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- Relationship Status:
- Single
- When's your Birthday?
- April 26th
- About yourself
- Produced by Marlon Saunders and Shawn Lucas with special guests Javon Jackson and Mark Gross
A funky, soulful groove pumps hard in the studio. From the low-lit vocal booth we hear a sexy, sultry voice weaving tales of love, life, and inner strength. Caressing each note with tenderness, this sistah takes her time to tell her story.
24-year-old singer/songwriter April Hill is breathing new life into the soul scene. Her unique vocal style and gift with pen and paper is sure to have folk talking about this young Atlanta, Georgia-born talent for a long time.
April Hill, a Howard University graduate, came to New York City and began working as a financial analyst at the prestigious Goldman Sachs investment banking firm. The long hours and fast pace of Wall Street did not keep April from following her dream of becoming a recording artist. With the support of her mother and father, April decided to leave Goldman Sachs and focus her attention on developing her craft as a singer/songwriter.
April quickly caught the attention of soul singer/producer Marlon Saunders. Marlon fell in love with April’s soulful jazzy sound and invited her to share the stage as his opening act on tour. After a sold-out performance at the legendary Blue Note club in New York City, Marlon approached April and her parents about working with April.
The next day, Marlon and April were in the studio writing and recording song demos. It was around this time that the musical director for Ne-Yo phoned Marlon in search of background vocalists for the David Letterman Show. Marlon referred April and she was quickly rehearsing and working out background parts with Ne-Yo. April Hill’s dreams were finally coming true.
After a busy summer of touring, April began to hone her songwriting skills. Marlon and April would spend hours working on material, trading melodies and lyrics until they found April’s groove.
And now this beautiful young artist has delivered LOVE 360, a soulful recording filled with beautiful phrasing, simple and poignant lyrics that will have fans feeling a deep intimate connection with April Hill. April’s unique style combined with the hypnotic funky arrangements of co-producer Shawn Lucas will have soul heads of every generation enjoying LOVE 360.
If you don’t mind a little jazz in your funk, a little heartache with your happiness, and a little poetry with your backbeat, then your search is over….April Hill tells a story worth listening to.
LOVE 360 song listing
1. The Search
2. Feelin’ You
3. You Got Me
4. I Wanna Be Free
5. I Want You
6. Happier with Her
7. Manipulation
8. I Can’t Stop Loving You
9. Today
10. No More Tears
The much-anticipated debut recording from Black Honey Records and Jazzy Peach Music
COMING MAY 2008
Also available in Europe on Soul Brother Records/UK label
- Which of the following best describes you?
- Singer, Songwriter
- Professional Affiliations
- Soul Brother Records
ASCAP
- Where do you live?
- Atlanta, GA
- Website:
- http://www.aprilhill.com
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Keeping You Posted
I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving! I know I did maybe a little too much. There was way too much temptation. I recently finished a song with Live Tropical Fish, a wonderful band out of Italy. The process was pretty quick, because of their deadline. Edits had to be made and studio time booked immediately. I like working with tight deadlines, because you can easily take forever making a song. You play it over and over, you make edits, listen, make more edits, listen, do about 100 mixes… Continue
Posted on December 10, 2008 at 5:32pm — 1 Comment
Soul Tracks Awards Pt II
It was 2am today when I wrote the blog about the first day of the Soul Tracks Awards weekend. So, I was too tired to comment on the next day. So, I am going to touch on it now. Saturday started with a tour of the Motown Museum. That was an amazing experience. To hear how Barry Gordy grew Motown was inspirational. He started with an investment of $800 that he received from a savings and loans institution started by his family. He found ways to get around some pretty major obstacles. Seeing the ea… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2008 at 10:26pm —
God Has been Good to Me!!
This past weekend was an incredible experience that I will never forget. It is an experience I will tell my grandchildren about, and I will have proof of my story.
On Oct. 3, 2008, I attended and performed at the Soul Tracks Awards. Soul Tracks is a major voice in the soul community and has been extremely supportive of my album "Love 360."
First, I want to say Chris, Jodine, and Mo did a phenomenal job organizing the Soul Tracks Awards, and “Mason in the Morning” and Jodine did a wonderful job h… Continue
On Oct. 3, 2008, I attended and performed at the Soul Tracks Awards. Soul Tracks is a major voice in the soul community and has been extremely supportive of my album "Love 360."
First, I want to say Chris, Jodine, and Mo did a phenomenal job organizing the Soul Tracks Awards, and “Mason in the Morning” and Jodine did a wonderful job h… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2008 at 1:27am —
My 2 Cents :-)
The past 2 months have been incredible/busy/inspirational. I had the pleasure of attending the International Soul Summit, which was wonderful. A big thanks goes out to Terry Bello for allowing me to be a part of such a wonderful event. I am so glad such a conference exists. A conference that allows us indie soul artists to learn from each other. I had a chance to attend panels such as the vocal health workshop with Teapot and Eric Roberson, women in the industry, and a songwriting workshop.
I al… Continue
I al… Continue
Posted on September 30, 2008 at 3:53pm —
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My President is black
And I’m proud to say I am too
So, why Hannity always gotta have a tude?
Elizabeth still getting her digs in on the View
If their ancestors survived four hundred years of slavery
They’d be happy too
Instead they crying the boo who…who
Would have ever thought
Barrak could text himself straight to the top
The Commander and Chief with a secured Blackberry…now that’s hot!
With your Harvard degree balled up in a baller’s knot
In your pocket…that’s how the next generation's gonna rock it
Emulating the dopest boy ever…in the oval office
Cause the people shot the eight ball in the corner pocket
And change fell out…as a milly…a milly…of spectators shout
"Yes we can"…elect a Black man
With celebrities and stars as bona fide fans
Everybody and they Obama Momma took a stand
Cried when he rose his right hand…took the oath of office
Two miles from where a Civil Rights Prophet
Said we would walk it…out someday...he had a dream they say
45 years later the prophesy is in play
We now hold these truths to be self evident…Obama gonna represent
To the fullest…3/5ths of a Black man was some old bullest…mess
The constitution cursed us as less…but we still got blessed
Like Khaled said…”WE THE BEST”
And as my Grandma professed
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God don’t make no bad fruit…the devils at the root…of that lie
Just open your eyes!
Baby...our President got a Blackberry...and he way fly!
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