William & Lisa Fluker, Nspyre Music Group

William Fluker, Trumpeter William Fluker is a Classical & Master Jazz Trumpeter who is a veteran musician with many years of experience. William is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of Arts (D.C.) with an earned certificate in classical and Jazz Studies. A native of Washington, D.C., William learned and cultivated his craft under the guidance of Mr. Lloyd Hoover, Band Director, Shaw Junior High School. He would later become that sought after Band Director and Creator of LettumPlay Urban Youth Orchestra, which was created in New Haven, Connecticut. With Jazz Studies at New England Conservatory, University of Hartford and Howard University, William has traveled nationally and internationally with performances with Jeff Majors, Jackie Mclean Quintet, Archie Shepp Big Band, Ray Charles, and Ali Woodson of the Temptations. William also has co-produced on his wife Lisa Bellamy's "What Will It Take" EP which features songs like "Nothin But The Spirit". William also performs locally, and nationally with Lisa and they are excited about their ability to bring joy and happiness to others through music. William has performed, written and produced with and for James Ingram and Jeff Majors, Orquesta de Espada and the late Claudio Rodidi and Dave Valentine among other national groups. Currently he is a favored musician and Band Director with the New haven Public Schools. As the past Music Director for Yale Summer Music Academy Partnership Programs, and music teacher for the ConnCat Summer Music Program, New Haven, Ct, he continues to seek opportunities to serve the children of the community. Mr. Fluker has received the T.A.P. Award for extraordinary service as a teacher, as well as the KIDS MUSIC MAN award from the City of New Haven Board of Education. Many leaders in the community reach out to William Fluker, and Nspyre Music Group International, founded by the Flukers such as the local NAACP, The Boule, Alpha Kappa Alpha/TEO Sorrority, Ashante, and many others. Lisa Bellamy, EdD Psalmist, song stylist, writer and motivational speaker Gospel, jazz and classical Psalmist, song stylist, writer, motivational speaker and teacher, Dr. Lisa Bellamy Fluker has used her gift of song to inspire the young and the old for many years. Pouring her heart and soul into showing others the joy of life through song is something she can trace to childhood. “My love for singing was embedded in the roots of my family tree and planted in my spirit at the age of nine,” Lisa shares. “My grandmother, Pauline Gray, kept music as an integral part of our family culture and foundation. And as a little girl, I sat and watched as my mother, aunts and uncles gathered around the piano to sing old spirituals and favorite traditional songs that are still customary in our family today.” As I grew older I joined, as did my other siblings and cousins and it is still a tradition today. 2020 Lisa released the EP "What Will It Take" with songs like Nothing But The Spirit that rose to the top one hundreds in 2021 and songs like, "In This House" which also rose up the charts. 2022 has been a true blessing with Lisa winning New Haven, CT and Jerry Green's "Song of the Year" with a song she wrote and produced with husband William Fluker, "In This House" at the HOLLA Back Gospel Award. Lisa also a mainstay on gospel radio charts across the nation. Recently Lisa was nominated for five Rhythm of Gospel Awards (ROGA) in the categories of Traditional Song of the Year, Special Even/Instrumental Artist of the Year, Contemporary Artist of the Year, Alternative Christian Gospel Artist of the Year, Alternative Christian Song of the Year. She says her desire is to write and sing melodies that bring a sweet spirit of praise and worship into your heart, mind and soul – evoking the sense of purpose she felt after tearfully singing her first song in public at Macedonia Baptist Church of Arlington, Virginia as a little girl. Listen to Lisa sing now and you will hear and feel jazzy overtones and contemporary sounds that fans, gospel artists and entertainment industry executives say is a refreshing style that is sure to move you. Beyond music, Lisa is also touching the hearts of young people through motivational speaking and teaching - another trait evolving from her childhood. “I listened to stories narrated by my grandfather, Samuel Bellamy, aunt Rosetta and aunt Charlotte, who provided detailed descriptions of how “mother”(my great-grandmother) Lottie Bellamy played at one of the town's local churches (Lomax AME). Music has always been in the center of Lisa's heart, however, now as a minister and educator, Lisa is ready to share her music with the world. Combining a mixture of family-inspired gospel with depth of spirit, with skills she developed as a classical lyric soprano, Lisa share soulful, yet a warm artistic expression of music. As a certified trainer in leadership Lisa uses visual and vocal offerings to deliver inspirational messages that have motivated church leaders, women and youth around the nation. Ultimately, she says, her goal is to bring the Love of God to the people through song. She also would like to reach into the heart of thousands of young people and women, and show them that all things are possible through Jesus Christ, using her life’s path as an example of God’s grace. The Arlington, Virginia native began her formal training at the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., where she enriched her gift for song with a classical foundational technique that supported her love for the soulful roots of gospel. At the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Winchester, Virginia, Lisa fine tuned her classical vocal skills through opportunities to perform in operas such as, La Boheme, as well as choral concerts in Germany and Switzerland. Over the years, she has continued her study of classical voice, now as a vocal coach. She infuses classical technique, jazz and gospel into her praise and worship music and enjoys approaching her writing from the all three genres. Lisa was a finalist on the BET Gospel Diva Search Competition broadcast on the Bobby Jones Gospel Hour, and has traveled to Paris and Lyon, France on repeated occasions to perform with evangelist Liz McComb from 2000-2003. “This was a true blessing that changed my life ... it was truly humbling to see the beauty of the Lord manifest in the art of song and creativity in another country,” she reveals. Singing in one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the South of France, in Lyon, changed my perspective on sharing my music with the world. “It was a powerful worship and praise experience that was made even more pleasurable because I was performing with Liz McComb and the distinguished composer, producer and vocalist, the late Edwin Hawkins, whom I learned so much from. Performing in some of the world’s most beautiful concert houses truly provided such richness and appreciation for a world's view of music.” While committed to inspiring others, Lisa says her personal desire is simple and rooted in her lifelong pursuit to be used as an instrument of light and peace through music during these difficult times.”