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twizz

big thangs poppin', and little thangs STOPPIN!

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***NEWS FLASH*** july 11, 2008 Just found out that I'm on Sy Smith's new CD entitled "Conflict". She's got a couple of live cuts that were performed at the temple bar earlier this year, and included them on the record. Thats a blessing right there! SO GO AND BUY SY SMITH'S NEW ALBUM, CONFLICT, ON iTUNES!!july 4, 2008 playin' at the New Orleans Superdome to a near sold out crowd for the Essence Music Festival. Performed w/Chris Brown (and Bow Wow who made a guest appearance), who graced the stage right after Rihanna, and right before Kanye closed the night out. Got to play with the legendary Gerald Heyward on drums and "Natural" on the guitar. Even though I was just fillin' in (Courtney, thanks again!), it was the moment I'd been waiting for. . . the moment when I actually said to myself while looking out at the tens of thousands of spectators, "I'm living my dream. . . I'm ACTUALLY living my dream. . . "may 27, 2008 in the studio mashin' out hits with Terrell Carter for his upcoming release on Sony. . . its gonna be watermelons. . . bigger than bananas. . . watermelons!! lol!!feb 9, 2008 twizz plays with J*Davey, ?uestlove and James Posyer at The Roots 5th Annual Rock the Vote Grammy Jam @ the Key Club. Shares the stage with Seal, Raheem DeVaughn, MC Lyte and Fall Out Boy.jan 2, 2008 W TIMOTHY "TWIZZ" BAILEY, JR SIGNS PUBLISHING DEAL WITH FOXXKING ENTERTAINMENT AND BUG MUSIC! UH-OH. . . WHATS NEXT FOR TOOTWIZZLIN PRODUCTIONS IN 2008?!!!! ****************This is t.bailey, also known as twizz. I'm a professional musician, producer, musical director and songwriter. Professional meaning I make a living doing what I do. . . This is not a hobby. This is not, nor do I have a side hustle. So when approaching me about tracks or pricing for anything music related, please keep this in mind. This is my love, but it is also my job.I've worked with artists nominated for BET Awards, appeared alongside superstars on TV shows such as CDUSA and Access Hollywood, gotten nods for my production work from Billboard and the Source Magazine, and worked on albums nominated for Stellar Awards. Check out the videos at the bottom of this section. I'm playing bass on all of them.Production Credits:Many great artists have laced tracks produced by TooTwizzlin Productions. Folks like Mims, J. Holiday, Rahsaan Patterson, and Lil' Flip. You can check out the credits in these current projects (In order of release):Rahsaan Patterson - Wines and Spirits (www.rahsaan.com or www.artistrymusic.net) Mims - Music Is My Savior (mimsmusic.net) Wildflower - Urban Diva (urbanwildflower.com) Khaliah - Another Catagory (www.khaliah.net) Future Leaders Outreach Newtork - I C.A.N.W.A.I.T (www.icanwait.net) Bloodstone - Now, Thats What I'm Talking About (www.bloodstoneusa.com) Lester Estelle, Sr. - The Gift (www.lesterestelle.com)Currently in the studio working on hits for Mary Mary, Jamie Foxx, Terrell Carter, Russell Taylor, Nominee, Knagui, and other names you may or may not recognize, but talented people none the less. So be on the look out in this new year, "The Year Of New Beginnings".Formal Education:Los Angeles Music Academy (Pasadena, CA) 08/04 - 09/05 (Certificate of Completion)Kansas City Kansas Community College (Kansas City, KS) 08/02 - 05/04 (Focus on Music Technology and Jazz Performance)Sumner Academy of Arts and Science (Kansas City, KS) 08/97-05/99, 08/01-05/02 (Diploma)Youth Performing Arts School (Louisville, KY) 08/99 - 05/01 (Focus on Music Performance)Live Playing:Every other Sunday, I'm with The Signature, which is the house band for Soul Expressions @ The Temple Bar in Santa Monica. I've been blessed to share the stage with folk like Tank, Ginuwine, Tyrese, Seal, Babyface, Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, former US President Bill Clinton, Marcus Johnson, Raheem DeVaughn, Rahsaan Patterson, Sy Smith, the X-Clan, Leela James, ?uestlove, Rihanna, Terrell Carter, Medusa, Joe Clair, Tony Rock, Billy Davis and Marlyn McCoo, Gary Taylor, Richard Smallwood, Kim Burrell, Dr. Bobby Jones, Andre Crouch, Keith Crouch, Kenneth Crouch, DeRay Davis, Rah Digga, J*Davey, DeRay Davis, Kevin Hart, John "Jubu" Smith, Natural, Errol Cooney, Paul Jackson, Jr., David Jackson, Mike Bereal, Cassandra O'Neal, Chris Johnson, Tony Royster, Jr., Gerald Heyward, Dave Foreman, Charlie Bereal, Nisan Stewart, Eddie Brown, Craig Brockman, etc.. . . If you dont know any of these names, google them. . .Shouts:Jessica Starr and Randy Fuchs at Artist Relations Dean Markley Strings CAD Mics Kenny Bereal and the entire staff at Hitclub Entertainment Garrett Johnson LaRonda Sutton, Jamie Foxx, Marcus King, and the rest of the staff at FoxxKing Entertainment Alexander Bailey (www.alexanderbailey.org)More news coming soon. . .God Bless. Twizz

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Member Since: 5/5/2005
Band Website: soundclick.com/tootwizzlin
Influences: Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Dave Hollister, Scott Storch, Dr. Dre, Jill Scott, Andre Harris and Vidal Davis, Tommy Sims, the Underdogs, Tonex, Kirk Franklin, R. Kelly, Fred Hammond, Nisan Stewart, Mike City, Asaph (Alex)ander Ward, Raphael Saadiq, Ty Tribbett, Musiq, Kim Burrell, the Cross Movement, the Ambassador, etc.


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. . . when I think of His goodness. . .

God is really some kinda awesome. Real talk.There's always a lot of controversy surrounding "church" musicians playing in "non-church" venues and for artists that sing about stuff other than the good...
Posted by twizz on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PST

thinking of Kanye. . .

how?how do you comfort someone like Kanye right now? How do you comfort an only child looses his mother? The mother that he was so attached to? How? I'm sitting here watching clips of Kanye in Par...
Posted by twizz on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:38:00 PST

What does God have next. . .

Soo. . . Life is quite interesting. . . real talk. A lot of us are trying to find out what our purpose is. Many times what we have planned for ourselves isn't necessarily what God's purpose is, ya k...
Posted by twizz on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:43:00 PST

the POWER in those old hymns. . .

I believe that its no secret that we as a people are getting further and further from God.  We meaning the world.  The universe.  (Let's face it; the world is coming to an end. . . )&nb...
Posted by twizz on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:24:00 PST

the greatest producer of today. . .

. . . one day, Warryn and I will work together. . . even if its just me making Starbucks runs and patching cables @ MyBlock!  lol.  I learn so much from this guy from every al...
Posted by twizz on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:39:00 PST

WANDERA HITCHYE, YOU'RE THE REAL AMERICAN IDOL! KEEP ON PUSHIN'!

So I'm pissed to the point of me boycotting American Idol.  DID Y'ALL SEE IT TONIGHT?!!!!  Wandera Hitchye SANG "A Change Is Gonna Come", and killed it!  How do I describe her for thos...
Posted by twizz on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:36:00 PST

back then, didn't want me. . .

You know, a couple things that I always try to do is remain respectful and humble.  This myspace thing is real hilarious, in that a lot of folk are STILL in cliques.  There are quite a few p...
Posted by twizz on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:53:00 PST

ITS OFFICAL!!! TWIZZ: THE STELLAR AWARD NOMINEE!!!!

Look at GOD!!!!So the ballots are in. Check out www.thestellarawards.com. Click on 2007 Nominees (Located on the Menu on the left-hand side). Scroll down to catagories 23, 24 and 25. Ya boy was he...
Posted by twizz on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:54:00 PST

. . . the Versatility of TooTwizzlin Productions. . .

Hey people.A little while back I found myself in a different musical situation. I was approached by a guy named Jonathan Hernandez, an aspiring vocalist and songwriter. He has been approached by...
Posted by twizz on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:05:00 PST

Tonex Uses my music, Nominated for Stellar Awards. . . God IS Good!

Just a real short explaination. . . First of all, Tonex is looking for tracks for his vlogs (Video Blogs).  He used one of my tracks for the August 14th Blog.  Check out the comment he left...
Posted by twizz on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:03:00 PST