Brad Vee Johnson
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Brad Vee Johnson is an American singer. Born and raised in New York City
in the United States
his love for music and singing was formed at an early age by the influence of his mother singing in the church gospel choir and his father being a jazz pianist
. He studied music at the High School for the Performing Arts (FAME school) under Dorothy McDaniels and studied voice with legendary jazz singer Marie Blake. Ms. Blake offered him is first public singing appearance at now defunct Five Oaks Piano Bar and Supper Club located on Grove Street in Greenwich Village
in New York City. He also studied acting at HB Studios
with William Hickey
(Academy Award Winning Actor) and acclaimed actor coach. He relocated to Europe
in 1986 where he took up residence in Stockholm
, Sweden
. There continued his singing career and furthered it by performing in various musicals (Jesus Christ Superstar
Oestre Gasvaerk Theatre Copenhagen
, Denmark
(director Lars Kaalund), Showboat, Company
, Miss Saigon
Malmo
, Sweden 2003, The Buddy Holly Story
Göta Lejon
in Stockholm, Sweden 1994, The Lion King
) in Scandinavia
, Germany
and Holland. He also successfully started Sweden’s premiere gospel choir ONE VOICE together with singer and friend Blossom Tainton
in 1994. He relocated to Romania in 2004 after a concert at the then called Tutankamon (now Obsession) in Cluj-Napoca
, Romoania where he was immediately offered a record contract with Roton Records. He recorded two house/club singles with Romanian composer DJ Raoul ( "Release The Fire" and "Believe In Me"). "Release The Fire" was used in the Heineken Thirst Competition which was held in Croatia
in 2005 where Brad Vee participated together with DJ Raoul Russo. In 2006 he was key in organization a benefit concert called LOVE RUNS FREE at Sala Polivalenta in Bucharest where 22 of the top romanian artists participated. The concerts goal was to raise awareness and funding to help the thousands of romanian youth suffering from the HIV/AIDS virus and the stigma that it carries. He also co-wrote the theme song LOVE STILL RUNS FREE together with danish artist/composer Rasmus Fjellstedt. The song was recorded in a WE ARE THE WORLD-style using 10 romanian artists: Paula Seling, Mihai Traistariu, Mihai Onila, Mihaela Mihai, Cristina Haios, Alexandra Ungureanu, Emanuel, Nico and Andra. It also featured the musical talents Nicu Patoi on guitar and Sweden based gospel choir ONE VOICE, which Brad was instrumental in creating in 1994 and was produced by the talented Andrei Kerestely. The subsequent single and concert were broadcasted on Romanian television channel TVR 1. Brad then went on to join a group called QUANTUM LEAPS (www.quantumleaps.ro) which is a soul/funk/jazz group who has just completed their first album with Brad as leadsinger and co-writer of the songs. He is currently under new management. He is currently collaborating with several established Romanian artists and producers and performing in Romania.
New York City
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in the United States
United States
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his love for music and singing was formed at an early age by the influence of his mother singing in the church gospel choir and his father being a jazz pianist
Jazz piano
Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic and harmonic capabilities...
. He studied music at the High School for the Performing Arts (FAME school) under Dorothy McDaniels and studied voice with legendary jazz singer Marie Blake. Ms. Blake offered him is first public singing appearance at now defunct Five Oaks Piano Bar and Supper Club located on Grove Street in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
in New York City. He also studied acting at HB Studios
HB Studios
HB Studios is a video game development company, founded in July 2000 by Jeremy Wellard, and located in Nova Scotia, Canada.-History:HB's headquarters are located in the small town of Lunenburg on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. The company started with nine developers working on Cricket 2002 for...
with William Hickey
William Hickey (actor)
William Edward Hickey was an American actor. He was best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston 1985 film Prizzi's Honor, as well as the voice of Dr...
(Academy Award Winning Actor) and acclaimed actor coach. He relocated to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1986 where he took up residence in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. There continued his singing career and furthered it by performing in various musicals (Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
Oestre Gasvaerk Theatre Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(director Lars Kaalund), Showboat, Company
Company (musical)
Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won six....
, Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover...
Malmo
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden 2003, The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story
The film was adapted by Robert Gittler from Buddy Holly: His Life and Music, the biography of Holly by John Goldrosen. It was directed by Steve Rash.-Plot:...
Göta Lejon
Göta Lejon
Göta Lejon is a theatre in Stockholm, Sweden, located in Södermalm.It is especially popular for musical productions.The current plays are: High School Musical and Buddy - The Buddy Holly Musical....
in Stockholm, Sweden 1994, The Lion King
The Lion King (musical)
The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well...
) in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Holland. He also successfully started Sweden’s premiere gospel choir ONE VOICE together with singer and friend Blossom Tainton
Blossom Tainton-Lindquist
Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, born June 29, 1962 in Stockholm, is a Swedish singer, dancer, publisher, fitness coach and personal trainer.Her father Graham Tainton is a choreographer and she was raised in a showbiz environment. Tainton danced at an early age. She featured in musicals and had a very...
in 1994. He relocated to Romania in 2004 after a concert at the then called Tutankamon (now Obsession) in Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Romoania where he was immediately offered a record contract with Roton Records. He recorded two house/club singles with Romanian composer DJ Raoul ( "Release The Fire" and "Believe In Me"). "Release The Fire" was used in the Heineken Thirst Competition which was held in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
in 2005 where Brad Vee participated together with DJ Raoul Russo. In 2006 he was key in organization a benefit concert called LOVE RUNS FREE at Sala Polivalenta in Bucharest where 22 of the top romanian artists participated. The concerts goal was to raise awareness and funding to help the thousands of romanian youth suffering from the HIV/AIDS virus and the stigma that it carries. He also co-wrote the theme song LOVE STILL RUNS FREE together with danish artist/composer Rasmus Fjellstedt. The song was recorded in a WE ARE THE WORLD-style using 10 romanian artists: Paula Seling, Mihai Traistariu, Mihai Onila, Mihaela Mihai, Cristina Haios, Alexandra Ungureanu, Emanuel, Nico and Andra. It also featured the musical talents Nicu Patoi on guitar and Sweden based gospel choir ONE VOICE, which Brad was instrumental in creating in 1994 and was produced by the talented Andrei Kerestely. The subsequent single and concert were broadcasted on Romanian television channel TVR 1. Brad then went on to join a group called QUANTUM LEAPS (www.quantumleaps.ro) which is a soul/funk/jazz group who has just completed their first album with Brad as leadsinger and co-writer of the songs. He is currently under new management. He is currently collaborating with several established Romanian artists and producers and performing in Romania.
External links
- www.quantumleaps.ro