I've been listening to (and working with) NJS since it's inception. When the sound first came 'round, I was a Bay Area (California) DJ doin' house parties and other events on weekends. A couple years later I moved to Los Angeles intending to make my way by DJ'ing, then eventually make my way over to a record label. Unfortunately the competition in the DJ scene down there was a bit too fierce for me, but I managed to get myself in to one of the major labels nonetheless, and stayed there throughout most of the 90's. During much of this time, I spent all my "off-time" writing and producing songs with hopes to eventually land a publishing/production deal. Unfortunately I couldn't use my obvious "in" at the label I worked for....so happens I was actually good at what I did there, so to them, it would've been a "conflict of interest" to even LISTEN to my tapes, much less gimme a shot at producing something for them. I did manage to produce tracks for a few small names, but eventually I got tired of being told my sound wasn't enough like everyone elses (ain't that a b*tch!) and I left the music business altogether. After a few years of working in other areas of the entertainment business (particularly film and music video), I grew tired of Los Angeles altogether and moved to a small town in Pennsylvania where I still reside today.
One thing I miss dearly since leaving Los Angeles is having knowledgeable folk to discuss my passion for music with. Most people where I live now listen to country (yikes!), so without the internet, I'd have no outlet to express my love for this music anymore. I've recently opened fullasoul.com, which is one-part store, and one-part music community. The goal for both is to connect fans of soul music who can no longer find an abundant supply of new soul/R&B (thanks to US radio's demand that all records now sound alike) with the artists who are still making good soul music. There's still some great soul artists in the UK and other parts of Europe making sweet sounds that those here in the US don't know so much about....and what's more, there's some FANTASTIC independent artists out there now keepin' this music alive that hardly ANYBODY knows about. This music has played such an important role in my life, as I'm sure it has many of yours....so I plan to use my new online venture to help do what I can to keep this wonderful music alive. Please stop by and check us out if you ever feel inclined to do so
In the meantime, I'm gonna pull up a chair, pull some rare tunes up on my jukebox, and see what's goin' down right HERE. Y'all got a nice thing goin' here from what I can see, and I look forward to talkin' some NEW JACK music!
Fullasoul
Welcome to the NJS Family. 
