Contents • • • • • • Music career [ ] Jones is a son of a gospel singer and was raised in Chicago, IL. He later met DJ of and The Boyz and signed with Untouchables/, writing hits for. 1996–2007: Breakthrough with LaFace [ ] In June 1996, Jones released his debut album,, on LaFace Records. While most of the album was produced by Jones himself, it also featured help from Eddie Ferrell's Untouchables Entertainment production team, involving Mookie, Marks Sparks, Kenny Tonge, and Darin Whittington. A moderate commercial success, it peaked at number 30 on Billboard 's, but failed to reach the upper half of the US Billboard 200. Its first two singles, 'In the Hood' and a cover of 's 1976 ballad ',' became top thirty hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as well as the. In 1999, Jones enjoyed major success with the release of his second album,.

Boosted by its hit single ',' a number two hit on the and top ten entry on the US, it peaked at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. The album produced three further singles, including 'Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)' and ',' the latter of which reached number two on Billboard 's chart, and was eventually certified platinum by the (RIAA) for sales in excess of 1.0 million copies. In 2000, Jones recorded the song ' for the of the romantic drama film, which earned him a nomination for.

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The same year, he was also awarded an in the category. Jones reteamed with his regular team of contributors, including Eddie F., Sheldon Goode, Jamie Hawkins, Darren Lighty, and Kyle West, to work on his third album. Released in June 2002, it debuted number 3 on the Billboard 200 and at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming his highest-charting effort yet. A steady seller it earned gold status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Its three singles were less successful however, though lead single ' became a top twenty hit on the R&B charts. Jones' fourth album, was released in 2006 and marked his first album to include a diverse roster of collaborators including production credits from,,,,,. It became Jones' highest-charting album on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart where it topped at number one, while entering the top 20 on the Billboard 200.

2009–present: Independent releases [ ] In 2009, Jones released, a collection of unreleased songs that were recorded between 1996 and 2004, through his own label Candyman Music Inc and TuneCore. Serving as prelude to his next studio album, The Lost Files failed to chart., Jones' fifth regular album, was released in September 2010 via Candyman.

In doing this, I maintain the energy right up to the final chord. More recently composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina and Sally Beamish have also written for the accordion. The opening melodic theme is beautifully simple, and the whirlwind of excitement in the final movement calls for a technique specific to the accordion called a 'richochet', which results in a four times repetition of the chord by means of the bellows moving primarily up and down as opposed to in and out. It has been included in works such as Shostakovich’s ‘Jazz Suite’ and Hindemith’s ‘Kammermusik No 1’. The use of a similar technique can be seen in this recent video where I perform Khachaturian’s Toccata: There is a great body of original chamber work for the accordion with many European composers taking an avid interest in writing for the instrument.

Chiefly produced by Jones' himself, it debuted and peaked at number 28 on the US and at number nine on the, becoming his fourth entry on the latter chart. Lyrics produced two singles, including ' which reached the top five of Billboard 's. Creative ct5803 driver windows 7. Jones' sixth album Forever was released in July 2013. Another project conceived under Candyman and eOne Music, it debuted and peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and reached number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album spawned two singles. Its title track which peaked at number 14 on Billboard 's Adult R&B Songs. In 2016, Jones premiered the single 'Never Let Her Go,' a collaboration with rapper.

In support of the single, he went on a promo tour during spring 2017. In 2018, Jones provided vocals, produced and co-wrote on '23' by off the album (2018). Discography [ ].

Collection of Paul Hardcastle 10 December 1957, London, England. This producer, mixer, composer and keyboard wizard was one of the UK dance music scene’s first crossover successes. He first worked in a hi-fi shop and developed an interest in electronics in his teens. Hardcastle made his recording debut in 1981 on ‘Don’t Depend On Me’, a single by UK soul act Direct Drive. He subsequently formed First Light with vocalist Derek Green, with whom he had worked on the Direct Drive sessions.

First Light’s output included a deplorable cover version of America’s ‘A Horse With No Name’. Hardcastle then formed his own Total Contral Records label and enjoyed two number 1 dance hits in 1984 with ‘You’re The One For Me’/‘Daybreak’/‘A.M.’ and ‘Rainforest’. The latter was released on the Bluebird label in the UK, and became a big club hit in America on the Profile Records label. Hardcastle’s big breakthrough came with the following year’s ‘19’, a record about the Vietnam conflict utilising samples of spoken news reports.