Nabil Ayers
Nabil Ayers is a top music industry executive who began his career as a drummer playing in successful rock bands, started Sonic Boom Records in Seattle and eventually became president of the Beggars Group of labels. He is the son of music legend Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist turned funk-and-R&B icon in large part through his 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine.”
Ayers’ new memoir, My Life in the Sunshine, follows his path from an unorthodox childhood to his current post as a top music executive. Nabil’s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: the musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. Roy kept his word. With the exception of a single lunch 16 years ago, Nabil, 50, and Roy have barely spoken. In this highly original memoir, Ayers recounts a life spent living with the aftermath of that decision, and his journey to build an identity of his own despite and in spite of his father’s absence. This is a memoir about one man’s journey to connect with his musician father, ultimately redefining what family really means.
“A thought-provoking, fascinating, delicious read. No matter how tough and emotional Nabil’s journey is, he has a way of telling his story so beautifully—it will pull at your emotions very deeply. My soul feels fed.” —Angel Bat Dawid, composer and musician
The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of My Life in the Sunshine.
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