The talented singers, musicians, songwriters & visual artists from the NY/NJ area and beyond. Peace to Pat, Slim Pickens, K Moore, LaRon Land, Melodie, Keima & Milton, Vindikayt & Dr. von Rollalot!
Influences
Great songwriters from the 60s, 70s, 80s and so forth! Listening to dance/disco, soul, jazz, funk, go-go, rock, top 40, punk. You named it! Reading liner notes and discovering songs I loved as a kid and still continue to do.
My favorite songwriters/wordsmiths (not in any particular order) Ashford & Simpson, Huff & Gamble, David & Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, Phoebe Snow, Carole King, McCartney & Lennon, Becker & Fagan, The Eagles, Jam & Lewis, Peven Everett, U2, Talking Heads, Sting, Led Zepplin, Omar, Sade, Vanessa Daou, Peter, Gabriel, Rufus & Chaka, Rod Temperton, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Prince, Cee-Lo, Lizz Fields, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Womack & Womack, Bobby Womack, Sy Smith, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Van Hunt, Count Bass D, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu and countless others!
BROOKLYN INK SONGS is an alternative sound created by a collective of singers, producers and songwriters who fuse pop, jazz, dance, rock, hip hop and soul for the everyday soundtrack to our lives.