charlotte, North Carolina
22 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Composer

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"anything is possible, when you believe -fantasia barrino"

BIOGRAPHY

i always new i wanted to be a singer but never did i think i could write until i was 13. i heard a beat and i started freestyling to it... then i started writing thoughts down and rhyming like i have never done before. i looked back in my poem book and i thought to myself i have been writing songs my whole life they just wasn't to music. i finally decided that i wanted to make it career. i started going into the studio laying tracks and vocals. i thought i had it going good for me. i sent a demo to motown records and they shot me down. they told me i wasnt ready yet. i got discouaged but i started to see what they were talking bout. my diction was horrible i couldnt understand a word i was saying. my voice was going through a change so you can imagine how that sound. so i gave it a rest and started focusing on my songwriter career. i signed with bmi and they are not helping so hopefully i will one day run by that person who is gonna get me to the top

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

R&B, Christian, Rock

PUBLISHING COMPANY

B.M.I., major publishing company

Contact

Management: myself right now
Publishing: bmi
Label: no label yet
Music Supervisor: myself
Booking: dsmith21@email.cpcc.edu 7049045079
Administrative: djay

P.R.O.

BMI

INFLUENCES

john legend, luther vandross, rueben studdard, lil wayne, and j. holiday

DAY JOB

harris teeter-cashier

I AM INTERESTED IN

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

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics

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Cadillac Sky

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Sessions: David Bazan

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Behind The Song: “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”

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