Biography

J. Marie is a creative professional who currently serves as the Director of Communications for Playing For Change and has worked in the entertainment industry for more than a decade. As a singer/songwriter/musician she’s released two independent albums, has shared the stage with artists such as Charlie Wilson and Bobby Brown, and performs around the Los Angeles area with her band, The Color Different. She’s also held many roles behind-the-scenes in television production, artist management, A&R and music publishing; working with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, Linda Perry, and V. Bozeman, to name a few. In her spare time she loves to travel, paint, spend time with her dogson Benson, and serve her community through her work as the Community Service Chair for the Howard University Alumni Club of Los Angeles and as a mentor with the organization, Girls With Gifts.