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President/Owner: Kenneth S. Barnard
Music Director-David Bennet Allen
Music Director Eternal: Kevin Bibbs
Assistant Musical Director-Byron Woods
Asst. Engineer-Mark "Cosmo" Crosier
Director of Web Raymond B. VanReek
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 Assistant Musical Director-Byron Woods
Singer/Songwriter, Producer and Vocal Arranger, Byron Woods is a multi-talented performer that began his musical career with the group, HEAT. Along with Kevin Bibbs, he has been on the Board of Directors for The Street Factory, Inc., since it’s inception in 1987. Byron has had a great deal of success locally and Internationally, with his 1989 hits, "I’ve Been In Love" and "Look To Me For Love". Byron has performed with the likes of Bob Stroud and Rockestra, The Chicago Catz, The Buckinghams, Roger, and The Ides Of March. More recently, Byron and his group VocalPoynt, released "Tis The Season" on Street Factory Records and is working on new projects to be released later this year.
In 2004 Woods released his long-awaited solo debut, In the Land of Smooth, on the UK soul label, Expansion Records. Smooth, which is co-produced by old friend Logan, is a solid display of Woods' appealing voice and a throwback to the Philadelphia sounds of the 70s. The Woods-penned title track sounds like a Delfonics cut, circa 1972, and his "Fly Away" (an 80s composition with Glenn) and "Special Kind of Woman" are great examples of PIR-style adult-oriented nighttime music, updated with classy arrangements. The Philly influence is even more explicit with Woods' covers of the Spinners' great "He'll Never Love You" (a duet with the Logan, who is a fine vocalist) and the Stylistics' "Payback is a Dog." Best of all is his faithful rendition of the Natural Four's classic "Can This Be Real." While the new material on the disc contributed by other writers is not as strong, In the Land of Smooth is a solid and long-overdue mass introduction to this talented Soul singer. "Byron is the Master of The Vocal Arrangement. His wide vocal range and his ability to harmonize with precision are some of his greatest strengths as a Singer. He brings fresh ideas into all of the projects he works with". |
