Bobby RossAvila

Songwriter — Producer — A Side
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BRA / 001 / SIDE A
II — SCENESFROM THE STUDIES — MMXXII—MMXXVI

Scenes from a record.

Quiet hours from the studio floor. Stills from the long-play.

Studio · L.A.
F·0100:10
Studio · L.A.N° 01
The Listening Room
F·0200:25
The Listening RoomN° 02
First Take
F·0300:40
First TakeN° 03
Between Cuts
F·0400:55
Between CutsN° 04
The Long Play
F·0501:10
The Long PlayN° 05
After Midnight
F·0601:25
After MidnightN° 06

“Records are rooms. You build them.  You leave them.”

— B.R.A. / LINER NOTE 04
III — A SIDETRACK ZERO — SELECTED WORKS

Track ❖ Zero

  • 01
    Avenue B
    3:42
    ○
  • 02
    Slow Burn
    4:11
    ○
  • 03
    If You Knew
    3:08
    ○
  • 04
    Harlem Mornings
    5:24
    ○
  • 05
    Cassius
    3:55
    ○
  • 06
    Gold Tooth
    4:02
    ○
Avenue B
Avenue BAVENUE B / 2024

Written, produced, performed by B.R.A. — recorded at Avila House, Los Angeles.

IV — ARCHIVEDISCOGRAPHY — SELECTED CATALOG

The Catalog.

Two decades of writing, producing, and quiet collaboration — credits across the body of work.

ANTHONY HAMILTON — What I'm Feelin'012016
ANTHONY HAMILTONWhat I'm Feelin'PRODUCER
CHARLIE WILSON — Just Charlie022010
CHARLIE WILSONJust CharlieCO-WRITER
MACY GRAY — The Id032001
MACY GRAYThe IdPRODUCER
USHER — Confessions042004
USHERConfessionsPRODUCER
JAM & LEWIS — Volume One052021
JAM & LEWISVolume OneCO-WRITER
YOLANDA ADAMS — Becoming062011
YOLANDA ADAMSBecomingPRODUCER
LEELA JAMES — A Change Is Gonna Come072005
LEELA JAMESA Change Is Gonna ComePRODUCER
USHER — GLU082024
USHERGLUCO-WRITER
EL DEBARGE — Second Chance092010
EL DEBARGESecond ChancePRODUCER
BOOKER T. — Sound the Alarm102013
BOOKER T.Sound the AlarmCO-WRITER
TREY SONGZ — Trey Day112007
TREY SONGZTrey DayPRODUCER
B.R.A. — Avenue B122024
B.R.A.Avenue BSELF
B.R.A. — Slow Burn132024
B.R.A.Slow BurnSELF
B.R.A. — If You Knew142025
B.R.A.If You KnewSELF
B.R.A. — Cassius152025
B.R.A.CassiusSELF
B.R.A. — Gold Tooth162022
B.R.A.Gold ToothSELF
+ 40 ENTRIES UNARCHIVEDOPEN ARCHIVE→
V — WORNA SMALL WARDROBE — AW MMXXVI

Worn

Three studies in restraint.

01

The Oxford

01 / 03

COTTON POPLIN · COMO, ITALY

WEAVE
120/2 Two-ply
CUFF
French
02

The Waistcoat

02 / 03

WORSTED WOOL · PORTO, PORTUGAL

FRONT
Double-Breasted
LINING
Cupro Satin
03

The Overcoat

03 / 03

CASHMERE MELTON · HAWICK, SCOTLAND

LENGTH
Long-Line / 109cm
LAPEL
Notch / Hand-Pad
BY APPOINTMENT — TAILORED IN ITALYENTER WARDROBE→
VI — IN COLLABORATIONCREDITS · 18 ARTISTS
  • 01Anthony Hamilton
  • 02Charlie Wilson
  • 03Macy Gray
  • 04Usher
  • 05Jam & Lewis
  • 06Yolanda Adams
  • 07Leela James
  • 08El DeBarge
  • 09Trey Songz
  • 10Booker T. Jones
  • 11Eric Benét
  • 12Joe
  • 13Mary J. Blige
  • 14Kelly Price
  • 15Tyrese
  • 16Brian Culbertson
  • 17Heather Headley
  • 18Joss Stone

The room
is the work.

Two Grammys. Twenty-something records. A door that does not close. The names below are the rooms — the work is what was made inside them.

RECORDS WRITTEN128
RECORDS PRODUCED066
GRAMMY · WINS02
YEARS · ACTIVEMMXXII—
fin.

The needle lifts.

The room remains.

© BOBBY ROSS AVILA · MMXXVIALL RIGHTS · ALL SIDES