Nicci Gilbert
PLATINUM-SELLING RECORDING ARTIST NICCI GILBERT RETURNS TO HER MUSICAL ROOTS WITH GROWN FOLKS MUSIC
Lead Singer Of Brownstone Returns To Her Home Town Of Detroit To Debut Her Highly Anticipated Solo Debut CD entitled" GROWN FOLKS MUSIC" This is true
R&B music at it's finest..........
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
LOS ANGELES, CA (2005) With a platinum and a gold plaque to her name as a member of the influential group Brownstone, sultry songbird Nicci Gilbert is now poised to return to her musical origins with upcoming release of her highly anticipated solo opus, Grown Folks Music.
Taking a small break from her burgeoning acting career which include appearances in such television shows and films as Woo, Living Single, Martin and Sister, Sister, as well as her critically acclaimed role as Vera in renowned playwright Tyler Perrys Meet The Browns Gilbert will be in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan to celebrate the release of her album.
The founder and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated trio Brownstone, the first act to be signed to Michael Jacksons MJJ Records. With their albums, the critically acclaimed platinum album From The Bottom Up and the gold-selling Still Climbing, the group made a lasting mark in the music world, as well as earn the respect and admiration of fans and critics alike, as well as a place among the divas of the R&B world.
Gilbert will be in Detroit at the FOX Theater with her show, Meet the Browns, February 21st through February 28th, and will be releasing her album the same week. Additionally, she will be hosting a series of fundraising events for the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Performing Arts programs, and will donate 50% of the album sales for that week to DPS. She is also in the process of putting together several fundraising events at malls, church's, movie theaters, nightclubs and more during the show's run in Detroit through her Nicci Gilbert Foundation, with the support of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the Artist Empowerment Coalition.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I love to work live and I do it every chance I get.
I'm currently on the road in a Hit stage play by
Tyler Perry entitled "Meet The Browns"
Your musical influences
My favorite singer of all times has to be Phylliss
Hyman....she was a beautiful lady with such tremendous talent. If they ever film her life story I'd love to play her role........and of course I love MOTOWN,my Dad was a motown writer for Glady's Knight & the Pips and quite a few other artist at Hitsville. And I LOVE to write and
Produce songs.....I also have younger sisters that
are dynamite lyricist.....Stay Tuned
What equipment do you use?
I love live musicians and acoustic equipment when
working my shows......In the studio it's some of everything from analog to pro-tools with musical
inventions I can't begin to mention.........LOL
Anything else?
I was pleased but suprised to see all the sales and love I recieved from the follwing places....The USA
Japan...Algeria...Spain...The UK...Belgium...Sweden
Africa...Australia...and Germany.....Wow it's been
wonderful
