INTRODUCTION

Vernon “Ice” Black

An accomplished guitarist and vocalist, Vernon Black spent most of the past 20 years touring, recording and film tracking with music legends like Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Chakka Kahn and Lionel Richie. More recently, he’s performed and recorded with contemporary artists including Ashanti, Mariah Carey, India Aire, Busta Rhymes and Celine Dion.  His work can be heard in films like “The Bodyguard,” “License to Kill,” and “Beverly Hills Cop II;” in advertising jingles for Jaguar, Chevrolet, Toyota, Nissan, Mattel and Levi’s; and in songs and sound effects on video games for Sony Play Station, Nintendo, Sega and EA Sports (Electronic Arts). And at the Jimi Hendrix Festival at Bumbershoot Stadium in Seattle Washington he was the co-music director and opened the show with the legendary "Experience" (Jimi Hendrix’s original band) - Mitch Mitchell (drums) and Noel Redding (bass).   

Vernon is also a producer, composer and music director. Credits include; The Spice Girls (music director), Regina Belle (composer), Phillip Bailey (composer), Lenny Williams (composer, producer) and his 1st solo record “Sneak Previews” (composer, producer) {guest artists including Herbie Hancock, Steve Smith, Tom Coster, Phillip Bailey} and for multiple artists on his “Ice Black Productions” production company / independent record label.

Also an innovator of musical instrument design, Vernon designs his own electric guitars. He is the co-designer of the MP2 digital guitar preamp, which won the award for best guitar processor of 1993. He also received an award from the DVD Association for co-designing the DVD on CD (multi layered enhanced cd) in 2000.

In the year 2004, Vernon took a break from the "guitarist for hire" market to create a situation that would allow him to pursue and develop his own producing and writing career as well as being a solo artist. Equally so, he was motivated to create a place that gave artists a more fair and friendly (artist based business) environment. This led to the creation of his production company / independent record label "Ice Black Productions".

IBP Projects

Vernon Ice Black - (funk/rock/r&b/jazz/progressive guitarist-vocalist)
          After performing and recording with the music industry's most recognizable
          names, this guitarist/vocalist is now writing his own brand of funk, rock, R&B and jazz.
 
Johnathan Jones - (r&b/hip-hop)
          This singer - writer is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's favorite new
          Performing, recording artists.

Tami Smith - (pop)
          1st she was a main attraction of Las Vegas, now she is known as Nashville's next 
          breakthrough performer.

Steven Culture - (reggae/dance-hall)
          A Native of Negril, Jamaica, now a solo artist, this popular performer and 
          recording artist has worked with Jamaica's top names.

Monique - (pop/r&b)
          In the San Francisco Bay Area, this vocalist has become the
          preference for many music producers for her unique style of singing, writing and
          producing
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Brief description of Vernon Black’s background 

Founder President / CEO of Ice Black Productions (Music Production, Multi Media)

Guitarist, Vocalist, Writer, Producer
{also – Bassist, Keyboardist, Drummer, Audio Engineer, Programmer}

Co Designer of DVD on CD (Spruce Technologies) {DVD Association Award Winner [year 2000]}

Co Designer of MP 2 Guitar Preamp (ADA) {Electronic Musician Award Winner [year 1993]}
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Partial Recording & Live Performance Credits
   
    * Herbie Hancock - guitar, bass, percussion - live - 1994 - 1995 

    * Mariah Carey - guitarist - live and recording, 1990 thru 2004 (also appearances
       in assorted videos) 

    * Ashanti - guitarist - live, 2002

    * Celin Dion - guitarist - live and recording, 1991, 1998

    * Stevie Wonder – guitarist - live, 2002

    * India Aire – guitarist - live, 2002

    * Tyrese - guitarist - live, 1998, 2000

    * Spice Girls - guitarist - live (music director) 1996
 
    *  Whitney Houston – guitarist – recording - "I'm Your Baby Tonight",
       "The Body Guard" Soundtrack, "So Emotional" song video performance
   
    * Aretha Franklin - guitarist - recording - "Aretha 1986", "What You See Is What You Sweat", 
      "A Rose Is Still A Rose"
   
    * Chakka Kahn – guitarist - live, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000

    * Brian McKnight - guitarist - live, 1994, 1996, 1998

    * Maze – guitarist, background vocalist - live and recording 1988 - 1993
   
    * Kelly Price – guitarist - live, 1998, 2000, 2002
 
    * Carl Perkins – guitarist – recording – “Go Cat Go”
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Producer, Composer
 
    * Regina Belle - "Tango In Paris" ("Passion")
    * Phillip Bailey - "Talk To Myself" ("Phillip Bailey")
    * Lenny Williams – Multiple Tracks (“Chill”)
    * Vernon Black – All Songs ("Sneak Previews") [“Pony Canyon / Sweet Basil - Japan])
          featuring-Herbie Hancock, Phillip Bailey, Steve Smith, Tom Coster
    * Glen Walters - Various Songs ("Farmer & Chase" [movie soundtrack - Red Sky Films])
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Partial Film, Soundtrack, Sound To Picture Performances
 
    * "Bodyguard"    
    * "Crooklyn"
    * "License To Kill"
    * “Beverly Hills Cop II”
    * "Farmer & Chase" (co–composer, music supervisor)
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Partial Commercials, Jingles, Sound To Picture, Sound Effects (co-composer)

    * Sony Play Station
    * Nintendo
    * Sega
    * EA Sports (Video Games)
    * Ideal (Toys, Games)
    * Mattel (Toys)
    * Mercedes Benz
    * Jaguar
    * Chevy
    * Toyota
    * Nissan
    * Fetzer (Wines)
    * Gallo (Wines)
    * California Raisins
    * Levi’s
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Endorsements

Gibson – Guitars, Basses
Labella – Strings
Line 6 – Guitar & Bass Amps & Processors
Eden - Bass Amps & Processors
Seymour Duncan – Pickups
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