Artist description VERNON BRINGS YOU THROUGH HIS MUSIC A DIVERSE, ORIGINAL SOUNDING, SPECTRUM OF MUSIC. HE COMBINES SEVERAL DIFFERENT GENRE'S OF MUSIC INTO ONE TO CREATE HIS OWN BLEND OF MUSICAL TEXTURES. HE TAKES YOU FROM SMOOTH, SENSUAL, SEXY LOVE BALLADS, TO ROCK INSTRUMENTAL WITH A FUTURISTIC EDGE, TO A CLASSIC DOWN HOME BLUES ELETRIC BOOGIE. NO MATTER WHAT THE STYLE OR GENRE OF MUSIC VERNON DOES IT WITH FEELING AND FROM THE HEART.

Music Style URBAN/R&B, SMOOTH JAZZ, HIPHOP, FUNKROCK

Musical Influences Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen, George Clinton, Prince, Tupac Shakur, and too many more to list here!

Similar Artists KENNY G, JIMI HENDRIX, CARLOS SANTANA,

Artist History VERNON HAS TOURED, RECORDED, AND PRODUCED SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE RECORDING INDUSTRY!COMING FROM A VERY MUSICAL FAMILY IN HIS NATIVE HOME OF NASSAU,BAHAMAS, AS A YOUTH HE WAS ALWAYS SURROUNDED BY MUSIC, AND ENCOURAGED TO PLAY MUSIC AS AN ACTIVITY.UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HIS MOTHER, AN ACCOMPLISHED PIANIST, AND VIOLINIST, VERNON GOT THE FORMAL START THAT HE NEEDED THAT WOULD LATER BE THE FOUDATION FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL MUSIC CAREER.VERNON TO DATE HAS PERFORMED WITH SUCH LEGENDARY ARTIST AS, BILLY PAUL, MAJOR HARRIS, CUBA GOODING SR.(MAIN INGREDIENT), DJ ROGERS, CHARLES"MERRY CHRISTMAS"BROWN, BARBARA MORRISON, HOWARD HEWITT(SHALAMAR),WALTER AND SCOTTY(WHISPERS)AND HAS PRODUCED,AND CO-PRODUCED SUCH ASTIST'S AS "THE DRAMATICS",JOHNNY"GUITAR"WATSON, JUNIOR WALKER,AND MANY MORE. VERNON SPENT SEVEN YEARS AS PRESIDENT OF CHEREESE RECORDS WHO PUT OUT GROUPS LIKE SOUCHE,MONIQUE, AND THE INT'L REGGAE SENSATION DANI SPENCER. HE HAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED ALSO FOR THE LEGENDARY PRODUCER NORMAN WHITFIELD, AT WHITFIELD RECORDS, SHARING WRITING AND PRODUCTION DUTIES WITH SUCH TALENTED HITMAKERS AS MARK KENOLY(GOLDEN TOUCH-ROSE ROYCE). TODAY STILL VERY ACTIVE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, WHEN HE IS NOT OUT ON TOUR WITH ONE OF HIS ARTIST, OR A MAJOR RECORDING ACT, HE HIS VERY BUSY RUNNING HIS NEW INDIE LABEL BOOSWEET RECORDS!

Group Members SOLO ARTIST

Instruments GUITAR, BASS, KEYS, VOCALS, AND DRUM AND RHYTHM PROGRAMMING

Albums KALEIDESCOPE

Press Reviews Vernon Neilly's "Memory Of You" gets 4 stars from Globalmuse.com !!! "Here is a very seductive and enchanting composition.The sax and guitar in this song have the ability to pull at the listeners heart strings and conjure up beautiful imagery. The song is mostly instrumental with great harmonies included throughout the song. Well worth checking out if you're a contemporary urban fan."-Globalmuse review" Vernon Neilly is a world class musician that Scout International is proud to have with us. We only wish we could have a hundred more like him. His talents extend far past the microphone with involvement in the total process. He is a total credit to his profession. We wish Vernon the best possible success in his passionate career. From the overwhelming reception he has received at Scout, we can only bet that his boundaries are limitless." Scout International LLC.- May 3, 2001 - Contemporary Urban Artist Vernon Neilly has scored yet another 'Top Download' title at Scout International with his songs "Memory of You" and "Baby Come Back" from his CD "Kaleidoscope". Vernon ranked top in downloads with 419 for the month of April, resulting in his being selected as the Scout International Featured Artist of May. Smooth Jazz lead by the guitar work of Vernon Neilly. "Neilly is a man of many moods. Sometimes he lends his brandy-sweet voice to a soft Quiet Storm number, and sometimes he likes to dance on the ceiling to an Electric Blues boogie. With his big, warm voice and sense of style, you just know this man can work a crowd." - Listen.com

Location Inglewood, California - USA

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