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J.G. Gates....The Soul Singer....

About Me

JG GATES HAS BEEN DOING HIS THING FOR OVER 15 YEARS. WHETHER IT'S R&B/SOUL, HIP HOP, OR SPOKEN WORD GATES HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON A LEVEL THAT IS ABOVE AVERAGE. HE STARTED OUT IN COLLINSVILLE,IL AT THE AGE OF 6 IN WHAT ELSE.... THE CHURCH CHOIR. AT 7 HE WAS TAKEN ON TO BE PERSONALLY TRAINED BY DR. LEONARD VAN CAMP, THE HEAD OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT S.I.U. EDWARDSVILLE,IL. BY 15 HE WAS A MEMBER OF VARIOUS SINGING GROUPS, TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION, THAT WERE WORKING 21 AND OVER CLUBS, AND GETTING PAID. HE RECENTLY WAS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IN THE MCDONALDS R&B SOUL SEARCH AND IS NOW WORKING ON A NEW PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL BEND GENRES AND WILL BE UNLIKE ANY OF THE R&B THATS ON THE AIRWAVES.THUS PUTTING HIM IN A CLASS ALL BY HIMSELF.SOMETHING LIKE A MODERN DAY MARVIN GAYE, BUT YOU WILL DETERMINE THAT.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/08/2007
Band Members:



J.G. Gates
..a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individ ual&videoid=31848307">J.G. Gates
....Ray Goss ft. J.G. Gates Performing Preach
Jay-Z's "D.O.A" Video!

Influences: MARVIN GAYE,DONNY HATHAWAY,STEVIE WONDER,PRINCE,RAY CHARLES,BILLY JOEL,AL GREEN,THE BEATLES,LUTHER VANDROSS,D'ANGELO,GUNS N ROSES,TUPAC SHAKUR,MILES DAVIS,NOTORIOUS B.I.G.,JAY-Z,NAS,SCARFACE,CEE-LO GREEN,DUKE ELLINGTON,COUNT BASSIE, ERIC CLAPTON,LED ZEPPLIN,RICHARD SMALLWOOD,JOHN P. KEE,FRED HAMMOND,SMOKEY ROBINSON.......ETC.
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

CAN I GET SUM LOVE????

i been doin this 4 years and I could really use a break. problem is i feel like im so close, closer than ive been in years, to just chill. i know we heard all this b4 but can i get sum love at home? ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:44:00 GMT

Music is my Life

I just wanted everyone 2 know that even though I'm chasin the wealth of the music game, it's still my first love. I've been doing this a long time and it's still new and fresh 2 me. melodies ring in m...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:34:00 GMT

GATES IS THE NAME

ALOTA PEOPLE WANNA KNOW Y I  CALL MYSELF GATES AND THATS NOT MY LAST NAME. WELL, THE NAME GATES COMES FROM BILL GATES,NOT JAMES GATES LIKE SOME PEOPLE THINK.AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S ABOUT THE M...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:25:00 GMT