.: The Soulmovement Hot One :. From Monday to Friday every hour in the Daily Grooves & Nightmoves broadcasts.The 'Soulmovement Hot One' for May is Ty Causey - True Love In Motion
What's to know about Ty Causey ?Mellifluous, enticing, passionate and dexterous - these are superlatives most certainly appropriate for defining the style and sound of acclaimed singer/songwriter, Ty Causey. Talented, prolific, and genuine are best in describing who he is. All combined the result unveils an artist that harkens back to the storied crooners of the past, but with a present day sheen that boasts a collage of soul, jazz and R&B. His brand of sensual soul and smooth R&B is winning over a growing number of fans and industry insiders alike on the strength of his five acclaimed CDs causing many to place him amongst the elite R&B vocalists on the scene today.
Rooted within a gospel tradition, Causey began his career as many great ones do, singing in the church. The Indiana native’s talent as well as word of his ability would quickly blossom affording him the opportunity to perform with such gospel music icons as James Cleveland, the Hawkins Singers, Shirley Caesar and a host of other notable gospel artists. But because he was also heavily influenced by the sounds of Soul, R&B and Jazz his aspirations went beyond just Gospel.
After stints in musical theater, performing on jingles and as lead vocalist with a promising vocal group, Collaboration, which opened for artists such as
Glenn Jones, Silk, and
Howard Hewett, Causey would ultimately shift his sites to a solo career that proved to be the right choice indeed. During this time of building a solid rep for himself as a consummate live performer, fast becoming known as a local star in his home Fort Wayne and surrounding Indiana area, a series of fateful connections brought him to the attention of noted contemporary jazz saxophonist, Najee while there for a tour performance. So impressed with a demo of Causey’s, Najee quickly invited him to California to work on his next project. This great opportunity introduced him to a number of eventual fans of his style and sound. Needless to say the enthusiastic response he received while on the tour with constant queries as to whether or when his own project would be available encouraged Causey upon his return home to set his sites on answering those questions.
While Causey has built an impressive as well as acclaimed catalog of recorded music and is continuously in the studio creating music for future projects, his love is to perform live. Because although his recordings reveal an outstanding vocalist, audiences are quick to discover they are only a small window to how tremendously talented and engaging this seasoned entertainer is. Needless to say, his established and burgeoning fan-base is encouraging a burgeoning schedule of soulful live performances throughout the year with a stream of queries from those wanting to know when he’s coming to their town both here and abroad. In addition to appearing at music festivals, sponsored public and private events, and music clubs which include performing at the legendary Bluenote Jazz Club in New York, Causey has opened and shared the stage with a number of noted R&B and jazz artists spanning from Smooth Jazz guitarist Peter White to the popular R&B group,
The SOS Band continuing, in the process to capture new admirers of his captivating voice and sound.
All of these accolades have and continue to establish Ty Causey as one of the finest vocalists on the soul and smooth jazz scenes encouraging many to recognize him as a major talent on the rise.
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