NonFiction_43

Detroit, MI, USA

During my younger years living in Detroit, MI I was influenced by a good amount of Classic Soul/R&B-thanks to my mother. From the likes of Frankie Beverly and Maze, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, and Earth, Wind, & Fire; to songstresses such as Anita Baker, Angela Winbush, and Randy Crawford; to a host of other great groups and singers from the 1970s and 1980s. I was also influenced by Jazz musicians and singers such as David Sanborn, Najee, Stanley Clarke, Michael Franks, and Sade. My influence of HIP HOP/Rap is truly southern. At age 15 I decided to pursue music as a career and not just a hobby. I started producing tracks on a Yamaha 5-track keyboard workstation. By the age of 16 I began writing my own lyrics. My style and technique is derived from the southern independent powerhouses of the mid-1990s. I was heavily influenced by people such as No Limit Records and Cash Money Records. Former artist of No Limit Records, "MAC", was the first person who inspired me to become a true ly