I grew up by the beach 20 minutes outside of Wonderful Copenhagen. Since my 1st visit to New York City at the age of 8, I was hooked on the Big Apple! My family had 2 great friends. They were Puerto Rican brothers - Native New Yorkers, ya¹ know! So at 6 I was already speaking English without an accent.
I majored in music in high school, and went to Spain for a year, where I played gigs on the cafés along ³La Costa Blanca². Today I speak fluent Spanish, and because of the way I look, people always think, I¹m Spanish...
I decided to study music at Manhattan School Of Music in New York City. I¹ve done my share of hustlin¹. When I returned from the States, I formed my own 7 piece Gospel band, and toured Scandinavia for about 3 years, before I got my 1st recording contract. My debut album ³Generation Love² was born.
My predominant musical influences are R&B, Gospel, Soul, Jazz, and Hip-Hop. I totally dig artists such as Joe, Erikah Badu, D¹Angelo, Maxwell, Brandy, Kelly Price, Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige, Destiny¹s Child, Jodeci, TLC, The Backstreet Boys, and Christina Aguliera. But as you know, many have come before them, so as a child growing up it seems, I was always the odd ball as far as my musical taste was concerned.
I listened to artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Minnie Riperton, Luther Vandross, Gladys Knight, Al Jarreau, Will Downing, Anita Baker, Daryl Coley, André Crouch, Marvin Gay, Whitney Houston, Earth Wind & Fire, and The Brothers Johnson. All the old school people! I would get home from school, run to my music, and sing with the legends for hours.
These great performers have contributed into making me, who I am as a performer, and songwriter, and maybe even to some extent as a person. Their talent and musicianship continuously give me immeasurable joy and inspiration - That is what I want my music to do for you. So listen up....
