TwilaMarie has been singing since the tender age of two. There was absolutely no doubt in her parents mind what her destiny was even at such a young age. Born
and raised in Detroit, Michigan to the parents of musician and songwriter Steven B.
Dunlap and singer Marcia Dunlap there was no wonder the soulful sounds of music
would be embedded in her.By the time Twila was four years old she was studying music at Martin Luther King Academy upon attending school she sang often at her church and many other churches throughout Detroit. After attending Martin L. King Academy, Twila continued her education as well as her study of music at Louis Pasteur under the guidaince of Ms. Oneida Lewis who taught her the art of music.
Ms. Lewis soon began training Twila and the sky became the limit, it wasn't very long
before she was featured on the front page of the Detroit News for her outstanding achievements in gospel music at only age ten. Not very long after leaving Louis Pasteur had Twila began doing gospel plays she had roles in plays like There is hope,
We can make it together, Stop the Violence and Call on Jesus. Upon attending high school Twila began writing and has written numerous songs, it is her belief that music comes from within us granting us the honor of telling our own unique and diverse stories. Soon Twila was at Samuel C. Mumford high schoI edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
ol where alot of the worlds most remarkable talent has come through artist like The Winans, The Clark Sisters, Fred Hammond, and Dietrick Haddon to name a few. It wasn't long before word got out and her teacher Mrs. Deidre Thompson heard Twila sing and she joined her choir class. Twila was sent to many state and national competitions and represented her school for many events. By spring on 1996 Twila was back on the cover of the Detroit News for recognition she recieved for her powerful rendition of "Precious Lord" at the national birthday celebration in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The article covered alot of Twila's musical history and gave readers an idea of the passion she has for gospel music. Word spread and Fred Hammond came to Mumford to personally honor Twila for taking a stand for gospel music. After graduating high school Twila began writing songs for her own album which she has now completed, she also attended college and continued singing at churches all over the country. Twila is now married with five beautiful children her husband is an awesome music producer and her love for God and devotion to gospel music will soon cause her to soar even futher than she already has. There are definitely more goals to be met.
Twila has shared the stage and worked with many world renowed people of gospel like Dr. Mattie Moss Clark,Dorinda Clark- Cole, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Cody Chestnutt, Diff Jones, Fred Hammond, Makeeta Birdsong, Bubgzy Boy, 4 ever grateful,
Derrick Starks and many many others. HER MOTTO IS JESUS IS THE ONLY STAR AND ALL OF US THAT STRIVE TO BE LIKE HIM ARE MERELY REFLECTIONS.
