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Macy Grey was born in Canton, Ohio, to Laura McIntyre, a math instructor, and Otis Jones. Whereas learning scriptwriting on the College of Southern California, she agreed to write down songs for a good friend, and a demo session was scheduled for the songs to be recorded by one other singer. When the vocalist failed to show up, Grey recorded them herself. She then met author/producer Joe Solo whereas working as a cashier in Beverly Hills. Collectively, they wrote a big assortment of songs and recorded them in Solo’s studio. The demo tape landed Grey the chance to sing at jazz cafés in Los Angeles. Regardless of Grey’s dislike of her personal voice, Atlantic Data signed her. She started recording her debut report however was dropped from the label upon the departure of her A&R man Tom Carolan, who signed her to the label. Macy returned to Ohio however in 1997 Los Angeles primarily based Zomba Publishing Sr. VP A&R man Jeff Blue, satisfied her to return to music and signed her to a growth deal, recording new songs primarily based on her life experiences, with a brand new sound, and started purchasing her to report labels. In 1998, she landed a report cope with Epic Data. She was on one of many songs from the Black Eyed Peas’ debut album, “Love Received’t Wait”. wiki
