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GospeLive Presents... "The Fabulous Harlem GospeLive Revue" and "GospeLive." This amazing Gospel Revue Showcases New York's most talented performers. The Troupe takes you on an amazing journey through Gospel Music in a High-Energy Style performance with the authentic flavor of Harlem. This musical performance takes you into the relm of Review. In the words of Producer, Maurice Lynch. "We are Celebrating a New Day." This performace arts spectacular, samples America's many genres of gospel music.The Revew feature electrifying soloist with dynamic vocal abilities, and super rich harmony, that will touch your soul. The Troupe presents the Revue in the Grandest of Style with a fantastic cast of singers taking gospel global thoughout  America, Europe and Asia.

Troupe Members
2010-2012

Maurice Lynch

The North Carolina native’s southern gospel experience is the foundation for his style and delivery. The Singer, Pianist and Actor known for his unique syncopated vocal style. Maurice serves as the Artistic Director and vocalist with the Harlem GospeLive Revue. A veteran performer who’s incredible style has taken him global from Broadway throughout Europe, Africa, Australia and Korea appearing in top venues all over the world.

After moving to New York City in the early 90’s he signed with Sony Records. Maurice started working with Song Writer/Producer Hydrick Gass as a solo Artist and released “Songs from the Heart” on Pneuma Records in 1997. After Working with Producer/Writer Mark Lundy in the early 90’s, he recorded such hits as  “Finger Paintings “. In 2005 he teamed up with Mark Lundy and On Tour Productions and Producer Winston Nelson and Squeaky Clean Music in 2006 for his Single Release “Worthy is the Lamb”.

Maurice is a member of the National Association for Music Education, BMI Musical Theatre Songwriting Workshop, New York Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.and board member of the National Foundation for Culture and Art. Maurice has performed throughout Japan, working for over 6 years with Producers Diasuke Yamazaki, Osamu Yagahashi and Yugi Miyake of (SET) Super Eccentric Theater where he has worked as Assistant Producer, Tour Administrator and Workshop Director for it’s Gospel Division.

Maurice is the producer of  “The Harlem GospeLive Revue” which originally premiered at The Blue Note in New York City. The spirit filled, high style cabaret gospel revue was an immediate success and has kept the stellar troupe of performers busy. He is forever humble and grateful that GOD has blessed him with a unique gift and, he continues to spread gospel music worldwide.

El’e Ferrer

Known for her soulful rhythm and blues style, her musical roots have an incredible history. She is the daughter of an African American mother and Puerto Rican father. El’e is the featured lead vocalist in the Harlem GospeLive Revue.

El’e is quick to credit her paternal grandmother and her father for her love of music. Always listening to her musical idol Celia Cruz and Tito Puente. The sound of New York’s El Barrio is in her blood.
She had her African American mother tugging at one hand and her Puerto Rican father tugging at the other. El’e’s mother made her take piano lessons and took her to hear the greats of the day like Aretha Franklin and Chaka Chan.  E’le developed a unique voice, which is unparalleled in the realm of live musical performance. Her upbeat and campy style has captivated audiences all over the world.

El’e became fascinated from an early age with the New York nightlife. Her brother often dressed her older than she was and sneaked her into such clubs as the legendary Studio 54 where she performed and won a talent contest and five hundred dollars. She had become star struck seeing Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Grace Jones. Of course, she was hooked and knew music would take her wherever she desired. Joining the legendary list of stars that appeared on Amateur Night at the Apollo, she won first place. Unfortunately, her religious mother gave her the whipping of her life and prevented her from returning the next week.

After touring and performing with several jazz bands in the late 1980’s and 90’s, she became known in New York City as a “ House Music Diva”. She has performed in NYC at such clubs as Bardo’s Club Groove, Sound Factory, Birdlands, The Blue Note and did Jazz Sessions at Club Julie’s.

El’e never forgets her gospel roots. El’e always uses it to touch lives. She has traveled throughout Europe and in Asia with (S.E.T.) Super Eccentric Theater of Japan with Producer’s Disake Yamazaki, Osamu Yagihashi, and Yugi Miyake with S.E.T. Gospel for 5 years. El’e is proud of her Latin heritage and she is of course, a fixture in the New York City Puerto Rican Day Parade.

H.B. Nelson

Currently residing in New York City, H.B. is a talented Musician, Singer and Actor who has worked from Broadway to the American Music Theatre as a featured singer for several years. H.B. is a vocalist and serves as Wardrobe Supervisor for the Harlem GospeLive Revue.  The seasoned stage performer has also been seen on stage in Big River as “Jim” and featured as “Daddy O” from the musical Sweet Charity. H.B. has worked for several years with the Tony Awards in New York City as Stylist and Commentator. He has worked in numerous productions; his voice can be heard all over the United States in voiceovers and featured in various national commercials. He has been interviewed and featured on Good Morning America in New York City for Olympus Fashion Week H.B. is highly respected and sought after as a Top Male U.S. Celebrity Red Carpet Stylist. Often seen on T.V. and radio stations where his style commentary can be heard. HB has traveled worldwide singing and performing. He has worked with SET Gospel in Japan. H.B’s handsome good looks makes him a popular favorite with the ladies in the audience at ‘The Harlem GospeLive Revue”. Playing piano since age 10, He has served as Minister of Music and member of Haven United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. He is currently working on his new CD where he covers the Great American Song Book, to be released this year.

Simone Brown

Simone’s love of music has been a life long passion and because of this God given gift it has allowed her to showcase her singing ability in the Tri-State Area, United States, Canada as well as abroad. Simone has traveled to Japan and has worked with SET Theater in Japan. And has been performing with the cast members of The Harlem GospeLive Revue since 2004.Simone has shared the stage with many gospel recording artist such as Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, The Williams Brothers, John P. Kee and the late Timothy Wright. She has also had the opportunity to sing background for Rance Allen and Tramaine Hawkins. Simone recently appeared as a guest soloist on Gospel Recording Artist Danny Easton’s 2008 CD recorded live in Montreal, Canada.

Simone is a member of The Church of God In Christ Third Jurisdiction. Where she has been a member of Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C. in Bridgeport, Connecticut for 27 years under
the leadership of Bishop T. Walter Plummer where she utilizes her many gifts as Evangelist and Choir Director. Evangelist Brown prays that her ministry touches lives.

Joey Jackson

Joey J. Jackson, a native of Newark, New Jersey, comes from a Christian family that is bible based and musically savvy. While growing up, Joey expanded his love for music by singing in the high school, all state, and regional choruses. After graduating in 1982, he went on to study Music and Business at Bloomfield College. While teaching and directing, his musical talent was recognized by the gospel music professor at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey and was asked to teach and direct the gospel choir. Singing as both lead and background vocals for several artists, Joey began his professional music career as both lead and background singer with Donnie Harper and the New Jersey Mass Choir later renamed “New Jersey Mass.” 

Joey has appeared on: The Grammy Awards, Grammy Legends Salute with Quincy Jones and Andre Crouch, toured with Michael Bolton, and Diana Ross. For approximately 17 years, Joey has also sung background for Aretha Franklin on numerous occasions. Joey has sung background for Aretha Franklin on the VH1 special “Divas Live with Aretha Franklin,”. Joey has also toured the Bahamas, London, and to Italy where he participated in the Umbria Jazz Festival. Joey also serves as Music Director (MD) at the St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church of Minneapolis, MN. Joey holds his Bachelor and Masters Degree and is a current doctorial Candidate. He is also a member of the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA),

Christen Satchelle

Innovative. Energetic. Fresh. Classic. These are all adjectives that have been used to describe vocalist and songwriter, Christen Satchelle.  Whether it’s putting a new spin on a familiar tune, or bringing down the house with original compositions, the sound of Christen Satchelle is unparalleled. Her music combines elements of opera with the smooth sound and styling of R&B, Funk, Rock, and Jazz. A classically trained vocalist, Christen’s voice is reminiscent of a time when incredible voices like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin ruled the airways. With a vocal range spanning three octaves the quality of her tone takes you back to a time when the voice was the most important element in music.

The Native New Yorker is a graduate of New York’s prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music and Performing Arts, as a vocal music major.Christen is proud graduate of Seton Hall University, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies and Applied Musical Performance and Masters Degree in Theology. Christen is a Member of The Riverside Church in NYC.

Fern Gilford

Fern has traveled worldwide from Europe to Australia and has appeared with such greats as Elton John , The Andre Rieu Orchestra, Josh Groban, Victor Cook and has been seen on Good Morning America, Live with Regis & Kelly, The Hallmark Channel. Fern has appeared at the legendary Apollo Theater, Madison Square Garden, BB Kings, Wilson’s, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, and performed a duet with Inaya Daly at The Roxy in New York City.

This wonderful singer actress has had the lead in such plays as Broadways Ain’t Mishebavin, Jesus Is All
The God I Need, Hair, Promises Of Gold. She attended Medger Evers College and Brooklyn College. 

Mark Newsome

Mark a native Harlemite was privileged to grow up in a musical family where everybody either played and instrument or sang in the church choir.  His early influences were hymns, classical scared music, jazz r&b, and his elder brother who play the organ at their church where their father was the pastor.  He gives recognition to his next door neighbor for his early introduction to jazz that’s because every Saturday Mark would hear Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday, and Ella Fitzgerald being played trough a old juke box that sat straight across from his window. He would lie across his bed and soak the music up.
Mark a classically trained pianist also started singing, playing violin in elementary school, Drums in middle school and piano for the Jamaica High School Gospel Chorus. He attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA where he played for chapel and toured worldwide with the College Choir.
            Mark has a great ear for pitch and harmony and practices this skill as a musical instructor, and vocal coach in his business “Right Choice Enterprises, LLC.” as a vendor with the NYC Board of Education where he has work with school administration in the performing arts with choruses and students performing musical productions, concerts, recitals, annual assemblies and graduations ceremonies throughout New York City. His love, passion and commitment are evident in every musical endeavor he engages whether gospel, jazz or classical he his presently the Director of Music at Goodwill Baptist church in where he prepares his choirs for worship.