A lucent voice rich in tone and ladled with charisma, combined with a hint of bad-boy appeal, make Gary Fields a contender in today’s group of young crooners aiming to introduce the best standards of our lifetime to a brand new generation.
   In a day and age when major labels are introducing young crooners hoping to put their stamp on American standards, Gary Fields knows he can meet the bar.
   “I feel like I have a lyrical and emotional connection with my music. It’s one thing to sing a great line and do some fancy vocal tricks, but there’s something that is so much more moving in hearing and seeing a performer who truly connects with a song. My concentration is to let my emotion drive the performance, and when it works, it’s a powerful, cathartic experience for everyone.  That’s what I strive for in every performance.”
   A graduate of Belmont University, Gary Fields is an honest, pragmatic and understanding individual who exudes these characteristics in everyday conversation as well as in his music.  As a recording artist, Gary Fields, 26, combines his boyish instinct with his free spirit. “I’m young, and while I don’t necessarily sing like most people my age, I still act like them. I’m hoping I can become a conduit between this music and all the young people who think they’re too cool to listen to this kind of stuff.”
    Gary Fields is about the music, conveying lyrics with heart and delivering melodies full of soul. On stage, watching Gary’s delivery and presentation is a pleasant and unexpected surprise.
   “When you take a great lyric and a beautiful melody, and stack it on top of a wall of brass and a solid swing groove, it’s consuming.  I become engulfed in this ocean of sound.  My objective when I perform is to invigorate and invoke true emotion, and how I do that is dependent on where I am at that moment emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise. My sound is not what people expect to hear when I open my mouth.”
   Gary’s appeal is worldwide and multi-cultural.  His musical talents will satisfy even the most fastidious cosmopolitan palate of music lovers from New York City, the place he currently calls home, to every corner of the globe.
   SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT combines elements of Gary’s all-time favorite singers who’s sound he’s melded into a distinct and natural voice all his own.  “I’ve taken a little bit of something from all the great standards singers: A little sass from Bobby Darin, the rich and velvety vocal styling of Mel Torme, that raw power of Tony Bennett, and anything and everything I can take from Frank Sinatra.”
   By the same token, this CD project is just the tip of the iceberg for Gary Fields.  It’s the seed to harvesting a promising and hearty music career.   “I have plenty of other outside influences (from Pavarotti to Jeff Buckley) that didn’t really make their way to the forefront on this project.  I’m hoping I’ll get a chance to incorporate them into something in the future.”
   Gary’s primary initiative in recording music is not to seek fortune or fame, but rather to build a career in music where he can make an honest lasting impression…and his pursuit has been life-long. “I was three when I first joined the choir and was a part of almost every single musical function or production throughout my teenage years.  When I’m singing, I feel more alive and more in tune with my destiny than at any other time.  I’m not out to sell a million records (although that would be delightful).  I’ll feel like I’ve been successful when there’s a group of listener’s out there who have my music playing on their iPod.”
   Although he admits most of his peers have musical tastes on the other end of the spectrum—far from the American standards—Gary’s musical charge is to reach out and touch the youthful listener to offer them an alternative to stretch their musical boundaries and delve into the quintessential sounds of yesteryear—music that’s genuine, easy on the ears and tantalizing to the heart. “Music is about the moment.  It’s about making a lasting, spiritual connection to a time or place.  And if you let it, music can change your world in an instant. 
   My hope is that when a young guy (like me) sings not-so-young-guy music and enjoys it, perhaps it will lead others to open themselves to the wonder and excitement that music, in all forms, can bring to life.”