| Ju-Taun (Pronounced Zah-Tawn) | |
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| Origin | Williamstown, New Jersey |
| Genres | R&B Soul Pop |
| Years active | 1999—present |
| Labels | Climax Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/jutaun |
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| Anthony Lewis (Former Member) Jake Evans James Evans Peter Garcia Samoeun Cheng |
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Ju-Taun (Pronounced Zah-Tawn) is a multi-cultural R&B male vocal group of High School friends from Williamstown, New Jersey. Brothers Jake and James Evans teamed with former talent show competitors Peter Garcia and Samoeun Cheng in the Spring of 1999. The group's vocal coach and mentor is their father musician Jake Evans, Jr. who patterned their sound after classic R&B acts like the Jackson 5, The Stylistics, and Earth, Wind & Fire.
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Ju-Taun honed their craft performing at talent shows and shopping malls in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area.[1] In 2003 the group members quit their day jobs to pursue music full time. They signed with friend and manager David Still and formed Climax Entertainment. The group met at diners and parking lots to develop their marketing plan. Ju-taun ventured regionally performing at waterfront venues, festivals and shopping centers selling more than 50,000 self-produced CD's. They followed every major concert tour performing outside venues and selling their album. Soon major promoters caught wind of the act and booked them to open for established artists. They have performed with notable recording artists including The Temptations, Enchantment, Rose Royce, Bloodstone, LL Cool J, Ashanti, and Jaheim. Their earliest promotional appearances include the Ebony Family Reunion concerts, Crest Latin Shows, and the "Pantene Total You Tour 2006".
Ju-Taun's radio singles including a remake of Enchantment's "Sunshine"; "Go Slow", "Let Me In", and "Beautiful" charted on internet and non-commercial stations first, generating interests of mainstream audiences. Ju-Taun was booked on the national BET Black College tour in the Summer and Fall of 2008 in support of educational outreach to minority students.[2]
In the summer of 2009 Ju-Taun appeared at B.B. Kings Blues Club & Grill in New York City's Times Square and won "Best Male R&B Group" at the Underground Music Awards.[3] The same year they were voted R&B Showcase Magazine's "Artist to Watch" and Billboard Magazines "Top 10 New R&B Artist."[4] Most recently Ju-Taun was selected to perform for MTV's Top Pop Group hosted by Mario Lopez.[5] They competed against hundreds of contestants to finish second among nine finalists. Their current album is Love Changes Things released in 2009.
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