Jade Trini Goring formerly known by the stage name

Stage name

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 Jade Trini, is an American contemporary gospel music

Gospel music

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 singer. Goring was also briefly a member of the electronic dance

Electronic dance music

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/house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

/old school hip hop

Old school hip hop

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 group, Mantronix

Mantronix

Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik , and rapper MC Tee...

, in 1991.

Early years

Goring was born in Queens, New York to a family of musicians and singers and began performing on stage when she was eight years old. She attended Julia Richman High School in Manhattan

Manhattan

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. After high school, she furthered her studies at the University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts

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 where she studied under fine arts faculty members Dr. Pearl Primus

Pearl Primus

Pearl Primus was a dancer, choreographer and anthropologist. Primus played an important role in the presentation of African dance to American audiences. Early in her career she saw the needs to promote African dance as an art form worthy of study and performance...

, Ranjana Watson, Jemzie Delappe, and Mark Harrison.

Secular music career

Following her graduation from college, Goring returned to New York and pursued a professional career in acting

Acting

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, singing, and dancing. She landed roles in musicals

Musical theatre

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 such as Dreamgirls and The Wiz

The Wiz

The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...

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While on the road travelling with a touring company of The Wiz, Goring was asked by Mantronix

Mantronix

Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik , and rapper MC Tee...

 group member Bryce Wilson

Bryce Wilson

Bryce Wilson also formerly known as Bryce Luvah, is a record label executive/producer, actor, musician, and former emcee. He was formerly half of late 1990s contemporary R&B duo Groove Theory, and emcee/keyboardist for early 1990s dance music/electro funk/old school hip hop group Mantronix.-...

, to consider being the lead vocalist for the Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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 recording group. Goring agreed, and joined the group as lead singer on the 1991 album, The Incredible Sound Machine

The Incredible Sound Machine

The Incredible Sound Machine is the fifth, and final, album by old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix, and the third Mantronix album released on Capitol Records. The Incredible Sound Machine featured new member, vocalist Jade Trini, who replaced D.J. D...

.

The Incredible Sound Machine was a further departure from Mantronix's original, heavily synthesized

Synthesizer

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 old school hip hop sound, and relied instead on Goring's vocals on the majority of the album's new jack swing

New jack swing

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, R&B, and house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 influenced tracks.

Shortly after The Incredible Sound Machine's release and eight-week Europe

Europe

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an promotional tour ended, Mantronix broke up.

Goring later worked and toured as a background singer with female rapper

Rapping

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 Monie Love

Monie Love

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 on her 1991 Monie Love Tour. Goring also had the opportunity to work with house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 producer

Record producer

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 David Morales

David Morales

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 and R&B singer/songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 Angie Stone

Angie Stone

Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...

 during this period.

Gospel music career

Goring became a born again Christian in August, 1992. She is currently the Event Coordinator and member of Christ Alive Christian Center in the Bronx, New York.

Goring released her debut contemporary gospel

Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 album, The Devil Lost Another One, on the independent

Independent record label

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 Couffe Music label in 2003.

Goring currently resides in Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...

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External links

• [ AllMusic.com Biography - Jade Trini Goring]
• AudioStreet.net Info - Jade Trini Goring
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