AKIL WINGATE (France) - AKIL WINGATE IS THE SINGER-SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN BEHIND NUMEROUS CHART HITS. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE HIM AND HIS VOICE FROM THE HITS "GIVE LOVE (W/ TRISTAN GARNER/THE MUTTONHEADS)" "SAVE MY SOUL (W/ LOGIC/DAVID GUETTA F*CK ME I'M FAMOUS)" "SCANDALOUS (W/ GREG ACCESS)" OR HIS NUMEROUS OTHER COLLABORATIONS WITH FRED FALKE, FONZERELLI, CLAUDE NJOYA AND RICHARD BAHERICZ, AND MANY MORE. HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AWARD FOR HIS ORIGINAL BLUES THEATRICAL PRODUCTION THE DEVIL'S BACKDOOR FEATURING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND STORYTELLING. AS A PRODUCER AND COMPOSER HE HAS WRITTEN AND ARRANGED FOR NUMEROUS ARTISTS. AND HIS FAMILY TREE AND CLOSE FRIENDS' LIST RUNS LIKE A WHO'S WHO OF LEGENDS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
"AKIL SETS OFF SPARKS WITH SOULFUL DIVA VOCALS!" - ISAAC MCCALLA, ABOUT.COM MAGAZINE
"AKIL TURNS IN POWERFUL RENDITIONS OF 'I WANT TO MAKE IT WITH YOU' AND 'I WILL SURVIVE'.OUTSHINES MATERIAL!" - DREW STEWALD, THE NEWS AND PRESS (FORT MYERS)
"AKIL BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE WITH AN OVER-THE-TOP RENDERING OF 'I WILL SURVIVE.' IN FACT, AKIL LIVENS THINGS UP EVERY TIME HE STEPS ON STAGE AND OPENS HIS MOUTH TO SING. HIS GOSPEL-LIKE VERSION OF PAUL MCCARTNEY'S 'MAYBE I'M AMAZED' WAS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING." -NANCY STETSON, NAPLES DAILY NEWS
"AKIL HAS A POWERHOUSE VOICE WITH A RAW, UNFORGETTABLE EDGE." -CHANTE STEPNEY, DAUGHTER OF CHARLES STEPNEY OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE.
"AVEC AKIL WINGATE POUR LE CHANT (SUR EVERYTHING YOU NEED).LE RESULTAT EST EXPLOSIF, UNE VOIX QUI SCOTCHE, UNE PERFORMANCE VOCALE ENTRAINANTE, ENTRE JAMES BROWN ET LEE FIELDS, 'EVERYTHING YOU NEED' EST LE TITRE QUI REPONDRA A VOTRE BESOIN DE FAIRE MONTER LA FIEVRE DU SAMEDI SOIR." ALEX DEBRES, CODA MAGAZINE (France)
"AKIL GIVES A PERFORMANCE OF ENORMOUS SENSITIVITY" -- SCOTT ROSS, ROBERT'S REVIEWS WEEKLY
"WOWING CROWDS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO SOUTH KOREA TO TUNISIA, AKIL IS CERTAINLY INFLUENCED BY OLD SCHOOL CROONERS LIKE SAM COOKE AND JACKIE WILSON" - RYAN LEE, DAVID MAGAZINE ATLANTA
HITS INCLUDE:
SAVE MY SOUL (WITH DAVID GUETTA)
GIVE LOVE (WITH TRISTAN GARNER, THE MUTTONHEADS)
SCANDALOUS (WITH GREG ACCESS)
TOO HIGH (WITH MOJADO)
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