rICHARD J. hUTCHINS A*K*A hUTCH sOULsLINGA oF hUTCHsIMONpROJECT
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rICHARD j hUTCHINS BETTER KNOWN TO MOST AS hUTCH sOULsLINGA IS AN aLIQUIPPA NATIVE, A SMALL CITY OUTSIDE OF PITTSBURGH PA. hE HAS BEEN PERFORMING SINCE AGE 3. sINGING IS A BIRTHRIGHT FOR HUTCH AS IT WAS HANDED TO HIM FROM HIS MOTHER, ANGELIC VOICE OF VALERIE STAGGER. MUSIC RUNS THRU THE FATHERS SIDE AS WELL. hUTCH'S GIFTS OF HUANTINGLY ENCHANTING VOCAL RANGE AND SPONTANIOUS CHOREOGRAGHY HAS LANDED HIM ON STAGES ALL OVER THE WORLD. nOW WITH PARTNER IN CRAFT SCOTT SIMON IS HALF OF THE EVOLUTIONARY SOUL DUO hUTCHsIMONpROJECT, WHO'S TOOK THE, WHAT SOME CALL DARING, STEP OF MAKING THEIR FIRST CD A 'LIVE' RECORDING, PERFORMED AT THE SOON TO BE LEGENDARY sHADOW lOUNGE, IN PITTSBURGH PA. tHE CD 'oUT OF THE SHADOW lIVE', IS THE FIRST OF MANY TO COME, FULL LEGNTH CD FOR HUTCHINS. THE SONGS CREATED FOR THIS WORK TAKES YOU ON A EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL ROLLERCOASTER TO END UP IN A PEACEFUL, ENLIGHTENED PLACE. aS AN ACTOR rICHARD HAS TRAINED DURING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL UNDER MR. eUGENE kARMAZIN. WHO SPENT HOURS MOLDING HIM FORTHE THEATER, AND SOME DAY MAYBE FILM. wON A FEW HONORS IN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER COMPETIONS, AND FESTIVALS. CONTINUED ACTING FOR ONE YEAR DURING COLLEGE THEN LEFT IT TO FOCUS ON SINGING, SONGWRITING, DANCING, AND DIRECTING. REJOINED THE THESBIAN COMMUNITY IN 1999, PERFORMING IN THE MUSICAL 'bLACK nATIVITY' WITH 'THE SHONA SHERRIF AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE ENSEMBLE'. THIS OPENED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM THIS PRODUCTION IN MINN MN, WITH PNUMBRA THEATER COMPANY. AFTER DOING THESE NON SPEAKING PARTS, DR. VERNELLE LILLIE SAW MORE AND CAST HIM IN KUNTU REPERTORY THEATERS, 'mAHALIA jACKSON, sTANDING ON HOLY GROUND', IN WHICH HE PLAYED THREE CHARACTOS. THE ROLE EARNED HIM A 2006 ONXY AWARD NOMINATION. SO PERFORMANCE IS NOT SOMETHING HE DOES IT'S WHAT HE IS.
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Hi hUTCH sOULsLINGA, Just wanted to reconnect and introduce you to my new music series to introduce you to some of my music and just some of my favorites. This is one of my new favorites... I hope you like it Thanks , Nikiya
Hi, Just to let you know there's a new Blog on the David Mensah Official My Space Page where you can find out about David's latest Newsletter and a big competition we're organizing next month. There'll be exciting prizes to be won so don't miss out.
There are 2 other Blogs with a list of Radio stations. If you want to do more to support David, you can call these stations and tell them you'd like to hear David's songs.
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hUTCH sOULsLINGA ... :o) Hope all is good wit ya. Been crazy busy here.. and getting the award for Brevard County/321's Hottest R&B Artist is just the BEGINNING for me... Remember.. the sky ISN'T the limit... cause the universe is INFINITE!!! Keep doing ya thang aight...Grind HARD...do YOU... no matter what.. Keep yo head up!
some of you may know i was on the Tyler Perry Show "House Of Pain" For those of you who didnt know or just never got the chance to the see the episode today is your lucky day hahahahahaha but yea check out the footage from the show and thank you all for the support. I also have other footage on my page, like the budwieser commercial, when i starred in crash and the movie "The Hammer" I starred in with Adam Carolla. Give some feedback on what you thought so Holla. House
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Hey Thank you for being a friend on the Official David Mensah myspace page. Check out the brand new album playing now on the player below. David's new album "Music is the Food of Love" is due for digital release in the UK and USA on 31st August 2009 and will be available on iTunes, Amazon and all good download stores through VME Records. You can also order the CD from CD Baby. Drop us a comment and let us know what you think. We would love to hear from you. Join the mailing list for a chance to win signed CD's, posters and other goodies from David Mensah. Thank you for your time. Much love Team DM
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