Van Hunt

Guide Note

Van Hunt is an American R&B; musician. He is a singer/songwriter and plays the guitar, keyboards and bass guitar.

Fast Facts

1. Genre: R&B;
2. Name: Van Hunt
3. Born: March 8, 1977
4. Origin: Dayton, Ohio
5. Years Active: 1997-Present
6. Albums: 3 (one not yet released)
7. Labels: Capitol Records, Blue Note Records
8. Awards: Grammy Award for Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2006
9. Popular album was due for release on January 15 2008, but he split with his record company EMI, and the new company and release date is to be announced

Hunt wrote and produced the song Hopeless for the former Arrested Development member, Dionne Farris and also played keyboards and guitar on the song. Hunt co-wrote several other songs and later met Randy Jackson who became Hunt's manager in 2002. Hunt released his first album in 2004.

Hunt has went on writing for and touring with many popular artists such as Alicia Keys and Kanye West and in 2007 won the Grammy Award for Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

“Blue Note and I are not seeing each other anymore,” Hunt wrote. “I won't go into more than these details until after we work out the business of our parting. … I can not promise you that you will ever see the official release of 'Popular.' At this point I'm just hoping for MY release. — Chicago Tribune

• 2004: Van Hunt
• 2006: On the Jungle Floor
• 2008: Popular unreleased