BMA MINNEAPOLIS SOUND SPOTLIGHT
In celebration
of the 30th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sound and return of the
2010 MBMA July 16th at the Pantages Theatre Black Music
America presents a spotlight of the Minneapolis Sound artist and
their music.
Prince"
the father of the Minneapolis Sound and one of today’s most
influential artists. His innovative style combined with a eclectic
mix of R&B funk, punk, rock and showmanship launched Minnesota into
modern music history. Prince has produced 10
Platinum CD's,
30 Top 40 hits and Academy Award winning movie soundtrack “Purple
Rain”. 
The
Time original members "The Time” Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis,
Monte Moir, Jesse Johnson and sideman Jerome Benton in 2010 span
thirty years of music, spawning seven successful music careers,
putting “COOL” in R&B/Funk music. For (4) hit albums and eight hit
singles including 777-9311, Cool, Get It Up, Jungle Love, The Bird,
The Walk, Gigolos Get Lonely Too and can their #1 single. 
"Jam
& Lewis” Made The Minneapolis Sound a Hit. Jam & Lewis produced over
40 #1 hits, being multi Grammy award winners, the most successful
writer/producer teams in R&B Music history, over 25 years as a model
for cohesive business, professional and personal relationship.

