Above: Doris J. Hall-James, Master Music Professional,
Studio
Owner/CEO of the Simply Music Incorporated Music Studio.
West
Philadelphia/Yeadon Borough- Doris J. Hall-James, Master Music Professional, studio owner/CEO of the Simply Music Incorporated music studio,
and Gilbert Franklin Lomax Jr., a Master Music Professional as well, encourage youth and adults to volunteer in
helping recording sessions which changes lives.
One
fine goal of Hall-James, who is the studio owner and the CEO of Simply Music,
is to ensure you feel at ease there so that you can relax, work effectively,
and enjoy the music recording process.
Doris and Gilbert, of the Simply Music studio, are skilled music producers, and they receive
donations from businesses and families to help fund studio time for young
people and adults.
Through
the program which is a non-profit, young people and adults who do community
service are encouraged to take musical instrument lessons (piano, flute,
guitar, and other aspects of music training such as vocal coaching,
songwriting, music theory studio recording, and music software). The results of
the lessons are posted in a newsletter and newspaper involving the Yeadon
Borough Mayor, the Yeadon Borough Public Library, and local and national music
artists in Philadelphia.
For more serious lessons, “students
and professionals receive recording studio time at the Simply Music studio at a
cost,” says Doris, owner, a skilled piano lesson instructor, and formerly a
singer, has performed in Philadelphia and surrounding areas over the years and
regularly teaches at the Simply Music Studio located at 251 South 60th Street
near the corner of 60th and Irving Street West
Philadelphia.
Gilbert’s musical career,
spanned five decades, has earned his reputation as a top creator of Soul,
Gospel, Jazz music, and more. He has distinguished himself as a
“songwriter, a producer, an arranger, and a music studio executive for Doris’s
and his Green Room Audio Sounds Studio (GRASS),” says Lomax Jr. The Green Room
Audio Sounds Studio is located in West Philadelphia also.
And outside of music, “I’m also a
military veteran, a gardening advocate, and helped launch singing careers in r
& b music,” he said during a Green Room Sounds Project discussion.
Both Doris and Gilbert have earned their
reputation as leaders of music education and entertainment in the studio in the
city and borough.
And “their work at the music studio
promotes volunteering in the street and work activity,” says the Mayor of the
Yeadon Borough, Mayor Rohan Hepkins when meeting about the Simply Music song
producers effort to help reduce violence in both Yeadon and Philadelphia areas.
Doris and Gilbert have been writing
songs for musicians and want to give back to the music community that's helped
them over the years.
They are trying to use music and
sound as a means to U-turn students in the direction of achievement. Youth
and Adults who are interested in making use of the Simply Music
studio can also volunteer in ways they believe can build success.
Musical instrument volunteer
teachers and volunteer clerical workers are welcome to help.
Until others start coming along to help support the non-profit group, Simply Music studio is funded solely by Doris and Gilbert. A few sponsors have helped with musical equipment needed to build the studio.
To learn more, to donate, to
volunteer, or to take lessons: call 267-603-3767 or e-mail simplymusic1@verizon.net or lomaxg2@verizon.net.
