The Producer... Have you ever listened to an unsigned Artist’s Demo only to realize halfway through that the problem with it was that is sounded like an unsigned Artist’s Demo? Have you ever recorded a track only to realize that it almost, sounded just like, what the Major label artist your producer was blatantly copying released a year ago!?!?!? If any of those scenarios sound familiar, get ready for a serious change of view!!!
In Damon’s production projects there is always a sense of fullness, completeness, and harmony with what the artist is striving to create. This may be due to the years of classical & jazz compositional training that he has undergone since his childhood, but whatever the case its effect is clear. “Half of the secret to production is to listen to what the artist wants, as well as keeping them in a space where they can shine and compete”, Damon says.
(Musician’s Exchange Jan. 96’}
With personal musical taste that range from Sting and Maxwell, to Alanis Morrisette and Jill Scott it’s a safe bet that everything Damon produces draws on a musical depth that few can compare with. As many regional music awards, as well as independent label releases from ZYX Records, Strong Island Records, and Miss Girl Records, can testify to... He is one very diverse, yet distinctive producer.
As the founder of Nightflyte Enterprises, Damon-Anthony has been delivering for artists, musicians, and managers of Long Island and NYC for almost 20 years. Whether these artist are the opening act for Mya at major events, or singing for wedding bands with a dream of something more, you will always come out with something viable, distinctive, and definitely displaying all you have to offer! Because the project is about you... not just the Production!.
Damon... The Artist!
Founder of NightFlyte Enterprises, Damon-Anthony Reed
With These Hands... (C) 2004
Nomadic Pursuits Publishing
While many have compared Damon-Anthony to Seal, Sting, or even Peter Gabriel, the R&B influence is too present in his music for those comparisons to be accurate... Simply put, You have to hear it to describe it. So get ready for something truly refreshing...
Great Songs, Great Production, and a Distinctive Artist... All in one Package!
Think about this... At what exact moment in the history of music did people start believing that a
great song was not as important as a good beat??? When did songs like “ Mercy, Mercy Me” by
Marvin Gaye, give way to “ Put A Ring On It” by Beyonce'? Clearly something in the last 20-
25 years has changed dramatically. Maybe it was technology, or perhaps the introduction of the
Music Video but whatever the case we believe that Damon-Anthony Reed could be that integral
missing link.
Distinctive style is something that all artist strive for but very few actually achieve. Damon’s
distinctive sound comes with a natural, uncontrived ease that would make most A-List artist
envious. The baritone male voice is refreshing in a world of males singing in a alto female
range. The obvious classical training in the arrangement is engaging but never obtrusive... it just
lets you know that this artist musical roots stemming from his mother, jazz vocalist Star Reed,
run deep.With early influences such as Stevie Wonder, Jon Lucien, and Chaka Chan(w/Rufus),
to say that Damon-Anthony sings and plays with his soul is and understatement. In his own
words, “ R&B and jazz is not just about ab-libs... it’s really about feeling the melody and the lyric,
making it your own by interpreting it, so that the listener is touched as well”(The Musician’s
Exchange 8/98’)
Damon has but one goal, to take you on a journey into his world where music, thought and
emotion meet... and that’s just the beginning.Songs are the life blood of this industry, and it is
here where Damon-Anthony truly shines. His ability to draw an intensely personal picture with
the music while making it easily accessible to all is rare. No vague pop song generalizations
here, these are real emotions coupled with provocative insights from a real, imperfect world...
P r o d u c t i o n s
With These Hands... (Extend-A-Mix) Damon-Anthony Reed
