User:Tptstone/Trae pierce

Tracy Ramon Pierce often goes by the name of Trae Pierce ......... born and raised in miami fl, startet music at the raw age of 7 years old, first playig the piano,lead guitar and finally the bass guitar at the age of 9. After playing with many local bands, groups and churches...... went on the road at the age of 13, taking the stages with, producing and recording with artist such as, the Blind Boys of alabama (current) Ronnie (Diamond) Hoard, Sugarfoot of the Ohio Players, George Clinton, Phill Collins, the Ohio Players,Chaka kahn,Rose Royce,Dr Hook,James Cleavland,Jodeci, Flo-Rida, Timothy Schmit of the Eagles, Flava flav, Ce Ce Penniston,Randy Travis,Peter Gabriel,Bizzy Bone (bone thugs and harmony) Lazy Bone (bone thugs and harmony) Emmy Lou Harris, Doc Mckinzie and the Hi-lites, The Mighty Clouds Of Joy and many more............ after being influenced by Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and later Victor Wooten expanded his talents to a higher level and now currently recording a bass solo project featuring some friends like.....K-Ci Haley (Jodeci ,Ce Ce Penniston, Sugafoot (OhioPlayers), Devante (Jodeci) and many more. You can also hear his work on former American Idol, Corey Clark's cd (so many questions)Andre Darby's (thru it all) featuring Darryl Coley, the movie sound tracks The System Within, Brother Bear (with Phill Collins and many more. Has also Performed on many TV shows such as Jay Leno ,David letterman, Wayne Brady, Regis and Kelly as well as the movie, The Fighting Temptations with Cuba Gooding jr. Achieved 3 Grammy awards 2 Dove awards and 1 Image award.