Art Turner (Host)

 

Give a big shout-out to Art Turner who will bring the Chicago, IL stage to WURU 2023. Chi-town in da house! 

 

Former host for two Internet radio stations, Netnews World Radio'' and '' Hot Music Hot Topics Around

The World '' AT WWW.USTREAM.

 

Former  DISC JOCKEY FOR CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES

 

WRITING AND PRODUCTION CREDITS

2003  ' ' HERE AND NOW

'' Hollywood ca. a cable TV show featuring a song that Art wrote and produced

entitled "BB BOUNCE" It's a song about the man that gave JAMES BROWN

his start, Legendary Bobby Bird performed by SILK BLACK.

 

1992 " HOW U LIKE ME NOW " comedy MCA/ UNIVERSAL

MOVIE Art co-wrote and produced the feature song      "LOVE GAMES".

"GO FOR BAD" EMMY AWARD Movie MOODY BIBLE

INSTITUTE Art co-wrote and performed the theme song "GO FOR BAD"

SOLEIL MOON "WORLD APART" ac radio M TV / VH1 a

new breaking band Art co-wrote a song from the LP "CALLING ON THE WORLD"

 

1986 - 1992

POP STAPLE's debut album on A&M Records written and co-produced '' THIS THING IS REAL,"

 

JANET JACKSON's "BLACK CAT" produce a remix for

A&M Records.

 

JAMES BROWN's "CAN'T GET ANY HARDER" co-produces a

remix for Scotti Brothers Records.

 

1987 -1993 ART TURNER Midwest Regional Promotional Manager

A&M/RCA and Scotti Brothers. 

 

Contribution and Accomplishments

Responsible for the following recording artists' achievements. 

 

JANET JACKSON "RHYTHM NATION 1814" sold over a

million units multi-platinum

BLACK BOX "DREAMLAND". ALABAMA "FEEL SO

RIGHT" THE JUDD'S " WHY NOT ME'' TO SHORT "LIFE IS TOO SHORT''

BILLY OCEAN ''SUDDENLY" STINGS "THE SOUL CAGE. "WHITNEY

HOUSTON" debut DIANA ROSS "WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE" QU

INCY

JONES "THE DUDE" RICK SPRINGFIELD "WORKING CLASS DOG A VERY

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS on A&M Records GOLD Sales WILL SMITH / DJ JAZZY JEFF

"RING MY BELL" sold 500,000 units of GOLD HI FIVE " HI-FIVE"

LP JONATHAN BUTLER " JONATHAN BUTLER" LP CC PENISTON "

FINALLY" JEFFREY OSBORNE's" SHE ON THE LEFT" #1 single at Urban

radio and trade music VESTA WILLIAMS "CONGRATULATION" HERB APERT and

 

*EDUCATION

 

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO business and general courses. 

MALCOLM X College creative writing and music. Coordinated weekly songwriter classes at

Kennedy King College in Chicago, IL. With legendary recording artist /songwriterJERRY BUTLER.

Production and copywriters BARRY WHITE panellist.

Class on collaboration with legendary songwriter OTIS BLACKWELL.

OSCAR BROWN actor/songwriter we collaborated on songs that taught phonics.

Minneapolis seminar on the panel with JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS.

 

*MOVIES AND TV SHOWS 

  AS A Back Round Talent 2002

 

''THE MAJESTIC Starring Jim Carey, Laurie Holden, Martin

Landau and David Ogden. Art Appears in three scenes. The outdoor scene is twice an indoor party scene.

''CRADLE TO THE GRAVE'' Starring DMX, Jet Li, Kelly Hu,

Anthony Anderson and Tom Arnold Art were getting on the train as DMX is getting

off we walked past each other.

''NATIONAL SECURITY Starring Martin Lawrence. Art was a cop

in a cemetery scene.

''THE WEST WING'' TV SHOW, Starring Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe,

and Allison Janney, Art was in a scene with all three stars as a special agent

in a meeting positioned  next to Martin

Sheen as we discuss top secrets and issues regarding the White House.

' 'E R TV SHOW'', Starring George Cl, Anthony Edwards, Noah

Wyle and Julianna Margulies. Art was a visitor in both scenes.

''THE X FILES'' TV SHOW Starring David Duchovny, Gillian

Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, 

Mitch Pileggi. Art was a Detective

season 21.

''THE DISTRICT'' TV SHOW Starring Jack T Nelson and Roger

Brown Art was a Detective over 10 times in an office scene

ACCORDING TO THE JIM TV SHOW Starring Jim Belushi Art appears in

a restaurant scene sitting at a table with a lady across from Jim and his wife

from the show.

''CSI ''TV SHOW Filmed in  L.A. Starring William Peterson. Art is a special forensic investigator.

 

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