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The have come together to profess a desire to have a hopeful future. The sing The Song Of Purple Summer. Curtain. Standing ovation. Tears. Cheers. Stomping. The brilliant young cast, remarkably youthful and talented, made brilliant theater. The show was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, and won 8 of them. I would have given them all eleven. The opportunity to talk to Jason Walker about his music was something I could not possibly pass up. When the appointed time came, I have to say Jason was sweet and charming, and more than willing to talk about the music. So much so, I have to break the interview into two parts! I shall start from the beginning, like what music had he grown up with in Pittsburgh? My mother had, and still has, he told me proudly, a record collection that would be the envy of many a DJ, and I grew up around really great music, like Motown, Disco and Pop music. It seems his mother could be credited for much of his current path. I started singing when I was 4, and my mother put me in a church choir, he explained. I joined the choir and found that I loved Gospel music and lady singers, if you will. Does Jason feel like part of Pittsburgh is still with him? I feel like my really young years are still with me, like the years when I d blast Patti LaBelle from the dining room when my parents weren t home, he told me, laughing. And the neighbors would tell them Oh, he was singing again I feel like I carry that with me all the time. I think a lot of the imprinting I did as an artist happened in Pittsburgh. I feel that is how I really started to learn how to sing. So what was the next step? Once I started finding myself in high school, I started writing music, too. I was singing with a black group, at the time, there was some interest from some labels we wrestled with them for a few years. Then there was some interest from Motown. But they just wanted me, not the group. I was kind of looking for a way out at the time, so that was a welcome exodus, if you will. Well, that ended up being a really, really bad deal. I remember my attorney at the time telling me if you sign this, there is no way out for you. They re wanting you to relinquish all rights to everything, but promising you next to nothing. So I ended up not signing. I was living in Pittsburgh, immersed in the dance music and the club scene. I was just 18 when all this went down. I d heard of his triumphant turn on the Harlem stage, and wondered how much winning on Showtime At The Apollo influence or change his career? That show, that night, that performance, it really changed me. They say that the Apollo is a really harsh crowd, and I feel like that puts it lightly, he recalled, laughing. And if you can sing there, you can pretty much sing anywhere. If you can win that audience over, then you re on the right path. That was definitely a life changing evening. My singing and winning is what prompted me to move to NY, because I felt it was where I had to be. And so the New York leg of the journey begins. Walker moved to the city, and was soon signed by legendary DJ/Producer/Music Impresario Junior Vasquez.