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Akil

AKIL

About Me

AKIL WINGATE IS THE SINGER-SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN BEHIND NUMEROUS CHART HITS. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE HIM AND HIS VOICE FROM THE HITS "GIVE LOVE (W/ TRISTAN GARNER/THE MUTTONHEADS)" "SAVE MY SOUL (W/ LOGIC/DAVID GUETTA F*CK ME I'M FAMOUS)" "SCANDALOUS (W/ GREG ACCESS)" OR HIS NUMEROUS OTHER COLLABORATIONS WITH FRED FALKE, FONZERELLI, CLAUDE NJOYA AND RICHARD BAHERICZ, AND MANY MORE. HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AWARD FOR HIS ORIGINAL BLUES THEATRICAL PRODUCTION THE DEVIL'S BACKDOOR FEATURING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND STORYTELLING. AS A PRODUCER AND COMPOSER HE HAS WRITTEN AND ARRANGED FOR NUMEROUS ARTISTS. AND HIS FAMILY TREE AND CLOSE FRIENDS' LIST RUNS LIKE A WHO'S WHO OF LEGENDS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
OFFICIAL VIDEO "SCANDALOUS"
Greg Access & Akil Wingate - Scandalous - live

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OFFICIAL VIDEO "GIVE LOVE" TRISTAN GARNER FT AKIL WINGATE
OFFICIAL VIDEO "HIGHER" DB JAVELIN FT AKIL WINGATE
LONDON SOUND REHEARSAL AKIL WINGATE "WHAT WE'VE DONE"
AKIL WINGATE AND ROOM 16 LIVE IN LOS ANGELES "RAMONE"

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Member Since: 4/14/2005
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Booking/production requests: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Influences: SHUBERT, DONIZETTI, DARRYL COLEY, THE TEMPTATIONS, THE FOUR TOPS, SAM COOKE, JACKIE WILSON, LUTHER VANDROSS, BESSIE SMITH, BIG MAYBELLE, SARAH VAUGHN, ELLA FITZGERALD, DUKE ELLINGTON, THELONIUS MONK, LITTLE RICHARD, CHUCK BERRY, BB KING, ROBERT JOHNSON, EDDIE KENDRICKS, BOBBIE WOMACK, JAMES BROWN, STEVIE WONDER, DONNY HATHAWAY, PAVOROTTI, TERRENCE TRENT D'ARBY, TINA TURNER, PATTI LABELLE, ARETHA FRANKLIN, RACHELLE FERRELL.
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Record Label: MAJOR
Type of Label: Major