JONEI PRODUCTIONS PARTNERS WITH grammy nominated TRAVISO MILNER AS OFFICIAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

Jonei Productions is pleased to announce the 2022 Partnership and Management with Traviso Milner. Traviso, known to many as Maestro, is a gold and platinum awards recipient for his songwriting and production contributions. In March 2019, his accomplishments as Producer, Songwriter, and Arranger on Mel Holder’s ‘Music Book Volume III’ CD held positions #1 and #2 on Billboard’s Smooth Jazz Charts. He has toured with Grammy Award winning recording artist Norman Brown and Jonathan Butler. In addition he has toured as Musical Director for Will Downing, Peabo Bryson, Chante Moore, Brenda Russell, Patti Austin, Eric Darius, Paul Taylor, Marion Meadows, Alex Bugnon, Phil Perry, Jessy J Bill Withers, Jeff Lorber, Johnny Kemp, The Force MD's, LaToya Jackson, The Manhattans, Blue Magic, Ray Goodman & Brown, Adeva, Cindy Mizelle, BT Express, Gerald LeVert & Melba Moore, just to name a few. He’s performed and toured throughout Europe and Japan.

In the 1990’s, he had several Grammy nominations for his songwriting and production contributions to Yvonne Roome's "QUIET NIGHTS" album. This jazz project featured Toots Thielemans, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Horace Alexander Young III and a host of N.Y.'s hottest musicians. His single, "ARE YOU REALLY REAL?" (The Force MD's) appeared in Matty Rich's "Straight Out Of Brooklyn" feature film.

He was the Musical Director & arranger for the Isaac Hayes Tribute to Soul since it's inception in 1997. This star-studded gala annual event features world-class entertainers performing Isaac Hayes' songs in a benefit concert for The World Literacy Campaign. The featured artists included Dionne Warwick, Tommy Davidson, Phyllicia Rashad, Mark Curry, Sam Moore, Betty Wright, Denise Williams, Dougie Doug, Jean Carne, Freda Payne, Martha Wash, Miss Jones, Stephanie Mills, Chuck Jackson, Ray Goodman & Brown, Mary Wilson and of course Isaac Hayes, himself. Isaac brought him aboard as MD for his cooking show pilot , "Groove Kitchen" on VH1.

In addition to receiving gold & platinum awards for his songwriting/production contribution to the Busta Rhymes' album "THE COMING", he has written, produced & performed work on Flipmode's Rampage CD.  He wrote & produced the theme song, "KISSING YOU WITH OUR CLASSIC LOVE", for 98.7 KISS FM. His jingle features over thirty of classic soul & today's R&B's finest recording artists (i.e. George Benson, Zhane, Freddie Jackson, Luther Vandross, and Gladys Knight). From January '97 until September of ‘99, his commercial aired at least 24 times a day. With that kind of airplay and roster of recording artists, he is one of the most heard & recorded producer/songwriters in NY.

Due to the success and demand generated by the "Kissing You" jingle, Maestro launched his own jingle house, SOUL'D OUT PROMOS. The company expanded into a service that 'Designs Radio Station's Promo Sound'. SOUL'D OUT PROMOS designed numerous station ID's across the nation. Station by station, across the nation his work is being heard daily. His theme song for The Donnie Simpson Show on 95.5 WPGC ran 5 days a week for 9 years

From 1995 to 2001 Maestro managed, taught and engineered at Soundtrack Recording Studios, an eleven-studio multi-format facility in midtown Manhattan.

Keeping God preeminent in his life is paramount. Therefore, he has been blessed to serve his church and community via a monthly Gospel Showcase, SPIRIT ALIVE, that he directs for the Congregational Church of South Hempstead. The showcase features local talent, big name talent, dancers, instrumentalists, rappers, singers, choirs, steppers, poets and dramatizations. His band, HIZ OWN, which by the way is the same band used for the Isaac Hayes shows provides the music.

In 2006 Maestro toured South Africa with Eddie & Gerald Levert, and then again with Will Downing. Will Downing's Christmas Soul Tour coupled Maestro with Norman Brown and Gerald Albright. One of the major highlights of '06 was getting the call to be Melba Moore's Musical Director.

In 2007 Norman Brown contacted Traviso to Los Angeles to perform keyboards full time. From then until now, Traviso has been a mainstay in the Smooth Jazz LA scene on keys and bass. Once on the west coast, Traviso added Jeff Lorber, Peabo Bryson, Chante Moore, Brenda Russell, Patti Austin, Eric Darius, Paul Taylor, Marion Meadows, Alex Bugnon, Phil Perry, Jessy J, & Gail Jhonson to his artist roster.

In 2011, he returned to the east coast music scene, where the Late Dennis Edwards hired Traviso as his principle keyboardist. 2014 was awesome. Traviso returned to the smooth jazz scene with Jonthan Butler, Alex Bugnon, Norman Brown and Gerald Albright. The summer of 2014 saw the renovation of his main studio facility and the completion of Gerald Alston's new CD, "Irreplaceable" and a new single & video, "Back To Basics" featuring Gerald and Mel Holder.

TOURS

2011-2018  THE TEMPTATIONS REVIEW Featuring DENNIS EDWARDS - Keys

2014               THE DRIFTERS - Bass

2014              JONATHAN BUTLER - Keys

2014               GERALD ALBRIGHT - Keys

2010              JESSY J, BRENDA RUSSELL, PHIL PERRY - Keys & Vocals

2006-2010      MELBA MOORE - MD/Keys/Vocals

2009              ERIC DARIOUS, PATTI AUSTIN, GAIL JHONSON - Keys &Vocals

2008              PAUL TAYLOR, ALEX BUGNON, CHANTE MOORE - Keys &Vocals

2007              JEFF LORBER, MARION MEADOWS, PAUL TAYLOR, PEABO BRYSON -Keys

2006-2007     GERALD ALBRIGHT- Keys

2004-2007     WILL DOWNING - Keys

2004-2006     GERALD ALSTON - MD/Keys/Vocals

2004-2006     EDDIE & GERALD LEVERT "FATHER & SON TOUR"-Keys

2004               MAYSA FROM THE UK GROUP INCOGNITO - Keys

2003-2004    THE MANHATTANS - Bass & Vocals

2003-2004    WILL DOWNING-’EMOTIONS’ TOUR with GERALD LEVERT- Keys

1999              TYLER PERRY'S MUSICAL PLAY "I KNOW I'VE BEEN CHANGED" - Pit Master

1997-2001      ISAAC HAYES TRIBUTE TO SOUL  MD, Keys & bass

1996               CINDY MIZELLE - MD, Keys & Vocals

1995-2006    GERALD LEVERT - Keys & Bass

1995                GROOVE THEORY - Keys

1992                ADEVA-Europe & Asia - Keys/Vocals

1993-1995      BLUE MAGIC-Musical Director- Keys

1993                BILL WITHERS - Bass & Vocals   

1982                ROY AYERS Bass & Vocals

1987-1992      FORCE MD'S-Musical Director/Keys

1988  JOHNNY KEMP - "Just Got Paid" TOUR- Keys & Vocals

1989               THE MANHATTANS - Keys

2006-2019 NORMAN BROWN-MD/Keys/Vocals

DISCOGRAPHY

BUSTA RHYMES               "THE COMING" - PRODUCER, WRITER - Platinum Award

YVONNE ROOME             "QUIET NIGHTS" PRODUCER, ARRANGER, WRITER, KEYS, BASS

MEN AT LARGE               "DON'T CRY"  REMIX

AK LIVE                            "TUNING"  PRODUCER - JAPANESE ARTIST

GEORGE KERR     CO-PRODUCER - 20 TRACKS ON VARIOUS CLASSIC SOUL GROUPS

(Chilites, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Manhattans, Main Ingredient, Blue Magic)

RAY, GOODMAN & BROWN ‘A MOMENT WITH FRIENDS’ - CO-PRODUCER, ARRANGER, PROGRAMMER

GERALD LEVERT               "SPEAK FOR THE WORLD"  PROGRAMMER "CLICK A GLASS"

 GERALD LEVERT               "IN MY SONGS" PRODUCER, ARRANGER - "DJ DON'T"

WILL DOWNING                 "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU" - WRITER, PRODUCER

PHAJJA                               "SAILING" & "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR" - BASS

GERALD ALSTON                "GA SINGS SAM COOKE" FEATURING GERALD ALBRIGHT PRODUCER, ARRANGER, PROGRAMMER, ENGINEER

"BACK TO THE BASICS" (2014) FEATURING: REGINA BELLE  & MEL HOLDER

THE  PERSUADERS             "A WOMAN WAS MADE TO BE LOVED"  PRODUCED, ENGINEERED, ARRANGED

BRENT CARTER   PRODUCER, WRITER, ENGINEER

HORACE A. YOUNG            “ACOUSTIC CONTEMPORARY JAZZ"  PRODUCER, ENGINEER, ARRANGER

FULL CIRCLE                        "SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW" - WRITER, CO-PRODUCER, ARRANGER

TANIA SHANA                      “FROM THE HEART" - CO-PRODUCER, ARRANGER, ENGINEER

CHRIS CURRY                      "JAMMIN ON THE MIKE 1 & 2" - PRODUCER, ENGINEER, PROGRAMMER, VOCALS

CHRIS CURRY                      ‘STOP THE VIOLENCE’ (2014)-PRODUCER/ARRANGER/WRITER/ ENGINEER

FORCE MD'S                         "FORCE MD'S - LIVE" - PROGRAMMER, ARRANGER, ENGINEER

MEL HOLDER                       "MUSIC BOOK VOL. 1" WRITER, ARRANGER PRODUCER

MEL HOLDER                       "MUSIC BOOK VOL. 2" WRITER, ARRANGER PRODUCER

MEL HOLDER                       "MUSIC BOOK VOL. 3" WRITER,ARRANGER PRODUCER-BILLBOARD #1, #2

GAIL JHONSON                    "MILES AWAY" - WRITER, PRODUCER, ENGINEER

ALVIN FISHER                      "ABSOFLUTELY" - WRITER, ARRANGER, PRODUCER, ENGINEER

LEARN FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY DONE WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO

Today I came across a digital article that forced me to take a pause. The subject matter was  familiar to me, however, when I repeated it to myself, I added “Dah” at the end. After repeating the statement, I couldn’t help but have a gut wrenching good chuckle by myself. These are the moments when you must be reminded to forgive yourself for your past business mistakes and continue on this brave course of entrepreneurship.

In that moment my value was to recognize and make a self evaluation of my own truth, that I am a valuable resource of information to others.  Being comfortable with one’s depth of knowledge and life experience equals wisdom.  My journey of humility has allowed me to sit in rooms with those of great prominence and importance. This reminded me that I’m ok,  because I continue to learn from people who have already done what I want to do. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not shy about my own greatness, but today I was reminded of who I am, my purpose and my sincere thanks to my Creator for guiding me through many land mines.

As Founder of JONEI, I have penned both domestic and international deals for clients. In matters of reference, we have decided to highlight some of our extraordinary circle of influence and clients.  This month we introduce the growth and accomplishments of one of our longest client’s, Scott Camaran.  Scott was scouted several times in malls with his brother and walking with friends. Finally, after much consideration, he was scouted in Manhattan and signed with one of the top Modeling Agencies in the country. The management  journey through digital media, segmented marketing and licensing deals with Scott began. With tenacity and hard work we set in motion a vision to manage various unforeseen circumstances.

Today, Scott has been the principal of international campaigns and commercials for T-Mobile, Apple, Nike, Coca Cola to name just a few. His creative ability has extended  into an array of  multifaceted areas, one being as Creative Director and Senior Fashion Designer at the helm of an emerging luxury streetwear apparel brand in Soho, New York. He professionally appeared in editorials, campaigns, commercials, TV and Film. His career as a model Has led him to pursue photography and art direction as a freelance professional. The editorials he produced, styled, and photographed have been published in international magazines including Schön and Design Scene.  Scott partnered to conceptualize and launch KROST New York, opening their first concept retail space for the brand in Soho, and in May 2019, Scott opened the second concept retail pop-up in SoHo for KROST New York. The brand has received coverage in Good Morning America, Vogue, Forbes, Essence, CFDA, Paper Magazine, V Magazine, E! News, etc. He has designed clothes that have been worn by Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and others. 

Scott produced post-production including casting, styling, shooting the campaigns, editing and curating the content. Scott not only designed, but spearheaded the concepts for each season; developing each collection from sketch to garment. He presently works between New York and Los Angeles producing and creating. The small contribution JONEI made to Scott’s outstanding accomplishments is incomparable to what his future achievements will bring.

In my previous blog post I formally introduced myself to you and stated how our team has begun the evolving process of redefining Jonei Productions - post COVID.  I take pride in my  mentor's wisdom because I am one of those that others will look to learn from because I’ve already been there - done that, and will continue to use my Leadership role to assist others. Seek mentors and learn from people who have already done what you are trying or want to do

Today we have redesigned JONEI so that it continues to evolve in 2022. We are so excited for our upcoming rollouts as we rebuild our pipeline, however, we want to first thank each and everyone who has supported us on this journey. Our new deliverables include the creation and production of new content and projects which include insightful monthly content that's beneficial for everyday use, sharing client profiles and presenting their products in a whole new way to support brand awareness. There are so many new things in JONEI 2022. Looking forward to you continuing the journey with us!

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