FEATURED INDIE ARTISTS FRIDAY PRESENTS: Q HARPER

Native Detroit performance sensation Q Harper (the eleventh of twelve children) was born Quintin Deon Harper on December 29, 1967 to William and Mary Harper. His love for music was inherited from his father as he began his performance career at the tender age of five. While under the watchful and demanding tutelage of William Harper, Q Harper quickly developed an uncanny, almost enigmatic facility with music, a language he actually prefers to what he calls “all lesser forms of communication”. His hot new single, “Quiet Time”, from his debut album, “One”, shows how Q Harper possesses the ability to captivate the listener with his lyrics, music, and intimate vocals, leaving them longing for more of his musical style. Further influences upon Q Harper’s soulful R&B, inspirational, and funk delivery are the likes of The Isley Brothers, Phyllis Hyman, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Al Jarreau, with a gripping, “troubled blues” overtone reminiscent of the late Ray Charles. At a time when true artists are hard to come by, “one does come by”. Influences: EARTH, WIND & FIRE, GAP BAND, ISLEY BROTHERS, DRAMATICS, AL JARREAU, DONNY HATHAWAY, MINT CONDITION, NAT KING COLE, RAY CHARLES, STEVIE WONDER, LOU RAWLS, DARRYL COLEY, PHYLLIS HYMAN, BONNIE RAITT, PRINCE, WHISPERS, OLLIE WOODSON Sounds Like: DONNY HATHAWAY Record Label: Harper House Records, LLC