Independent Artists Spotlight - 5 Questions?

Recently the OMR DJ's gave their responses to these 5 Questions below,

1. First Record Bought.

2. Favourite Club.

3. Top 3 Artist.

4. Best Concert.

5. Favourite thing to do away from music.

See the OMR DJs 5 Questions

We are also asking some of our Regular listeners and Independent Artists the same questions and will be adding their replies to the blog. You can read those at

Regular listeners Questions

Independent Artists replies to these 5 Questions:

Pablo Ojeda's Choices

I think it may have been a 45 (7inch) of The Cantina Music from Star Wars!.

Jazz Alley In Seattle, Washington.

Stevie Wonder, Marcus Miller, Lettuce.

It's a tie between D'Angelo at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, & Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis at Jazz Alley in Seattle. We had a table against the stage!.

Travel, and trying new Restaurants.

Terence Thompson's Choices

LL Cool J - My Radio.

Favourite Club N/A.

Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Queen.

Mint Condition - The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia.

Spending time with the family, and working out.

Brother Reggie's Choices

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - 1970.

Zanzibar - Washington D.C. (Now Closed)

Stevie Wonder, Jeffrey Osborne, Angela Winbush.

Jeffrey Osborne (because I have performed with him in concert approximately 15 times over the past 20 years ... check out the YouTube link)!

https://youtu.be/eYZIzC9Fu_Y

Date night with my wife Diann ... every Friday evening for the past 20 years!

Roberto Tola's Choices

George Benson - Livin' Inside Your Love.

Ronnie Scott's - Frith Street, London.

Zane Musa: Sax, Arturo Sandoval: Trumpet, Michel Petrucciani: Piano.

Miles Davis - Live In Sardinia 1989.

Horse Riding, Golf, Sailing.

Laura Rain's Choices

Donna Summer- She Works Hard for the Money P.S. My mother may have bought this, but still my favorite cover and album I treasure to this day.

Bert's Warehouse - Detroit, Michigan.

Karen Clark Sheard, Chaka Khan, & Patti LaBelle.

Patti Labelle - I have seen her perform twice, first was at Pine Knob Music Theater, in Michigan. The second time where I met her, was at Chene Park, Detroit with Jaheim opening.

Thrifting.

Jessie Laine Powell's Choices

Natalie Cole - Inseperable LP.

Geoffrey's Inner Circle - Oakland, California. (When I went there it was called Geoffrey's).

Gino Vanelli, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand.

I had to pick 2. Tony Bennett - EKU Center, (Eastern Kentucky University) Richmond, Kentucky. Anita Baker - Louisville Palace, Louisville, Kentucky.

Workout, Swim, Play Chess, Read, Rest.

Rebekka Ling's Choices

Brand New Heavies - Brother Sister (On Cassette Tape).

Paradiso - Amsterdam, Holland.

Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo, Bilal.

I had to pick 3. D'Angelo - NSJ in 2000 (North Sea Jazz Festival), Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Winans Family - Congresgebouw The Hague, Netherlands. James Brown - NSJ (North Sea Jazz Festival), Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Being in nature, swimming, reading, visiting art exhibitions, going to the movies, dinner with friends, travel.

Ciyo Brown's Choices

The Upsetters - Sandra (Sandra Skank - Scorpion and the Boris Gardiner Happening) Count Shelly Records. Classic Reggae tune from the early 70s. The drop on this tune is insane.

The Hideaway Live - Streatham, London. Was my favourite live music venue it had everything... great atmosphere, sound, engineers and location. It's demise over the covid period met with a huge outpouring of sadness from the music fraternity.

This is a difficult question, as so many great Artists. George Benson, Aretha Franklin and Jimi Hendrix.

George Benson - My Guitar hero and inspiration, live in concert on many occasions over several years!.

I have always practiced and taught law at under-graduate and post-graduate levels whilst running a music career. I really enjoy teaching law and generally helping people to understand how the law works. This is very satisfying indeed.

Paula Letang's Choices

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.

PWD's - In Toronto Back In The Day (Now Closed).

Honestly ... too many to really have a top 3

Chic with Earth, Wind & Fire

Arts, Crafts & Sewing

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