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BIRTHDAY SESSION @ ACUD Berlin

Alternative / Hip Hop / Jazz
Vernon D- Hill - Keys and vocals
Heidelberg/Nürnberg/Detroit/Berlin, US
myspace.com/dubpunx
http://www.facebook.com/vernondagerman
contact: natasha's world publishing llc
With Jan"Stix"- Drums
Roay Danger - Keys
Sugarbear - Guitar
Stefan "Steinx" - Bass

OPEN mic after the opening

Vernon D. Hill
is a native of Detroit whose musical background stretches from classical to jazz, hip-hop, RNB, Heavy Metal, Rock, Kreyol soul, house, ambient Gospel and Electro.
Graduated from Northwestern High School, playing trombone and piano in the jazz band and orchestra studying Jazz and classical music from Detroit legends such as Harold McKinney, Ernie Rodgers, Bess Bonnier and John Massenburg, while also playing live gigs as a student with Motown artist like the Dramatics, Michael Henderson and the Contours. He also studied music music education and liberal arts at Anderson College in Indiana.


Hill moved to Heidelberg, Germany, in 1980 and started working in several funk bands with Sydney young Blood, David Haynes, Armin Ruhl, KJ Dallaway, Robbie Mariano (Xavier niado bassist) Frank Itt, John Davis and a many other musicians from the European music scene.

Vernon developed his professional career living for 20 years in Germany, where he toured with his band, Vernon and the Crew. Since returning to Detroit in 2000, he has recorded and toured with Dwele, Dangelo, The Roots, Rapheal Sadiq, Mint Condition, Slum Village, Phat Kat, J Dilla and the Platinum Pied Pipers, Mos Def,Phiff Dawg, (tribe called quest) Greg Dokes, Luniz, Joy Delelane and Calvin Richardson Mystic,and the MTV Lyrics lounge to name a few.

Currently residing in Berlin Germany as a producer and publisher for artists from Europe and the USA and continues to tour and record as Dwele's bandleader.


R.J. Rice Studios
Detroit Michigan
Chief engineer, keyboardist and producer for Barak Records.

Planet to Planet Studios
New York
Assistant Engineer with Kirk Yano

Jumping productions UFA
Germany
Chief recording Engineer, keyboardist and producer for BMG

Sterling Sound
New York
Assistant Mastering Engineer with Tom Coyne for Capitol records.

Pilot studios
Munich Germany
Assistant engineer and producer with Lee Curly for Sony/BMG
Spezialgebiete

live performance(keyboardist,) tour manager assistant,
recording engineer,songwriter, vocal arranger .horn arranger.