OTIS JACKSON: The Art of Love

Otis Jackson

The Art of Love

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Smooth as golden syrup, Otis Jackson "The Art of Love" is the kind of record that should come wrapped in silk sheets, fusing together R&B, funk and generous dollops of soul.

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Otis Jackson is a Balladeer.
Otis Jackson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and moved to Oxnard, California with his family when he was a young boy. While attending school, he sang in the choir, the A Cappella choir, and also sang lead in the church choir. As a teen, he entered several talent shows, singing R&B and ballads, winning top honors each time. He soon was noticed and wooed by several record labels, including Double Shot and Motown, signing with Royal Crest Records and recording “Lease On My Heart”.
Otis has performed on shows and toured extensively throughout the United States with several popular acts. The Whispers, Ike and Tina Turner, O C Smith, Lou Rawls, Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Watts Band are a few of the acts with which he has performed. He was signed with Mega Records and recorded “Message To The Ghetto”. He toured for a few more years and made the unselfish decision to take a sabbatical from music to help raise his family. When his sons were teens and showed an interest in the field of entertainment, Otis started an independent record label, Crate Diggas Palace Records (CDP Records), invested in his sons and their crew (the Lootpack (inclusive of Madlib, Wild Child and DJ Romes), Oh No, Declaime, Kankick, Medaphoar, God’s Gift, and Kazi) and helped to groom and guide their development in the music of their choice, Underground Hip Hop.
Now that his sons, Madlib and Oh No the Disrupt, are on their own and doing well with their producing, rapping and DJ’ing, Otis and his wife, Sinesca Faddis-Jackson, have completed a collection of R&B love songs beautifully encapsulated in an album entitled “The Art of Love”. His two sons, Madlib and Oh No the Disrupt, who have produced and performed nationally and globally and are well known in the Underground Hip Hop genre all over the world, were asked by Otis to join in the project and produce their creative remixes of a couple of songs to be featured on the album. “The Art of Love” was created from this family collaboration. Otis Jackson is now poised to burst out of obscurity with this collection of love songs.
His powerful voice resonates with silky, smooth soul inspired by legendary artists like Barry White and Isaac Hayes. Otis takes this classic balladeer style and incorporates it with a fusion of funky base lines and melodic guitar to soothe the senses.
He exudes emotion. Soulful and deep, his vocalizations expose his heartfelt expressions of love. He takes the listener through a lustful journey of life and love. He pulls at your heartstrings through his love songs such as with “Look What You Have Done To My Heart”. Imagine being curled up on a big fluffy bear rug or overstuffed sofa in front of a fireplace with the one you love. “Don’t Ya’ Know It’s Getting’ Better” expresses a timely sophistication and commitment to love with this very talented singer. Otis’ R&B style has a soulful essence that allows you to enjoy easy listening combined with a Funk groove like no other. Do you want to feel a little Funk with an old school flavor? Spin “It’s All The Same”.
“The Art of Love” is the answer to love songs for the lovers out there who want to be in love, who are in love, and those who were in love at some point in their lives and want to remember it.
This is a call to everyone who is longing for love. Listeners can have it all from the new album release, Otis Jackson “The Art of Love” featuring bonus remixes from Oh No the Disrupt & Madlib.

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  • Otis Jackson – “Art of Love"
    author: Cassandra Soler

    While contemporary soul/r&b music has become overly-saturated with endless blunt sexual references; the aesthetics have become lost in the mix for the 21st century. So my search in finding something new and classic from the soul music arena has been a task in a half. I always appreciated discovering independent artists that showcase the classic sentiment of love, passion and life. And I am pleased to know that my endless quest is concluded with Otis Jackson - “Art of Love”. Here I would like to share a few highlights of this 13 original gems (including bonus remixes & instrumentals) for your listening pleasure. It’s filled with the agony and ecstasy that capture a timeless sound that’s reminiscent the 70s/80s soul experience. From start to finish Otis Jackson’s deep velvety voice resonate passion throughout this beautifully self-produced musical canvas. This cd combines airy funky bass lines, melodic keys/rhythms, harmonious backing vocals and occasional sexy horn section. This labor of love proves to be a family affair (with that a little hook up doesn’t hurt either LOL). On personnel there’s wife Dora Sinesca providing the lyrics/vocal arrangements (for the exception of “All the Same” and “We Can Work It Out”) and sons, Stones Throw’s recording artists, Madlib and Oh No (the Disrupt) supplying the instrumentals/remixes, respectively, in addition to a host of talented musicians to complete the line-up. This album kicks off with the lushful mid-tempo groove “Look What You Have Done to My Heart” the wah wah guitar and piano orchestration leads into a call and response chorus as the voices of reason celebrating a start of a beautiful relationship. Other silky mid-tempo selections: “Just A Few Minutes More” and “With You On My Side” are just tasty samples that not only entice but invite. Where as “We Can Work It Out” written by H.B. Barnum kind of reminds me of a Bobby Caldwell’s instrumentation “What You Won’t Do For Love”, this track provides a smooth deliverance as Otis sings… “Don’t let your friends make up your mind Think of the fun and all the times We’ve been together too long to let it end I realized I was wrong so don’t begin To run around with other guys Honey, I apologize” The ¬¬¬¬¬urbane balladeer doesn’t stop there with “Don’t Ya Know (It’s Getting’ Better)”, a declaration of devotion illustrating wah wah chords and spaced out keys serving as a harmonious soundscape. And to my surprise and delight this song was featured back in April from Episode 9 of MTV’s “Making of the Band IV” series! And now the bonus instrumentals/remixes…”It’s All the Same Hip Hop” produced and performed by Oh No the Disrupt blazes the mic with this head nodding rendition, incorporating piercing key chords, earthshaking cymbals and booty thumping basslines for you speakers freaks; followed by “With You On My Side” vocal remixed/instrumental by none other than the Beat Konducta Madlib. Without a doubt….Otis Jackson - “Art of Love” cd leaves room for artistic license in keeping love in tact with both the old and the new without compromising. For more information on upcoming shows visit www.otisjacksonsings.com and if listening to ‘Art of Love’ cd isn’t enough for ya, check out his exclusive youtube video works “Love What You Have Done to My Heart” and “Don’t Ya Know (It’s Getting Better)! And now back to my headphones!

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