Memphis, Tennessee
20 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Songwriter

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"Remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be you."

BIOGRAPHY

I absolutely love everything about the power of music--it's power to heal, calm, soothe, cheer up, excite, etc. I've been writing for a little over a year now and have fallen more in love with it as each day passes. Creating melodies, riffs, rhythms, and so on just makes me so happy and I try to create that happiness and uplifting mood in most all my songs. Very rarely do I write a sad song, because the world is sad enough as it is. It's time for us to smile again.
I am hoping to become a professional artist or songwriter in the future. Any help from anyone who is willing to give me a chance would be so greatly appreciated. I also come from a very religious background (which can be heard in some of my songs) so the belief that God wants me to be a songwriter and to spread happiness through music exists with in me. I hope that you will enjoy my music, in its rough home demo state with very minimal recording equipment/skills. And above all, get a smile out of it. With music, anything is possible. Anything is expressable.

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

Singer/Songwriter, Easy Listening, Rock

Contact

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P.R.O.

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INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar / piano / vocals

INFLUENCES

Tom Petty, James Taylor, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Hootie and the Blowfish, Gin Blossoms, Enuff Z'nuff, Hall & Oates, BJ Thomas, Bob Dylan

DAY JOB

Student at Memphis College of Art

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

When I have time

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Finalist in the Soft Rock category of the 2009 SongDoor International Songwriting Competition for "Close Your Eyes" as well as Honorable Mention for "Why Not Enjoy Your Life" //#1 Song with "Madeline" in the iBandBattle Week One Countdown // Honorable Mention in the World's Best Songs Monthly Contest for May 2009 for "Close Your Eyes (You'll Be Livin' Tonight)" // Honorable Mention in the Singer/Songwriter category of the 2008 SongDoor International Songwriting Competition for the song "Have the Time of Your Life" // Honorable Mention in the American Songwriter Magazine Lyric Contest for Nov/Dec 2008 // 4 times accredited composer by the National Fraternity of Student Musicians

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