PJ Morton ( Paul Morton Jr. Paul Morton, Jr , March 29, 1981 ) - American singer, musician and producer. Currently, he is best known as the keyboard player and backing vocalist of the pop rock band Maroon 5 [1] [2] . He also leads a solo career.
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| Birth name | Paul Morton Jr. |
| Date of Birth | March 29, 1981 (age 38) |
| Place of Birth | New Orleans , Louisiana |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | vocalist , musician , song's author |
| Years of activity | 2001 ~ present |
| Instruments | synthesizer , guitar , bass |
| Genres | pop rock , soul , R&B , synth pop funky rock |
| Collectives | Maroon 5 |
| Labels | Young Money , Cash Money , Interscope , Morton Recordings |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Musical career
- 1.2 Other activities
- 1.3 Personal life
- 2 Discography
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
PJ Morton was born March 29, 1981 in New Orleans , Louisiana . The musician's father is Canadian and American gospel singer Paul Sylvester Morton, his mother is Debra Brian Morton.
Musical career
In 2010, friend PJ Morton and Maroon 5 music director Adam Blackstone invited the musician to audition for the role of a keyboard player for the group [3] . Morton was a successful candidate and Blackstone enlisted him in the composition. Since that time, Morton began work with Maroon 5; the musician played at all concerts and other "live" performances of the collective. In 2012, Jesse Carmichael temporarily left Maroon 5, and PJ joined the group on an ongoing basis [4] . The musician took part in the recording of the albums Overexposed and V.
Morton started producing in 2011 , from the moment he signed a contract with Young Money Records. [5] Soon, Morton was spotted by Cash Money Records . After signing the contract, PJ began a partnership with Lil Wayne , Birdman , Ronald Williams and others.
Among other things, Morton recorded several solo studio albums : Emotions ( 2005 ), Perfect Song ( 2007 ), Walk Alone ( 2010 ) [6] . On May 14, 2013, the musician released the fourth full-length album New Orleans [7] [8] , in which Adam Levin , Basta Rimes and others took part in the work [9] . The song “Only One”, recorded by Morton in a duet with Stevie Wonder , was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category “Best R&B Song” in 2014 [10] .
Other activities
In 2008, PJ Morton, at the request of All Rakh Rahman , the composer of the film “ Formula of Love for Prisoners of Marriage, ” took part in the recording of the composition “Sajna” for the soundtrack to the motion picture [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] .
In 2009, Morton published a book called Why Can't I Sing About Love? where he brought his thoughts about the interaction of music and religion [16] .
Personal life
PJ is currently married to Courtney Morton. [17]
Discography
- As part of Maroon 5
- Overexposed (2012)
- V (2014)
- Solo albums
- Emotions (2005)
- Walk Alone (2010)
- Perfect Song (2007) (as PJ Morton Band)
- New Orleans (2013)
Notes
- ↑ PJ Morton is more than just the second keyboard player in Maroon 5 . Axs. Date of treatment October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Who Are The Non-Adam Levine Members of Maroon 5 . VH1 (September 2, 2014). Date of treatment October 29, 2014.
- ↑ PJ Morton Talks Transition From Writing Gospel Music to Singing with Young Money Records . UGospel.Com (May 8, 2012). Date of treatment May 9, 2012.
- ↑ Band Announcement - Jesse Carmichael Maroon 5 (March 9, 2012). Date of treatment March 26, 2012. Archived April 14, 2012.
- ↑ Maroon 5's PJ Morton Talks Young Money Deal . AllHipHop.Com (March 26, 2012). Date of treatment May 8, 2012.
- ↑ PJ Morton: Biography by Andy Kellman Allmusic
- ↑ iTunes - Music - New Orleans (Deluxe Version) by PJ Morton . Itunes.apple.com. Date of appeal May 15, 2013.
- ↑ New Orleans: PJ Morton: Music . Amazon.com Date of appeal May 15, 2013.
- ↑ New Orleans - PJ Morton: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards AllMusic. Date of appeal May 15, 2013.
- ↑ 2014 Nominees
- ↑ Broxton, Jonathan. Couples Retreat-AR Rahman . moviemusicuk.us.
- ↑ Music Aloud review
- ↑ Dan Goldwasser . AR Rahman scores Couples Retreat , ScoringSessions.com (October 5, 2009). Date of treatment October 5, 2009.
- ↑ Saregama acquires Rahman's Couples Retreat soundtrack | Editorial-News . Radioandmusic.com (January 14, 2010). Date of treatment August 31, 2010.
- ↑ Businessofcinema.com Team. Saregama to release AR Rahman's Couples Retreat soundtrack . Businessofcinema.com (November 23, 2009). Date of treatment August 31, 2010. Archived January 2, 2010.
- ↑ Why Can't I Sing About Love? (inaccessible link) . WhyCan'tISingAboutLove.Com. Date of treatment April 17, 2012. Archived April 26, 2012.
- ↑ USA GRAMMY ARWARDS 2014