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Biography
BIOGRAPHY
Leslie Pearl Bailey-Clarke is a singer and songwriter born in Long Island, New York. She is number 7 of 8 siblings who were raised in a very musical home where her mother was at the helm of developing the musical ability of all of her children. Her mom, Daisy Hunt Bailey was a pianist raised in Harlem, New York who was privileged to perform at Carnegie Hall to show off her gift at the young age of 22. Daisy then married Wilbur Bailey and they raised their family in Long Island, New York. Leslie's professional musical career began in college she obtained a Degree in Computer Technology at SUNY at Farmingdale and later on in the late 90's studied Music Theory and Biblical Studies at the New York School of the Bible. In 1985, she assumed the position as lead singer in a top 40 R&B band known as Play By Ear aka "PBE" where she released two singles then "Don't Start" and "You and I". As she graduated college and found a new hope in serving Christ she committed to give her voice back to God and has traveled the world singing Gospel Music and encouraging faith in Jesus Christ for now over 35 years. She traveled in the late 90's with a Theater Company for a year performing with Gospel Great Lady Esther Ford honing her acting and stage presence skills. Her rich contralto voice has blessed many large and small audiences as she shares her experiences of God's great love and how He saves and restores the joy of life to all who come to Him. Leslie has a God-given ability to teach so she began as a Vocal Coach in 1996 serving clients in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. In the last 18 years she has since moved to the Atlanta, GA area and began training voice and piano students there online and in person to service clients nationally and internationally. Her school, Bailey Clarke Professional Services has an alumni of over 3000. Leslie currently serves as an Assistant Choir Director and Praise Singer at her local church in Conyers, GA., Springfield Christian Ministries. Her joy for singing comes through as she fervently presents songs of worship, victory and God's love. Her Debut Gospel CD "I am blessed" was officially released in June 2015, featuring the radio single "Say Yes". She has since released an EP in 2017 called "Believe" featuring the Radio Single "Lord you carried me". Leslie enjoys serving people especially the less fortunate so she often engages in assisting at shelters, prisons and sharing the good news of the bible and using her music as a catalyst to reach souls for the kingdom of God.
Biography
BIOGRAPHY
Jamiliyah Ismaiel is a Singer/Songwriter, Producer & Poet from Atlanta, Georgia with a B.S in Music
Production & Recording Arts, paired with a minor in Creative Writing. Music and storytelling have
always been therapeutic passions for Jamiliyah since she could put a pen to paper and hum a tune at a
very young age. She believes there is healing, growth and joy to be found for all who choose to engage
with music and the arts in general. Her goal is to provide blossoming story tellers with the tools they
need to keep growing and sharing their voices, their words and stories with others. Jamiliyah believes
it's a songwriter’s job to have an extra awareness of not just the world around them, but of
themselves, how they navigate through the world as well has how they perceive the world. In her
own work, Jamiliyah explores and focuses on the human condition and the trials and tribulations that
come with being on the journey to a greater understanding of oneself. She wants to provide all of her
students with a safe and sacred space to not just write songs but to discover more of what makes them who they are and radically embracing it through their art. She is looking forward to pouring into
each and every one of her students and watching them blossom!
Music
I am blessed
Purchase the Debut Gospel CD
" I am blessed"
featuring the radio hit "Lord you carried me".
My Inspiration
My Mom!!! Daisy Bailey!!
Thank you for years of inspiration and instruction. I'm grateful for your constant prayers and unending love.
Kudos to you as you turned 96 in December 2023 and continue to inspire!!!