Soulsinger/Songwriter Jesse Boykins III burst onto the mainstream music scene in early 2008 with his first release Dopamine: My Life On My Back. His ambitious follow-up release later that year, The Beauty Created affirmed critics' acclaim for Dopamine while solidifying Jesse's defining place in the soul music scene. With the success of both albums, music videos and many collaborations, Jesse's talent and hard work was recognized by BET this year when they tapped him to be a major component in their BET Music Matters™ campaign granting him the distinction of being one of the first Independent Artists to premiere a video on their popular show 106th & Park. This fall Jesse was nominated for a 2010 Soul Train Award to which the success of that video, Amorous (dir. Jarrett Woo) and his recently completed worldwide Spot Dates Tour can be credited. Jesse is currently completing his latest effort, Love Apparatus, due next year which features his new single B4 The Night Is Thru. "I am a reawakening of the Romantic Movement, an observer of Love and the Power it holds. So when given the opportunity to document my priceless experiences and connect them with moments in melody I've captured, I am humbled. Amorous is my appreciation for the relationship and the magic it holds between two people. The essence of a bond and its affect on its environment for the better." -Jesse Boykins III