Jimmy Sommers

On his 1st album, James Cafe, clean jazz saxman Jimmy Sommers could score a high 20 NAC (New Adult Contemporary) single using the title track. The Mt. Potential customer, IL, native 1st selected the alto saxophone in the 4th quality when on “device day time” he find the sax, despite the fact that he didn’t know very well what it had been. His first documenting was like a presented soloist using the MacArthur Junior SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL jazz music group. As a teenager, he would make use of false IDs to sneak into close by Chicago nightclubs such as for example Kingston Mines to jam with blues music artists. Attending on the music performance scholarship or grant at Southern Illinois College or university, Sommers started leading his very own music group. He was asked to try out the “Superstar Spangled Banner” at middle court to get a Chicago Bulls video game. During Atlanta’s 1996 Olympic summertime video games, Sommers performed for the sportsmen in the Olympic Community. Sommers finished his industrial anatomist level at Southern Illinois College or university a semester early therefore he could easily get to LA and pursue his fantasy that considerably faster. In L.A., he performed on remix periods for famous brands Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Boyz II Guys, 2Pac, DJ Quik, Wyclef Jean, as well as the Crimson Hot HOT PEPPERS. To create ends satisfy, Sommers began moonlighting in modeling, showing up for the cover of the Harlequin romance book and landing a little role for the CBS network cleaning soap opera The Little as well as the Restless playing the type Marcus. A short go back to Chicago discovered Sommers in the Leo Burnett Marketing Agency producing advertisements for big-name customers like Disney and Miller Lite. Becoming in charge of the visuals as well as the music for all those spots, aswell as getting points in on deadline and on spending budget, inspired Sommers to use the same self-discipline to his music. His music continued to be important, culminating in him traveling south of France and Asia to business lead a music group that included drummer Mel Gaynor from British rock band Basic Thoughts, bassist Deon Estus from George Michael’s music group, and pianist Kenny Moore from Tina Turner’s music group. The band got dates around European countries including a efficiency for Princess Stephanie. Frustrated using the A&R people on the main labels, Sommers utilized his own cash to start out up his very own record label, Gemini Information. He needed the sound and vibe of his initial Compact disc to be always a mix of ’70s spirit and ’90s creation sheen. After getting impressed using the single debut of Eric Benet, Accurate to Myself, and conference him backstage after a concert, Sommers produced the trek from Chicago to Milwaukee to speak to Benet and his cousin/manufacturer George Nash Jr. about dealing with him on his top discharge. Convincing the set to focus on spec, Sommers started focus on his first record. After the discharge from the Compact disc Adam Cafe, Sommers was asked to a Xmas party on the Malibu mansion of hair-care magnate John Paul DeJoria and discovered himself sitting following to rocker Fishing rod Stewart on the bar. Through the party, Sommers jammed with Stewart on the few tunes. A week or two later on, Sommers was asked to wait a gathering with DeJoria. DeJoria bought 150,000 copies of the sampler Compact disc that included songs from Wayne Cafe which were put into present units of DeJoria’s Paul Mitchell hair shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer. The “Sommers Deal with” bundle was offered at 81,000 salons world-wide. A short while later, Sommers could protected a distribution cope with Common Music. In 2001 he adopted up with 360 Urban Groove, that was released by Higher Octave.