In July of 2021, we lost a member of our family: Gary Brown.
Gary was a beacon of positivity, energy, reverence and discipline. He was a friend to everyone he met and we cannot begin to count the number of people whose lives he touched. He was a true pillar of the community and radiated warmth and spread kindness everywhere he went.
Gary was the voice of Montage for the better part of a decade and the heart of the band. He was THE best front man any group could dream of and for every performance he left it all on the stage. In addition to Montage, Gary had a solo music career, writing and recording a vast catalogue of original music. He collaborated on other musicians’ projects and frequently invited others to collaborate with him. Music was one of Gary’s main passions and his influences were many, but Prince was his greatest influence and inspiration.
Gary, we love you and will miss you terribly.
To honor him and his memory, we complete this post as he would have: Love4oneanother
"Don't cry for me, for I go where music is born." J.S. Bach
GARY’s Bio
Gary B. Lovestone is a singer/songwriter/performer from the Milwaukee, WI area. Gary studied trumpet and piano at the Wisconsin Conservatory Of Music in the early nineties where he met two other musicians, Jeff Muhammad and Deonte Baldwin Sr.
Gary, Jeff and Deonte began to write several songs together from 1995 to 2003, with Gary joining Jeff & Deonte at 703Records. In 1999 Gary was the featured vocalist on the tracks "I Choose You", "Jessi" & "The Finale" on the now out of print 703Records release "THE COMPILATION".
Gary then joined Da' Soul Recordings Group from 2003 to 2011, and released his first solo cd in 2004 "JOURNEY" followed by a second solo release "TWO" in 2005. Gary was also the featured vocalist on the song "Whisper To Me" from J.L. Russell's "Soul Of A Poet" cd in 2005 as well.
In 2006 Gary and Jeff Hegwood a.k.a. "J" of Da' Soul, co-wrote the songs for the 2007 Da' Soul release Murphy Edwards "PRECISE" with Gary as the featured vocalist on the song "PREVAIL".
In 2010 Gary formed the band LOVE STONE and released his fourth cd on the Da' Soul label, "PEACE, LOVE & JOY".
Gary signed with Digital Garden Music, LLC. Gary B. & Love Stone released the single "KEEP ON LIVIN" in 2011 as part of Facebook's Peace Day celebration.
“The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.” - Rob Liano
