Marcus Johnson & Matthew Shell

Marcus Johnson & Matthew Shell

About Marcus Johnson & Matthew Shell

ABOUT MARCUS JOHNSON Marcus Johnson is a Billboard-ranked, NAACP Image Award-nominated jazz musician, from Washington, DC. Johnson’s unique, self-taught style of piano play, has earned him distinction among his peers, praise within the media, and accolades across the music industry. Over the last decade, the self-starting Johnson has released 15 studio albums – all of which have been met with critical and commercial success – while overseeing the expansion of burgioning entrepreneurial empire. Poetically Justified showcases several guest appearances from some of Johnson's musician friends. R&B vocalist Miles Jaye lends his soulful voice to "Capice" and "Heaven", and R&B siren Maysa (of Incognito fame) is featured on two tracks, one of which, "Master of My Heart" (in collaboration with writer-producer Robbie McDonald), is currently in heavy rotation on adult-contemporary radio station WHUR-FM in Washington, DC. Jazz heavy-hitter Najee adds his sultry sax sounds to the upbeat and rhythmic "I See You." These powerful tracks combined with Johnson's masterful cover of Michael Jackson's "This Place Hotel" (first single off CD) and his funky turn on the CD opener, "Chillaxin", will no doubt wow Johnson's loyal fans and earn Johnson yet another appearance on the Billboard charts. Poetically Justified is available at FYE, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Walmart and Best Buy. In 2008, Johnson introduced the jazz world to the groundbreaking Billboard Top 15 Contemporary Jazz FLO series -- FLO: Chill (#7), FLO: Romance (#7) and FLO: Standards (#2). With an MBA and JD from Georgetown University, Johnson's educational background compliments his career success story as both an artist and entrepreneur which led him to establish Marimelj Entertainment Group comprising Three Keys Music and Studio 8121. ABOUT MTS Matthew Shell (MTS) is a Washington DC based music producer & engineer, recently featured on GRAMMY.com. He has produced artists such as Marcus Johnson, D2D, Carolyn Malachi, Kolten, Greg Adams, Paul Jackson Jr. & Trey Eley & has engineered for O.A.R., Free, DJ Flexx, Jeff Lorber, Marcus Mitchell & Gerald Albright, among others. MTS' upcoming album "Victorious" will feature many of his favorite collaborators, including Kenny McNeil, Kenny Wesley, Javier Starks, Danielle Withers, bassist Markus Huber, pianist Vahagn Stepanyan, & 2013 GRAMMY nominee Arun Shenoy, among others.

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