ABOUT VICTOR
"The Sound of the bay"
VICTOR is living a dream! As a Billboard-charted independent artist, he has recorded five critically acclaimed albums on his own label, Regina Records. A. Scott Galloway wrote, “It’s like David slaying Goliath. Victor Fields is on his own independent label and he’s making his own independent music without the money machine behind him”.
Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Victor’s love of music was cultivated and shaped by his mother, a singer and a Julliard-trained pianist. After college, Victor moved to Oakland, CA. While building a successful business career, he studied voice and sat in at local jazz clubs in the evenings.
A close friend introduced Victor to Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter, Kashif (George Benson, Whitney Houston), which led to their collaboration on his debut album, “Promise” (2000). The CD gained impressive reviews and airplay on radio stations world-wide. Victor followed with, “52nd Street”(2002), produced by famed guitarist/producer, Chris Camozzi (Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton). That album peaked at #12 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart.
“Victor” (2005), a collection of jazz standards and compositions by celebrated songwriters like Stevie Wonder, Vince Gill, and Chuck Loeb was followed by the soulful “Thinking of You” (2006) with the title track, “Thinking of You”, a reimagined Bill Withers, ’“Lovely Day”, and the Gamble & Huff classic "When Somebody Loves You Back” leading the way. “The Lou Rawls Project” (2015), is a tribute to the iconic R&B singer, Lou Rawls, who called Victor “the man with the golden voice”. With his contemporary and soulful renderings of ten Rawls classics, Fields reaffirms that he is a "masterful interpreter of song".
A critically-acclaimed international vocalist, Victor has shared the stage with the late Isaac Hayes, Cameo, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patti Austin, Regina Belle, Norman Simmons, and Melba Moore. His intimate connection with his audience caused a fan to remark, “Victor sang from the heart. I took home a piece of spirit with me”.
His newest release, "Christmas With Victor" (2024) is smooth vocal vocals at it's finest!