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30+ Year Music Industry Veteran, President & CEO/Push-It Marketing & Promotions

Bruce Calvin is a WELL RESPECTED, WELL CONNECTED, music industry VETERAN that began his music industry career in working with an independent record distributor in Detroit, which distributed local and national recording artists to various record stores in the mid-west region. He became the first African-American Salesman in Detroit for ABC-Dunhill and held additional sales positions with MCA, Phonodisc and Polygram Records soliciting new releases of various musical genres to include: Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Country & Western, Classical and Top-40. His accounts included various retailers, wholesalers and one-stops.

 He advanced in his sales career to multiple chain retailers and soon was responsible for corporate clients such as Handelman, Wal-Mart and K-Mart.He landed promotional responsibilities with the legendary Casablanca Records. His mentors Jeryl Busby, Ernie Singleton, Rubin Rodriguez and Cecil Homes encouraged him to expand his knowledge of other areas and relocated to the southwest region of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. His artist roster has included:Inez Andrews, The Five Blind Boys, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Jackson Southernaires, Michael Henderson, Phyllis Hyman, Gladys Knight, Norman Connors, John & Alice Coltrain, Pharaoh Sanders, Donna Summer, Village People , Bobby Blue Bland, B.B King George Clinton and Parliament Funkdelics, Curtis Blow, Steeley Dan, The Bee Gees, The Fat Back Band, Joe Simon, Con-Funk-Shun, Kurtis Blow, The Goon Squad, The Ohio Players, Platypus, Kool & The Gang, The Gap Band, Cameo, The Bar-Kays, Loretta Lynn, Pavarotti, Steely Dan, Three Dog Night, Kiss and helped most of them to sell in excess of one million records each!

He returned to Detroit and was appointed National Director of Promotion and Marketing for Crystal Rose Records a Detroit based gospel label founded by Detroit Attorney Benjamin Whitfield, Producers Michael Powell, Donald Lawrence and Brian Spears. They have recorded such artists as Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, Ricky Dillard and New Generation, The Thomas Whitfield Company, Chris & Kyle, Gabriel Hardeman, Rodney Posey, Twinkie Clark & The Florida A & M Gospel Choir and Brenda Waters. Bruces’ expertise and network abilities have enabled him to work with the most influential people in the entertainment industry today. His collaboration with other record industry moguls has opened the doors for many up and coming recording artist in areas of promotion and sales in various markets. He identified the need for Independent Gospel Artists to market themselves though his internet marketing and promotions firm, formerly known as Push-It Marketing & Promotions!  

 As a Consultant, he provides various services by developing promotional marketing plans and strategies to generate airplay, retail sales, identify distribution sources and provides performance opportunities at various churches, Gospel venues and multi-media outlets such as television and radio. Bruce has also served as Talent Coordinator for the “Gospel Superfest” Television Broadcast, Executive Produced by Dr. Bobby Cartwright. Over the years, he has managed various duties for artists such as: Aretha Franklin, Candi Staton, The Clark Sisters, Carnell Murrell, Zak Williams & 1/Akord, Leanne Faine, Ason, and Psalmist (Pastor) Doris Stokes, Carnell Murrell, Johnny B. Williams, Pastor David Wright, Bill Moss, Jr. Carl B. Phillips, Treva Jones, Jason Bethel, The Williams Singers, Jewell & Converted, Jai Reed,  and Moses Tyson, Jr.. Most recently he has catapulted several artists into Stellar Gospel Music Awards Nomination OR Winner status including: The Gospel Skate Jam Series, Marcus Cole, Jai Reed, Derrick Starks, Marvin Winans, Sr., Moses Tyson, Jr. and Beverly Crawford.

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"So Good' is JKingdom's latest single and
music Video from his upcoming sophomore CD entitled, "Reconciled" This single is a declaration of the goodness of God, as JKingdom reflects on the status of his life. "Reconciled" is a followup to his debut CD, "Champion." "So Good" is the third single release from the "Reconcile" CD and it is preceded by the singles "Wanna Be Close" and "Complete Deliverance" which earned him several nominations for the 2016 Radio Alliance Awards in the categories of: Video of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Praise & Worship Artist of the Year, Alternative Christian Song of the Year and Traditional Artist of the Year. The single "So Good" will be available mid March and the full CD Reconcile is scheduled to release Fall of 2016.

Pastor Michael J. Fisher aka JKingdom is the Senior Pastor of Greater Zion Church Family for the past 10 years, and has grown his church to more than 4,500 members. Pastor Fisher graduated and earned a Master’s in Divinity degree from the Next Dimension Bible College. He was also a teacher at the Next Dimension Bible College and the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from St. Thomas Christian College Theological Seminary.

In 2005, he founded the “Voices of Destiny”, a 50+ voice choir, comprised of troubled youth who were headed in the wrong path prior to joining the church. He sought a generation that did not want to hear about Jesus in the traditional way. He envisioned the “Voices of Destiny” as a pioneering choir introducing a blend of modern and traditional songs and lyrics with great beats topped off with a high energy Broadway/Hip Hop style production. The “Voices of Destiny” competed and were voted the National Winners of the 2010 “Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound” Choir Competition and earned them national recognition with performances on BET Celebration of Gospel, the Official Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, Pan African Film Festival, NBA All Star Gospel Brunch Children’s Mending Hearts w/Ben Affleck, DIVAS Simply Singing w/Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, TBN, KTLA Black History Special, KTLA Morning News and Jet Magazine to name a few, making them the one of the most sought after choirs in America!

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