BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a18c4aec-7a30-4dcf-a8fa-0ced768cb260@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261011T233858Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T220000 SUMMARY:Javier Colon DESCRIPTION:"I wanted to make an album where I could be free to be myself \, with no walls or boundaries\," Javier Colon says of his new album Gra vity. "I wanted the freedom to be myself musically\, and I was surrounde d by people who encouraged me to do that." Blessed with a stunningly sou lful voice\, an uncanny songwriting talent\, a charismatic personality a nd a commanding stage presence\, Javier Colon has already won the attent ion of an international fan base that's embraced his personally-charged\ , acoustic-textured blend of pop\, rock and R&B\, an effortlessly distin ctive style that he's dubbed "acoustic soul." Having been introduced mil lions of TV viewers as the winner on the inaugural season of NBC's The V oice\, singer-songwriter-guitarist Colon is set to take his recording ca reer to the next level with Gravity\, his fourth album and his first for Concord Records. Indeed\, the 13-song Gravity\, on which Colon wrote or co-wrote all but three songs\, marks a creative milestone for the artis t. Such musically compelling\, emotionally resonant tunes as "For A Reas on\," "Clear the Air\," "Walking Blind" and the memorable title track de monstrate the breadth of his talents\, matching his distinctly expressiv e voice with irresistible melodies\, insightful lyrics and Colon's own d istinctive acoustic guitar work\, which sets the tone for the album's sp acious instrumental arrangements. Recorded in Brooklyn\, Nashville\, Los Angeles and Utah as well as the artist's home state of Connecticut\, Gr avity marks a turning point in an eventful musical journey that's taken Javier Colon to a lot of interesting places. The son of a Dominican fath er and a Puerto Rican mother\, Colon emerged as a musical prodigy early in life. His gifts took him to the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music\, where he founded an a cappella R&B quintet that performed at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater. Soon after graduating from Hartt wit h a degree in Music Education\, he became lead singer of the neo-funk gr oup EmCQ. When EmCQ opened for funk-jazz luminaries Soulive\, Javier's t alents drew the attention of Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno\, whose recom mendation led to him becoming lead singer of the Derek Trucks Band. Colo n spent two years touring with Trucks' group\, with the band's eclectic rock/soul/blues/jazz brew providing an impressive vehicle for his talent and versatility. After striking out on his own and signing a solo deal with Capitol Records\, Javier released two well-regarded albums in urban -R&B mode\, before making the audacious move of casting off that commerc ial direction in order to pursue a more personal approach to music-makin g. After releasing the acoustic EP The Truth on his own label\, Javier's career took an unexpected but propitious turn in 2011\, when he became the winner on The Voice's first season\, receiving a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. The new deal yielded the well-received album Come Through for You as well as the holiday-themed EP A Very Acous tic Christmas. But disagreements over creative direction caused the arti st to once again make the decision to seek out a label situation better suited to his musical goals. "I'm grateful to The Voice for allowing me to be myself in front of tens of millions of people\," Javier notes. "It was the greatest thing that could have happened to me\, and the experie nce gave me the confidence to fight to be my real self musically. I was happy with the album that I made for Universal\, for the most part\, but it was kind of an arranged marriage and it didn't work out. But that's OK\, I'm a firm believer in everything happening for a reason. Now I'm i n situation with Concord where I can make the music that I've always wan ted to make. The new label association yields substantial creative resul ts throughout Gravity\, which finds Javier Colon delivering some of his most accomplished songwriting and most inspired performances to date. "I t's always been my goal as a songwriter\," he says\, "to write songs tha t people can relate to their own experiences\, or to get people to step out of their own shoes for a few minutes and see what somebody else's li fe might be like." Colon set the stage for Gravity's release with some r ecent overseas successes\, including a run of shows in Japan with renown ed jazz saxophonist Dave Koz\, and a series of concerts in Mexico and So uth America with Maroon 5 (whose frontman Adam Levine was Javier's coach on The Voice). "Those were two of the most amazing experiences of my li fe\," says Colon. "On the Maroon 5 shows\, I was just the opener\, but t he audiences were so affectionate and appreciative that there were times on stage that I was moved to tears. I sang a song or two in Spanish\, a nd the reaction was so incredible that I'm planning on recording some so ngs in Spanish for my fan base in Latin America." Those experiences help ed to ignite Colon's excitement about getting back on the road and bring ing Gravity to his loyal and growing fan base. "I get emails and message s from fans\, saying that my music has moved them or touched them\, or h elped them when they were in a dark place\," he says. "That's something that I take very seriously. Knowing that other people are listening on t hat level makes me feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. "M usic is powerful\," Colon continues. "It can make you cry\, it can make you laugh\, it can make you dance\, and it can make you feel like you're not alone. It can allow you to confront your life\, or it can make you forget about life for awhile. My songs have always come from the heart\, and from a place of wanting to move people or make people feel somethin g inside. "I'm glad to be in a position now where I can put music out th ere that reflects who I am as an artist and a person\," he concludes. "A s an artist\, you live and die by the songs that you sing\, and if you s ing a song that you're not fully invested in\, or a song that you don't really feel\, then you're not doing your job as an artist. With Gravity\ , I got to make an album that I really love from start to finish\, and I 'm willing to fight for that and live with the consequences." Early acce ss to ticket sales\, discounts & more. 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