Justin Garner
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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Is there any singer alive who can make romance sound as epic as Justin Garner? On the title track off his last project, featured on our pages in October 2013, the unsigned crooner cast himself as a Warrior marching into battle for a woman’s love, and the image seemed utterly believable thanks to his passionate vocals and the cut’s martially-tinged production. EP single Cross the Line shares that cut’s high-stakes,”do or die,” vibe, but its sound calls to mind the peace following a pitched battle, rather than the melee itself. Over Shaun Andrew‘s stirring, string-driven beat, Garner describes his fight to win a special girl back, after losing her once. Do I even need to specify that his vocal performance is impeccable? I thought not. - DJ Booth
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Justin Garner, a Plaquemine native and Baton Rouge singer-songwriter, will perform the National Anthem at the Spurs vs. Lakers game on Friday, Nov. 25, which is the day after Thanksgiving.
Garner will sing live from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. - WAFB
Justin Garner, a Louisiana native, is one of R&B’s brightest rising stars.
Garner discovered his singing abilities early on in life.
“I was at home, I feel like I was about 11 years old, and I would just sing at home when nobody was home,” he explaned. “And I was like, ‘I think I can sing,’ so let me go to my mom first and say ‘Hey, let me sing a song in church.’ I sang ‘Silent Night,’ and she was in tears.”
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Now Garner is gracing stages from Jazz Fest to the Essence Festival.
“Fast forward to today, having opened for Katy Perry and Leon Bridges, H.E.R. and Mary J. Blige at the Essence Festival, it’s kind of like just a full circle moment,” he said.
After performing covers as a teenager, Garner wanted to find his own lane.
“When you sing someone else’s song, in my mind, it’s about the vocal delivery and the performance of it, but when you sing an original song that you wrote, it’s less about the vocal performance and more about what comes from the soul,” he said. “It just takes a piece of me every time I sing it. Really, that’s what R&B is. R&B is definitely that soul, and we can’t loose that. R&B isn’t dead, I just feel like you have to look for it.” - Very Local
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Still working on that hot first release.
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Justin Garner ticks the boxes of singer, songwriter, and performer. With no breaks in sight, the Plaquemine, Louisiana-born artist has cemented his place in the industry by creating and performing original music, covering top hits, and writing songs for today’s biggest artists.
With impressive takes on covers and a steady stream of self-released music, the multifaceted performer has carved out his own lane. Adding to his accolades, Garner’s music has been featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday. He’s also bolstered his stage performances for new and existing fans. Just recently, he performed at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture sharing the stage with acts Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, and New Edition. In addition, Justin has performed the National Anthem for the San Francisco Giants, San Antonio Spurs, and numerous national sporting events.
His star power continues to rise as his music has been featured in NBC's Grand Crew, MTV's Teen Mom OG, and other television and film projects. With his growing following on social networks and consistent features on music DSP playlists (Apple Music New in R&B, Spotify's Fresh Finds: R&B), Justin Garner is driven and focused on creating his musical legacy.
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