Here's a clip of performances with Freddie Jackson, Angela Bofill, Mike Phillips, Marcus Johnson and other artists...Here's my bio...______________________________________________________
_______My Biography:At the age of eleven, guitarist/producer 'Earl Carter' bought a couple of how to books and started teaching himself to play the guitar. At age fifteen, he picked up the saxophone and joined his high school concert band, marching band and jazz ensemble. He practiced diligently on both instruments in hope of someday becoming a professional musician. Although proficient on both instruments, he eventually decided to focus on sharpening his guitar playing skills. He soon joined 14 Karat which consisted of other talented musicians such as Dwayne "Smitty" Smith and Wayne Bruce.During the late '80s and early '90s, Earl was a member of the platinum hit-making dance/GoGo band, "EU." With EU, he recorded music on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and the GoGo Live music video. In 1999, Earl laid several guitar tracks for many artists at Diddy's New York City recording facility, "Daddy's House." He has also co-produced dialogue recordings with his production partner J.R. Fenwick for motivational speakers Les Brown and Willie Jolley, author George Fraser and sports stars Jawan Howard and Nikki McCray.Over the years, Earl has performed with many local and world-renowned artists. As a side man/ freelance musician, he has worked with Bobby Lyle, Marcus Johnson, Jaared, Alyson Williams, Nick Colionne, Bob Baldwin, Mike Phillips, Michael Lington, Jackiem Joyner, Freddie Jackson, Angela Bofill, Regina Belle, Rhian Benson, Tony Terry, Coolio, Bobby Humphrey, Gerald Veasley, Jimmy Sommers, Miles Jaye, Pamela Williams, Miriamm, Annie Sidley, Sy Smith and many others. He performed for several nationally televised, international and local concerts and programs including; The Ghana Jazz Festival 2003, The Bermuda Jazz Festival 2002, The Bermuda Jazz Festival 2003, The National Smooth Jazz Awards 2002 and many others. In addition, he spent time participating in local cable TV show tapings and played on several CD recordings that received national airplay and distribution including; Bobby Lyle's - Straight and Smooth, Marcus Johnson's -Live @ Blues Alley, Marcus Johnson's Live - In Person DVD, Marcus Johnson's - Just Doing What I Do, Jaared's - Hangtime, Alyson Williams' - It's About Time, Yahzarah's - Black Star, Kim Scott's - Shake Down and Spike Lee's Soundtrack to Do The Right Thing.As a front man/guitarist, Earl has opened for world-renowned jazz artists such as Pieces of a Dream, Spyro Gyra, Bona Fide and many others. He's performed many venues for multiple radio stations i.e. WJZW 105.9, WSMJ 104.3, 95.9 and WPFW. His personal CD projects have reached heavy rotation on college radio (WHOV in Hampton VA) specialty shows as well as satellite, Internet and overseas radio. Earl has used world-class players in his band and makes every effort to give his audience a spectacular show. He occasionally performs at the legendary jazz club "Blues Alley" located in Washington DC and officially released three CD projects "No Frettin in 2002, 495 in 2005 and My Paradise in 2007".Earl currently writes contemporary jazz, adult contemporary, R&B, pop, alternative, gospel and hip hop materials for record labels and other music publishers and producers. His writing and producing credits include compositions for EU, Randy Gill of 2D Extreme and Zoe Spencer (movie sound track for Trios).
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ST FRONT MAN / FEATURED ARTIST PERFORMANCES (Many others not listed) / Earl Carter National Anthem performance at the MCI Center for the NBA League (Wizards and Cavaliers) (2004) / Earl Carter National Anthem performance at the MCI Center for the And1 League (2004) / Earl Carter performance at the Nat'l Capital BBQ Battle (June 2007) / Earl Carter performance at Blues Alley, Washington, DC (January 2007) / Earl Carter performance at Blues Alley, Washington, DC (January 2004) / Earl Carter performance at the Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival (June 2003) / Earl Carter performance for the Urban League - Marriott® Wardman Park Hotel (2007) / Earl Carter performance for Barak Obama supporters, Washington, DC (2007) / Earl Carter performance at The Jazz Café, Charlotte, NC (August 2006) / Earl Carter performance at The Jazz Café, Charlotte, NC (August 2005) / Earl Carter performance at The Snow Shoe Mountain Wine Festival, WV (2004) / Earl Carter performance at The Golden Scissors Awards - Washington Convention Center (December 2007) / Earl Carter performance at The Golden Scissors Awards - Constitution Hall (November 2006) / Earl Carter performance at The Golden Scissors Awards - Washington Convention Center (November 2005) / Earl Carter performance for Glynn Jackson’s Spirit of Washington Cruise (November 2005) / Earl Carter performance for The Sax and Guitars Jazz Concert at The Best Western Hotel, Windsor Mill, MD (April 2008) / Earl Carter performance for the 104.3 Sunday Brunch at the Marriott/Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD (Ongoing) / Earl Carter performance for the Bin 1700 Lounge, Crystal City Gateway Marriott, Crystal City, VA (Ongoing) / Earl Carter performance at Coco's Butter Café, Jessup, MD (Ongoing) / Earl Carter performance at Opus 88 - McLean Hilton, McLean, VA (Ongoing)
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ST SIDEMAN PERFORMANCES (Many others not listed) / BET Ghana Heritage Jazz Festival, West Africa performances with Freddie Jackson, Angela Bofill, Mike Phillips, Marcus Johnson, Sy Smith and Rian Benson (2003) / BET Bermuda Jazz Festival performances with Freddie Jackson, Mike Phillips and Marcus Johnson (2003) / BET Bermuda Jazz Festival performances with Angela Bofill, Bobby Lyle, Bobby Humphrey, Marcus Johnson, Sy Smith, Jimmy Sommers, etc. (2002) / BET Jazz 3rd Annual National Smooth Jazz Awards, San Diego, California performances with Jaared, Marcus Johnson and Jackiem Joyner (2002) / BET Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin performance with Mike Burton, Washington, DC (2004) / BET J&R Music Performance, New York City with Bobby Lyle and Marcus Johnson (2004) / BET J&R Music Performance, New York City with Marcus Johnson (2003) / San Diego Music Festival performances with Michael Lington, Marcus Johnson and Jackiem Joyner, San Diego, California (2003) / Oakland California performances with Michael Lington and Marcus Johnson (2004) / Los Angeles California performances with Bobby Lyle, Marcus Johnson, David Dyson and Jaared (2003) / Miami, Florida performances with Miles Jaye and Marcus Johnson (2002) / The Jazz Café performances with Mike Phillips, Charlotte, North Carolina (Several dates) / AFRAM performance in Norfolk, Virginia with Marcus Johnson (2006) / Performance at The Egg, Albany New York with Pamela Williams, Marcus Johnson and Jaared (2003) / 100 Black Men Coalition performance with Mike Phillips at The Westin, Charlotte, NC (2006) / Capital Jazz Festival performance with Bob Baldwin, Columbia, Maryland (2004) / Capital Jazz Festival performance with Bobby Lyle, Bull Run Park, Virginia (2003) / Americas Jazz Festival performance with Nick Colionne, Alyson Williams and Marcus Johnson, Columbia, Maryland (2003) / Americas Jazz Festival performance with Marcus Johnson, Columbia, Maryland (2002) / Carter Baron performance with Marcus Johnson, Washington, DC (2003)
_________________________________________________________MY PARADISE CD CREDITS:Ron Baker - Photography,Earl Carter - Guitar, Electric Bass, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Programming, Recording and Production, Mixing,Mike Corbett - Drums, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Programming, Recording and Production, Mixing and Mastering,Sharli McQueen - Vocals,Annie Sidley -Vocals,Josh Stepherson - Vocals
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5 CD CREDITS:Michael Baker - Electric Bass,Greg "Fritz" Blakey - Photography,Michael Burton - Sax,Earl Carter - Guitar, Guitar Synth, Synth Bass, Electric Bass, Drum Programming, Recording and Production, Mixing, Artwork,Patrick Cooper - Keyboards, Synth Bass, Recording and Production,Mike Corbett - Mixing and Mastering,Kim Corbett-Knight - Vocals,Prince Dejour - Vocals,Jay Williams - Drums and Production
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FRETTIN' CD CREDITS:Greg "Fritz" Blakey - Photography,Earl Carter - Guitar, Guitar Synth, Synth Bass, Electric Bass, Drum Programming, Recording and Production, Mixing and Mastering,Patrick Cooper - Keyboards and Production,Josh Stepherson - Vocals,Andre Williams - Vocals
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r more information, pics and audio samples visit my official website at http://www.earl-carter.com!_________________________________
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