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PJ Morton is on tour promoting, ‘PJ Morton
Live from LA,' on 2PM Music New
Pop sensation Sariah to release debut album on Rock Ridge Music
By Eunice Moseley PJ Morton is on tour promoting, ‘PJ Morton Live from LA,' on 2PM Music
 You have probably heard his name and sang his songs because not only is PJ Morton a talented musician and vocalist,
but he is also a talented songwriter. Morton and his band (Jesse Bond on lead/acoustic; Brian Cockerham and Calvin Parmer
on bass; Ed Clark on drums; James Jay and Dwayne on horns; Stephanie Matthews and Shelby Latin on violin, and Colle Latin
on Cello) are currently on tour promoting their CD release "PJ Morton Live in LA" on 2PM Music.
"It was a natural progression," PJ Morton said about recording an album live. "People always asked if they
can take a live performance home with them."
Morton - and me included - feels that this CD captures
the energy that was at the show in Los Angeles. He said because he doesn't get to Los Angeles that often the crowd was hungry
for it and that is evident on the CD as you hear the crowd encouraging the performances and singing along to the songs.
Morton's sound is a Neosoul/Pop combination that is comfortable fitting into the R&B, and Inspirational
genres of the music industry. Morton has worked as a musician for such artists as Monica ("Making of Me" bonus track);
he has worded as musical director for such notables as Fred Hammond; he was vocal arranger for Musiq ("On My Radio"),
and has toured with Erykah Badu and Jermaine Dupri.
"I have written for a number of people," Morton
points out. "That's what I was doing first...it allows you to be different people"
PJ's big break came with
he wrote a song for India.Arie and it garnered a Grammy Award.
"We met first in college...we were 20
years-old at the time the album won a Grammy Award," Morton said.
A native of New Orleans, PJ first released his
own album in 2004 titled "Emotions," which gave us the song most associated with him "No Ordinary Love."
In 2007 he released "Perfect Song" and this year he plans to release yet another CD, "Son of a Preacher Man."
"I have a song on the new Musiq album," he said about new projects. "I also did a song with
Rubin Studdard (for his up-coming CD)."
"PJ Morton Live in LA" offers his fans and fans of
Neosoul 20 selections, that's' right 20 songs performed live in Los Angeles. "No Ordinary Love" is on the album
along with some other PJ Morton hits like "Blah Blah Blah." The concert lasts about an hour and half.
Morton plans to get into acting and said that it is not much stopping him now, he is just enjoying the journey and the experiences.
You can learn more on PJ Morton at http://myspace.com/pjmorton or http://www.pjmortononline.com New Pop sensation Sariah to release debut
album on Rock Ridge Music
 "Performing is what caught me...I love performing on stage," said twenty-two year-old Pop singer/songwriter
Sariah who is on the Rock Ridge Music label. "Feeding off the audience... I also love to dance...its' so much fun!"
The Brookline, Massachusetts native was raised in Boston and started performing at an early a
age.
"I was in music theatre when I was little, five years-old," Sariah points out about her musical
background.
"Voice lesson started (early) and I just progressed from cover songs to my own."
Sariah describes
her music as Urban/Pop, but the truth is the selections on the self titled CD
ranges from Pop/R&B, Pop/Jazz, Pop/Urban
to Pop/Hip-Hop. My favorite cuts from the Sariah
CD includes "Climb," a love song that has a touch of Jazz
influence; "Lethal," an Urban/Pop cut;
"Hypnotic," is the single and it has an India music track
influence, and "Watchin' Me," a nice
club song that's good for dancing.
You can get a short
version of the CD at iTunes now and the complete CD will be released at
the end of this summer.
"I
want to be on tour," Sariah said excitedly. "I love event appearances! Performing is what I
want to do."
Sariah is also working on her own clothing line. She says her style is edgy with a touch of class
and
will have the ability to fit all different sizes. She wants to create two lines, one that is
affordable and one of a
higher quality. She hopes to also have her own label so that she can one
day find and help other talented artists.
You can hear Sariah and learn more about her at www.myspace.com/sariahmusicnow.
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