Joel Crafton is an American Ilocano,
aka BLACK PINOY
Recording artist, known as world Famous Black Pinoy singing in
English – Tagalog –Ilocano – Spanish
Joel Crafton is a publisher of The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
Joel Crafton – artist producer writer arranger singer piano player gained musical headlines at the age of six recognized with amazing talent.
Singing in church and becoming one of the main ministers of music and called to play piano, sing at church revivals and conferences.
Years of experience paid off as Joel Crafton gain a position as president of Empire music organization in the early 1980s co-producing major commercials, Burger King, Lipton tea gaining credits. Assisting and helping to organize producing a Kodak commercial gained Joel Crafton international recognition with the American Music Award as a top-charting artist. If you were to summarize the music of Joel Crafton it would be defined as soulful Jazzy with a signature sound.
Joel Crafton was signed with EMI / PANORAMIC RECORDS. That was under the same umbrella as “Ray Goodman and Brown” Joel Crafton gained powerful international recognition for the song “She’s Sleek She’s Fine” LET’S GET BUSY and many other songs.
Joel Crafton had the opportunity to work with the legendary James Anthony Carmichael who produced all of Lionel Richie’s songs and the commodores and early Michael Jackson, Diana Ross. Joel Crafton worked with many members of the Atlantic Starr in the Black Pinoy studio.
Atlantic Starr
Joel Crafton aka
Black Pinoy –
William H Sudderth
Former member of the Atlantic Starr
Musical corporate experience, Atlantic records Electric, WEA, ACTO Records strategy involving radio promotions and artist development.
Anita Baker, Keith sweat, Lavert, Phil Collins, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton as well as jazz artists.
With years of corporate experience and a solid knowledge base of music, Joel Crafton landed
an 11-year impressive HONG KONG music production deal that gained the respect of the Philippine consulate and, in 2019 A 6-month Music Singapore deal took shape. Releasing the International song “If I Could LOOK INSIDE
YOUR MIND” produced by legendary jazz pianist, writer, and arranger Bob Baldwin artist Joel Crafton singing in English and Tagalog.
BOB BALDWIN
Joel Crafton and Bob Baldwin
also produced the song “I COME TO YOU JESUS, BROKEN DOWN.”
by recording artist Joel Crafton aka Black Pinoy this song has amazing people that appeared in this video, The music video features Grammy Award-winning vocalist Howard Hewett. Howard Hewett was the former lead vocalist of the R&B/soul vocal group Shalamar. Willie Miles Harper is a former American Football linebacker who played for San Francisco 49er and Super Bowl champion Willie Harper, “Now is Pastor Willie Harper, Clifford that was the original Bassist for Atlantic Starr, music.
Song titled – SOMEBODY’S TELLING YOU LIES – 2021
Has these great musicians on it.
Michael Garvin trumpeter guitar player musical hitmaker wrote the song living for tonight by Jennifer Lopez never give up on a good thing by George Benson and many others.
Tony White Saxophonist Multi music awards credit.
H Allan guitar player top-charting Artist with multiple music awards.
Gene Torres bass player with multiple awards.
Written by Joel Crafton piano keyboards vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh1c4Vg_7l8
Song: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LOVE – September 24, 2021
Recording artist Joel Crafton / aka Black Pinoy
Publisher of the American society office composers in Publishers. (ASCAP)
The song is titled “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LOVE”.
This song has a great lineup of very prominent and successful artists with gold and platinum records on this single.
- Willie Hopper San Francisco 49ers super bowl champ and singer – vocals background
- Michael Garvin – Guitar- who wrote, living for tonight by Jennifer Lopez with over 33 number one hits.
- Tony white – Sax
4. Dynelle Rhodes – from the group, the weather girls with multiple number one hit records including It’s raining men vocals background
- Gary Brown- Singer-songwriter – recording artist – Gary was the last lead singer for Kool and The Gang vocals background.
Joel Crafton and an incredible amount of acknowledgment from the legendary sing a songwriter Bobby Caldwell.
Bobby Caldwell
Joel Crafton appeared in the movie 2011 Blockbuster movie SOMETHING BORROWED with Kate Hudson.
Some of the most recognizable songs by Joel Crafton
- IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LOVE
- SOMEBODY’S TELLING YOU LIES
- IF I CAN LOOK INSIDE YOUR MIND
- PANAMA LOVE
- SMOOTH GROOVE
- LEARN THE WAYS OF LOVE
- I’M HERE
- SHE SLEEK SHE’S FINE
- LET’S GET BUSY
A rare performance by international recording artist Joel Crafton aka Black Pinoy performs in Greensboro North Carolina at a famous art museum where incredible art was sold.
https://www.facebook.com/Black-Pinoy-the-man-behind-the-music-112411987143447/