Awards. 

Initially "Clyde" was the group's lead vocalist, only occasionally sharing the microphone with Lionel Richie. Eventually, Lionel became more and more featured as the lead singer, especially on the ballads. But Walter sang lead on many of The Commodores' funkiest uptempo numbers, such as "Young Girls Are My Weakness", "Brick House" and "Too Hot Ta Trot". Among the songs Clyde wrote are "Don't You Be Worried" (The Commodores' second 45 on MoWest), "Wide Open", "(Can I) Get A Witness", "Can't Let You Tease Me", "Squeeze The Fruit", "Such A Woman", "This Love", "Been Loving You" and "Bump De La La". Walter co-wrote "I Feel Sanctified" (with the group and Jeffrey Bowen), "Gonna Blow Your Mind" (with Milan Williams), "Slippery When Wet" (with Thomas McClary), "You Don't Know That I Know", "Let's Get Started", "Brick House", "Too Hot Ta Trot" (with the group), "I Like What You Do" (with Lionel Richie), "Gettin' It" and "All The Way Down" (with David Cochrane from the Mean Machine).

Those who know him describe him as an old soul. Charming, wise, and passionate, Gedeon Luke is a serious young man on a mission. Inspired by the Gospel infused sounds that spearheaded a cultural movement (Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Ike and Tina Turner), Gedeon’s aim is to bring back music with no boundaries. Love, Peace, and Soul for all. Gedeon is no stranger to life’s hardships. In his 23 years he has seen it all. “I grew up in the projects in Memphis,Tennessee...literally on the streets where I was surrounded by gang violence and drug abuse. It deeply affected my family and our ability to think.” Music and faith were two things that were always available in his household. Through them, Gedeon found refuge and transcendence. In late 2008 Gedeon was introduced to writer/producer Marc Swersky (Joe Cocker, Roger Daltrey). They immediately struck up a kinship and went to work with one purpose - share Love, Peace, and Soul. After writing and recording dozens of songs over a two year period, Gedeon began touring the Tri-state area honing in further on his message. Audiences were captivated with the Mayfield like, “Soul Child” and his personal shout out for togetherness, “Standing On Top Of the World”. Songs like these would later stamp the shape and sound of his message. In January of 2012, Gedeon set out to make the record he always wanted. With Marc producing and a few reels of 2” tape, they cut the record over a four day period at MSR Studios, NYC. He and his band, The People, along with featured musicians Jack Daley (Lenny Kravitz), James Poyser (The Roots), and Bobby Sparks (Prince), fostered a sound that was live and raw -  

R&B songstress and background vocalist Natalie Imani releases a brand new mixtape on May 21, 2013 entitled Fame Or Love. Between spot show dates promoting her 2012 independent release Passion Mark, and touring as a back-up singer for artists such as John Legend, Jeffrey Osborne, Nicki Minaj, and more, Natalie has been hard at work creating brand new music. Over the last year, she’s teamed up with New Jersey’s own Evolve Management and BlockStars Production Studios to create the Fame Or Love mixtape borrowing from some of today’s hottest music as the musical bed for the project.Fame Or Love transforms hits like Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools” into “Catching Feelings”, a warning to a lovestruck partner, featuring an appearance by the legendary R&B group 112’s Q.Parker. Ranging from hard-hitting hip-hop hits like “Bow Down” (Meek Mill’s “Amen”) to sensual R&B such as “Body Language” (Wiz Khalifa’s “Remember You”), On the project, Natalie also tackles issues like choosing between a life of love or the pursuit of musical happiness and stardom with songs like “The Road” (Rihanna’s “Stay”) and the title track which ironically borrows the music of Chris Brown’s “Fine China.”

LOTL Welcomes Marcell Russell. New Music from from His Highly   anticipated solo debut Album       ( The Serenade And The Sermon )This Baltimore native continues to distinguish himself as a writer, producer, singer and performer. Having penned over 700 songs in an eight-year period, being nominated for over 20 independent music awards and winning several of those coveted titles is impressive! Marcell has even shared the cover of a European magazine with Alicia Keys and Snoop Dog. Seeing Marcell as a solo artist can take sometime getting used to after almost a decade with "the Truth" (his former band) but when you hear his music, you realize he hasn't missed a step. He works as if he's just getting started.

ALBARE is the nom de guerre of Albert Dadon, a virtuoso jazz guitarist with a strong melodic sense and a wealth of global influences. Born in Morocco and raised in Israel and France, Albare first worked as a musician in Paris, before emigrating to Australia at the age of 27. He is not only well known as a jazz musician but has maintained a highly successful career as one of Australia’s most prominent businessmen. He is undoubtedly a major force in Australian jazz, having directed the Melbourne Jazz Festival for many years and as chairman of the Australian Jazz Awards. In 2008 he received the Order of Australia for his service to the arts. He currently lives in Melbourne but travels constantly.   Albare’s recording career began with a string of ‘acid jazz’ albums for Festival Records. Longing to return to his first love, instrumental jazz, Albare began recording and performing with his own band while simultaneously becoming a major force in Australia jazz in general. As director of the Melbourne Jazz Festival he presented great artists such as such as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins and Gary Burton. He also founded the Australian Jazz ‘Bell’ Awards during this time

 “A Guy Named Joe Leavy” is the forthcoming CD project by singer/songwriter/producer Joe Leavy. A storyteller and lyricist with honey-smooth vocals, Joe is a self-proclaimed romantic with a high regard for love and a huge passion for music. Fortunately for the listener, he is combining the two. Internationally influenced in his music, for more than 10 years, Joe worked overseas playing R&B, pop and jazz nightly in popular clubs and hot spots throughout Japan, in bands backing other artists.  His time there was both financially and musically productive.  Family led him to return the United States, taking his gifts to the Las Vegas market, where he once again, kept bu

Lisa Marshall is a Rhythm & Blues/Soul singer,songwriter influenced by Motown, Stax Records, the women of early R&B, & Rock n’Roll… “and a soul music voice she has. We dare even to say the best white soul voice of the moment.October 27, 2012- Austin, TX.- The new CD ‘Stay Right here’ from Soul/R&B singer-songwriter Lisa Marshall comes on the heels of playing frequently in the Austin music scene where Marshall has lived since May 2009.“The cocktail that is her music (a funky, soulful blues) can’t really be called fusion, but more a stirred Motown mixer. Lisa Marshall is on the fast track of positioning herself as one Austin’s staple female artists.” -Steven Blythe, Austin Post

 Cleveland P. Jones, as he found his voice independent of the über-talented Sirour. With Ace of Hearts, listeners will get to hear an unabashed Jones and only Jones as the Berklee grad here serves as writer/producer/arranger and star of his own raw solo debut LP. But, can Jones do it all well? Better yet, after setting such a high bar with Sirour, can he make us believe he can do it all too? As artists from Al Green to The Gap Band have illustrated, the artistic road to finding one’s own distinctive sound can be a long and varied one. With Sirour’s productions, the South Carolina born and Boston-trained male singer with the androgynous voice found his ample instrument set in a lush bed of atmospheric jazzy soul thick with city lights’ ambience and indigo moods. That the covers of Little Dragon and Nat King Cole, respectively, in “Twice” and “Nature Boy,” and the original single, “Sensitive,” all had such an indelible and distinctive personalities all their own but still were so undeniably Cleveland P. Jones, they might have given listeners the impression that Jones had already found his sound and there was more from that specific ladle to come

The most awarded vocal group in history (10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more) celebrates their 25th Anniversary!Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley), heralded by Quincy Jones as the "baddest vocal cats on the planet!', is the quintessential a cappela group and model for vocal genius. Six virtuosic voices united in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop. With praise from such luminaries as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston, the mult

Throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, Stephanie Mills established herself as a versatile powerhouse just as at home sultrily conveying a quiet-storm ballad as she was belting out gospel-rousing lines on the Broadway stage. Even now, her live shows draw captive audiences longing to hear favorites ranging from her signature number, "Home" (from Broadway's The Wiz),to late '70s/early '80s soul-disco gems ("Never Knew Love Like This Before," "Sweet Sensation," "Two Hearts") and late-'80s/early-'90s anthems ("I Feel Good All Over," "Something in the Way You Make Me Feel," and "Comfort of a Man"). One important phase of Mills' career,