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Richard De La
Font Agency, Inc.
Legendary 5-Star Service and Reputation
Providing Excellence in Entertainment Since 1970
Booking Macy Gray
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How To Book MACY GRAY For Your Event!
Macy Gray
may be available for your next special event!
The voice of Macy Gray is a wondrous thing. It can be as intimate as
the wee small hours or as exciting as a packed nightclub; disarmingly
sweet on one song, harsh and raspy on another. The obvious comparison is
to the post-war Billie Holiday, but there are traces of other singers
both legendary and little-known: Abbey Lincoln, Betty Davis, Nina
Simone, Karen Dalton, Tina Turner. Yet in the end, Macy Gray
sounds like no one but herself.
 Macy
creates a musical mélange of old-school soul, hip-hop, R&B, funk,
and rock. She seems to shrug off format, genre, and market.
At the center of this cross-cultural melting pot is Macy
Gray. On stage as on record, she cuts a commanding figure among a dozen
players, belting out her personal vignettes with smoky passion.
 Macy Gray's music grew out of countless jams
and listening sessions in living rooms, studios, rehearsal spaces.
The unique blend of straight-up soul and modern
hip-hop is a product of Macy's own upbringing. Born and raised in
Canton, Ohio, she grew up on her parents' record collection: Sly Stone
and James Brown, Marvin Gaye and
Stevie Wonder ("I just loved
Stevie Wonder"),
Aretha Franklin and
Patti
LaBelle. Her junior high years brought the first wave of hip-hop.
Then, during two years at a nearly all-white boarding school, Macy
acquired a taste for rock, "because that's all they listened to,
and I didn't have my own radio. I was fortunate in that I was open to
everything. I just developed a real appreciation for all kinds of music
just by being exposed to it."
Macy loved music and had seven years of classical
piano training, yet it was years before she ever sang a note in public.
In fact, she barely spoke. "When I was little, I had this real
funny voice. Every time I talked, the kids would make fun of me – so I
stopped talking. Everybody thought I was shy, but really I was
self-conscious of my voice. It never occurred to me that I could
sing."
 Macy moved to Los Angeles to enroll in the
screenwriting program of the USC Film School. Eventually she hooked up
with a few musician friends, who asked her to help them write lyrics.
When it came time to record one of the tunes for which she'd penned the
words, the singer didn't show - and Macy was asked to fill in.
When the tape began to circulate, it was Macy's voice
that prompted calls. The leader of a jazz band playing the L.A. hotel
circuit asked her to join. "I thought he was out of his mind, but I
did it because I thought it was good money," she admits. "Sing
old jazz standards and Sinatra songs for an hour for a hundred
bucks!"
Macy Gray began singing on demo sessions more
frequently, making a local name for herself almost by accident. "I
really thought these people were all lying to me and that they didn't
know what they were talking about, because I was still thinking about
the girl who didn't talk! I really didn't think much of it, it was
something to do. It became serious when we started doing shows around
L.A. at regular venues."
Macy Gray was signed to Epic Records in April,
1998.
Hit songs include --
- I Try
- Sweet Baby
- Why Didn't You Call Me
- Still
- Do Something
- Shoo Be Doo (No Words)
- What I Gotta Do
- Sexual Revolution
- When I See You
- Lately
- Beauty In The World
Macy Gray may be available for your next special event!
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Genre: R&B
Styles:
.Contemporary R&B. / ContemporaryR&B
.Adult Contemporary R&B. / AdultContemporaryR&B
.Neo-Soul. / NeoSoul
.Urban. / xUrban
.Adult Alternative Pop/Rock. / AdultAlternativePopRock
Years active:
x90s,
x00s, x10s, x20s
Born: ..in Ohio / born nOhio
Born: ..in Canton / born CantonOH
Born: Sep 6, 1967
Based: ..in US
Based: ..in California / based nCalifornia
Based: ..in Los Angeles /
based LosAngelesCA
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Frequently Asked Questions About Booking MACY GRAY
HOW TO BOOK MACY GRAY?
(i.e., how to hire MACY GRAY for an event)
You are currently on the official site of the Richard De La Font Agency, Inc. For
more than 50 years, we have successfully helped official talent buyers
around the world secure quality talent.
We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you. Let's do this the
right way! Let's save you time and frustration!
Simply click on the "Booking information" link found on this page.
Then, send us your request for booking information.
Include information about your plans for your event and how hiring MACY GRAY (or someone similar) might be of special interest.
If you decide you want to look at other names, simply include your talent-fee
budget range and indicate that you want to see who else you might be able to
afford with such a budget. We can send you a list of names that are affordable
and in the style of music you prefer. We hope to save you time and frustration!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK/HIRE MACY GRAY?
(i.e., what is the fee of MACY GRAY for an event?)
(i.e., what is MACY GRAY charging to perform at an event?)
Official booking fees for MACY GRAY, or any other celebrity, are
determined based on a number of factors and may change at anytime without prior
notice.
Factors influencing pricing vary and may include date, location, type of
event, whether a private party or a public concert, the artist's calendar,
whether the artist is on tour or not, how well tickets are selling at the
artist's concerts, the current demand for the artist's music, market activity, etc.
As you might expect, the more in-demand the artist is, the more buyers are
prepared to pay. Of course, this causes the artist's price to increase as
the artist becomes more popular, or decrease when becoming less popular.
Exclusive agents with exclusive representation frequently quote a
range instead of a specific price, since changes can occur at anytime.
Generally, the
artist's manager has a role in the decision to accept any
particular offer from a talent buyer.
To learn the most current artist's pricing, or the estimated
artist's fee for your particular event, simply click on the "Booking
information" link found on this page. Then, send us your request for booking
information.
IS MACY GRAY AVAILABLE TO WORK MY EVENT?
(i.e., what is MACY GRAY's availability?)
To learn the artist's current availability for your special event, simply
click on the "Booking information" link found on this page. Then, send us
your request for booking information.
Once we have your event/party information, we will be better able to assist
you with putting your entertainment talent booking plans in place as your
entertainment consultant. Let's get this done right! We look forward to working with you!
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