VINX is a singer, songwriter, percussionist, producer & former Berklee College of Music Professor who has recorded and toured with some of the music industry’s greatest icons: Stevie Wonder (Conversation Piece), Sting (Soul Cages), Herbie Hancock, Sheryl Crow, Branford Marsalis, Ernie Watts (Musican), Taj Mahal, Ricki Lee Jones, Darius Rucker, Will Downing, Cassandra Wilson (Blue Light Till Dawn), among many. For many years he taught at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and continues his teaching through his acclaimed workshop series – The Artist Within, The Songwriter Soul Kitchen & The VINX Vocal Summit.
Vinx professional music career kicked off in 1978, when legendary blues musician Taj Mahal invited Vinx to play on stage with him at the Montreux Jazz Festival after hearing him busking at the festival gates. At that time Vinx was a professional athlete, so his music career was on hold while he trained, but once he set off down the music road, the music took over. In 1991 Vinx released his first studio album; Rooms In My Fatha's House, going on to release a further 16 albums (and counting) since then. Vinx's music has been used in shows from The Lion King (Digga Tunnah Dance) to Northern Exposure (There I Go Again) and numerous commercials around the world. Vinx continues to record new music, tour and to teach other musicians how to reach their full potential.
Working with so many music legends enabled Vinx to master his craft and help others with their own creative development, through songwriting, producing and teaching. With the addition of 14 years of teaching at Berklee, Vinx developed unique teaching methods, which he continues to share in creativity and songwriting workshops and retreats. This includes an affordable online weekly group workshop, where Vinx works with you to unlock your inner creativity helping you to access the tools you need to achieve your goals with your music career. This is a group workshop so you get to meet and collaborate with musicians from around the world, should you wish.
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