Ernest Quarles was born in Detroit, Michigan. His father was an audiophile with a state of the art sound system, and an enormous jazz collection. His mother loved listening to the popular music of the day including artists like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and many others.

Being in the heart of Motown, he was fortunate enough to have grown up in the same neighborhood as many of Motown’s musical icons, including Gladys Knight & Pips, The Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. In fact, Ernest said that when he was 13 years old, all four of the Four Tops were on his paper route!

At a young age, Ernest showed an affinity to music. His mother would make him sing Jackson Five songs for her friends when they came over for Bridge club, and he was always happy to do it.

Throughout elementary and high school, he collected albums and developed an eclectic taste in music which included artists from a wide variety of genres like George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., Wes Montgomery, Earth Wind and Fire, The Ohio Players, Pat Metheny, Al Jarreau, Gino Vanelli, Parliament Funkadelic, Yes, and Led Zepplin.

It wasn’t until he went off to college to Morehouse in Atlanta, Georgia that he started learning to play the guitar. He taught himself the basics by buying a Beatle’s songbook, and learning to play their repertoire on the acoustic guitar. From there he was fortunate enough to be able to study jazz theory under one of Morehouse’s greatest marching and jazz band leaders Roderick Smith. After two summers of intense wood shedding while attending Georgia Tech, he was good enough to begin playing and singing in several college fusion and funk bands around Atlanta, doing frat parties, proms, weddings, and eventually restaurants and bars. One of the bands, Frenzync opened for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes to a standing room only crowd in the mid 80’s.

Ernest now resides in Atlanta with his family, where he has weekly gigs at hotels and restaurants around the city, and does session work with other musicians in town. At the beginning of the year, with the encouragement of many of his friends and fans, he began the EQuinox project.

Executive produced by hip hop icon MC Lyte, production powerhouse Melvin Childs, and entertainment executive Lynn Richardson, The Soundtrack Inspired by Love Jones the Musical merges the classic seasoning of the Love Jones era, circa 1996, with the culturally diverse and compelling sounds of the 21st century. Together with an assembly of various amazing artists, including Musiq Soulchild, Dave Hollister, Chrisette Michele, Marsha Ambrosius, MC Lyte, and Raheem DeVaughn (who penned the lead single), this soundtrack is a masterpiece of ballads, steppin’ songs, hip-hop grooves, and neo soul tracks that will please the musical palate of this unique audience specifically, and the broader r&b, classic hip-hop, and soul / ne0 soul genres in general. 
The Soundtrack Inspired by Love Jones the Musical is a "Produced By Faith" and "Sunni Gyrl Records" Production
www.lovejonesthemusical.com


Nashville-based producer. 

Styles range from Hip-hop and Electronic to Rock and Instrumental. 

New tunes all the time!

Silk is a highly celebrated, R&B quintet who has sold over 5 million records. The group still comprises the original members who debuted in 1992. These gentlemen are Timzo (Timothy Cameron), Jim (Jimmy Gates, Jr.), Big G (Gary Glenn), Lil G (Gary Jenkins) and John John (Johnathen Rasboro). Popular for baby-making ballads and New Jack Swing favorites, Silk is best known for their 1993 pop hit, “Freak Me.” Other hits include “If You”, “Meeting In My Bedroom”, “Girl U For Me”, “Lose Control”, “Hooked On You” and “Don’t Rush”. The group was discovered by Keith Sweat over 20 years ago yet they continue to enjoy longevity in the industry with six studio albums. Currently, Silk is delicately placing the finishing touches on their seventh studio LP while touring the world.

The group began its embryonic stage in the mid 80′s. Timzo, Jim and John John formed the singing group as the teenagers harmonized while working at McDonald’s. Shortly thereafter, Big G was joined. A then-gospel group, the four would get their big break singing church songs in their manager’s basement during a cookout. Already empowered with unique diamond-smooth harmonies, Silk went in search of a fifth voice and Gary “Lil G” Jenkins was joined to the group. Keith Sweat signed the group to his Keia label and helped to create Silk’s unmistakable sound.

Sweat co-wrote and produced most of the steamy, sexually suggestive songs for their debut album, Lose Control. Selling two million copies, the album spun three US R&B Top 10 hits, including ‘Freak Me’, which stayed at #1 on the chart for eight weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. Silk would go on to release their second album with an eponymous title giving us “I Can Go Deep”, “Hooked On You” and “Don’t Rush”. Silk served as the Executive Producer of this Top 10 R&B album and remained in this position of creative control on their subsequent works. The SILK LP was followed by the group’s third studio album, Tonight. At the helm of songwriting and music production, Silk enlisted contributions from the likes of Darrell “Delite” Allamby, Lincoln “Link” Browder and Antonio “Jovii Hendrix” Mobley. The Tonight LP would quickly attain platinum status with the release of the provocative “If You” ballad – the group’s second Billboard Hot 100 hit. With the steamy and intense “Meeting In My Bedroom” to follow, Silk’s third album would solidify the group as influential vocalists in the industry. The subsequent albums, Love Session, Silktime and Always and Forever gave the world “We’re Callin’ You”, “Ebony Eyes”, “Don’t Go” ft. Tamar Braxton and “There’ll Never Be”.

Silk is comprised of very entrepreneurial and philanthropic gentlemen. The five have always engaged in business and charitable endeavors. Unbeknownst to many, Silk are honorary members of the Men of Distinction having received a mayoral proclamation in Atlanta for their selfless service to community efforts. Aside from their feel-good music and baby-making hits, Silk is known for being one of the few singing groups who are, in fact, still together with all original members. Silk’s seventh studio album is currently untitled. No doubt it will be a hallmark for music lovers around the world. Fans are eager to hear what’s next from the five most signature voices in all of R&B.

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