GARY HINES

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Gary D. Hines Composer/Keyboardist/Songwriter/Producer/Arranger/ConductorL ongevity and versatility best characterize the music industry career of Gary D. Hines. For the past 35 years, this native New Yorker and Minneapolis, MN resident has been the conductor, producer, keyboardist, arranger and principal songwriter of and for the Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness.Hines’musical background commenced at the age of five with drum and bugle corps. By adolescence his interests included orchestral percussion, piano, Jazz, Blues, Rock, R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Gospel, Spirituals, Reggae, Latin, Big Band and choral music.Also an in-demand clinician, Hines has conducted workshops, seminars and lectures at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and around the world about African-American music, history and culture from pre-school to post-grad, to The Smithsonian.Hines’ has provided musical arrangements on three Grammy Award-winning gold albums including “The Evolution of Gospel” by The Sounds of Blackness, “Handel’s Messiah – A Soulful Celebration” and “The Apostle” Soundtrack. He has collaborated with Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Jam & Lewis, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Prince, Sting, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Usher, Ashanti, LA& Babyface, Edwin Hawkins, Bebe & Cece Winans, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Santana and many others.Gary’s arrangements can be heard on soundtracks from, “The Apostle”, to “House Party” to Walt Disney’s Feature Animation – “John Henry”. On the corporate/commercial side he has composed/recorded for The NBA, NFL, IBM, 3M, Northwest Airlines, and The Philip Morris Company, to name a few.Most recently, Hines produced “The Night Before Christmas II” and, co-produced on the Earth Wind and Fire and, Jimi Hendrix Tribute CD’s featuring Prince, Santana, Eric Clapton, and others. In June, 2007 Sounds of Blackness will release their brand new cd, “KINGS & QUEENS”. Gary gives God the highest praise and thanks for all things.Gary Hines: APPERANCE / DISCOGRAPHY

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