C.J. EMMONS

C.J. Emmons is a Houstonian has created a buzz that exhilarates excitement and creates full usage of his musical talent! This talented vocalist/songwriter/actor/ holds no boundaries when it comes to delivering great music and more!While in Houston, C.J. served as opening acts for artist such as "Patti Labelle" "Brian McKnight"and "Vivian Green." He also performed in two of Houston's top televised shows such as "Talent show America" (KHOU-CBS), "Houston's Live stock show and Rodeo". CJ then moved to L.A. and toured with many local bands. He opened for Stevie Wonder while singing with the band Elixer, at BB Kings Blues Club at Universal Studios City Walk. C.J. then began to garner a buzz, as having one of the most sought after voices in Los Angeles. He then opened at the House of Blues Sunset where he really cut lose, displaying the 5 octave range he is known for. Shortly after that he met the,Emmy Award Winning script writer, Mike Ajakwe Jr, who asked if he could perform a song in his theater production. CJ gave a show stopping performance singing "Lady Marmalade" and "Love Bankrupt" in the hit stage play" Body Language". He was reviewed in the papers four times, with one editor Carl E. Betts from the "Pasadena Journal Entertainment" stating, "Houston Texas born C... Emmons delivered a crowd killer performance in his solo. I can't spoil this surprise; seeing his energy and hearing his vocal abilities is just something you gotta experience!!! CJ also tried out for the Fox hit show "American Idol" he didn't make the show with the producers stating," that he was too good and too polished". But television networks such as Entertainment Tonight and The TV Guide Network were there. They did a feature cover on him and described him as the next up and coming talent!Shortly after he appeared on Tom Joyner's TV show, on (ABC) and performed Backup for Yolanda Adams, The Ojays, and BeBe Winans at the 2006 Espy awards. CJ can now be seen on the Hit NBC show "The Singing Bee" as a featured singer, where he has performed with the likes of Barry Manilow, Taylor Dane, Debbie Harry, Little Richard and Toni Basil. He also just wrapped up a stint with performer John Mayer, at New York City's "Village Underground." To add to his credits, this talented young man is also an actor, while in High School he performed in over 30 professional and none professional plays. He won best actor in a Texas State competition in 1999 and also won again in 2000. He portrayed Smokey Robinson in "The Motown Revue" at Houston's famous Wortham Theatre, "Black Nativity", "Christmas in Harlem", at the Ensemble Theatre in Houston, "The Fifth Sun," "Smokey Joes Café," "Dream Girls", "If you don't Believe", with Tatyana Ali and Deneice Williams and many other musical and plays in L.A. His delivery is always strong and powerful-and his performances are full of excitement, energy and always heart felt! CJ has one philosophy about life," Be patient, prayerful and determined, and always rely on God to be your center."