Jarrard Anthony

In a dimly lit Irish pub in Chicago’s north side, a young singer leads the crowd on the chorus of David Bowie’s arena rock anthem, All the Young Dudes, while strumming the chords on his acoustic guitar. Later that night, at a funk and jazz laced open mic venue in the south side of the windy city, a young crooner takes the stage, and accompanied by the house band makes the ladies sway with a rendition of Earth, Wind, & Fire’s classic, Can’t Hide Love, rocking the crowd and invoking 70’s classic soul nostalgia. The common denominator in both these scenes is that the singer and the crooner are Jarrard Anthony. In the endless ocean of music genres, sub-genres, categorizations, and labels, how do you label the artists inspired by a multitude of influences? Jarrard Anthony’s answer…”Its all Soul Music. Soul music is music inspired a divine source, and like a white light reflected through a diamond shows many colors, music is expressed through individuals the same way.” Good songs are truly universal, and good songs across several genres are what JA is building his career .. writing his first song at 10 years old to a video game soundtrack, the Richmond, Va. native started his journey as a boy determined to follow his dreams. Now after 2 LP’s, 3 EP’s, hundreds of live performances, thirty-something pages of Google hits, and appearances on more than 15 internationally released albums, he is now a man living them. Establishing himself as a successful and respected independent artist with underground R&B hits like So D-vine, Candy, The Dream, and Lovesick while achieving critical acclaim by breaking musical boundaries with musical epics like, concept album, S.ynergistic E.nergy X.change, Jarrard Anthony documents his inspirations in real-time to be shared in musical expressions that are as dynamic and ever-evolving as any human personality. Passionate, Peaceful, Charming, Cool, Comforting, Spiritual, Seductive, Soothing and most certainly Soulful; Words used not only to describe his music, but also his disposition. Jarrard Anthony’s underlying message is clear. If it moves your soul, do what inspires you.