Her family called her “Nikki“…To everyone else she was known as “Ms. Ruth“… Her middle name was “Pearl“…To me she was my Mom and not a day goes by that I don’t think of her. She died at the young age of 61 from Diabetes related complications. Gone way too soon… Another anniversary of her [...]

I was honored to be a part of the entire project because she is very passionate about her music and selective about who she works with. Just to be among those who caught her eye…or ears (laughs) felt pretty good! I’ve always loved jazz and smooth jazz, so to see what we can create together in this genre will be a great experience. It’s an awesome opportunity!

Tina E. Clark’s long awaited and much anticipated smooth jazz single “Pearl” from the album Nikki Ruth…Her most sophisticated album yet..She displays her abundant talent as a songwriter, producer and musician across genres as diverse as pop, adult contemporary and smooth jazz … but it is the release of her new single “Pearl” that finally [...]

So my goal was to write and produce six songs in 30 days and I managed to finish only 5 1/2.. Truth is, I got stuck on one of the songs that’s so far become one of my favorites. I was sooo in the creative zone on this piece until it was hard to move [...]