Top Music Studios For Kids And Adults In Philly: Doris J. Hall-James Online Interview by Van Stone, Editor/Publish Philadelphia Front Page News frontpagenews1@yahoo.com
Doris J. Hall-James, Music Master Professional, Professional Model.
We caught up with Doris J.
Hall-James and her partner Gilbert Lomax Jr., one of the few Master Music
Professionals who started making music well before they were old enough to
attend college. Now these talented music master professionals are taking the
music studio scene in Philly by storm and winning fans across the city. But
first, we did our interview with Hall-James. And we’ll give you our Gilbert
Lomax Jr. interview soon.
Philadelphia Front Page News
Newspaper: So, tell everyone the address of the music studio location.
Doris J. Hall-James: The Simply
Music Studio is located at 251 South 60th Street Philadelphia,
PA 19139.
PFPN: Since you and Gilbert Lomax
Jr. are master music professionals, what’s the name of the group for your
team with Gil?
Doris J.: The name of the company is
Simply Music Incorporated and Greenroom Productions. And our title is the Master
Music Professionals. And in 2014, I became the founder of the Simply Music
Learning Center to share Music Creation with ambitious music enthusiast.
PFPN: What type of cultural activity have
you specialized in over the years? And which section of the city do you service?
Doris J.: My cultural
activities always deal with music, talent shows, musical plays, recitals,
recordings and performances. And the section of the city is
usually, West and Southwest Philadelphia. However, we have provided
music services in various other states besides Pennsylvania.
PFPN: How many years have
you done this, what is your official title, and at for what companies have you worked
with? For whom specifically would you like to do cultural activities?
Hall-James: I have worked with music
since I was a teenager. I studied music with the Berklee School of
Music, the Settlement School of Music, and Al Johnson’s School of Music. I
am the owner and CEO of Simply Music Incorporated which is a non-profit music
company that specializes in all aspects of music creation. And by the way, I am
also the Vice President of GreenRoom Audio Sound Studio (GRASS).
I have over twenty years in the
music industry. I performed, sang, became a songwriter and did some
producing - I continued this through adulthood. And also, I have
worked and recorded with such professional recording artists as: Fat Larry’s
Band, Slick, Brandi Wells, David Simmons, Sweet Thunder, Butch and Tammy
Ingram, Phyllis Fine and a host of other Philadelphia professional artists. As a
former performer, I recorded and released albums on WMOT/Fantasy/and Virgin
Records.
I own my publishing company, James
Gang Music and have a catalog of over 100 songs recorded and published by
professional artists from Virgin, Fantasy and WMOT Records.
In addition I have been a Center
Director for Job Corps over the past 20 years and have been responsible for
academic and vocational education for the federal government.
Today, I am also the Choir Director
for the First Baptist Church in Morton, PA. I love to do cultural
activities for both kids and adults.
PFPN: When did you notice
something was lacking in the urban section of the city and what did you plan to
do about it? Did you organize anything specifically for youth,
adults, or seniors and if so, what was the result?
Hall-James: In all of my centers I
created some type of music program for the kids. I traveled many places but
always returned home to fill the void in the urban community not having musical
training facilities within the community that I live. When I returned home from
West Virginia in 2009, for example, I began to implement music teaching in my
home BY teaching piano. Children, adults and seniors were attending classes in
my home. I had 18 students then.
PFPN: Is there a mission or
curriculum and if so what is it?
Doris J.: Our mission is to provide
music education and appreciation to lower income children and youth between the
ages of 3-15. And we want to bring the entire Urban Community a means to
partake in the creation and development of music. Our company enjoys
providing training in piano, flute, guitar, bass guitar, music software, vocal
coaching, songwriting, studio recording, music theory, and other aspects of
music.
PFPN: Have any of
the youth who engaged in the activities developed so well to advance beyond
high school? Without naming them, can you list what they have become
such as musicians, etc.?
Doris J.: Yes. I have two males who
have moved on to colleges majoring in music.
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