El
continues to produce tracks for new artists and for some of the most popular
artists of our time, including
his younger brothers, Chico & Darell (a.k.a. Young). He has made guest
appearances
at Chico's
shows and has been seen at venues with his brothers. If you get the opportunity
to see him perform live, don't miss out. El's compilation album entitled "El DeBarge-Ultimate
Collection" was released in August 2003 and in 2004, he produced the song,
"Mystic's Spot" for Urban Mystic, on which he sings background. El perform
ed
two songs on his brother Darrell's 2005 album, "The Hunt", and has
also
collaborated
on
a song with brothers Chico and James on Chico's CD, released in 2009. El still has that vocal magic and
was in the studio in 2008,
recording new material for an upcoming album. He and Chico have
collaborated on a new project as well. El
does background on a song entitled "Up Again" on RZA's newly released CD, "Digi
Snacks". He's also featured on three songs on George Clinton's new CD released in
September 2008.
El has performed at venues across America during the past
year, including New Year's Eve & Mother's Day. He did a show at Steinlager Pure Mega 80's Music Festival at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower
Marketplace in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 14,2008, Country Club Hills Theater in
Illinois on August 29, 2008 and had several shows at Yoshi's Jazz Club at Jack London Square in Oakland September
12-14, 2008. El was
slated to appear as one of George Clinton's special guest performers at BB Kings
during the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City on October 23, 2008.
El performed at The Conga Room on February 8, 2010. Reviews have been great! He also appeared on TV One's "Way Black When" soundtrack week special during the week of February 8-12, 2010. Click here to read El's interview with Lee Bailey of EURweb. El was a guest on the Brian McKnight Show. (Find the video links on our Audio/Video page.) He also performed at Kindal's in Dallas on March 6, 2010 and was featured in a benefit concert for Haiti (video can bee seen here). Stay alert! El has been making quite a few guest appearances and performances announced at the last minute. El was a guest at the Maze concert on March 21, 2010. He sounds and looks amazing! Click here to view videos on the media page.
El's new album "Second Chance" will be released on September 28, 2010! His title track released on August 17th and is available on iTunes and Amazon.
El performed during the "Flashback To The 80's" show at the San Manuel Indian Casino in Highland, California on June 10, 2010. He blew everyone away at the BET Awards on June 27, 2010, performing a medley of past hits, as well as a song from his upcoming album, "Second Chance".
As mentioned on the DeBarge Family page, El is making quite a few surprise appearances. He performed a duet of "I Like It" with Keri Hilson at the Essence Music Festival on July 3, 2010. (See photos here) El performed at The Gold Room in Atlanta on August 16, 2010.
El premiered the video for his single "Second Chance" on BET's 106th & Park on August 18, 2010.
WKAZ held an exclusive Meet & Greet for August 24, 2010. (Photos below courtesy WZAKCleveland)
El has also been touring radio stations to promote his upcoming album. Below are links to two of his August interviews.
Click here to view more videos on the media page. (Scroll to bottom of videos section.)
El is slated to perform at the Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge during Labor Day weekend. (Click here for details.) He will also headline at the Tom Joyner Family Reunion on September 9, 2010 in Florida! For additional lineup/ticket info, click here. El will also will tour with Mary J. Blige October 2, 3, 7 & 12. Tickets can be purchased from ticketmaster. Additional information can be found here. El may perform at additional venues during this tour. Complete tour dates for Mary J. Blige are as follows:
10/02 - Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
10/03 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
10/07 - Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
10/11 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
10/12 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
10/15 - Detroit, MI @ The Chicago Theatre
10/16 - Chicago, IL @ Fox Theatre
10/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
10/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
10/23 - Oakland, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
