COLLABORATIONS
Ghostface Killah
I’ve collaborated over the years with Ghostface on a number of Wu-Tang affiliated projects, but that relationship culminated in co-producing (as a member of the Revelations production team) his entire album 36 Seasons. On top of production, I contributed instrumentally on guitar, bass, keys, percussion, and even vocals! The first song on this album called The Battlefield was featured on the premiere episode of The Last OG, starring Tracy Morgan.
The Roots
While living in Philadelphia I had a band called The Day with Questlove’s sister Donn. Quest produced some of our recordings and I played on a couple projects he was recording.
Later on I performed with The Roots and the Wu-Tang Clan on theLate Night with Jimmy Fallon show (before he got the Tonight Show gig), serving as Wu-Tang’s musical director. It was a song from the Man With The Iron Fists soundtrack that I played on and co-produced called Six Directions of Boxing.
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Touring recording with dub mastermind Lee “Scratch” Perry was definitely a career highlight. Being able to collaborate with someone who is truly the architect of his genre was an indescribable privilege. I contributed to a few songs on his album Rise Again.
Bilal
I played all around the world with soul luminary, Bilal for six years.
Wu-tang Clan
As part of the Revelations production team, I had the honor of working with live with the Wu-Tang Clan and on several recorded projects. Those include heavy features on the Wu-Tang projects Chamber Music, Legendary Weapons, the soundtrack to the movie The Man With The Iron Fists, as well as the most recent full Wu-Tang Clan album called A Better Tomorrow. This affiliation led to the co-production of Ghostface Killah’s entire album entitled 36 Seasons.
The Revelations
I was a founding member of the critically acclaimed soul band The Revelations. We put out two albums (The Bleeding Edge and Concrete Blues) featuring Tre Williams as vocalist, and one (The Cost of Living) with Rell singing. The live unit turned into more of a production team which worked with a wide variety of artists, most notably the Wu-Tang collaborations.
Angela Johnson
I’ve had the pleasure of doing many collaborations and live shows with Angela. She’s a great singer/songwriter/producer based in Newark, NJ. I played on her album Naturally Me, and even had a “featuring Wes Mingus” track on that album called Music Is My Religion.