"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can." - Nikos Kazantzakis The art of success begins first within your heart, no better example to attain this claim than the man of many talents that we have come to know thru the years in the industry as Lacy Darryl Phillips. If Rick James, Grace Jones and Andy Warhol had a "Baby", It Would Be Me !!!!! Lacy Darryl Phillips aka THE UNCLE EARL, an Award Winning American Recording Artist, Songwriter, Producer, Actor, Radio Personality & DJ. President of Earl Hitz Records, a NYC label created to embrace the sounds of house, dance, electronic pop, and funk music. As an avid culture curator of performance & music for the world, he wanted to pay homage by creating "The New Paradise Garage Experience". He is also the Creator/Producer of Ultimate Underground, Host/DJ of his weekly radio show, The Ultimate Underground Experience now celebrating it’s 12th successful anniversary. He has worked with recording artists Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Vanessa Williams, Grace Jones, Sheena Easton, Peabo Bryson, CeCe Peniston, James Ingram, Lou Rawls, The Bette Davis, Debbie Allen, Ray Chew, Randy Jackson, N.W.A. (Dr. Dre & Eazy-E), Jimmy Z., and Lonnie Gordon, Exposé, Karyn White to name a few among others. Past performances include: The Triad (NYC), House Of Yes (Brooklyn, NYC), Coney Island Baby (NYC), Gold Sounds (Brooklyn, NYC), Friars Club (NYC), The Delancey (NYC), Madison Street Theater (Chicago), Jazzmobile Summerfest (NYC), Marcus Garvey Park (NYC), JCC Manhattan (NYC), Broadway Sings For Pride (NYC), Gay Pride Festival (NYC), The Landmark (LA) RAGE (LA). Music purchase link:https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-uncle-earl/id1021752486 AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE / FUNK MUSIC VIDEO "R U READY"MAY 2015 (Los Angeles) KXLR RADIO AWARD #1 ON THE CHARTS "R U READY"DECEMBER 2015 (Los Angeles) AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD WINNER HONOREE @ THE ROSE BOWL APRIL 2016 (Los Angeles) X-POZING MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE SONG "ROUND AND ROUND" JANUARY 2017(Chicago) POWER XR RADIO AWARDS # 1 ON THE CHARTS "CAN YOU FEEL IT" FEBRUARY 2017 (Los Angeles) NY SOLO ARTIST AWARDS FINALIST - APRIL 2017 (Brooklyn) XMA BORN TO PERFORM EVENT AWARD - BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA 2017 (Chicago) KMIX RADIO AWARD # 1 ON THE CHARTS "ROUND AND ROUND" NOVEMBER 2017 (Los Angeles) X-POZING MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE SONG "FRIENDS" DECEMBER 2017 (Chicago) AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA SONG "FRIENDS" JUNE 2018 (Los Angeles) AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA EP "INVITATION TO DANCE" VOL. # 1 JUNE 2018 (Los Angeles) X-POZING MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA MUSIC VIDEO "SOMEBODY TONIGHT" SEPTEMBER 2018 X-POZING MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA SONG "FRIENDS" REMIXES SEPTEMBER 2018 AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE MUSIC VIDEO "SOMEBODY TONIGHT" NOVEMBER 2018 AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA EP "INVITATION TO DANCE" VOL.# 3 FEBRUARY 2019 AKADEMIA MUSIC AWARD "EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR" 2019 ALL NEW RELEASES DISTRIBUTED BY EARL HITZ RECORDS & TOY SOUNDS RECORDS ON AMAZON, JUNO, BEATPORT, ITUNES, SPOTIFY AND MORE!!!!! https://www.facebook.com/TheUncleEarl https://www.reverbnation.com/theuncleearl1 https://www.beatport.com/artist/the-uncle-earl/529465 https://www.facebook.com/The-Uncle-Earl-175118672523043 http://www.youtube.com/user/earlhitz012210 https://twitter.com/theuncleearl https://www.instagram.com/earlhitzrecordstoo http://www.linkedin.com/in/lacydarrylphillips https://soundcloud.com/underground-hitz http://www.musicxray.com/profiles/841 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ultimate-underground-podcast/id466386433?mt=2