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Miami Film Machine

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About Me

I was born 1979 in Miami, FL. At an early age, I knew I wanted to be a screenwriter. The four films that made me want to be a professional screenwriter, as crazy as this sounds, were Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Gremlins, The Color Purple and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (crazy, right). While writing has been a passion since the age of seven, I didn't write my first play of any kind until age 13, with a soap serial called The Willing and The Able. While that didn't pan out because of nonparticipation of my friends back in 8th grade class, I would soon after write a screenplay called Deadly Friend, which has undergone major rewrites since 1993.I partnered with my crazy ass friend who's like a sister to me and together, we have written 16 screenplays, with several more in development. In 2002, I worked on the feature film, A MIAMI TAIL, starring Trina, yall know her, the Diamond Princess from the M.I.A., as script supervisor and production assistant.In 2001, I began writing song lyrics. To date, I've written over 450 r&b, soul, pop and gospel lyrics. I recorded a demo with a local music producer but in the end things didn't work out. A tragedy had befallen him and he decided to give up on music.That didn't stop me and I'n determined to be a successful screenwriter, songwriter and producer.

My Interests

Reading books, writing my screenplays and songs, networking, spending time with my nephew, being there for my family, chillin' with my friends, enjoying time with my girlfriend, watching the Miami Hurricanes whoop up on the ACC and the Big East and win national championships, watching the Baltimore Ravens, the hometown Dolphins and even other AFC East foes. Gotta big up the champion Miami Heat. THE best basketball team in the '05-'06.

I'd like to meet:

People in the music, film and entertainment industry so that I can network.

Music:

My musical influences are Organized Noize, Quincy Jones, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Prince, Outkast, Trick Daddy, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Marley Marl. Within the last few years, I've started listening to Marvin Gaye to get a better feel for his music, The Temptations, I've even went back to the swing era to get some influences.

Movies:

My film influences are Tyler Perry, F. Gary Gray, Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Demme, John Singleton. My favorite films are Air Force One, Rambo, Set It Off, Juice, the Nightmare on Elm Street series, the Halloween series, Boyz N The Hood, Coming To America.

Television:

Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider, Veronica Mars, The Cosby Show, `Always and Forever a Buffy/Angel diehard even the TNT and FX reruns (mad they removed them from the WB/CW), Lost, Charmed, 24, Prison Break, A Different World, ESPN, Heroes, Smallville, Supernatural, Medium, The Wire, Dexter, General Hospital (or as I like to call it, Sopranos Lite)

Heroes:

My parents, grandparents