New Gospel TV Show The A&R Gospel ReviewAnnounces The Cast!

Atlanta is tuning up to be the next black Hollywood with building of the new stadium and the new Falcons stadium coming soon and producers in Atlanta landing top contracts in shows and movies. The city and surrounding cities of Atlanta are in for a big economy boost form the entertainment industry. Atlanta I Spy has been keeping an eye on a new upcoming Double pilot show called THE AnR REVIEW and The A&aR Gospel Review. The show host a list of Gospel entertainers and top na me entertainment. We took the time to speak with the creator of the project Gail AnR Smiley  ,  from Ohio has one of the most talked about pilot shows on the market. AI asked her a few questions while she shared her story. What can we expect from the show? Well you can expect to be on the edge of your seat because record deals can come at any time on the show. We have invited every record company worldwide to participate in the show. It’s the new way to scout talent, artist who have a gift to write, sing and give a show stopping performance could walk away with a real contract record deal. There are different types of  deals on the table, we also have included the songwriting for brands who are looking for new material. Artist could get a chance to write for artist who like their songwriting style, as well as getting a collab . We have guest judge spots and entertainment spots at the end. Who are you looking at for the Judges? Well for The AnR Gospel, We have an Abundance of Interest. For our tentative host / judges slots We Have 

Canton Jones,

 who began singing at the age of 5 in a vocal group, founded by his father. By the age of 16, he was writing and producing songs for friends in his hometown. He relocated to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Morehouse College joining the school's renowned Glee Club. The club performed for celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Bobby Jones and Ray Charles, as well as performing at high profile events such as the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games and at the first gospel concert ever held at the US Pentagon. Canton Jones is the move of some of the youth today in church there has and will always be a radical movement an army of real fighters for Christ they have a unquenchable fire that burns and in my eyes they are a secret weapon because words are powerful but the way you say them changes the whole picture of how it's perceived and sometimes we need someone speaking certain things into the atmosphere a certain way for it to take affect or even grab the ears of some people. and Canton Is the real deal he know his stuff he could go all the way., 



 Dorinda Clark /Cole

whose considering moving to the beautiful city of  Atlanta

and doing and doing more acting.

is a two-time Grammy Award winning American evangelist and gospel singer. She is best known as a member of The Clark Sisters and as a daughter of pioneering choral director Mattie Moss Clark.Clark-Cole's self-titled solo debut Dorinda Clark-Cole, released in June 2002 on Gospo Centric Records/Zomba Label Group, won two Stellar Awards and a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award (Best Female Gospel Artist). The album featured the hit single "I'm Coming Out". Her second album, released under the same label, The Rose of Gospel, was released in August 2005. The album debuted in Billboard’s Top 5 and garnered a Grammy Nomination for the Best Traditional Soul Gospel album & won 2007 and 2009 Stellar Award for the “Best Female Artist of The Year”. The live portions of both albums were produced by Asaph Ward, famous for his work with Kim Burrell, who counts Dorinda as well as the Clark Sisters as a direct vocal influence.

Shirley Murdock

is a Stellar American R&B singer-songwriter, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger hit single Computer Love. .  Murdock signed with Elektra Records and released "No More", Written by Shirley Murdock and Gregory Jackson,(Cincinnati,Ohio Funk Keyboardist and member of Zapp),which made it to number 24 R&B in early 1986. Then came her signature hit, "As We Lay", written by Zapp's Larry Troutman and keyboardist Billy Beck (of the Ohio Players). The tender, melancholy ballad made it to the R&B Top Ten and peaked at number 23 pop in 1986. Her album ! went gold, also helped along by the follow-up hits "Go on Without You" and "Be Free." She also released albums in 1988 (A Woman's Point of View) and 1991 (Let There Be Love). In early 2000, Murdock toured in the inspirational/gospel play Be Careful What 

Shirley and Dale are open to acting careers and will be picking up more roles soon there may even be a citcom in the works for Shirley.

Donald Lawrence

who is a wonderful person I met long time ago and he has and probably will never change being the real Christian brother he is you’re going to love Donald on the show.  He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music. While in Cincinnati, he was also the Minister of Music at the Southern Baptist Church on Reading Road. To his credit, Donald's musicality has seen many incarnations, as vocal coach to the R&B group En Vogue, musical director for Stephanie Mills, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and producer for a host of artists including Peabo Bryson and Kirk Franklin.
                                                      these actors are not new to tv they are artist who are giving back. 
Donald is no stranger to tv and will surly be seeing more of him.



 Cheryl Cook

 Cheryl the Pearl   is a former female old school hip hop trio "Sequence" signed to the Sugar Hill label in the early-1980s. The group consisted of Cheryl Cook (Cheryl the Pearl), Gwendolyn Chisolm (Blondie), and lead singer/rapper Angie Brown Stone (Angie B.). The group originated from Columbia, South Carolina as a group of high school cheerleaders. 

Dale Degroat

and producing currently oand manager for vocalist of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced west coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years. Well known for his use of the talk box, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard) to create different vocal efforts. Roger used a custom-made talk box—the Electro Harmonic "Golden Throat," as well as a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer. As both lead singer of Zapp and in his subsequent solo releases, he scored a bevy of funk and R&B hits throughout the 1980s. In his later years, he was mostly known for singing the chorus to the hip-hop classic by Tupac Shakur, "California Love" and the Vice City Soundtrack, "More Bounce to the Ounce". Dale is a Platinum Producer.

Deron Bell

 gospel  producer on the project Bell has also performed on drums with the GMWA (Dayton, OH. Chapter Choir) and The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, formerly directed by Isaiah Jackson. Bell also has performed for The Blue Man Group, Lion King, and Young Frankenstein Cast Parties at the Shuster Performing Arts Center. He is scheduled for Jersey Boys and Wicked (2012) Cast Parties and is currently the Music Director of The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) In the Spirit Of... production since 2009 that included national recording artists Kirk Whalum and Shirley Murdock, as well as a 100-Voice community choir and full band. The DCDC 2010 Tour titled "Highest Praise" is sweeping the country followed up with the 2011 Winter Concert "In the Spirit of... The Spirit within Production and summer 2012 in the Spirit of... REJOICE! Featuring a Children's, Youth, and Adult Choir featuring Shirley Murdock and other Local Artist. Bell is also a BMI Song Writer Member and Grammy Award active voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and sciences (NARAS) Deron and Gail met through a casting for the show from there it was up hill for the both of them the call came in from the big names in gospel and then came sponsors and the opportunity to pitch to an abundance of networks.

Duke Dixon

"BIG Duke" Boyz N da Hood. Boyz N Da Hood is an African American quartet of Southern rap from Atlanta, Georgia. Current members of the group are Lee "Duke" Dixon, Miguel "Big Gee" Scott, and Jacoby "Jody Breeze" White, with Young Jeezy a former member. They are part of the record of P. Diddy, Bad Boy Records, and are the first artists signed to Bad Boy South. Was instrumental in the start of the production as host and was the first producer on the project before Deron Bell who is part of team Shirley Murdock who is in charge of the Ohio Casting and directing team. Duke is involved in a lot of upcoming productions in Atlanta 

 Tenative host/ judge

ICE CUBE

is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and director. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined N.W.A (N****s With Attitudes). After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema. Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the Showtime television series Barbershop and the TBS series Are We There Yet? both of which are based upon films in which he portrayed the lead character. Cube is noted as a proficient lyricist and storyteller and is regarded as a brutally honest rapper; his lyrics are often political as well as violent, and he is considered one of the founding artists in gangsta rap. He was ranked #8 on MTV's list of the 10 Greatest MCs of All Time, while fellow rapper Snoop Dogg ranked Ice Cube as the greatest MC of all time.About.com ranked him #11 on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time." All music has called him one of hip-hop's best and most controversial artists, as well as "one of rap's greatest storytellers. In 2012, The Source ranked him #14 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. Cube is currently on tour but did say he is very interested in the role of judge or host for the show. You don’t want to miss this show.

 tenative host/judge

LL COOL JAY 

«James Todd Smith" (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, (short for Ladies Love Cool James, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor from Bay Shore, New York. He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", and "Mama Said Knock You Out". He has released thirteen studio albums and two greatest hits compilations, including 2008's Exit 13, the last for his record deal with Def Jam Recordings with his newest album "Authentic", hitting stores April 30, 2013. He has also appeared in numerous films, including Halloween H20: 20 Twenty Years Later, and currently stars as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles. With an extensive back ground in all arenas LL Cool J is actually interested in hosting or judging on the show his wife called our casting director in Tennessee he is interested can you imagine having LL as A Host or Judge I can wait to see who ends up where. HOT TOPICS on Wendy Williams or even Ellen or Oprah and I’m told you all are looking for females to join the team? Yes, we are looking at Pink, Adele, Mary J, Ciara, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Missy Elliott. But we have heard no response from them. I heard you had 50 CENT, and Nellly in mind? Yes we did as well as Eminem who turned us down. Who was there for you other than your man Tyrone Gullatt who is co-producer on the project? A good friend DJ King Reese and Derrick Brown & my family. Who inspired you? Angie Stone she called me and inspired me and extended a hand and was sincere.


Music director
Cheryl The Pearl

 Cheryl The Pearl is part of "Sequence" the group Angie stone came out of Sugar Hill Gang always reach out to me when I was down with kind words and even prayer and made me believe this was possible. Because of those two I didn’t give up I won’t give up. I am stronger and wiser and I am ready. Gail will we see more from you? yes cheryl has some ideas and some of the other writer around me also.I am currently meeting with producers  I do want to produce more  through nbc I have already written pilots and movies this is my comfort zone here I am in my element. I love being creative and involved is something meaning and beneficial to my community I have a Kids pilot Brewing Called Who's Bad, A Game Show Called TWISTA
and my little brother is getting the radio together as well as some Gospel Movies with a twist, have lots of stuff written its always been a hobby of mine as well as a career choice my boyfriend does write also we bounce off each other all the time on the phone.  What’s going on with the sizzle reel part? The sizzle reel is being shot in Ohio, and share a bit with them Directed by Deron Bell we are hopeful that the show will be done in Georgia But it may be done in California  we have not set the actual show location but we are looking at Georgia for a home base. we have also included gospel singer


currently we have reached out to 



 Kelly Price Tentative Host/ judge

She began singing in church as a toddler. Her first professional engagement was with George Michael at Madison Square Garden in January 1992. As destiny would have it Price was overheard singing by Mariah Carey who after arriving to her own rehearsal late for the Grammys walked into a room where Price was singing in the rehearsal hall while everyone else was on a meal break. Carey subsequently introduced Price to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola. She made a name for herself as a backing and guest vocalist, appearing on a number of hit singles such as Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems", and Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel". She has also sung background vocals for Faith Evans, Aretha Franklin, Brian McKnight, SWV and R. Kelly.