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 Cecil Thornton & Transparent's Profile |
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"A Genuine Message Clearly Seen Worldwide" |
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| Location: | ATLANTA, |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Mar 1, 2008 (665 days back) |
About Me |
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| .. width="425" height="350" .. Get Your Own! | View Slideshow Get Your Own! | View Slideshow Psalmist, lyricist, producer, and arranger, Cecil Thornton is a “fresh-wind” arrival on the global music scene. Not your typical Christian vocalist and in no way a stranger to the stage, Cecil is a trendsetter whose musical creativity, lyrical connectivity, and vocal uniqueness catapults his music into a genre unparallel to others. A gospel sound fused with neo-soul and jazz infl uence to create musical experiences that far exceed the ordinary. Born and raised in Houston, Texas to the union of Rev. and Mrs. E.D. Thornton, Cecil’s Christian roots were inevitable. Not to mention his vocal inheritance! During his younger years Cecil recalls instances where his mother would render stirring vocal renditions of hymns that would tear at the hearts of all in attendance. Young Cecil paid close attention to every note, progression, and inflection without realizing he was, indeed, developing the giftedness that was within his own heart. As the years passed and Cecil became a teenager, his vocal ability was noised locally and he began singing in churches and other venues sharing stages with Kim Burrell, Yolanda Adams, Kathy Taylor-Brown, V. Michael McKay and many others. Upon completion of high school Cecil made a choice that would change his life forever. In 1998, after his high school graduation, Cecil relocated to Atlanta to continue his education as a Music Performance major at Morris-Brown as well as pursue a long-awaited career in music. He quickly formed many musical relationships with vocalists, musicians and directors but one individual went on to become one of the most infl uential of them all. In 2000 Cecil became a member of Dirk Chaney’s Chosen Aggregation and later became heavily involved in the Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA). The connection to the late legendary Dirk Chaney was one that introduced Cecil to music in a much greater way. Dirk worked closely with Cecil, mentoring him, to further develop his apparent giftedness and taught him what it meant to live life as an “artist”. At the peak of his development as an artist, Cecil was featured in 2001 as a featured soloist on the GMWA “Men of Promise” release. In 2003 Cecil formed a group of singers who would foster change on the music scene. A small group of singers who, together, possess complicated harmonies, incomparable connectivity, and a conservative, yet trendy, image. The group was named “Transparent” to clearly convey this group would remain open to the will and purpose of God as it relates the their music ministry. Together, Cecil Thornton and Transparent are introducing a new wave of music and creative artistry to the world. Connecting the Word of God with emotion; emotion with the creativity; and the creativity to the music to capture an amazing musical experience. In November 2006, Cecil Thornton and Transparent released their fi rst LIVE recording entitled “Live Simplicity”. Without a major distributor the CD has done extremely well in both the Christian and secular markets. Cecil’s grassroots promotions/publicity has been highly successful in marketing the product. However, to experience Cecil Thornton and Transparent live is the best marketing tool anyone could be afforded. Anticipate greater from Cecil Thornton and Transparent!!! .. width="425" height="350" .. | |
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Music:Member Since: 1/29/2006Band Website: cecilthornton.com Band Members: Influences: Nnenna Freelon, Rachelle Ferrell, Donny Hathaway, Kim Burrell, Kirk Franklin, Myron Butler, Aretha Franklin Sounds Like: Watch the Video Record Label: Urban Suite Entertainment Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Christian / Jazz / Soul) |
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Check out this event: Inspiration Session:Cecil Thornton & Transparent |
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| Hosted By: Cecil Thornton & TransparentWhen: Friday Mar 28, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Apache Cafe64th 3rdAtlanta, GA 30312United StatesDescription:Cecil Thornton & Transparent Click Here To View Event... Posted by Cecil Thornton & Transparent on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:25:00 PST |
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Itunes link for "LIVE Simplicity" |
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| http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?
playListId=208099174 Posted by Cecil Thornton & Transparent on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:53:00 PST |
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/cecilthornton |
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| Get your copy of "LIVE Simplicity"
Debut Project from Cecil Thornton & Transparent
Thank you in advance for the support!!!!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/cecilthornton... Posted by Cecil Thornton & Transparent on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:18:00 PST |
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT!!!!!!!!! |
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| I just want to start off by telling everyone who came out Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You all really showed me and Transparent much LOVE!!!!! It truly was an awesome worship expierience ( a... Posted by Cecil Thornton & Transparent on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:56:00 PST |
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Directions For June 24th Showcase |
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| From Downtown:
Take 85 South
Exit Riverdale Rd (Make right)
At stop light Global Gateway Connection (Make left)
(Make right) on Roosevelt Hwy, Church will be on the right (by service station... Posted by Cecil Thornton & Transparent on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:42:00 PST |
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IM BACK!!!! |
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| Just wanted to let my friends know that I am back in the ATL, Im very excited to be back and look forward to finishing the project.!!!! To my singers "I LOVE YOU" look forward to seeing you all.
... Posted by Cecil Thornton & Transparent on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:28:00 PST |
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