The Maverick

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Like Frank Sinatra, Jarell Perry is doing it his way. That means writing, producing and recording his own music in his studio apartment, designing his own Web site and growing his fan base one believer at a time. But when you’ve got talent like Perry, that last part isn’t so hard. The California singer has the Midas touch when it comes to melody, spinning R&B, piano pop and hip-hop swing into musical gold. Mean That Much, with its music box twinkle, is magical, sensual and wintry. It may be cold outside, but Perry promises to heat things up in no time. Universal Love is a tale of spacy seduction, with swirls of synths creating a sexy intergalactic soundscape. On the excellent My Life, the R&B singer warns, If you can’t get wit it, please step to the side. Oh we can get wit it. Don’t you worry.