Watusi Resume

      

Jimi Towry
Professional Experience 1976 - Present Freelance Musician / Vocalist / Producer / Songwriter
Dallas, Chicago, Jamaica, New Orleans, Honolulu, Rockwall, Cancun
Professional Musician / Producer / Agent / Composer / Arranger / Studio Engineer / Vocalist / Teacher / Rec. engineer
Piano / Keyboards / MIDI & Synthesizer Programming / Vocals / Percussion / Mallets
Additional
Professional
Businesses Owner / Producer / Performer / Agent - Tropikal Productions – Entertainment – Music, Dance, Cultural Arts
Owner / Engineer - World Beat Recording Studio – Music production/recording since 1991
Owner / Producer / Performer - World Beatnik Records – Record label – World music
Owner / Writer / Arranger – Skank Musik Publishing
Leader/Founder – Watusi – Worldbeat / Reggae group since 1982
Leader/Founder – Panorama – Steel pan/Calypso/Caribbean Jazz group since 1995
Leader/Founder – Wave – Latin/Caribbean Jazz group since 1996
Leader/Founder – Jimbe Afrique – Afrikan Fusion group since 1997
Leader/Founder – Bali Hai Hula - Polynesian/Hawaiian hula group/show since 2000
Teacher – Private and group instruction for piano. voice, keyboards, jazz theory, All styles.
Professional memberships American Federation of Musicians, DFW Musicians Union, BMI Music,
RAW- Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide, Amnesty International
Awards received Dallas Music Awards – Best Reggae – 1984, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008
Outstanding Musician of the Year – Cedar Valley College 1980-81 Texas Texas State U.I.L. Solo and Ensemble Contest - 3 Gold medals for First Division Band Captain -Bonham H.S., TX


121 Walnut Ln..
Rockwall, TX
75032 Phone 972-771-3797
Cell 469-338-9237

E-mail: rasjimbe@yahoo.com
www.tropikalproductions.com



Updated:  October 28, 2010

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