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JEROME

About Me

Jerome is a proud voting member of the GRAMMY RECORDING ACADEMY(NARAS), THE DRAMATISTS GUILD OF AMERICA, and ASCAP. This a classically trained stage actor has appeared as a rapper in the new Windstream "Greenstreakin" rap video commercial produced by THE CONCEPT FARM. Most recently Jerome wrote and produced the Musical Reading of WHO AM I? which was directed by Fredi Walker-Browne from the Original Broadway Cast of RENT. Although Jerome's original R&B music features him singing tenor, he has performed with the 2000 Grammy Winning Washington Chorus as a 2nd Bass. This SC native has performed in Japan, Germany, Turkey, Austria, and Italy. He has appeared at the APOLLO, IGUANA CLUB, KNITTING FACTORY, Ashford & Simpson's SUGARBAR, and was music director for Sunday Brunch at the SOUL CAFE from the TV Show NEW YORK UNDERCOVER. Jerome has been seen a few times on MTV and the 2007 ENERGY STAR TV Commercial. At the 2008 and 2007 AUDELCO Awards Jerome was a vocalist & pianist under the direction of 2008 Academy Award Nominee Tevin Thomas. Jerome has worked as assistant Music Director for TONY winner Geroge Faison's RESPECT PROJECT, sings with the NEW YORK STATE MASS CHOIR under Bishop Albert Jamison (Chairman-GMWA), and has done studio work with RuPaul. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Musical Theatre and a Classical Piano Minor from Shenandoah University Conservatory, Jerome is a true triple threat. Jerome was ordained a Minister of Music in 2005 and he composes music in genres like Urban Gospel, Soul, R&B, and Musical Theater. Visit: www.cdbaby.com/JeromeBrooks---

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Music:

Member Since: 11/10/2006
Band Members: CLICK TO ORDER THE CD "COMMITTED" BY JEROME AND IT WILL SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS DIRECTLY FROM CDBABY! WWW.CDBABY.COM/JEROMEBROOKSTHE DEBUT ALBUM "COMMITTED" IS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES!!!!!!! ________________________**AVAILABLE @ DISC-O-RAMA NYU STORE- 44W.8TH STREET **AVAILABLE IN HARLEM, NY @ BLACK STAR MUSIC & VIDEO- 352 LENOX AVE. B/W 127TH & 128TH
Influences: Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis, Harry Connick, Jr., Billy Preston, Fred Hammond, Ahmir Thompson (The Roots), Jimmy Hendrix, Brian McKnight, Warryn Campbell, Quincy Jones, Daryl Coley, Florence Community Chorale (South Carolina), R. Kelly, Ludwig Von Beethoven, Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls), Ricky Dillard, Anita Baker, Jill Scott, Charlie Smalls (The Wiz), J. Moss, Jonathan Larson (Rent), Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Joseph Joubert (Bdwy Inspirational Voices), John "Jubu" Smith, Jamey Jaz, Guru, James Hall, Brenda Russell(The Color Purple-Bdwy), Van Hunt, Andrew Lippa(The Wild Party-off-Bdwy), David Foster, Whitney Houston, Doobie Brothers, Eric Benet, India Arie, Elton John, Dianne Warren, Prince, Kirk Franklin, Billy Joel(Moving Out), Cy Coleman(The Life), Mary J. Blige, D'Angelo, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Chad Hugo, Richard Smallwood, Donnie Harper(New Jersey Mass), Rahsaan Patterson, Donald Lawrence, Bilal, Robin Thicke, Donny Hathaway, Marsha Ambrosius(Floetry), Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, James Poyser, Erykah Badu, Andre Harris, Chucky Thompson, Brian Alexander Morgan (SWV), Gordon Chambers, Eric Roberson, Musiq, Raphael Saadiq, El DeBarge, Earth Wind & Fire, Adriana Evans (US to Japan), Faith Evans, Angie Stone (Home State-SC), Chico DeBarge, Adam Joseph (Indie), Akil Dasan (Missy Elliott UPN), Frank McComb
Sounds Like: CD GRAPHIC DESIGN BY: JOHN SHANNON @ WWW.FIFTYFOOTDESIGN.COM **PHOTOGRAPHY BY: MITSURU KOSAKA **ENGINEERED BY: TREVOR LUIKART, DERRICK MINTER, AND JEROME BROOKS **AVAILABLE ON WWW.DIGSTATION.COM/JEROME
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

THE STUDIO RECORDING OF "LOVE UNCONDITIONAL" FEATURING TAHISHA JOHNSON IS READY FOR U

THE STUDIO RECORDING OF "LOVE UNCONDITIONAL" FEATURING TAHISHA JOHNSON IS READY FOR YOUR LISTENING EARS!!! THE RAW SOUL OF TAHISHA JOHNSON CAN BE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR IN THIS MOVING BALLAD WRITTEN ...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:52:00 GMT

LONG AWAITED REMIX TO "COMMITTED" IS READY FOR YOU TO HEAR!! AND I'M LOOKING FOR SINGERS...

HAVEN'T SLEPT YET--- THIS IS FRESH OUT OF THE STUDIO!!! "COMMITTED" REMIX----- I'M A BASS/BARITONE SO THE SONG HAD TO COME DOWN AND GET COLORED WITH SOULFUL HIGHS... THIS IS ONE OF THE 40 SON...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:17:00 GMT

THE WIZ WITH ASHANTI, ORLANDO JONES, LACHANZE & TICHINA ....

HOT--- WE GOTTA GO YALL!!! SO THE WIZ WANTS TO GO TO BROADWAY AND THEY ARE HAVING A RUN JUNE 12TH THROUGH JULY 5TH AT THE CITY CENTER ON 55TH STREET.. I KNOW TWO CATS PERFORMING IN IT. DANIEL ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:39:00 GMT

I'M FEATURED ON SEASON 2 OF MOE TV WORLD

I'M FEATURED ON SEASON 2 OF MOE TV WORLD. MOE DOES WONDERS WITH HIS MOE TV SPECIALS AND I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE A PART OF SEASON 2. THIS EPISODE FOCUSED ON THE LIFE OF A NEW YORK ACTOR ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:36:00 GMT

WORKING ON "UGLY BETTY" WORE ME OUT!! BUT IT WAS WORTH IT...

SO I PLAYED A WAITER ON THE FINALE OF "UGLY BETTY" SEASON 3. IT WILL AIR SOON. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE VANESSA WILLIAMS AND THE CAST WORKING IN FULL COSTUME AT 5AM IN THE MORNING. I FINISHED AT 7AM AN...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 10:47:00 GMT

LISTEN TO "DON'T DRINK THE WATER" PRODUCED BY: JEROME

PLAYWITHTHEBOX.NET PRESENTS: JEAN-MARC'S REMIX TO "DON'T DRINK THE WATER"- WHICH CAN BE HEARD ON WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THEQUEENSKNIGHTFLORIDA'S JEAN-MARC BRINGS HIS URBAN POP/DANCE TO THE "DON'T DRINK THE W...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:34:00 GMT

LISTEN TO THE PROMOTIONAL AUDIO MP3 OF "WHO AM I?" THE R&B MUSICAL

THE PROMOTIONAL MP3 OF "WHO AM I?" THE R&B MUSICAL READING IS HERE ON MY MYSPACE!FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED THE SHOW AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVED IT, FEEL FREE TO RELIVE THE 1ST READING VIA MP3! I ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:08:00 GMT

AUGUST WILSON'S BROADWAY PREVIEW, ME ON BET'S HARLEM HEIGHTS, & AN INVITE 2C THE JEWELTONES!!

1. THE BROADWAY PREVIEWS START THIS THURSDAY FOR AUGUST WILSON'S "JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE!" I AM A BIG FAN OF THIS MAN'S WORK AND THE TICKETS ARE AS LOW AS $26.50 UNTIL THE OFFICIAL OPENING WHICH I...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:42:00 GMT

TOM O'HORGAN HAS DIED BUT HIS WORK LIVES ON!!!

I FOUND OUT A FEW HOURS AFTER THE PASSING AND NOW I FINALLY DECIDED TO POST A BLOG ABOUT MR. TOM O'HORGAN. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY DIRECTOR OF "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" AND "HAIR."IT WAS AT HIS NE...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:51:00 GMT

PHOTOS & THANK YOUS FROM THE READING OF "WHO AM I?"

THE MUSICAL READING OF "WHO AM I?" WAS PACKED ON A SNOWY NEW YORK NIGHT! THANK YOU!JEROME JEROME & JOHNATHAN (JACQUES)JEROME & CANDICE (NARRATOR)JEROME & ARI (MANNY)JEROME & RKARDO (SEAN)JEROME & JAMY...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:39:00 GMT