OVERSEER ELDER RICHARD HARTLEY
Richard Hartley is a New York-based singer, arranger, songwriter, actor and musical director who has spent much of his career helping other major artists sound their best. He's recorded and/or performed with Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Tricky, Kelly Price, Candi Staton, Dottie Peoples and many more. Starting as a youth in New York, Richard began singing at the age of four in church and grew up to be one of the premier choir directors in the city.After being selected for a role in Vy Higgensen's, "Mama I Want To Sing", he went on to hold several principal roles in this hit musical, touring in fifteen countries with this production and appearing on the cast recording. He appears in two Mariah Carey videos and has performed on The Grammy Awards show, Late Night With David Letterman, Show Time At The Apollo, Soul Train, The Soul Train Music Awards, Donnie Marie and more. Richard Hartley and The Soul Resurrection can be described as Luther Vandross onstage with Walter Hawkins and The Hawkins Family, infused with the rhythms of Sade and Maxwell as backed by a band reminiscent of Earth, Wind & Fire.Richard Hartley has electrified audiences in Central Park,RFK Stadium in Washington DC before 30,000 people, Manhattan nightclubs, storefront churches and more,as well as appearing as choir director/vocalist in the ABC movie ,"Double Platinum", starring Diana Ross,CNN,Good Day New York,and the NBC Nightly News.Recently he recorded a "live CD' in Tokyo during his 50th visit to the country!. Has a current CD on the market entitled "Love is all We Need" on Shanachie entertainment and is set for his 3rd release shortly.He also is the co-founder and Pastor of Haven International Ministries in Rockaway Beach N.Y. home of the dynamic Haven House Choir!Tune In On Sunday's to Q.P.T.V. Channel 57 At 8pm For Haven Nights alternating with other ecj/ejnwfilms presentations. Join Richard Hartley And Haven Ministries.Haven Brand New Commercial Created by Emery C. Jones
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