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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 Malmö, Sweden 2003, The Buddy Holly Story Göta Lejon in Stockholm, Sweden 1994, The Lion King) in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands. 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, Romania 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 broadcast 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. Brad has performed with the KBB (Kiev Big Band) in the summer of 2012 and then continued to Berlin to work with several afro-American artists residing and performing there. Most notably Keith Tynes from THE PLATTERS and the legendary jazz pianist/vocalist, Donna Brown. He now resides in Budapest, Hungary where he has created his own jazz/blues/soul quartet and performs around the country. He recently has entered into a collaboration with producers from Europe and currently they are preparing the release of a single in the progressive house category. He also is collaborating with The GEMINI Bros from Romania on a unique LIVE club performance with two djs, saxophone and vocals soon to be seen various venues around Europe in summer 2013. ==External links== * (www.quantumleaps.ro ) ''Interviews'' * (Brad Vee Johnson: Am ramas in Romania pentru ca am un copil aici, nu pentru ca n-am avut alta sansa ), 22 septembrie 2011, Corina Stoica, ''Revista Tango'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brad Vee Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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