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John JR RobisSON has become the most recorded drummer in history, even surpassing the great Hal Blaine. Some of the hits are, We Are The World, All Night Long, You Are and Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie, I’m So Excited and Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters, I’m Just A Gigolo and California Girls by David Lee Roth, Higher Love, The Finer Things and Back In The Highlife by Steve Winwood, Express Yourself by Madonna, Off The Wall, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Workin Day and Night and Bad from the late great Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole’s Stardust and Change The World by Eric Clapton, Quincy Jones’ The Dude, Q’s Jook Joint and From Q With Love, Give Me The Night from George Benson just to name a few. Of course in the 1983 JR won a Grammy with Rufus and Chaka Khan for Ain’t Nobody.
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In 2001, Michael ThompSON received a call from producer Mutt Lange to work on his wife, Shania Twain’s, new album “Up!”. Michael had long admired Mutt as one of his favorite producers and it was a huge thrill
to be asked to contribute to that project. Also in 2001, Michael received the “Distinguished Alumni” award
from The Berklee College of Music commemorating his contributions to the music industry. That year, Berklee Today, the schools magazine, featured a cover story on Michael entitled Platinum Touch. The all-instrumental album features artists such as Stanley Clarke, Vinny Coliauta, Nathan East, and newcomers Nathanial Morton (drums) and Sean Halley (bass).
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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Bobby WatSON has earned a reputation over the past decade as one
of the finest bass players in todays music landscape. A member of the original and legendary RUFUS,
Bobby helped create that unmistakable and distinguished sound which was witness to a time when
Bands were creating the Sound - not necessarily the producers or the industry!! His unique style of playing (and composing), developed while working as a top session musician for Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Russ Titelman and other such icons, Bobby is the solid rock in every formation, unmistakably imprinting a rooted foundation onto the bandstand or the studio. One of the most naturally MUSICAL sounding bassists I've worked with in the past, Bobby recently joined BRENDA RUSSELL's band for several key events across the globe, supporting her brandnew release: "PARIS RAIN". Jimmy Jam of Jam & Lewis puts it this way: "When Bobby Watson sat in on the bass, he really raised everyone else's playing. Actually, he tore the
s... up, he really anchored the band......" Below I've listed some of Bobby's credentials, however,
this is just about 20% of what I know has been documented about him,
(especially about his 8 year JAPAN experience)
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Mo Pleasure, renowned multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, began playing acoustic
piano at the age of four and by his early teens already mastered several instruments including bass,
trumpet, guitar, drums and violin. Currently seen in theaters everywhere in the Michael Jackson concert documentary, This Is It, Morris is a musician of rare versatility and acumen, known for his
amazing ability to bring feeling to a song without sacrificing technical prowess.
Mo’s first offering as a solo artist, Elements of Pleasure, was released in 2006. The release earned him
a devoted worldwide following and established him as a producer and multi-instrumentalist with singular talent. Scheduled for release in 2010, Mo’s second solo effort, Mo’Elements of Pleasure, expands upon
his first project. The lyrical movement of the piano, the soulful sounds of the trumpet and flugelhorn and
the funky rhythm of the bass are the elements that touch the heart, mind and soul. The music is
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combined collaboration of instrumental funk and soulful vocals,
reminiscent of his many musical influences.
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