Tolbert
and Sutton video feature at Atlantis
In
1999-2000, Lloyd once again collaborated with Lionel Richie on his
most recent project “Renaissance”. His role as a writer, producer, arranger and musician on the
track “Don’t You Ever Go Away” displays his versatile
creativity.
In
2000-2001 Lloyd once again provided his musical magic for two
feature film projects. The
cable television movie “Love & Action in Chicago” starring
Courtney Vance and Regina King, featured three original tunes
“Baby, Baby”, “Give It A Try” and “Let Me Love You”,
which were written and produced by Lloyd. An additional film project to benefit from Lloyd’s
melodious talents in the form of the tune “How Did We Come to
This”, was the Screen Gems/Sony Pictures production of
“Brothers”, starring Morris Chestnut, Shemar Moore and Bill
Belamy.
Having
become a Pro-tools expert, Lloyd has been requested to participate
on projects for such artists as Brandy, Yolanda Adams, Sunshine
Anderson, Eric Benet, LSG and Terry Dexter.
Currently, Lloyd has been working with the legendary group The Emotions, writing and producing original songs that would re-introduce the trio to their existing fans, while creating a new generation of music followers. Tolbert & mixer/engineer Ralph Sutton collaborate together and are developing new artists.
Currently,
as the Chief Engineer and Director of Studio Operations for
Wonderland Recording Studios Ralph records and mixes for Stevie
Wonder. Recent work
includes soundtrack for Spike Lee film 'Bamboozled’ and
the upcoming soundtrack for Newline Cinema, ‘John Q’ starring Denzel Washington. Sutton
and songwriter/arranger, Lloyd Tolbert collaborate together
and are developing new artists.
An
active member of the National Association of Recording Arts and
Sciences for the past 17 years, Sutton was recently elected to the
Board of Governors. “My
dedication to The Recording Academy also encompasses my activities
as liaison of the Producers and Engineers (P&E) wing, chairman
of the Grammy’s in the Schools committee, and sitting on a host of
committees within The Academy,” says Sutton.
For a detailed and up to date biography of both Lloyd Tolbert and Ralph Sutton, please follow these links to StudioExpresso:
Special thanks to the team that filmed the interview at Studio Atlantis, Johnny Jaskot Producer /Director, Brian Sferrazzo Camera 1, and Eric Slater Camera 2 and lights.
Very special thanks to Claris at StudioExpresso.com for facilitating this feature and for doing the interview! |