Troy Barnett's Page

1) Artist name

Troy Barnett & Raw Energy

2) Main website

http://www.artists.topmusic.jp/troybarnett

3) Members (and instruments)

Troy Barnett lead singer, keys, trumpet
Catrell Gray drummer
David Cutright percussionist
John "Bud" Hemphill bass guitar
Brent Nabors tenor sax, alto sax, flute
Jordan Donald Lenoir sax, keys, eewie
Grayson Paul Creely lead guitar

4) Artist descriptive sentence (Approx. 25 words)

Raw Energy's sound incorporates many genres of music that will take you on a journey. The album I'm Not Him in which they were introduced is pure and emotional.

5) Artist full description (Biography, releases, tours, activities in Japan, other websites, unique points of interest)

Troy Barnett & Raw Energy of independent label Phat Barz Records & Multimedia L.L.C. are talented young musicians combining old school flavor with a fresh flavor for all ages! These jazz lovers are Houston natives that are internationally recognized in Osaka Osaka-fu Japan at Sam's Record Shop for their cd "I'm Not Him", an eclectic mix of Jazz, R&B, and Soul. Whether cover tunes from ANY genre (even Latin) or originals, Raw Energy is a hot band and a well kept secret. We've played at Starbucks, The Gap, Midtown Lounge, Heads-N-Tails in Kemah, Austin KAZI the voice fm festival as featured band to name a few and their original jazz tune "Her" has been number one at the University of Detroit's Key of Gee Jazz Break. Other stations have taken to Raw Energy's sound like, WTCC 90.7 in Springfield Massachusetts, Jerry Bulter blog talk radio show, KTSU (Texas southern university) and KCOH AM in Houston Texas. They have opened for famous blues singers, Mel Waiters and Rue Davis!
Troy Barnett, the founder, CEO, and president of Phat Barz Records & Multimedia started playing music at the age of 10. His first instrument was the trumpet. Through high school he expanded his talent and skill to the entire brass family of instruments while gaining gigging experience with the Young Professional Musicians of Houston (Young Sounds Of Houston). At the age of sixteen he organized his own five member jazz band; they began performing in jazz clubs throughout the city of Houston, TX. Summer months were spent participating and studying in the Summer Jazz Workshop conducted annually by the late Professor Conrad Johnson, Bubba Thomas, Kyle Turner, Joe Sample, Barry Hall (Director-Duke Ellington Orchestra), and others on the campuses of St. Thomas and Texas Southern Universities. He later taught himself to play the organ and the piano before attending Texas Southern and Sam Houston State Universities. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the Writers Guild of America, and a Master Mason. He has played for many regional and national recording artists such as Kim Burrell-Young, Mark Gordon and Eternal Life Ministries, Charles Tyrone, Darius Brooks (Musical Director of the late Rev. Milton Brunsons Thompson Community Singers), Adrian Medearis and GODS Anointed People (GAP), Shawn McClemore, and has even shared the stage with Wynton Marsalis and Dr. Shirley Caesar. Troy presses to encourage young people of all ages, musicians AND non-musicians, that success is not in notoriety, but believing in and unleashing ones own abilities. He has provided musical accompaniment for the Missy Chu Childrens Book entitled, "What Color Is Monday?", and the theme song for the Historically Black College Queens Workshop' entitled, "All Hail The Queen". He currently mentors and tutors young musicians in the urban areas of Houston, TX. He has recently completed co-production of a Latin/Pop/R&B project with the immensely talented youth based super-group "Soulsa Caliente" of the Diaz Music Institute. Betsy Ross Elementary called on him to compose the music for their student written school song...he deems it an honor! Troy's first project was the original music soundtrack for the theatrical stage production of Mary Terry Wiley's new 'Soul Opera', "For Your Souls Sake". The latest is Album, "I'm Not Him" featuring his band Raw Energy and late 19 year old guitarist Alex Milam (R.I.P.)

Band Main Site (English) www.phatbarz.com/rawenergy.aspx

To hear go to www.cdbaby.com/all/tbarnett

To see more www.youtube.com/phatbarzrecords

6) Music genres

jazz, latin, R&B, singer-songwriter, soul, urban

7) i) Current city/country location(s), ii) Previous home cities/nationalities of members (if different)

Houston Texas; United States of America

8) i) Manager/leader’s name, ii) email, iii) phone number, iv) organization name and URL (if different)

Manager Crystal Stone
phatbarz@att.net; cstonemanagement@att.net
1-281-761-5460

9) Interest in Japan Music Week (*We understand that artists must find a way to pay their own costs and all must proactively partipate in organization and promotion in order for this grassroots community project to s

C) We're based overseas and can pay our own costs to join

10) i) How did you hear about JMW? ii) Why do you want to join? / What are your goals? iii) Any comments, questions or requests?

Through Jon Lynch on Facebook; Our goal is to establish international connections. Troy Barnett & Raw Energy is primarily jazz although fluent in any genre.