This sweet and jazzy collection of four Christmas songs, was originally recorded and sold to raise money for the Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts. Recording artist Monique Baines recorded these selections with a live 3 piece jazz band. Its the perfect choice for easy listening during this hectic holiday season.

I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Brian Mcknight

Brian McKnight’s latest holiday release, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, which was released in the U.S. in 2008 isn’t his first Christmas album, but it’s undoubtedly one of the best that’s come out in a long while. It’s romantic, charming, fun, occasionally whimsical and most of all, spiritual.

Miss Patti’s Christmas – Patti LaBelle

For anyone who’s ever wondered why and how Patti LaBelle has managed to stay a relevant, successful recording artist while so many other singers have come and gone over the years, Miss Patti’s Christmas is a perfect example why. Patti puts her all into singing each and every one of the 10 songs on the album. There’s not a single lackluster performance, nor a poorly sung note on the entire album.

A Mary Mary Christmas – Mary Mary

A Mary Mary Christmas is an album of new and classic holiday music by the R&B/Gospel duo Mary Mary. It was released by My Block Records back in October 2006.

Merry Christmas – Mariah Carey

Merry Christmas, which features both cover versions and original material, is the most successful holiday album ever in the United States, sales-wise. Mariah’s version of “Silent Night” is a definite

Ultimate Christmas Collection – The Jackson 5

This CD, which came out in October 2009, is a collection of songs originally recorded throughout the early 1970s. It features a young Michael and his brothers performing their versions of holiday classics.

This Is Christmas – Luther Vandross

This Is Christmas, which was released in October 1995 then re-released in August 2004, contains seven original songs and three traditional Christmas songs. Luther’s silky smooth voice epitomizes the love and joy of the holiday season.

Source: About.com R&B Soul

So, although I wanted to show more, some footage was messed up during the transfer process, here i am on my way to midtown Manhattan to drop off vocals to a mixer. The mixer had a few problems getting the correct protools session, so that added two weeks onto my mixing time. I also started working on the other two songs “Crazy to Love” and “I Dare You”, in the meantime, gotta get this approved mix of “Sippin” over to my radio promoters, so we can start pushing the record, until then!!! Stay tuned! and thx for stopping by

Now, many have heard me sing this tune before, so I’m not gonna talk anymore about my past, at least in this post. That was just a prelude for newcomers! 6 months, has done alot for me, I’ve lost some contacts, and reconnected with some. I’ve hustled, recorded, written, studied, traveled – but a few things I have NOT done is party and bullshit. (I lie I have bull shit). I loved my old job, I loved the company. I learned SOOO much there. I had a front row seat to how it ALL happened. I’ve seen how people became famous. I’ve seen all the stereotypical myths about the entertainment industry prove to be true.. “It’s not what you know, but you WHO you know”, “Money can buy you fame”, best believe me it DOES exists. And dont get me wrong, true talent does shine through, occasionally. But true talent does WAY better when they have a team, and that talent cant just rely on their label to make them famous. That talent must also be business savvy themselves, and invest in them self even before their label does.

So for the past 6 months, I’ve been thinking about everything I’ve learned and how I’ll apply it to my own career. Music that is (I have many ambitions). And I examined myself, my ethics, and my life. I’ve always known that I’m brutally honest – and sometimes honesty has been a curse and a blessing. Honesty, is what led me to believe that on a business level I hated the music industry but on the creative side, its my LIFE, my RELEASE, its everything I breathe as far as I know, as far my dreams go. I’ve made WAY to many sacrifices for my music, so I wont let it go WITHOUT a fight. And since honesty has gotten me where I am right now in life, my proposal to is show people how I’m gonna do this damn thing. My challenge is document on video EVERYTHING that will happen behind the scene with the launch of my new Video Blog “The Mo Show”. Raw, Uncut, uncensored, honest.. I want to show the studio footage, writing process, editing and mixing, getting critiques and praises, shows and performances, meetings (as they come). That’s the honest truth Please stay tuned as i record and post my weekly progress through my video blog. It all ends when I get that FIRST spin on the radio. In my head it sounds easy, but in this industry, I know there’ll be many interesting obstacles that I’m sure you’d love to see you never know..

Questions are welcome, haters not really although I know they’ll come lol, and I’ll do my best to respond on camera…
Stay tuned for the first installment of “The Mo Show” My journey to fame, up next week

Sincerely,
Mo