Rex接着参与制作了「Downing」後来的两张专辑：《Invitation Only》和《All the Man You Need》，然而他的音乐之路却没有任何「Down」的迹象，还被许多知名的歌手点 名，证据如下： 1. 他替SWV的圣诞专辑《A Special Christmas》制作了〈Silver Bells〉这首歌； 2. 在Luther Vandross的黄金唱片（译注：专辑总销售超过500,000张）、葛莱美奖提 名专辑《I Know》中，共同创作和编制首波主打〈Night In Harlem〉一曲； 3. 在The Temptations的葛莱美奖提名白金唱片（译注：专辑总销售超过1,000,000 张）《Phoenix Rising》中，Rex担纲写曲和制作工作，其中〈How Could He Hurt You〉 成为该专辑的第二波主打单曲； 4. 与Boney James，这位着名smooth jazz音乐人的黄金唱片《Body Language》，合 作一曲〈Are You Ready〉； 5. neo-soul歌手Angie Stone在她令人惊艳的白金唱片《Black Diamond》中，也收录 了Rex的作品〈Could Be You〉； 6. 在《Pokemon 2000: The Power of One》（神奇宝贝）的电影原声带，Rex参与了 〈They Don't Understand〉单曲，并交由青少年团体Dreamstreet演唱。 　（Showing no signs of slowing down, Rex produced songs on the next two Will Downing albums, Invitation Only and All the Man You Need, and was tapped by a number of other stellar artists. Rex contributed his production of "Silver Bells" on the Christmas album from SWV. He co-wrote and arranged "Nights In Harlem", the 1st single from Luther Vandross' gold certified and Grammy nominated album, I Know. He produced and wrote, "How Could He Hurt You" which became the 2nd single from The Temptations' platinum certified and Grammy nominated album, Phoenix Rising. Likewise, renowned smooth jazz artist, Boney James, features Rex's song, "Are You Ready" on his gold album Body Language, neo-soulist, Angie Stone, includes the single "Coulda Been You" on her breakthrough platinum album Black Diamond, and the soundtrack to the movie Pokemon 2000 incorporates "They Don't Understand" performed by upstart pop group Dreamstreet. ） 　 　让我们把焦点转回Rex擅长的工作。他和专门出版Jazz音乐的N-Coded Music唱片，当时 的总裁Carl Griffin一同激发名为「Club 1600」的概念专辑；由於受到Quincy Jones的 《Q's jook joint》专辑启发，Rex也在smooth jazz场域利用了类似的途径（译注：意指 跨音乐领域／音乐人合作，《Q's jook joint》的大堆头模式在当时蔚为风潮）。这两张 专辑以「Club 1600」为名的专辑，制作皆不假他人之手，全由Rex包办，并且找来了许多 smooth jazz里的风云人物，包括Roy Ayers、Randy Brecker、Gerald Albright和 Maysa。第一张专辑《NCoded Music》的歌就名列排行榜前茅，其中包括〈Stay〉这首改编 自The Temptations动人歌曲；第二张专辑《Ridin' High》，在极富感染力的〈Tease〉单 曲之中，Albright那令人无法抗拒的萨克斯风和Rex本身丰富键盘简直是完美搭配。 　（Taking a step out from behind the scenes, Rex, along with N-Coded Music President Carl Griffin, created the concept album Club 1600. Being inspired by Quincy Jones' Q's Jook Joint, Rex set out with the same approach for the smooth jazz arena. Having two installments released, both albums were produced entirely by Rex, and featured a collection of songs performed by some of the most respected names in smooth jazz including Roy Ayers, Randy Brecker, Gerald Albright and Maysa. The first album yielded the chart topper, "Stay", a powerful arrangement of The Tempations' hit song, and the second, Ridin' High, features the infectious single "Tease" highlighting Albright's irresistible sax and Rex's own prolific keyboard playing. ） 　 　转移阵地至洛杉矶之後，Rex依旧持续着音乐制作和创作。第一首发表的曲子是收录於 Boney James获得葛莱美奖提名的《Ride》专辑中，由Dave Hollister献唱的 〈Somethin' Inside〉；接着是Will Downing《Sensual Journey》专辑中的〈Cool Water〉；Rex也制作了同厂牌（译注：N2K唱片，是N-Coded Music唱片的前身）女歌手 Maysa的专辑《Out Of The Blue》；Al Jarreau的《All I Got》专辑也收录了他所创作 的两首歌，其中一首甚至是首波主打〈Secret Of Love〉。Rex的「外务」也是丝毫不逊 色，例如Nissan、General Motors、K-Swiss等许多热门电视广告歌曲的制作。 　（Relocating to Los Angeles, Rex continued his producing and writing, delivering first singles "Somthin' Inside" sung by Dave Hollister from Boney James' Grammy nominated album, Ride and "Cool Water" from Will Downing's CD, Sensual Journey. Rex also produced the Out Of The Blue album for label mate, Maysa and contributed two songs to Al Jarreau's All I Got (including first single "Secrets Of Love"). Not letting his "other career" fade, he completed music for several popular TV and radio spots for Nissan, General Motors, and K-Swiss. ） --

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