i sarted out playing music at a very early age.where i came to the attention of a Mr Lawrence Simmons who took me to my first major audition for a show by Oscar Brown Jr.After being schooled by the likes of Oscar Brown Jr., Donny Hathaway and later on Curtis Mayfield, I honed my writing and singing skills and set out on my musical journey. I later hooked up with Chaka Khan in a band called "lyfe."that we started, Chaka then left and joined a band called "Rufus." At that point, I was in another band called "High Voltage" with Bobby Watson, Tony Maiden and Lalomie Washburn, who later joined Rufus with Chaka.I had written,some songs "Dance wit me"" Fool’s paradise" "Once You Get Started" which were recorded by Rufus, and instantly became their biggest hits and also "Have a goodtime" recently sampled by Missy Elliot called" it’s real"...I decided it was time to leave Chicago and moved to Los Angeles, where I was signed to my first deal with Island Records. check out this site aquabox.tv ..where I was signed to my first deal with Island Records. I later moved back to Chicago to record and work with Curtis Mayfield on the Curtom/RSO Label. Then i got a call from Herbie Hancock to write and sing for his projects. I wrote and sang several songs on several albums with Herbie Hancock and penned the classic"Stars in Your Eyes. Following a move to New York, I signed with EMI Manhattan, and had a couple of singles to date, "One Step Closer to You" and "You are Who You Love. I also produced various artists, such as "Grandmaster Flash,"who was just inducted into the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME "Afrika Bambatta" and "Ritchie Family." I was heavily involved in the early Hip-Hop scene, writing such hits as "Girls Love the Way He Spins," "Sign of the Time," "We Gonna Rock America" and "All Night All Right."I am currently living in CHICAGO ILLINOIS writng producing

Ithis is a partial listing of recordings i appears on and produced 1981 Gavin Christopher Gavin Christopher Percussion, Piano, Conga, Vocals, Clavinet, Producer] 1982 Gonna Getcha Love Charles Jackson producer' Keyboards, Vocals] [1980 Monster Herbie Hancock Vocals] [1981 Magic Windows Herbie Hancock Vocals, Bass Arrangement] [1982 Paradise Leroy Hutson Vocals (bckgr)] [1985 They Said It Couldn't Be Done Grandmaster Flash producer, Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, www.re