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Special Apperances by:

   James Fortune

   Lamman Rucker

   Earnest Pugh

   Robert Ferguson

   Michael Jai White

   Malik Yoba

   Tasha Smith

   Chef Nigel

   Robin Thicke

This psalmist, musician and songwriter are primed to take the industry by storm with a five-octave range, amazing vocal control and an unapologetic anointing. Although seemingly coming out of nowhere, Earnest Pugh’s love story with music starts in the South. Music has always been a part of this Memphis native’s life.

By his teens, he was in great demand and was sought after by the groundbreaking gospel pioneer, O’landa Draper. At Draper’s request, Pugh joined O’landa Draper and Associates. His tenure with the group was short-lived, deciding to join the United Army instead where he continued to use his musical gifts to edify the body, soul and spirit. Following his departure from military service, he continued to pursue his love for music. His pursuit opened doors for major appearances on such networks as the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and Black Entertainment Television (BET), including one of BET’s top rated shows, Bobby Jones Gospel. His career wasn’t just limited to that of singing, but he quickly found that he had a talent for acting as well.

Acting opened doors for him to make appearances in major stage plays such as “Love the One You’re with”, “Secret Lover”, (Michael Matthews);“Crazy Love”,(D’Atra Hicks); and “Real Men Pray”, Angela Barrow and Lizzie Berry. According to Pugh, “I have Lizzie Berry and Lydia Wright to thank for pushing me to stay the course (stage plays) and eventually it paid off.”

Currently, Pugh is the Director of Praise Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, Maryland, where he serves under the Church Worship and Music Administration, GospoCentric’s Prince of Praise Min. Byron Cage and Pastors Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning.