Business Offer
- Main activity
- Music Producer
- Main genre
- R&B
- Language skills
- English
- Sub-activities
- Management
- Sub-genre
- Jazz
Personal profile
GREGORY WILLIAMS Biography Recording Artist Founder/Leader (and later manager) of former Motown Records group "Switch", discovered by Jermaine Jackson and Hazel Gordy Jackson. Group acquired two Platinum Albums - "Switch" and "Switch II"; and three Gold Albums "Switch", "Switch II" and "This Is My Dream". Producer, Writer, Arranger, Musician and Vocalist with the group Switch on (6) Six Albums and (14) Fourteen Singles including (3) three Top 40 Singles - "There'll Never Be", "I Call Your Name" and "Love Me Over And Over Again"; 1978 through 1983. Foiunder of the family group "DeBarge" of Motown Records. (Recording Career Began) Keyboardist, Trumpeter, Vocalist, Writer/Member of former RCA Records group "White Heat"; managed by Soul Unlimited Productions, a company owned and headed by legendary singer, Barry White of "Love Unlimited Orchestra" fame. In 1975, this group recorded and released a self titled album, from which came two singles "If That's The Way You Feel" and "I've Been So Lonely", the latter was co-written by Gregory Williams. Record Producer/Song Writer Motown and Sugar Hill Records staff producer and Independent Record Producer late Seventies early Eighties; productions/arrangements/songwriting or Co-writer of more than 150 released songs to date. EXECUTIVE/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Switch Entertainment LLC, Founder/ CEO/President Switch Music Inc., Grego Music Publishing - (ASCAP) Tavdash Records Vice President of A&R - (1987-1991) SwitchHousePress Co-President - (1997- ) Right On! and Sisters In Style Magazines West Coast Coordinator - (1993 - 2002) California College of Music Instructor (Full Alumni and Substitute) and Music Biz Lecturer (2012 - Present) Among Awards Received: Winner of ASCAP’s Top 100 R&B Songwriters for the years of 1979 and 1980; Gold and Platinum Album Awards as artist/producer/writer for Switch and Switch II; Gold Album Awards for Best of Switch and Multi Platinum Album Awards (more than 15 Million records sold to date) for Boyz II Men II. Recent winner (June 23, 2008) of two (2) ASCAP’s “Rhythm and Soul Music Awards” for top Hip-Hop/Rap Writers and top Hip-Hop/Rap Music Publisher for 2007 Education Los Angeles Pierce College June 2005: AA English
Company profile
SWITCH ENTERTAINMENT LLC SWITCH ENTERTAINMENT LLC founded by Gregory Williams is a multi faceted company that originated from the dreams, energy, efforts and desires of Gregory and his self-contained band, Motown Records late 70’s recording act Switch, to continue to provide great music, new talent, advice and information; and to share overall knowledge of the entertainment business as a whole. Currently. SWITCH ENTERTAINMENT LLC is a consultant, music production, artist management and artist development company, which represents and consults with various major recording artists, producers, songwriters and film composers with various record companies and music publishers. As a diversified company SWITCH ENTERTAINMENT LLC provides these and other services from conception through completion of every project. SWITCH ENTERTAINMENT LLC is recognized for its pioneering style and exceptional contributions to past and present music. SwitchHousePress, a subsidiary of SWITCH ENTERTAINMENT LLC provides conventional and multimedia publicity and promotion and much more.