Singer, songwriter and pianist, Jogo, is based in NYC. His song “If I Let Myself Go” was recorded by Dionne Warwick and Chuck Jackson, on Wave/BMG Records. “If I Let Myself Go” was released as the first single from the album titled “I’ll Never Get Over You” which is Chuck Jackson’s latest album, released in Oct. of 1999. The album features Dionne Warwick as the only guest artist. “If I Let Myself Go,” was co-written with Sheree Sano. The album features a Spanish and two instrumental versions as well. The video filmed entirely in the New York City area was shot mainly in Central Park. “If I Let Myself Go” was originally recorded by Evelyn “Champagne” King on RCA Records. The Spanish version of “If I Let Myself Go,” titled “Si Me Dejo Llevar,” co-written with Julio Hernandez, won top honors in the 1994 Billboard Song Contest, in the Latin category.

Based in New York City, Jogo has been a member of ASCAP since 1984, as a composer, author and most recently as a publisher - Jogony Music Co. He has been a recipient of the ASCAP Popular Music Award for the past 18 consecutive years and has been chosen to participate in numerous ASCAP workshops and showcases. Jogo was in one of twelve songwriting teams chosen to participate in ASCAP’s first ever 1982 East Coast Pop Workshop, headed by Rupert Holmes. In 2001, Jogo was granted membership into NARAS, with full GRAMMY voting privileges.

As an entertainer, Jogo has toured throughout North

America singing and playing piano, in hotels, clubs, restaurants, cruise ships (NCL), and on The Amtrak Montrealer.

"If I Let Myself Go” has also been recorded by Michael Anderson on Excalibur Records, Tennie Leonard on Bel-Ten Records and Kevin Scott Hall on Cascade Records. Six additional compositions have won honorable mentions in previous Billboard Song Competitions.

In the mid 1980’s, he composed the musical score for "Prime-Time", with book and lyrics by David Skovron. The original production was conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tim Millet. "Prime-Time" premiered Off-Broadway at the 78th Street Theater Lab, in NYC.

Jogo also conceived, directed, choreographed, wrote the book and co-wrote the original songs for his children’s musical titled “On With The Show,” which had it’s debut at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, NY. He also toured extensively throughout the United States with Alice Dysart’s Fantasy Players, performing in musical fashion shows both as pianist and model for Monsanto, Kimberly-Clark, Hudson’s and many Rouse and Federated Retail Centers. His original composition, titled “Together We’re Magic, ” was chosen by The Monsanto Corporation as the theme song for “The Fantasy Players Monsanto National Tour,”which made appearances in 14 US cities.

In 2002, Jogo completed his fifth and final year as the musical director for The Theatre Learning Center, an after school program in Bayside, Queens. In 1998, Jogo was honored to become a songwriting member of the “The Songs Of Love Foundation,” which donates the music and lyrics of its members to families with terminally ill children. From 1989 – 1994, Jogo was the pianist and keyboardist and also a lead vocalist with The Marc Elliot Orchestra, based in the NYC Metro area. He currently performs with The Marc Elliot Orchestra on a free-lance basis. Jogo is also represented by Joel Krantz Entertainment. From 1991 – 1994, while at Saint Angela Hall Academy (K–8) in Brooklyn, Jogo held the position of Chairman of the Music and Drama Department.

Jogo is an alumnus of The Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. Jogo appears on Acne Records, an independent record label based in Harrisburg, PA. Jogo is a member of ASCAP, NARAS (The Grammy's), MAC, and Broadjam.