Member Since: 3/4/2007
Influences: As a really young kid I would listen to my Dad's LP's and tapes by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Earth Wind and Fire, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Bob James, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool and the Gang, Luther Vandross and Culture Club.As I got older I was listening to R.Kelly, Terence Trent D'erby, SWV, Mint Condition, The Fugees & Lauren Hill, D'Angelo, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Dru Hill, Dr. Dre, Cyprus Hill, De La Soul and Notorious B.I.G.And more recently I would cite my influences being Dwele, NERD, Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, Usher, Jill Scott, India Arie, Jazzy Jeff, Kanye West, Strange Fruit Project, Isley Brothers, Ray Charles (admittedly only after seeing that film about him), Johnny Cash (ditto), Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Joshua Redman, Pink Floyd, Guns n Roses, Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, Madness, Steely Dan and The Beatles.
Sounds Like: Stevie Wonder's been mentioned many times and I've been compared to John Legend on occasion.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None