launching his career when he was 12 years old. Irby also signed Lloyd (The Inc) as an 11-year-old and developed and guided his career through four major record deals (Warner, DreamWorks, Magic Johnson Music/MCA, The Inc/Universal). Irby gave multi platinum writer/producer Jasper Cameron his first songwriting deal. Honors and awards Irby won an ASCAP songwriter award in 2012 for co-penning one of the most played Urban records in the US, a top 5 single, “Another Round”, by Fat Joe, Chris Brown, & Mary J Blige. Personal life An avid animal lover, Irby started her own charity "Jams For Animals", to raise consciousness and promote kindness to animals through music and video. References Women bass guitarists Living people 1954 births People from Los Angeles People from Fort Bragg, North Carolina 20th-century African-American women singers American women singers 20th-century American bass guitarists People from Eatonville, Florida 20th-century American women musicians African-American guitarists 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women