Mr. Reed

Mr. Reed is the spiritual and musical embodiment of New York City, and New York City embodies the world. An accomplished solo artist, Mr. Reed's backing band, at its largest, may be as small as a single man show or his full 11 piece band including a 4-5 piece rhythm section, a 3 piece horn, a 3 piece string section and backing vocalist. His band personnel are prepared to meet the requirements of any space or occasion. The size of his band is always flexible to the needs of the particular event. As a band leader, Mr. Reed is also a capable musician in his own right. He is a songwriter, arranger, lyricist, rapper, drummer and vocalist. Mr. Reed has a keen ability to recognize and collaborate with talented musicians, his band is known to include some of the best up and coming talent from the New York City music scene, and abroad. As a brand, Mr. Reed comes with a community and network of great musicians and other creatives, within the arts, of greater and equal talent in their respective fields.



Mr. Reed is from East New York, Brooklyn, New York; a community of approximately 90,000 people, he shines bright as one of its most well respected ambassadors. Although given to a passionate love for his hometown, of Brooklyn - he considers himself to be Brooklyn’s President, he is known to traverse all of the city's boroughs for performances and collaborations. Mr. Reed has collaborated with community based organizations such as ARTs, East New York, The Brooklyn Arts Council, BRIC Arts Media, The Brooklyn Community Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation.

Mr. Reed can often be found enjoying the sounds of some of his favorite musicians, at some of the New York City's most popular large and small venues, like Brooklyn's, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Knitting Factory and Brooklyn Bowl; The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe and Rockwood Music Hall in the Lower East Side; The Village Underground, The Blue Note, The Village Vanguard, Small's, Cafe Wha, and The Bitter End in the East Village; The Highline Ballroom, in Chelsea; Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, in Midtown; as well as, The Apollo Theater, The Shrine and The Black National Theater, in Harlem.

Mr. Reed has been fortunate to build on his international presence by traveling to and or performing in such countries as the Netherlands, in Amsterdam; Spain, in Barcelona; The United Kingdom, in London; Ghana, West Africa, in Accra; Germany, in Berlin; and soon to Canada, in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec; Panama; Haiti; Mozambique; South Africa; Brazil; Hong Kong, China; and Australia.

Mr. Reed's style is inclusive of his influences of Hip-Hop, Hi-Life and Hip-Life, House, Rock, Jazz, Soul, Salsa, Soca, Calypso, African-Americana (Spirituals), Popular Music, Blues, Gospel, Bossa, Reggae/Dancehall, World Musics, and all that cannot be defined or genre(d). He has used his wealth of life experiences and musical influences to be a successful event planner, promoter and booker of other talented artist, ranging from all genres.

Mr. Reed is the name of the man and his band. For a number of years he performed under the name, Mr. Reed & SoundHouse. As a producer of records for others, his team of musicians and producers are known as, The Soul Circle. Their writing process is as natural as their live show.



Mr. Reed's songwriting and production style possesses an instant familiar quality, that hooks the ear of the listener; yet takes you on a musical journey, that it would seem, only one's childhood could allow. He once described his music as, “I write from a place where I somehow pour my feelings of nostalgia into a bottle, shake it up, open it, and from it, out-pours our childhood memories of great music.” He is currently working on a trilogy of albums in his "Life, Love and Economy" series, which include: Recession Free Music, Recession Free Music: A darker Abrax - U. S., and finally, Recession Free Music: PULSE! Mr. Reed seeks to use these albums as a précis to cover both general and global themes; that will set the foundation for his future bodies of work. These future albums will take on a more personal, introspective, and biographical tone. Before the release of Mr. Reed's second album he will release a live album called, Mr. Reed Live From Recession Free Music: Brooklyn. This live album will provide a taste of how Mr. Reed's live performance has grown since the release of his first album in 2008.

Mr. Reed has shared the stage with such acts as:
Big Sean "Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay"; Lupe Fiasco "Superstar", "Kick Push"; LifeHouse "Hanging By A Moment"; Reel Big Fish "Sell Out"; and Motion City Soundtrack "Hold Me down".

He has also performed at, and/or run residencies in, many of New York City's most prestigious venues, including: The Darby, Sounds of Brazil, The Village Underground, The Blue Water Grill, Ella Lounge, Club Groove NYC, South Paw, Sullivan Hall, Giant's Stadium (The New Meadowlands Stadium) for The Bamboozle Festival; The Hammerstein Ballroom, Webster Hall, for the QAS; The McKittrick Hotel, for Sleep No More; City Winery, The Gramercy Theater, WNYC/NPR's The Greene Space, Joe’s Pub, The National Black Theater of Harlem (NBT), and Minton’s. He has also performed at such great international venues as Kulture Fabrik in Berlin, Germany and The North Sea Jazz Club in Holland.

Mr. Reed has performed on the many great stages of New York City and around the world, including within his hometown of East New York Brooklyn, on the subway platforms, of New York City; Barcelona, Spain; and at Centraal Station in Amsterdam, Netherlands as an effective marketing tool to gain attention for his work. He has acted in, written original music, lyrics, score, and co-written treatments for commercials for major brands, such as Gillette, Guitar Center and NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Howard Stern, referring Mr. Reed's performance on America's Got Talent, said, "I think Mr. Reed is a huge star...my hat is off to you, when you open your mouth and sing, it is absolutely beautiful."



He is now on tour under the banner of, The Recession Free Music Tour 2015, heading to your university, city, state and/or country. Expect great things from this artist, who expects great things of himself. He is currently booking and accepting dates for 2015, domestically, in New York; Philadelphia, PA.; Atlanta, Georgia; Miami, Florida; California; Connecticut; New Orleans, Louisiana; Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Austin and Dallas, Texas; and internationally, in French and Dutch side, St. Maarten/St. Martin; Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Paris, France; and Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands; and wherever else he may be invited.

Inquiries for collaboration and or booking can be made via email:
MrReedEnt@gmail.com
Brands seeking to forward samples of their wares can mail items to this address:
Mr. Reed
9602 Glenwood Rd. Box #208
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Telephone, leave message: 3478787924
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