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Clinton Curtis grew up between the islands of Key West and Jamaica. The son of musicians and reggaehall owners, he was always surrounded by music. As a child, he helped sound-check all the acts that appeared at his parents’ legendary Club Kokua on Negril Beach. He played with and learned from some of the Jamaican giants — including Gregory Issacs and Desmond Dekker.
He was a classical pianist at 8, and formed his first group – a 10-piece R&B band at 13. Around that time, he started making self-produced studio recordings of original songs, playing all the instruments himself.
He left Key West for Greenwich Village at age 17 to study acting at NYU. It was there, in the West Village nightclubs that defined so much of music history, that Clinton realized he wanted to write and perform original music. He began working his way up in the downtown acoustic clubs- earning a little money as a classical musician on the side. It was during this time that he wrote the songs that would later become the album, Smoldering Youth.
From Brahms to Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and The Band to Bob Marley and The Mighty Diamonds, Clinton’s many influences converged seamlessly in his songwriting. In order to home in on this unique sound, Clinton teamed up with producer Matt Stine, and signed to Stine’s indie label 27 Sound. With Clinton’s first full length album, Smoldering Youth, “21st Century Rock and Roll” made its debut.
He was a classical pianist at 8, and formed his first group – a 10-piece R&B band at 13. Around that time, he started making self-produced studio recordings of original songs, playing all the instruments himself.
He left Key West for Greenwich Village at age 17 to study acting at NYU. It was there, in the West Village nightclubs that defined so much of music history, that Clinton realized he wanted to write and perform original music. He began working his way up in the downtown acoustic clubs- earning a little money as a classical musician on the side. It was during this time that he wrote the songs that would later become the album, Smoldering Youth.
From Brahms to Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and The Band to Bob Marley and The Mighty Diamonds, Clinton’s many influences converged seamlessly in his songwriting. In order to home in on this unique sound, Clinton teamed up with producer Matt Stine, and signed to Stine’s indie label 27 Sound. With Clinton’s first full length album, Smoldering Youth, “21st Century Rock and Roll” made its debut.
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| FULL TRACK History of Dust | 4:27 |
| FULL TRACK Spread It Like You Should | 4:02 |
| FULL TRACK Leave It Easy | 3:37 |
| FULL TRACK Best You Can | 3:39 |
| FULL TRACK Only Way Out | 3:14 |
| FULL TRACK Chain U Down | 3:50 |
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Curtis & Reinhard LIVE @ Bowery Electric NYC
7 Mar 2012 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home
Here’s some new video from our show last week at Bowery
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- Blaire reinvents Dylan 7 Mar 2012 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home
- Curtis & Reinhard LIVE @ Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 7 Mar 2012 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home
- Introducing Curtis & Reinhard 7 Mar 2012 | from www.clintoncurtis.com/home
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