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Elite Jessie James has good musicianship with a good style to his rhymes. Jessie's songs show range and good style.
- Indiecharts.com
Last night Hocking College showcased the tremendous talent that has enlisted into the new music program. The highlight of the night was Hip Hop artist Jessie James's duet with singer/songwriter Ali Zimmermen. The song "Why I Love You" was written in twenty minutes and performed in three was a crowd favorite..... - Athens Messenger
Backed up with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence, Jesse James continues to write a unique and diverse variety of Hip Hop and R&B tunes.
He knows how to use the toys and utilize the talent.
I see good things ahead for this guy.
George Hertzel
Professor of Keyboard and Synthesizer
Hocking College School of Music and Theater
Washington Hall
- Hocking College
Check out Elite Jessie James perform live at the world's largest music festival, Summerfest! Summerfest 2009 will take place June 25 - July 5 from noon until midnight daily. The World's Largest Music Festival and Milwaukee's cornerstone summer celebration attracts the music industry's hottest stars, along with emerging talent and local favorites. The 23,000 capacity Marcus Amphitheater, 10 additional stages, diverse selection of food and beverages, marketplaces and interactive exhibits are set against the Lake Michigan and downtown backdrop, creating a festival experience like no other.
http://eventful.com/competitions/summerfest2009 - Eventful.com
Demanded by over 400 new fans a week ELITE JESSIE JAMES gives "debut performance" at PEABODY'S DOWNUNDER in Cleveland Ohio. On April 16th, 2009 ELITE JESSIE JAMES will kick off the "DON'T SLEEP TOUR" with a live performance and video shoot for fans who "Demanded" ELITE JESSIE JAMES to Cleveland Ohio.
For thirteen weeks ELITE JESSIE JAMES has been listed on the "TOP 50 Hottest Demands" on Eventful.com. Eventful is the leading events website which enables its community of users to discover, promote, share and create events. Eventful’s community of users select from nearly 4 million events taking place in local markets throughout the world, from concerts and sports to singles events and political rallies.
With a double major of Music Production and Music Business this singer/lyricist has also produced and engineered other instrumentalists, bands, vocalists, and other rising artists that expands over 10 different genres of music over the last seven years. During that time Jessie served as the president of the Hocking College chapter of M.E.I.S.A.(Music Entertainment Industry Students of America) while working on his debut solo project entitled "The Reason Why The Block Don't Sleep"
It's clear that ELITE JESSIE JAMES is an unique recording artist. ELITE JESSIE JAMES was bred for the music business. Jessie’s lineage as a singer/composer began with his father Johnny Mitchell. Johnny, a Cleveland OH. native, was an exceptional singer who performed during the preshow fights of Muhammad Ali and on platforms with the Staple Singers, O’Jays and others. ELITE JESSIE JAMES spent the early years of his childhood traveling the country with his mother and a gospel group until he was nine. Jessie James began singing at age 3 and was first featured on an album at age 6. This propelled him into the theater where Jessie performed as lead singer in many musical plays. This is where Jessie found his love to perform. The stage is where Jessie James has his most unique quality which is the ability to connect one on one with each individual in a crowd.
Connecting with people is what ELITE JESSIE JAMES does best! Either through his music or dynamic inspirational speaking.
You can check out ELITE JESSIE JAMES at:
www.sonicbids.com/elitejessiejames
www.myspace.com/elitejessejames
iTunes,Rhapsody,eMusic
- Chris MItchell
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The Reason Why The Block Don't Sleep
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When you take the commercial sometimes humorous nature of Kayne West, add the soulful creativity of R. Kelly, coupled with a demeanor that reminds listeners of Scarface you have the smooth musical sound of Elite Jessie James. The "music" itself has propelled ELITE JESSIE JAMES into the Top 20 Hottest Demanded Performers for 24 weeks on Billboard.com.
With over 600 new fan request a week, Elite Jessie James was declared winner of the Eventful/Summerfest Battle of the Bands Demand Competition. Eventful is the leading events website which enables its community of users to discover, promote, share and create events. Eventful's community of users select from nearly 4 million events taking place in local markets throughout the world, from concerts and sports to singles events and political rallies.
Elite Jessie James is currently set to begin an album promotional tour for his debut solo project entitled "The Reason Why The Block Don't Sleep." While touring in the cities the "Demanded" a live performance Jessie will serve each community where he performs by providing community service, speaking to troubled youth and filming local talent. The documentary video of the tour will be debuted at SXSW Film festival.
ELITE JESSIE JAMES style can best be described as narration of life, set to music, that relates to a wide audience. He is an intelligent artist that has an unique propensity for meshing thoughtful lyric-driven rhythms with catchy melodies around social as well as political issues. Jessie has a flexible storytelling delivery matched with lyrics that consistently compliments the music making for a complete song with easy listening ability that has reached audiences of every age and demographic. Why not? With a double major of Music Production and Music Business this singer/lyricist has also produced and engineered other instrumentalists, bands, vocalists, and other rising artists that expands over 10 different genres of music over the last seven years.
ELITE Jessie James was bred for the music business. Jessie's lineage as a singer/composer began with his father Johnny Mitchell. Johnny was an exceptional singer who performed during the preshow fights of Muhammad Ali and on platforms with the Staple Singers, O'Jays and others. Elite Jessie James spent the early years of his childhood traveling the country with his mother and a gospel group until he was nine. Jessie James began singing at age 3 which in itself was remarkable since doctors had to clip his tongue to enable him to speak. Jessie was first featured on an album at age 6. This propelled him into the theater where Jessie performed as lead singer in many musical plays. This is where Jessie found his love to perform. The stage is where Jessie James has his most unique quality which is the ability to connect one on one with each individual in a crowd.
Jessie served as a member and also elected president of the Hocking College chapter of Music Entertainment Industry Students of America or M.E.I.S.A. Elite Jessie James continued to tour through out Ohio delivering his brand of Hip Hop and R-n-B with Tightly Rolled Entertainment to venues such as Peabody's and the Wild Coyote in Cleveland Ohio, The Cleveland Music Festival, Blue Gator and Casa Nueva in Athens Ohio and various county fairs, city events and charity based performances. Elite Jessie James also received great reviews for an impromptu performance at SXSW in Austin TX.
In addition to being an artist who writes, performs, produce and engineers his own music, Elite Jessie James also is a soul touching inspirational speaker. It doesn't matter who the audience is Jessie connects with them on their level and delivers a powerful message about life from a centrist point of view. Jessie speaks about self awareness and purpose, sociology, fulfillment in giving to the community and a consistent renewal of mind state. In 2010 Elite Jessie James will be releasing a book entitled "Knowledge Is More Powerful Then Money" Elite Jessie James is also staring in the independent film "Son Of an Unknown Legend" or S.O.U.L with a projected 2011 release.
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