Billboard Magazine kicked off 2004 with a cover story on re-emergence of the soul music movement, noting that new artists are making their presence felt. Enter Pete Belasco with Deeper. Lush and seductive, Deeper plumbs the retro-feel of classic, sexy R&B grooves while staying contemporary. Fans of Belasco are slavishly devoted to Get It Together, his 1997 debut album. Get It Together was described by Jazziz Magazine as "brilliant R&B, Blues and Jazz fusion" and by Hits Magazine as containing "slow R&B grooves (that) promise to seduce you into a bed not made since Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'." Deeper has already sparked interest in the UK, where the album reached the ..1 position on Jazz FM. Jazz/Pop artist Pete Belasco began playing piano at a young age, later turning his concentration to saxophone. Both of his parents played piano as well. In high school, Belasco played in rock bands, but he soon became primarily interested in jazz and studied sax at Rutgers University! and the Hartt Conservatory. He was also preparing a demo at the time, but was involved in a severe boating accident that broke both of his hands. For several months, he was unable to play, but in the interim he turned to composing and singing. In retrospect, Belasco has referred to the accident as a watershed experience because it forced him to develop his songwriting and singing skills. Belasco's demo made its way to Verve Records, and A&R Executive, Guy Eckstine, who signed him. Upon healing
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