It all started the day my grandfather passed away, I was
thirteen years old. Upon arriving at the house I locked myself
in his study. I began thumbing through the books on his
antique book shelf because they were flashing like sparklers,
there was a red walnut model airplane on a mechanical stand
with an inscription that read “Freedom is Flight” A sunburst
acoustic Gibson leaned against the corner of the room. Like a creative flea
jumping from one person to the other the guitar was
beckoning to me. I gathered enough courage to pick it up. I
strummed a few chords which my Grandfather had shown
me and every emotion that a thirteen year old boy can feel hit
me like a tornado. My hands became one with the instrument.
I felt life leap inside me. My heart was full of something it
had never known before. My spirit was dancing to an invisible
song. That October afternoon I made a commitment to God
and to my Grandfather that I would dedicate my life to the
pursuit of a legacy that he passed on. I didn’t choose music it
chose me.
What sets my music apart is it
comes from a vulnerable place. Majority of what
you will hear on the KMG stuff is the way it went down in the
studio. Live. You get the good, the great, even a few mistakes.
By nature it gives the music an extra edge.
It's like falling in love with a
childhood sweetheart all over again. Whether it’s your first
time experiencing the stories or your thousandth time on a
journey through the melodic wavelengths of the songs, my
goal is that time will forever remain an after thought.
For more than ten years now I have been busy crafting,
recording, singing, and performing. I was born to a southern
family in a small suburban town on the out skirts of Raleigh,
North Carolina. Our town had three stop lights, a Fourth of
July bicycle parade, and a soda pop shop next to the public
library; this is where I learned to dream.
Since moving to Los Angeles, I have had the fortunate
opportunity of working with some of the industries most
talented professionals including: Tim Myers (One Republic) Jeff
Silbar (writer of “Wind Beneath My Wings”), Busbee (Writer:
Rascal Flats), and most recently Tom Lillo (Lifehouse).
My latest project entitled ‘Now is Your Moment’ is a collection of 11 melodic pop rock songs that salute the past and make way for the future.
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