TiMiLA Productions
TiMiLA Productions is owned and operated by Gary Jenkins, aka Gabriel Cross. He is a Los Angeles-based contemporary producer-songwriter-singer who specializes in pop, dance, R&B, and gospel music.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Gabriel Cross is a Los Angeles-based contemporary singer-songwriter-producer who specializes in pop, dance, R&B and gospel music. During his school years, Gabriel received many honors and accolades, including All-District and All-State Choral member. After graduating from high school, he received an offer to audition for the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. However, due to a tragedy in his family, Gabriel lost his passion for music and instead of auditioning for Berklee he decided to go to college to earn a journalism degree. After a successful journalism career at the Miami News and Miami Herald, in 2004 Gabriel who in 1998 became a songwriter for PKA Entertainment Group along with his business partner P.B. Floyd moved to Los Angeles and formed IMI World, a film packaging company. But, in 2006, Gabriel and Floyd mutually decided to end their partnership and Gabriel started 2Dream Entertainment and JEBE Records and began serious work on his musical future. In 2008, he formed a musical partnership with songwriter-producer Dominique Piermid Wilson of BMH/Middiwest Music, who was tutored by R. Kelly and has worked with such artists as R&B heavyweights Rome, Tyrese, and Tank. From that partnership was born Gabriels first music release, Revelations which received worldwide distribution in 2011. But, once again, tragedy struck in Gabriels life, and he took some time off from music. In 2016, Gabriel felt the time was right to get back to his passion and made the commitment that regardless of what tragedies came his way he was determined to do what he feels he is purposed to do create music. In addition to being the owner of JEBE Records and TiMiLA Productions, Gabriel is the owner of 19th Street Publishing and TiMiLA Productions (a music and film production company).
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes, I have extensive experience performing in front of live audiences as a singer.
Your musical influences
The producers who influenced me - in no particular order - were Quincy Jones, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, David Foster, Gamble & Huff, and Burt Bacharach and Ryan Leslie.
What equipment do you use?
DAWs: FL Studio 20 Producer Edition, Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio, Studio One 4, and Odesi. Keyboard Controller: Yamaha PSR E343 and AKAI Professional MPK Mini Play
Anything else?
I would like to share my music with the various artists throughout the world and hope that some of them like what they hear and feel that my music can benefit them in some manner. Free downloads of the tagged instrumentals are for demonstration and non-commercial purposes only. They cannot be used for commercial purposes. Credit must be provided as follows: Produced by Gabriel Cross of TiMiLA Productions. All instrumentals are protected by U.S. Copyright Law. Registration on file.
