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Brooklyn

About Me

I suppose this should be more formal, but I'll just tell you who I am. My name is Brooklyn and I love to write music. I like to write music that is thought provoking, but that touches the heart. I'm a Christian. I write what I feel and think, and the most important thing to me is my relationship with Jesus Christ, so you'll hear about that relationship more than anything else. Of course I have been "in love" (or so I thought), and I've had my heart broken, so there's some of that too. But whatever happens in my life, however I feel, whatever I experience, it's all interpreted through my knowledge of the truth of Jesus Christ.I was raised in New Haven, CT and moved to Nashville to go to school. I was trained in classical and jazz piano. And my music kind of has this R&B, funk, soul kind of thing going on. But I love the lyrical artistry of writers like India Arie, Cindy Morgan, and Steven Curtis Chapman. So if you're looking for a hook that just repeats itself, over and over again, you won't find it here. I try to write lyrics with some substance and thought, and then marry it with a cool R&B groove.I guess I should tell you some of the things I've done. I've had the privilege to co-write two hits with multiple Dove award winner Nicole C. Mullen ("Talk About it" and "Message for Ya'"). In 2001 I won the AGMA Urban Song of the Year, with my song "Gaze of Grace" (and actually my song "The Promises" took the 2nd place slot, I competed against myself!). I'm working on trying to get some more cuts. And I've gotten to sing with some other artists and producers around town including super producer Tommy Sims (who's a genius!!) and Michael Card (who's also a genius!!). I sing around Nashville a lot including places like RCKTWN, Rhythm Kitchen, and Kijiji. I just love to share my heart with people through music.I'm currently working on my first solo album, Crossroads, so pray for me. It's slow coming, but you can hear a couple of the songs that are finished. I'm not really into the business side of all of this artist stuff, which is why there isn't a formal bio or even profession pictures up (Lauren you do take a great picture though), and also why this album is so slow coming. But I just wanted to let you all share in some of my process. Much love.

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Member Since: 25/03/2006
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Influences: (Include, but certainly not limited to)Take 6, Commissioned, Fred Hammond, Virtue, any 90's R&B artists (CeCe Peniston, Brownstone, Jade, 702, SWV (betcha haven't heard those names in a while), Mariah Carey, Brian McKnight, Lauryn Hill, Faith Evans, Janet Jackson, Blackstreet, Brandy. Stevie Wonder, of course! India.Arie, Musiq Soulchild. Lyrically Cindy Morgan, Fred Hammond, Steven Curtis Chapman.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey

Name: Brooke
Birthday: October 8
Birthplace: Hampton, VA
Current Location: Nashville, TN
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5' 5"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Aftrican American
The Shoes You Wore Today: Favorite Brown Boots
Your Weakness: Ice Cream
Your Fears: Not being happy in life
Your Perfect Pizza: Bacon from Howe Pizza in New Haven
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Finish this album
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: Hey God, it's me Brooke, I'm awake
Your Best Physical Feature: Mouth
Your Bedtime: Varies, between 11 and 1
Your Most Missed Memory: Eating quiche with Sis. Belle Furlow (high school Sunday School teacher)
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: Neither
Single or Group Dates: Group
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: No
Do you Sing: Yes
Do you Shower Daily: Yes
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: Been
Do you want to get Married: Yes
Do you belive in yourself: Not always
Do you get Motion Sickness: No
Do you think you are Attractive: Sometimes
Are you a Health Freak: I'm becoming one
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes
Do you play an Instrument: I can play almost any instrument
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: No
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes, a couple of times
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: no
Ever been called a Tease: no
Ever been Beaten up: no
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: in my sleep
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a full time musician
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Any
Favourite Hair Color: Any
Short or Long Hair: Short
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: Any
Best Clothing Style: Pretty Boy
Number of Drugs I have taken: (me?) None
Number of CDs I own: (me?) Can't count them
Number of Piercings: 1 in each ear
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: a couple of things

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