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My first exposure to myspace was an awesome experience. I have met so many wonderful human beings here (e.g., music artists, songwriters/composers, authors, models, poets/poetesses, producers/managers, actors/actresses, and record companies). I have also forged some lasting genuine friendships with some very caring and loving individuals.
When I first created my page, I was .. all day on and off constantly. But now, I make an appearance every now and then. So, when you don't hear from me, don't take it personal...just know that I keep myself fairly busy in other areas and don't come "online" as often as I used to.
Let's talk about the chief reason I created this page on myspace. I love my children bigtime and I support them whole-heartedly. So I am also here to promote their gifts and talents. So here is a little info about the four of them.
MY FIRSTBORN SON: "RISKY THE DBL R STAR"
Born in the Great Pacific Northwest (Portland, Oregon), Risky has made a name for himself among underground and mainstream hip-hop.Between 1996 and 1997, he recorded his first single Hard To Get By which was the Feature Artist of the Month for 1 year on PDXRap.com.Between 1998 and 1999, he started a group called Realitz Finest with artists and relatives, MB LIFE and Puggy Roo. They played venues such as the Roseland for Proz & Conzs Album Release and DJ Zig Zags Album Releases throughout the Portland Area.In the year 2000, his music jumped to a whole new level with the music theory of the Cascade Music Institute, which he attended one month out of the summer from age 11 to age 18. He started producing and accelerated at an unstoppable pace producing Gospel, Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock, etc.In 2001, he produced beats for ESPN Sports Center for highlight action as well as beats for 21 Wayz productions and various artists around town. In 2002-2004, Risky and Kevin (KP) Peterson of Proz and Conz as well as DJ DMP starting the LAB (Lyrics and Beats). The LAB performed and opened for Roots in Portland at the Roseland and in Eugene at the McDonald Hall and for De La Soul at the Crystal Ballroom and the McDonald Hall. The LAB opened for other artists like J-LIVE, The coupe, Dead Prez, DJ Premium and many more.In 2006 Risky colabed with the Band "Everclear" on there new song Hater. He put out his first big debut Album: Risky The Double R Star to be followed by Risky the Bandit featuring MJG, Jacka of Mob Figaz and Puggy Roo. At the end of December, 2006, He released his new CD "The Mind of a Musician" through Jungle Entertainment Group as part of a kick-off Tour with shows at MASU and the Tiger Bar in Portland. Copies of his CD can be purchased at One Stop Records Inc., Ozone Records, Everyday Music (Downtown), Everyday Music (Eastside), 360 Vinyl, 2nd Avenue Records, cdbaby.com and jungleentertainmentgroup.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER: "CRYSTAL"
Crystal was born and raised in Portland, Oregon - the beautiful Northwest. She comes from a talented musical family and has been singing since she could reach the keys of the piano on her daddy's lap. Her music comes from the most inner part of her. From hurts, joys, experiences, circumstances, faith, hope and everything in between. She is who she is...with no apologies. Unique in every sense of the way and full of virtue. She won't stop until her purpose and destiny is fulfilled. So keep your eyes pealed...she and her fam are comin' out in full force. JMarie, Risky Rich (the double R star), DJ Mercy B, Proverb...Much love!
MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER: "JMARIE"
Joyya "JMarie" Hunter has been singing since the spirited age of five. Her excellence in dance, from ballet to salsa, helped shape her lively preformance on stage, yet JMarie's talents go beyond just the stage. Joyya does extensive volunteer work with many of the Portland/metro and Gresham/Barlow schools, in helping youth to further exceed in education. She is now a second grade teacher at Hogan Cedars Elementary School in Gresgam, Or, and was also sighed in Jan. of 2005 to the Indie record label, Antrax Entertainment."I've learned I can't do it without Christ!"Joyya's heart's desire is to continue in the ministry which God has placed her. Through all of her many stuggles as a young adult she knows she would not have made it without the stength of Jesus. Joyya has found Christ to be her everything, a healer of the heart and body, a provider, and the ultimate joy giver. Her next venture through this wonderful life is her freshman cd release in the summer of 2006.
"EMANUEL"
An inspiring young teenager bursting with talent. He just recently won first place in Oregon's District solo Competition and will now go on to the State Solo Competition. Be on the lookout, cause he is on the rise...
In my eyes, my children are among the most talented young adults in the Music Industry and come from a long line of family artists as far back as "Ivory Joe Hunter" and beyond.
IVORY JOE HUNTER (1914 - 1974)
Ivory Joe Hunter met with success as a singer, a prolific songwriter, and a piano player in a long and varied career in the music business.He was born in Kirbyville, Texas in 1914. His mother was a gospel singer and his father, Dave Hunter, played a guitar. He took an interest in music and in 1933 made his first recording, a cylinder recording for the Library of Congress. Joe had his own radio show on KFDM in Beaumont, Texas in the early 40's and eventually became program manager. His first commercial recording was with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Joe started his own label, Ivory, and recorded a song that he had written titled Blues At Sunrise; it became a regional hit.In 1942 Joe moved to the West Coast, where he started Pacific Records. In 1947 he recorded for 4 Star and signed with King. In 1949 he began to have some hits on the R&B charts, such as I Quit My Pretty Mama and Guess Who; on both of these he was backed by some members of Duke Ellington's band.Then Joe signed with MGM and recorded I Almost Lost My Mind, which topped the R&B charts in 1950. His I Need You So reached number 2 R&B the same year, and Ivory Joe Hunter had become a hot commodity. He had a smooth delivery that packed a lot of appeal, and he began to be noticed in the country & western music community. By 1954 he had recorded more than a hundred songs and moved to the big label, Atlantic. His first song to cross over to the pop charts and meet with a great deal of success was Since I Met You Baby in 1956. It was to be his only top forty pop song, reaching as high as number 12. He had others that reached the pop charts with Empty Arms and Yes, I Want You in the late 50's. He had a minor hit with City Lights in 1959 just before his popularity began to decline. The Fifties was an era when white artists would frequently make covers of good R&B records; Pat Boone covered Joe's smash R&B hit from 1950, I Almost Lost My Mind, and had a number one hit of his own with it in 1956.Ivory Joe Hunter laid low for a while, but came back as a country singer in the late 60's and made regular appearances at the Grand Old Opry. Sonny James issued a cover of Joe's Since I Met You Baby, and it topped the country charts in 1970. This paved the way for the issue of the album The Return Of Ivory Joe Hunter and Joe's appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival.Joe was a prolific songwriter. Some estimates say that he has written more than 8,000 songs. Among them are two that Elvis Presley put in the top twenty: My Wish Came True and Ain't That Loving You Baby. Ivory Joe Hunter developed lung cancer and died in Memphis in 1974.
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