On the 13th of August,
Bruce Black was born on
Long Island, New York. At
the age of six, Black
first took interest in
music after listening to
the radio, hearing the
layers of vocals, and
musical instruments
blending together making a
beautiful sound through a
black box. After he moved
to South Carolina, Black
sought to expand his
knowledge of music by
joining the band in middle
school. He became a part
of Winds section, playing
the clarinet and in high
school, he became familiar
with playing the drums,
and later the piano. In
his years at South
Carolina State University,
Bruce became a member of
the marching band. As a
well known Bongo Brother,
their exclusive style won
much favor among the
people and various
colleges across the states
because of their exciting
performances. By this
time, Bruce knew he wanted
to move people through
music, watching the
excitement and life it
brought to the crowds,
incorporating all he had
attained, into producing
skills.
After college, Black
returned to his home of
New York where he would
observe the blueprint of
the music business, such
as producing, vocal
techniques, presentation,
yet remaining true to his
own ideas and style. A
friend of Black’s helped
him obtain the right
equipment, to pull all of
the sounds, rhythms, and
musical arrangements that
came to him, playing over
and over again in his
mind. From his mind, into
the recording system,
Black did the research
himself on how to properly
use the equipment and
produce his music, keeping
a small library of
resources along side the
equipment. His fascination
and hunger to produce
would make Bruce a
perfectionist when it came
to producing tracks,
lyrics, and flawless
vocals, working days and
nights without rest. His
leadership, unique and
fresh techniques would
lead him to start his own
record company called,
Dark Corna Records.
Some of his earlier work
can be heard on
Soundclick.com, where he
reached the number one
spot in the R&B charts and
Acapella charts with "Thug
Love" and his own
"Acapella" respectively.
His first compilation
album from Dark Corna
Records, started a buzz
among the young audience
back in South Carolina,
showcasing his flavor of
R&B, Hip-Hop, and pure
vocals. However, Bruce
wanted to focus on the
completion his own album,
which lead him back to New
York, connecting with a
few old friends that would
help produce a few songs
for the album, already
entitled, "The Black
Book". Completion of the
album is expected to be
near the middle of March
of 2008. Already, tracks
such as, "Forever" and
"Turn Around" co-produced
by Al West, are receiving
much approval and praise
from thousands of people
across the globe. Black is
already making his mark
via web radio, which gives
the underground artist a
greater audience to appeal
to than just a local
station. At Enterprise103,
his track "Forever" took
the number 2 spot on the
Top 15 Chart, just after
two months. At QSJ Radio,
he was appointed Artist of
the Month, a position
completely in the hands of
listeners all over the
world. His harmony and
vocal arrangements places
him in that exclusive
category of an artist like
no other. This year, Bruce
Black Music will expose a
new level of music as
Black brings soul back to
R&B and Hip-Hop.
