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Friday, 27 October 2017

Disco Soul Gold CD

The  Disco Soul Gold CD #1 UK Soul charts album that features stunning new tracks from the DSG stable.


The album has taken over three in years in production, along the way the label has achieved over 10 UK Soul #1 tracks and the same amount of top 3 UK Soul hits.

Many describe DSG as a 20th century Motown or Phillidaelphia international with a modern retro sound, but with a respectful edge to today's music.




The album features 16 Nigel Lowis remastered, remixed or newly recorded tracks by the likes of Dina Carroll (her first recording in over 20 years), Mather & Kingdon (remixed from the duo's #1 album Life's So Sweet),  Chubby Tavares from supergroup Tavares, Terry Ronald, Ola Onabule who is still touring the world since the release of Soul Town, Chairmen Of The Board ft Ken Knox, Freda Payne (of Band Of Gold fame) in a duet with Clif Payne which is produced by Preston Glass (Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Whitney Houston) plus Marc Staggers who many compare to the late Luther Vandross.

Simon Cowell thought labels, artists were not recording music like this any longer, think he might be pleasantly surprised! 


More info please visit our Disco Soul Gold Web Site here! 

Award-winning Soul blog spot with thanks 

Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Disco Soul All dayer Folkestone

After a year of planning the big Disco Soul, all dayer is almost upon us on Saturday 14th October at
The Grand Burstin Hotel, Marine Parade, The Harbour, Folkstone, Kent, CT20 1TX.



The show starts at midday until midnight with DJ's Nick Doodney (Soul
train Sounds), Markus Yearly & Sue Hill (Teddington Disco Soul), (Disco) Gary Van den Bussche (Disco Soul Gold, DSG), Fitzroy (Soul Survivors Magazine), Guy Unger (Stomp Radio), Gary Spence (Solar Radio) who has been voted a national treasure by his listeners, Nigel Lowis (Dig Productions, Songwriter, producer, remixer) Nigel is all set to make his all dayer debut on the Folkstone stage with a set of tunes that is impossible to hear anywhere else! Nigel has been rehearsing for the past three months in creating a set of tunes that you will know, but with live parts added as if he was producing a remix, but he will sho nuff be in the mix!  


You will also get to hear exclusive DSG tracks from the forthcoming CD album that will not be available until the CD is released in November. The label started 5 years after discovering the then unknown SouLutions, a demo version of Listen had been sitting in a drawer for over seven years, when Linda Lucas (Louise SouLutions Mum) sent it to DSG head of Music Gary Van den Bussche, who after a break from the music industry decided to make that the first release on his new record label DSG! The song reached #1 on the Soul charts with a Drizabone remix Gary arranged and they have gone on to not only have other number ones but have established themselves as the UK's #1 modern Soul band. Louise's voice is not too be missed live,  SouLutions were recently invited to support Melba Moore (This Is It, Love's Comin At Ya) at her recent sold out Jazz Cafe concert in London.   

  

   Peter Symphorien The Soul Man had been singing in his local area for years, Beverly Creswell sent DSG's Gary Van den Bussche a clip of Peter singing The Love I Lost at a pub gig on an exclusive video, Gary tracked him down, introduced Peter to Nigel Lowis for production on a Soul City People release that would feature Peter on lead, we both agreed Peter could easily be a modern day Eddie Levert (O'Jays) or indeed Teddy Pendergrass, the most amazing thing, around six weeks later Nigel Lowis listen to the clip not once but like me three times, I thought you already heard it before Peter started recording? Nigel said no, I could not find it, so I took your word for it! 

12 hours of the music with DJ's, SouLutions, Peter Symphorien all this for only £10 when you use the DSG £5 discount code at the checkout click here

Saturday 14th October- Folkstone, Grand Burstin Hotel- 12 Noon don't be late

Thursday, 31 August 2017

Maurro is Too Hot To Handle!

Mike Maurro passion for producing the best remixes come from his heart for the love of music. A couple of years ago Mike charted in the national chart with his peak Hour remix box set CD set that was released on Harmless Records.

Since then Mike has been releasing limited edition 12 inch records that not only sell out on release but then become collectable.


UK Supergroup Heatwave are the latest band to get the Maurro make over Too Hot to Handle indeed I hear you thinking, but also included is The Groove Line, The Disco Classic Boogie Nights and the lush ballad classic  Always And Forever. These 12 inches showcase Maurro's mighty fine work  as he utilises some previously unheard studio ad-libs and instrumentation to fantastic effect, these mighty fine extended vinyl releases are to be released on the 29th September through Juno which I'm sure the demand will be massive.



A mighty fine tribute to the maestro songwriter Rod Temperton who we lost last year, lead vocals by Keith Wilder & the late Johnnie Wilder, Jr, produced by Barry Blue.

Boogie Nights/Too Hot to Handle - Heatwave
Groove Line/ Always & Forever - Heatwave
to be released on 12-inch vinyl 29/9/2016

Monday, 3 July 2017

Imagination Leee John is number one

Big congratulations to Imagination Feat. Leee John whose new album ‘Retropia’ and the album’s lead single ‘Do It Right Now’ on Cristal Records are currently topping the UK Soul chart.


There is a lot of interest in the album as Leee John has recently just been on TV shows that  include Lorraine, The Wright Show & The BBC One Show.

Billed as the group’s penultimate album, ‘Retropia’ features the unmistakable vocals of Leee John set against Imagination’s equally distinctive combination of retro soul, funk and jazz.


Since first lighting up the charts during the 1980s and selling over 30 million records thanks to an impressive run of hits such as ‘Body Talk’, ‘Just An Illusion’, ‘Flashback’, ‘Music & Lights’ and ‘Changes’, the multi-award-winning British soul group’s lead vocalist/songwriter Leee John has enjoyed throughout the years a prolific career as a solo artist, collaborator, songwriter, producer and, more recently, a filmmaker.

And after such a long wait for ‘Retropia’ Leee says fans can expect one more Imagination album: “I always knew ‘Retropia’ was going to eventually happen one day, I just didn’t realise there would be such a long period of time over the years in between. As soon as we finished recording this album it became obvious to me we have one more to go, so I’m now in the unusual position of knowing this is Imagination’s penultimate album.”
The recording process for ‘Retropia’ would become a vital catharsis for Leee, who was coming to terms with the death of his sister Linda and three close friends in the space of a year. Leee said, “I felt like I was in emotional whirlpool; trying to deal with all these deaths and supporting my family, especially my mother who’d lost a daughter, and my best friend’s daughters who’d now lost both parents.”
Understandably, recording the vocals in such circumstances was emotionally demanding. Leee said, “There are several songs on the album that remind me of my sister, including the song ‘Brighter Day’ which I wrote in Munich on the day she had her accident and subsequently passed away 24 hours later. I couldn't listen to the song - much less sing it - without thinking of her, but I somehow found the inner-strength to realise what I had written was uplifting and had a spiritual sense of dealing with life's trials. It took so much of my strength to perform it.”
Produced in London in LJ Studios with long-time associate producer/engineer Dee Vaz, and mixed by François Gaucher at Alhambra Studios in Rochford, France, Leee produced, arranged, wrote and co-wrote all the songs on ‘Retropia’, except for the album’s four covers versions: Eddie Kendrick’s ‘Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need’, Junior Murvin’s ‘Police and Thieves’ (a secret bonus track which was co-produced with Dennis Bovell), a collaboration with the Gibson Brothers and acclaimed British blues guitarist Mark Vandergucht on AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’, and another collaboration on Stevie Wonder’s ‘Visions’ with Level 42’s Mike Lindup, which was recorded for the charity SOS Children, of which Leee has been a Patron for the past 18 years.


With Retropia dedicated to Imagination’s fans around the world, the set also includes songs which Leee has performed on stage live but, surprisingly, has never placed on any album until now. These songs include ‘Utopia’, ‘Make Your Mind Up’ and ‘Fantasia’, which became an underground classic when Leee put it out in the early ‘90s as a white-label obscurity under the name Johnny X.
Looking ahead to the album’s release, Leee said, “The recording of Retropia got me through a very dark time and gave me the strength to keep in our hearts the spirit of those who are no longer with us. Each song creates a tapestry of time, and the music and the melodies will live on long after we are gone.”
Described by the BBC as “classic Imagination…but fresh and very much 2017”, the single ‘Do It Right Now’ has already become  a Solar Radio’s ‘Single Of The Week’ and delighted to announce it's second week at   number# 1 in the UK Soul Charts.

Thursday, 13 April 2017

Out Of The Blue Keni Stevens hits Number One

Congratulations to Keni Stevens who is number one in the Soul charts! 30 years after his album 'Blue Moods' hit the spot selling over a million copies worldwide.   

Out of the blue marks the long awaited return to the world stage for British soul singer Keni Stevens, who is currently taking bookings for pa's and festivals around the world. 

The CD is currently available in record stores in most parts of the world, and it sure does come Out Of The Blue, the first single from the album ONE WAY TICKET TO LOVE  is available as a download from DSG via iTunes. 
  
Keni Stevens turned the Brit soul scene upside down by daring to move away from 'the dance beat' with his debut album Blue Moods. Blue Moods topped the soul charts in the mid 80's and became a landmark album of ballads selling over 150,000 copies in the UK alone.

This latest work 'Out of the Blue' comes completely 'out of the blue'. The production expertly crafted by musician producer Mx-Ze pulls from classic and contemporary soul, setting up a classy mid tempo backdrop for Keni to deliver in his unmistakable dark smokey style.
Songs are about life, love and relationships taking us on a journey through emotions and feelings we have all touched upon as our lives have unfolded, with its inevitable, twists, turns, ups and downs.
Stevens is the son of a US serviceman and began his career working in a record shop, selling deleted catalogues of soul and lovers rock, rock steady and reggae music. His first move into music came in the mid 1970s, when he joined as lead singer for the group Raw Energy. Raw Energy members included Alan Cooke (now a British actor starring in London Bridge) and Peter Hinds (who went on to play keyboards for 1980s Brit funk band Light of the World). Raw Energy were signed to Conflict Records, but disbanded after 18 months of playing gigs up and down the country.
Stevens was taken on as A&R man for Conflict Records, and being responsible for releasing lovers rock and rock steady music by artists such as Gregory Isaacs in the UK. Stevens also worked as a session singer with Eddy Grant and Marianne Faithfull, before signing to the Elite label as a solo artist in 1985.
Blue Moods period...
Stevens released two singles on Elite Records in 1985, "Night Moves" and "All Day All Night", which were played by specialist UK radio stations. This led to interest in his work, although he was initially mistaken for being a US artist. Polygram offered Stevens a £2.5 million recording contract, which he declined feeling it would threaten his independence.
Staying with Elite Records, Stevens recorded his debut album, Blue Moods. Two singles, "Too Much Too Soon" (on Elite Records) and "Cannot Live Without Your Love" (on the newly formed Jam Today label) were released as 12-inch singles, before Blue Moods appeared on Jam Today in 1987. "Cannot Live Without Your Love" was featured on several soul compilation albums, such as Upfront 6 (on Serious Records).   

Blue Moods sold over 150,000 copies in the UK alone, and over a million worldwide. Stevens appeared on a few television shows to promote the album, including, Solid Soul. He released a further two albums, You and Living on the Edge, on Debut Records.
"I am often asked if I write songs for anyone in particular. The reaction to my answer tells me whether or not the questioner understands my work. The answer is no. My songs are about adult relationships and situations.... I don't expect you to change anything in your life or relationship because of these songs, I can only hope they might shed some light on some of the things that often go unsaid in relationships. Therefore enjoy the songs and take from them anything you might find applicable to your own situation.... That's what this recording is about and after all, if you're reading this you've probably paid for it!" [Reproduced from Keni Stevens' You album sleeve notes.

Great to see Brit Soul back at the top of the Soul charts! The album has been successfully promoted by Gary Van den Bussche of DSG Radio Promotions. 
 Credits from Keni....
All tracks Written by
G. Ingram K Stevens
Except - All That I have
Written by
G Ingram Jess Stevens
Produced and mixed by Mx-Ze
All instruments played by Mx-Ze
Additional Muicians
Ronnie Stazacher- Guitar- All That I have
Steve Salvari - Guitar -Come into my Life
Rico Garofalo- Saxaphone- Loving you is All I have
Background Vocals
Keni Stevens
Jess Stevrens
Additional Voices
Keni Stevens
Jess Stevens
Graham Ingram
Technical Support
Cameron McAnuff- Software and system set up/ Pre Mastering
Paul Waller- Software and system set up.
Chris Cox Tech support.
Special Thanks from Keni Stevens to
Dawn for supporting me and encouraging me to do what I know
Jess Stevens for your immeasurable contribution. Thanks also to Gary Van Den Bussche for his support and endeavour
Special Thanks from Mx-Ze to Lorraine Cavanagh for being so patient with loving
support throughout the project.
Yazon Muzas for pushing me to get a decent set up. Thanks Yaz xx

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Brenda Jones Tribute

We are sad to report the passing of our friend Brenda Jones.
It was reported on her sister's Facebook wall that she had been hit by a car.
According to her sister, Shirley Jones, the singer was struck on Monday, April 3, by several cars while attempting to cross the street while visiting her daughter in Wilmington, Delaware.

Our friendship began when it was reported back in July 2013, that she was homeless. We started a campaign through our DiscoSoulGold page on Facebook for help. Help arrived and she was moved from a shelter to a hotel and then later to a new home with her daughter and Granddaughter.
I only spoke to her last weekend, we spoke about what she was up to, Grandchildren, going back on stage, to even going back to recording. She loved her fans, stage and the artists she worked with had lots of lovely memories to talk about.
                               (Brenda Jones interview with Solar Radio's Gary Spence )

As part of The Jones Girls, Brenda sang the lead vocals on many of their classic's including This Feelings Killing Me, You Made Me Love You, You're Gonna Make Me Love, Life Goes On, We're A Melody, I'm at your Mercy, Dance Turned Into a Romance, I Close My Eyes, When I'm Gone, ASAP, Lets Be Friends First, What a Fool, I Can Make A Difference, Why You Wanna do That To Me, AH AH AH AH, plus the co-Lead on 'Nights over Egypt among others..

The list of artists the Jones Girls have sung with is like a who's who is Soul music, but these are a few examples Isaac Hayes, Lou Rawls, Prince Phillip Mitchell, Linda Clifford, The Four Tops.

Their performances with Diana Ross opened many doors for the girls. Ross gave them a brief interlude in her show where they would sing "If I Ever Lose This Heaven," a song popularized by Quincy Jones. Kenny Gamble of Philadelphia International Records and singer Patti LaBelle were in the audience during a Philadelphia performance, and after the show, Ross introduced them to The Jones Girls; the group signed with Philadelphia International in early 1979 and the rest they say is history.

Brenda Jonesgirl had spent a lot of time concentrating on her family life. Brenda's last release was “What Your Love Has Done” which was originally written, produced and arranged by Dewey Andrew in 2007 and co-produced by the late George Mena with additional melodies and arrangements that were co-produced by Brenda JonesGirl. The song was left in the can after the sad loss of George Mena, until 2013 when Dewey Andrew decided this needed to be released, so Brenda Jonesgirl went back in the recording studio to add some extra vocal touches with Dewey in the production chair once again, giving the song that magical touch, that chart in the UK Soul charts reaching #1 in many of them. Unfortunately this was Brenda's only solo release.

Her dream was to go back on the stage, but due to life's obstacles and her circumstance it was not meant to be. She would say to me 'God Has It' She used to say Fasho! I never could say it as she wanted me to.

It's no secret that she did not get on with her sister Shirley, but i'm pleased to say that due to the Sister Sledge family despute, they did make up and talked about touring again as The Jones Girls.

May she forever rest in peace, with her sister Valorie and her Mum. We are Gonna miss you Brenda.

LISTEN HERE TO A RADIO TRIBUTE WITH UNRELEASED TRACKS 

R.I.P Brenda Jones of The Jones Girls (7th December 1955- 3rd April 2017) 

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

Marc Staggers UK Soul Chart Number one

Marc Staggers The Gentleman Of Soul returns to follow up last years double Soul number one success of 'Let Me Be The One' & 'Bring It Home To Me', with Keep Those Fires Burning. Great news this week as Keep Those Fires Burning has jumped to #1 on the official UK Soul chart!  Giving Marc three number ones in a row in the UK Soul charts. 

Keep Those Fires Burning was co-written by Marc Staggers with the song producer Nigel Lowis. The song is released from Marc Staggers forthcoming album 'Timeless'. Marc Staggers before the DSG release of  'Bring It Home To Me' was recorded was in fact going to give up singing & the record business! Luckily Gary Spence of Solar Radio introduced Marc Staggers to DSG and the rest is now history.

The Full length Nigel Lowis mix is available to download only, with the Radio mix available for streams and downloads! The Inferno mix is released 31st March.
                                         
You said...
Bigger said: Marc Staggers delivered one of THE Soul tracks of 2016 and you know what? He's gone and done it again in 2017. KTFB is gonna take some stopping for SOUL TRACK OF THE YEAR!
Marc always delivers and with the loss of Luther it is so good to see someone still giving us real quality vocals and songs in 2017.
Bigger
This just gives me goose bumps - Gary Spence Solar Radio
Best DSG Release to date and i've loved them all! Mc Goff
So good to have voices like Marc's still coming through and giving the soul scene such a buzz . This is quality , so lush and a number one .
John Leech BBC Soul Show
Dripping in Philadelphia International class, The Soul paternity is gonna love this one, that's for sure!
Paul Miller BBC 




Marc Staggers is currently recording his forthcoming album Timeless with producer Nigel Lowis.

Thursday, 23 March 2017

Jimmy Gallagher lets it all Blow!

DSG are proud to Present Jimmy Gallagher first solo single release with The Soul City People which is currently cooking up a storm with only two copies out there! 

Jazz Fm's John Osborne has been playing it on his Saturday Night 'Funky Sensation' show which has lead to many people asking where they can get hold of the track, John said it's making him move parts he has not moved in years! 

The Soul City Theme is part of a double a side with Philly nights where i'm sure you will feel the Philly Bumping influences from the likes of The Salsoul Orchestra, Love Unlimited or indeed MFSB.
All about Jimmy .... Jimmy Gallagher The Saxophonist who is so musically talented that plays Alto,Soprano, Tenor saxes.Flute, wind , Synth,Vocals & also Keyboards.
Jimmy's Early Years….

He started playing sax when he was just 10 years old and would often be seen playing weekends with the wedding band in his dads pub. When Gallagher reached 16 he was busking in Glasgow with some mates and was approached by a man named Elliot Davis. This led to touring with a band called Morrocan Coco,and then to a Scottish tour with label mates wet wet wet.
He decided around 18 that he wanted to be in London working, so after attending a Jazz summer school he joined a band with a guy he'd met there called Len Arran. The band was called Siren and featured Dominique Atkins on vox, len on guitar, Gallagher on saxes. After the band changed it's name to Big Blue Sea they did pretty well for 4 or 5 years.
He then embarked on a session career with my first successful recording being 3 tracks for a band called Bros of 'When Will I Be Famous' fame.
Soon after he then met Nigel Lowis which led to various sessions between 1988 and 1998 for such people as Vanessa Mae, Dina Carroll, Tom Jones, Eternal, Louise, Terry Ronald, Sara Brightman, London Beat, Soup Dragons,Guru Josh,Therapy? To name but a few.
During this time when Gallagher wasn’t touring or recording, but often did gigs around London with The Gill Manly Band at Ronnie Scotts,The 606 Club,China Jazz, Pizza on the Park with Ian Shaw at the Vortex and Pizza Express. With Mark Murphy, Helena paul. Gallagher played on Ola Onabule first album which also included touring as part of Ola's band. 

The Continental years….
Around 1997 he received an offer from an old friend Jason Wright,to relocate to
Germany, which led to working with a 14 piece band playing all over Europe.
Gallagher now resident currently in mallorca and play around 300 gigs a year as well as working with The Soul City Orchestra and Nigel Lowis!   


Jimmy Gallagher & The Soul City Orchestra will be released on Friday April 7th on Full length download on DSG through iTunes and Amazon or a short version via streaming sites.

.soulandjazzandfunk Review here! Just Click

Thursday, 12 January 2017

Donovan Blackwood is Number One

Congratulations to UK Soul singer Donovan Blackwood on his single ' Never Gonna Let You Go'' the remastered bonus cut on his new EP 'Break My Back', that is currently #1 in the official UK Soul Chart, the chart goes out every Sunday evening on Starpoint Radio and then repeated through the week, you can find it in print in Blues & Soul Magazine and on Starpoint Radio's web site.

I was shocked reading the credits on his website as through out the promotion he never mentioned he is also an award winning actor! As an actor played The Chief in the series Top Coppers on BBC3, for which he won the Movie Video and Screen Award for Best Comedy Performance the show then transferred to BBC2. He also featured as Drill Sergeant Baxter in The Windsors, as well as an appearance as Roughneck in Miss You Already, his voiceover work includes both Sony & Rubicon.


Break My Back features the love song 'Can You Feel ' plus the visceral title track. Whilst Star is both funky and soulful to the reflective 'We Had Moments', then ending the EP 'Everybody But Me' which was co written with Blackwood's friend Junior Giscombe, (Mama Used To Say), whom he has recently made a guest appearance on The British Collective’s latest album, The Renaissance Begins, on the track Won’t You Come Over which also features Junior Giscombe, Roachford, Lee John (of Imagination), Omar, Don E & Noel McKoy.

He is currently lead vocalist for the band Heatwave who scored top UK hits with, Boogie Nights, Always & Forever & The Groove Line, which he has done for many years in the UK, alongside Keith Wilder.
The UK Soul star sounds in a similar styles and has been compared to the likes of, Seal, Sean Escoffery, Terence Trent D'Arby, in other words UK soul with a bit of an edge. Donovan Blackwood is no newcomer to the UK Soul Scene, he has supported, Aswad & Jocelyn Brown, sung backing vocals with the likes of Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, James Morrison and many others. It's great to see Donovan Blackwood on top of the stack where he belongs!







Stop Press - Donovan Blackwood will be doing a live acoustic set LIVE on Solar Radio Thursday 26th of January on Gary Spence's Afternoon Delight show between 3-6 UK Time.   

Saturday, 7 January 2017

SoulfusionSeven Steppin' Up to Number one

SOULFUSIONSEVEN are soul duo comprising bassist/songwriter John Saltwell and lyricist Paul Baker. We first heard of 'em on a Tom Glide's 2014 'Smooth Winter' compilation on which their 'Steppin' Up My Love' was a highlight. The track went on to hit no. 1 in the Amazon Nu soul chart. Since then not a lot, save a sweet and stately tribute to Luther Vandross, 'Luther'.

Back in 2016 at the time of 'Steppin' Up My Love',  Gary Van den Bussche of DSG commissioned remixes of the song but for whatever reasons the new mixes were never issued. However, over the last month or so Paul Baker allowed some key DJs access to the T-Groove Yuki "T-Groove" Takahashi mix of the cut and the reaction was remarkable with many top modern jocks picking the cut as their "best of 2016"! 


Logically the tweak is now being made available to all and sundry via DSG Records... and was the wait worth it? Well ... yes! The Yuki Takahashi T Groove mix of 'Steppin' Up My Love' is a classic slab of modern soul... you know what I mean – totally contemporary but with just the right amount of retro to fuel the nostalgia freaks. Beats are tight, harmonies sweet, the bass line rock solid and it's all topped off with a soulful sax break. Great stuff and it's backed with the more balladic 'Watching An Angel'.

SoulfusionSeven - Steppin' Up My Love - (Yuki T-Groove remix) is out now on DSG through i Tunes Download here  and Amazon
                                  (Japan's #1 Remix producer Yuki T- Groove)
                                         
Review: soulandjazzandfunk.com with thanks to Bill.

The song is currently #1 on the Amazon  R&B Chart in Japan! 

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

LUV Sympli Whitney

Whitney Marshall a.k.a. Sympli Whitney was born in Springfield, MA in 1976 and raised in Framingham, MA by her two loving parents Benjamin and Lucy Marshall; both devout Christians and ordained Baptist ministers, Whitney's vocal journey started early as a young gospel alto in various church choirs from middle school through college.

During her college years she became more confident in her performance abilities after landing lead female vocals for an up and coming funk band out of Indiana known as The Big Bang Theory. It was in this period of time Whitney began to really show her first true signs of greatness, performing alongside George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelics at Ball State University was the highlight of this time for Sympli Whitney.

After college Whitney joined the work force which led her to an interest in criminal justice. This eagerness to learn found Whitney enlisting in the US Army in 2002 and living abroad for several years before being honorably discharged after suffering an injury while in S. Korea in 2006. Upon return to her family's home in Framingham, Whitney, again driven by her love for helping people, followed a career path in human services, adolescent healthcare, mental health and healthcare administration in which she holds an MBA. All while actively singing lead/co-lead female vocals in a variety of local bands around the Boston area such as Mystique, Nemisis, E-Water Band and Athene Wilson and Friends; all this in addition to forming her own band, perfectly named Sympli Whitney.




In 2014, Sympli Whitney appeared on BET's APOLLO LIVE season 2 airing on September 26th, where she received accolades from the legendary Gladys Knight, Boston's own Michael Bivins and the incomparable Doug E. Fresh! The Judges, searched for words to explain why they enjoyed her performance and why they were each impressed. Whitney has that effect on people. It’s hard to say who she reminds you of because she has a sound and vocal style of her own, yet she could remind you of such legends as Evelyn King, Patrice Rushen or maybe Cherelle. Whitney was one of the featured artists on the 2014 independent release titled “Indie Soul United 2.” She was featured on “7 Days A Week,” “I’d Rather Say Good Morning” and a remake of the Stevie Wonder classic “Black Man.” “ISU 2” reached the #2 spot on the U.K. Soul Chart. 



Fast forwarding to the present, Sympli Whitney continues to win fans all over around the world with her soulful voice. Landing on several UK charts, such as the UK Top 30 Soul Chart, early January 2016's release of her freshman album 'Ryze of the Phoenix', would spark a fire that would not dim for almost 8 months! With powerful single remixes like 'The Best' by Colin Watson released on UK Soul designer label DSG, to the bouncy French vinyl release of the double a side 'Get Enuff & Fresh Luv which were captivating nostalgic beats pounding you out of your seat and into a dancing frenzy like you were in the 80's, but with enuff feel for today. It's is no wonder Sympli didn't slow on the UK Soul charts for some time and no wonder why Whitney is featured in all the best of chart for 2016, with her album, 'Ryze of the Phoenix' and singles, 'The Best' & 'Get Enuff' / 'Fresh Love'. 


Sympli Whitney has stars in her eyes and with determination will make this her best year yet, with the release of the Colin Watson remix ep of, L.U.V, Get Enuff, and the mid tempo Echoes which has a reggae surprise breakdown init to expanded her yet to another audience of open minded, 80's groovin', 2017 R&B music lovers of the world. Enjoy The Sympli Whitney, Colin Watson remixed' L.U.V ' EP which is released on DSG Friday 20th January 2016.





Gary Spence's Record Of The Week - Echoes CW MIX from the LUV EP 
     

                 
            
 Tony Monson of Solar Radio talks at the end about remixes. 


Download here on i Tunes

Soultracks First Listen review

Sympli Whitney reaches #1, #2 & #6 on Amazon UK R&B chart!