I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I began performing at the age of five and was a member of The Tulsa Ghetto Youth Choir. Blessed with talent in the performing arts of voice, theatre, dance, gymnastics, and poetry, I was selected for acting roles, vocal ensembles, and lead vocals. Such songs as I Believe, No Man Is An Island, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and later Aretha Franklin’s Until You Come Back to Me, The Jackson 5’s I Want You Back, and Stevie Wonder’s My Cherie Amour were among my favorites.

Acting performances included Pearly in Pearly Victorious, Bobo in A Raisin In The Sun, and the lead role of Troy in the play Fences. A graduate from John Roberts Powers School of Modeling in San Francisco, I was chosen male winner for Face Finders Model Search Competition and became a model for Cabine Modeling Agency.

I moved to San Francisco and studied voice with Dr. Helen Dilworth and Raz Kennedy from 1995 to 1999. In January 2000 I studied with Master Speech Level Singing (SLS) Instructor David Stroud. Dave taught me not to force notes or yell on pitch. Instead, I learned to connect smoothly through the bridges in my voice. With much hard work and continual progress, Dave asked me to become a Speech Level Singing Instructor.

January 2005, I joined the SLS instructor organization, and attended SLS Summer Vocal Camp in Los Angeles. In October of that year I received my first voice lesson from Seth Riggs. I also studied with SLS Master Instructors, Greg Enriquez, Dean Kaelin. Further, SLS Master Instructors Jeffrey Skouson of Las Vegas and Wendy Parr of New York City influenced me tremendously.

Selected in 2008 as an SLS classroom instructor for children, through Be Productions’ Rising Stars for Singers Six Week Boot Camp, I taught ages five through eighteen, which culminated with performance showcases.

I am currently a certified Level 2 SLS Instructor. Additionally, I chair a leadership position in the SLS Education Advisory Group representing the San Francisco Bay Area. I teach private lessons at The Voice Studio in San Francisco, The Jazz School in Berkeley, and I am currently in the studio producing a collection of original compositions.

Note: Alexycon Voice Studio and Alexycon Productions are wholly owned subsidiaries of Alexycon Records Inc.