Brian K. Morgan

 

As​ ​a​ ​kid,​ ​he’d​ ​watch​ ​the​ ​church​ ​organist​ ​at​ ​First​ ​Baptist​ ​Church​ ​in​ ​Englewood,​ ​NJ​ ​and​ ​would​ ​think​ ​to himself​ ​“Boy,​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​to​ ​play​ ​the​ ​organ!”​ ​so​ ​his​ ​mother​ ​bought​ ​a​ ​Magnus​ ​organ​ ​for​ ​him​ ​at the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​3.​ ​He​ ​learned​ ​a​ ​few​ ​basic​ ​chords​ ​by​ ​listening​ ​to​ ​his​ ​grandmother​ ​play​ ​piano.​ ​Then​ ​one​ ​day​ ​he saw​ ​the​ ​prominent​ ​B.B.​ ​King​ ​play​ ​on​ ​TV​ ​and​ ​thought,​ ​“Boy,​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​how​ ​to​ ​play​ ​the​ ​guitar!”​ ​So​ ​his mother​ ​bought​ ​him​ ​his​ ​first​ ​guitar​ ​at​ ​the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​10.​ ​But​ ​there​ ​was​ ​one​ ​problem;​ ​he​ ​had​ ​no​ ​one​ ​to​ ​teach him,​ ​so​ ​he​ ​taught​ ​himself.​ ​He​ ​started​ ​right​ ​away​ ​and​ ​soon​ ​learned​ ​to​ ​play​ ​the​ ​bass​ ​guitar​ ​and​ ​drums​ ​as well.​ ​And​ ​this​ ​is​ ​the​ ​origin​ ​of​ ​the​ ​musical​ ​prodigy,​ ​​Brian​ ​K.​ ​Morgan​.​ ​

 

Today​ ​Brian​ ​is​ ​a​ ​heavily​ ​sought​ ​after artist,​ ​multi-instrumentalist,​ ​producer,​ ​writer,​ ​performer​ ​and​ ​composer.​ ​Whether​ ​producing/writing​ ​or performing​ ​for​ ​​Whitney​ ​Houston,​ ​George​ ​Benson,​ ​Kashif,​ ​Lauryn​ ​Hill​​ ​and​ ​others,​ ​or​ ​playing​ ​guitars, keyboards​ ​or​ ​drums​ ​while​ ​touring​ ​​Europe​​ ​with​ ​the​ ​stage​ ​version​ ​of​ ​the​ ​hit​ ​movies​ ​​Sister​ ​Act​ ​I​ ​&​ ​II​,​ ​he’s sure​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​a​ ​few​ ​eyebrows.​ ​His​ ​career​ ​accomplishments​ ​are​ ​as​ ​varied​ ​as​ ​his​ ​music,​ ​which​ ​include​ ​Jazz, R&B,​ ​Funk​ ​&​ ​Gospel,​ ​to​ ​name​ ​a​ ​few​ ​genres.​ ​He’s​ ​also​ ​a​ ​mastermind​ ​in​ ​production​ ​work.​ ​His​ ​outstanding writing​ ​and​ ​production​ ​work​ ​is​ ​evident​ ​in​ ​projects​ ​with​ ​​Jennifer​ ​Holliday​ ​(Dreamgirls),​ ​Melba​ ​Moore, Gwen​ ​Guthrie​ ​and​ ​Me’lisa​ ​Morgan​.​

 

​Brian’s​ ​live​ ​show​ ​experience​ ​took​ ​off​ ​at​ ​the​ ​tender​ ​age​ ​of​ ​11​ ​when his​ ​innovative​ ​creativity​ ​earned​ ​him​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​at​ ​an​ ​outdoor​ ​festival​ ​in​ ​Englewood,​ ​New Jersey​ ​with​ ​the​ ​​Isley​ ​Brothers’​​ ​keyboard​ ​player.​ ​One​ ​year​ ​later,​ ​he​ ​was​ ​asked​ ​to​ ​join​ ​a​ ​touring​ ​group, SpoonBread​,​ ​who​ ​had​ ​two​ ​major​ ​hits,​ ​​“How​ ​To​ ​Mend​ ​A​ ​Broken​ ​Heart”​ ​and​ ​“Make​ ​It​ ​With​ ​You”​.​ ​He also​ ​toured​ ​with​ ​jazz​ ​vocalist​ ​​Leon​ ​Thomas,​ ​Surface,​ ​Glen​ ​Jones​ ​and​ ​the​ ​West​ ​St.​ ​Mob​.​ ​Throughout​ ​high school,​ ​he​ ​was​ ​able​ ​to​ ​play​ ​with​ ​a​ ​few​ ​gifted​ ​fellow​ ​classmates:​ ​​Bernard​ ​Belle (Producer/Writer/Musician​ ​–​ ​Michael​ ​Jackson/Guy)​….​Regina​ ​Belle​ ​(R&B/Pop​ ​Vocalist​)….​Cindy Mizelle​ ​(Background​ ​vocalist​ ​–​ ​Luther​ ​Vandross/Rolling​ ​Stones)​….and​ ​​Gordon​ ​Chambers (Producer/Writer​ ​)​.​

 

​At​ ​a​ ​young​ ​age,​ ​​Brian​​ ​played​ ​guitar​ ​on​ ​his​ ​first​ ​Rap/Hip​ ​Hop record. With​ ​saxophonist​ ​ ​Dave Sanborn,​ ​he​ ​went​ ​on​ ​to​ ​study​ ​Music​ ​Education​ ​at​ ​​North​ ​Carolina​ ​Central​ ​University​​ ​under​ ​Jazz trumpeter​ ​​Donald​ ​Byrd​.​ ​Shortly​ ​after,​ ​he​ ​released​ ​his​ ​own​ ​solo​ ​12”​ ​project​ ​on​ ​Clockwork​ ​Records entitled​ ​​“Wanna​ ​Love​ ​Ya”​.​ ​His​ ​limitless​ ​talents​ ​carried​ ​him​ ​into​ ​writing​ ​and​ ​producing​ ​works​ ​for television​ ​commercials​ ​such​ ​as​ ​​Dark​ ​N​ ​Lovely​​ ​and​ ​​General​ ​Motors​.​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​he​ ​didn’t​ ​stop​ ​there.​ ​He co-wrote/co-produced/performed​ ​a​ ​​Brooke​ ​Shields​​ ​movie​ ​soundtrack​ ​and​ ​​Rocky​ ​IV​ ​​soundtrack.​ ​Brian signed​ ​a​ ​co-publishing​ ​deal​ ​with​ ​MCA​ ​Publishing/NY​ ​and​ ​collaborated​ ​with​ ​known​ ​writers​ ​such​ ​as​ ​​Carl Sturkens​​ ​(Rihanna)​ ​,​ ​​Mark​ ​Stevens​​ ​(Chaka​ ​Khan’s​ ​Brother),​ ​etc.​ ​He​ ​and​ ​his​ ​fellow​ ​writing​ ​and​ ​production partners,​ ​were​ ​nominated​ ​for​ ​a​ ​​Grammy​ ​(Best​ ​R&B​ ​Instrumental)​.​

 

​Brian​ ​and​ ​Multi-Platinum​ ​producer Teddy​ ​Riley​​ ​produced​ ​Johnny​ ​Kemp’s​ ​(Just​ ​Got​ ​Paid)​ ​album​ ​together​ ​which​ ​resulted​ ​in​ ​another​ ​platinum record.​ ​He​ ​was​ ​also​ ​hired​ ​as​ ​the​ ​musical​ ​Camp​ ​Director​ ​for​ ​​Daddy’s​ ​House​ ​Social​ ​Program​​ ​owned​ ​and run​ ​by​ ​​Sean​ ​Combs​.​ ​Brian​ ​has​ ​also​ ​worked​ ​with​ ​television​ ​icon​ ​​Stu​ ​Gardner​​ ​(musical​ ​director-​Cosby Show​)​ ​and​ ​completed​ ​the​ ​soundtrack​ ​for​ ​​Sister​ ​Souljah’s​ ​​​ ​Best​ ​Selling​ ​#1​ ​audiobook​ ​novel​ ​“​A​ ​Deeper Love​”.​ ​Lately,​ ​Brian​ ​has​ ​been​ ​busy​ ​working​ ​in​ ​his​ ​own​ ​production​ ​company/recording​ ​studio,​ ​“​HitShack Entertainment​”​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​partnering​ ​with​ ​Florida-based​ ​TV/Film/Music​ ​company​ ​​Ebon​ ​Productions​​ ​.​ ​He is​ ​also​ ​developed​ ​“​The​ ​Melisizwe​ ​Brothers​”​ ​(​ ​a​ ​social​ ​media​ ​boy​ ​band​ ​that​ ​went​ ​viral​ ​and​ ​reached​ ​over 29​ ​million​ ​views).

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Currently Brian is working with hit recording group Dynasty and has co-produced and features on their new single 'Escape'. 

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Brian's compositions also feature in the  soundtrack for FX and BBC TV series 'Snowfall'.