Jeff Redd

As a youth growing up in Mount Vernon, New York, Jeff Redd
had a clear vision for his passion of music and performing.

"As a young man, all I had at times were the dreams and
visions of performing for others to make them feel special."
Jeff began his musical journey with a local Mt. Vernon group,
The Sophisticated Gents.

After the group opened for artists James "D-Train" Williams,
Glenn Jones and others who performed within the New York
Boarders, Jeff decided to establish himself as a solo artist
performing standards in various supper clubs every night within the
Tri-State area (New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia), Jeff
would meet Andre Harrell, the President of Uptown Records,
and Andre would sign him to a recording deal.

"At the time Andre Harrell signed me to a recording deal,
I was working at General Motors in Tarrytown, New York.
Once signed, I received a cassette tape from a co-worker by the name of
Lil Jimmy. The demo tape was recorded at a local shopping mall which
contained the voice of a young lady singing Anita Bakers, "Caught Up in the Rapture."
This young lady is now the - Queen of Hip-Hop & R&B...Mary J. Blige.
After a discussion with Andre Harrell, I signed Mary J. Blige to Uptown Records.
After I signed Mary to Uptown Records, I then had her travel with me
wherever I would perform, as a background vocalist so that she could
learn the performance aspects of the business."

In 1990, Uptown Records released Jeff Redd's debut album, A Quiet Storm.
Which contained the top ten smash singles, "I Found Lovin' " and "Love High."
Jeff was simultaneously featured on the soundtrack for Strictly Business
with the certified gold single, "You Called and Told Me." Having a rapidly successful recording journey propelled Jeff to consider the other side of the music industry by writing and producing for other artists.

"After accomplishing my goals within the recording & performance area of the
industry, I wanted to grow as writer/producer, so I used my success to walk into
MCA Records and proposed that I had what it took to produce and write
for artists on their label." These artists would include SWV, Bobby Brown,
Regina Belle, Allure, Field Mob and K-Ci & JoJo. With successful
projects under his belt, Jeff Redd would take on the corporate aspects
of the music industry. MCA Records would offer Jeff Redd the VP of
A&R position, where he would be nominated for several Grammys,
American Music Awards and Billboard Awards for his distinguished
works and for the soundtracks: How Stella Got Her Groove Back,
The Hurricane and Eve's Bayou.

Currently, Jeff Redd has established his own independent record label,
Sol Real Records, LLC, which has released a compilation titled, “The Essence of Soul”, which is currently available on iTunes and CD Baby.

With the success Jeff Redd has experience within the music industry,
his vision for his childhood passion has come full circle and that was to make people feel special through his music and performances.

Jeff is currently performing and recording 3 projects simultaneously. His passion for the standards has led him to begin assembling a 16 piece orchestra of which he will record several Clyde Otis’s songs and other standards. He’s also working on a traditional R&B album as well as a gospel project, all of which will be released on his label, Sol Real Records, LLC