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专辑名称:Public Mind vmMV n-\#
歌手姓名:Nehemiah ;*_I,|A:Xr
唱片公司:Ruff Diamond Ent. 9wzg{4/-$
发行日期:2008年3月13日 V54q"kP,@.
专辑流派:R&B SK}HXG{?
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Though Public Mind is Nehemiah抯 first solo release, it is not Nehemiah抯 aam1tm#Q
debut on the music scene. Raised in his father抯 church, Nehemiah has JTjzT2`A.
been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. 8.PXTOhVL
Nehemiah had recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 Z5yt]-WN&
he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon with T4l-sJ'|
the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. It was k -io$
after that concert that Nehemiah was convinced that he wanted to pursue yB|]LYh
music professionally. BSjbnnW}"
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This pursuit has had its ups and downs but each one of them has shaped B{^`8Htrn
who Nehemiah is today, both as an artist and as a person. The highlights F>TYVxQ
of Nehemiah抯 early career included an appearance in the motion picture $+iu\MuX
Reggie抯 Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White. In 7L1\1E:!
addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took gW/QFZjY
his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, 2Qw)-EB
Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for v]l&dgoT
Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a \l>qY(gu
subsidiary of the Hendrix record label. This release spent 9 weeks on %}\ vW
the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36. Though the group K90D1sD
was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states -aC!0O y`
and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come. t7sUtmq
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After briefly filling the lead vocalist spot in a group with producer HR neK*jdaP
Crump (Beyonce), Nehemiah decided to focus on developing his solo project. S$Qr@5
His debut solo album, Public Mind, is the product of all of his life 4RlnnXY
experiences, both good and bad. The mid-tempo track 揟hat Person?is a _, 11EeW@
celebratory autobiographical account of all that happened to Nehemiah as 3zk:59
he recognized all that Jesus Christ is. Another personal song, 揊ly Away,? ?&{S~[;l
was written for his daughter, Amiah, who died several weeks after being [8xeQKp4
born. It is songs like these that helped the album find its title. c9
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Nehemiah explains, 揟he title of the album is intended to communicate on ?G2qlna
two levels. First, I wanted to emphasize that I identify with my audience. |zK!+fu
The things that they struggle with, I struggle with. The things that lR|$*:+
trouble them, trouble me. Second, I wanted to show that this album is not 6JUav."`~
simply a collection of songs, it is a window into my mind and life which I 3we.*\2$
have made public through this release.? jq7vOr-_g
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Nehemiah lists artists ranging from Commissioned to Boyz II Men to Phil /QV [N
Collins among his influences and the diversity of his personal palate comes 'O!Z:-qE
through in the diversity of the album. Nehemiah wrote and produced much of |^
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the disc himself while also teaming with producers and songwriters Derek -lnTYxo+]^
Clark (Fred Hammond), Anson Dawkins (Dawkins & Dawkins), Chris Turner A/ox#(!v
(Singleton抯), Cole Brown (Michelle Williams) and his brother J.B. {vf+sf^^q
(Benjiman). The production and vocals on the project are top notch, there G~Sy&XJuq
is nothing about Nehemiah抯 debut that sounds like the independent project aOaF&6'j
it truly is. But while people will definitely respond to the impressive Lw!?T(SK
vocals and banging tracks Nehemiah hopes they will especially be drawn to K<Yn_G
the stories. 揝ome of these songs are birthed out of experiences I抳e mrhsKmH
lived and some of them were born out of the experiences of my community. 2<p5_4"-U*
Not all people will be able to relate to the exact details of every song but FSI]k:
I believe everyone will find themselves somewhere in each song. Each of d#X&Fi
them speaks of something true and real that we can all identify with. I <