Written by | Ray Cornelius
Leigh Bush, the artist formerly known as Sammie, hosted a private performance in Atlanta last night to introduce his new public persona and four-song EP entitled, Leigh Bush. The event was held at The Peter Maxfield Boutique and also served as an unveiling party for BE Magazine’s new October-November issue which features Bush on the cover. Reminiscent of an MTV Unplugged concert, Bush and guitarist Xeryus Gittens performed acoustic versions of songs from the EP including the new single, “Free Falling.”
Bush is part of Sammie’s reinvention process from teen star to adult R&B artist. The 26-year old entertainer, who wooed 12-year-old girls with the bubble gum tune “I like it,” has matured and is now producing music that shows his passion, substance and vulnerability.
“This rebranding is just an expansion of myself, the things that I tweet and things the things that I Instagram. People say I speak profoundly, so I was like let me put that in music and see if people appreciate that through song,” says the platinum selling artist. “Leigh Bush is just an extension of Sammie. I love everything that Sammie has done and Leigh Bush is just taking that to another level.”
Prior to working on the project, Bush watched a documentary about the legendary soul crooner Marvin Gaye. Ironically, Bush says he found a new sense of direction for his career in Gaye’s lyrics, prompting him to write songs like “Dancer” and “Ms. Bartender” which addresses infidelity and cheating. Bush says this project is his most “honest” work to date and calls it “relatable” which is what he wants to be to his fan moving forward. The EP is executive produced by Troy Taylor, the Grammy-winning producer and songwriter who is known for cultivated young talent including Trey Songz.
Leigh Bush is currently available on iTunes and copies of BE Magazine will be available next week!
Check out a few photos below from last night’s performance:
Ladies and Gentleman…Leigh Bush!
Leigh Bush with guitarist Xeryus Gittens
Leigh Bush is Sammie’s middle and last name
Record Producer Troy Taylor talking about working with Leigh Bush
BE Magazine’s Editor-In-Chief J. Write interviewing Leigh Bush
BE Magazine unveiling featuring Leigh Bush
Black Nativity star Jacob Latimore with Troy Taylor
RC with Bella Rina of BellaRosePassion Cosmetics
RC with Jacob Latimore
RC with Funky Dineva
RC with Leigh Bush
Photography Credit: Megal Alodie for RayCornelius.com
