Mr. Javance Butler is a well rounded musician who caught on to music at an early age. He learned how to play drums at the tender age of 5, bass guitar at 9 and piano and organ at the age of 12.
Vance came from a long line of musicians, which allowed him to learn music by ear. Vance was inspired by a young organist that was 16 and was amazed that a young person could play so well. The 16 year old was Kenny Martin. Kenny was a big influence on Vance even though he grow up watching his dad play but was never pulled to play keys. He became very skilled by the age of 17.
He attended Solano Community College under the instruction of Delbert Bump, where he learned the fundamentals of music to strengthen his musical ability even more. At 19, he began to produce music of his own. He later opened up his own production company, Addvance Productions. He also started playing for various artists all over the Bay Area. Vance played at one of the biggest church in Fairfield, Ca. Mt Calvary Baptist Church, where he was the personal musician to the Pastor, Dr. Claybon Lea Jr. He traveled with Dr. Lea, to various cities in the United States. Javance, is currently the music director at Greater Saint Paul Baptist Church in Oakland, Ca.
He has played for well known gospel artist such as Ricky Dillard, Bret Jones, Eugene Cole, Devaughn Murrphy and Tye Tribbett.
