A singer, songwriter, and actor who was a Top 12 finalist on Season 7 of “American Idol.” Since then, he has gone on to a single that reached the Top 100 of the Billboard Dance charts and the track being streamed more than a quarter of a million times on Spotify alone. Along the way he was invited to sing at the Inaugural Ball for President Barack Obama and has even done some acting, including a six-month residency in an Off-Broadway comedy a year ago. He has showcased his powerful vocals on popular TV talk shows such as The Ellen Show, The Today Show, MTV’s TRL, Access Hollywood, EXTRA, Entertainment Tonight, and many more. Most recently, he put out a seven-song release this past March.
“They said I had a ‘less than sparkling background,’ which is funny because nowadays I feel like I probably would’ve won the show if I had that less than sparkling background.”
“People don’t realize how powerful their words are, whether they are anonymous on the keyboard or whether it’s in-person, like, words last.”
“I’m getting back into acting class. I’m also an actor. And I started doing that when I was seven or eight years old. Musical theatre was the first gig I ever booked.”
“They always say when you’re self-taping or you’re in your audition, usually the first or second take is the one you go with. You could do, like, five to ten, but they start to diminish in quality because the authenticity isn’t there, and I think the same thing applies to songwriting and producing.”
“It didn’t feel like work, it just felt like, I wanna get it all done before that spark sort of dims, if you will.”
“Michael Orland, who was one of the musical directors and vocal coaches on my (American Idol) season always said… ‘this feels like work right now, but the real work happens when you’re off the show.’ And, I don’t think I could’ve had a better setup for life than what he gave me.”
“I don’t think anyone’s prepared for that level of fame, success, and scrutiny at such a rapid pace… Being catapulted to that level of fame so quickly is definitely not for the faint of heart.”
“I also had a record deal before American Idol that I was dropped from and that ended very terribly with me and the CEO and that taught me also about heartbreak and how to move past that and that I can move past that.”
“Everything that you go through in your life is meant to teach you and become the person you are today.”
“There was always something pulling me towards the music route, so I dropped out of college, and I just started pursuing it full-time and within, like, a year-and-a-half I was signed to my first label with Universal.”
“There’s just something about music and art that has really just a hold on me.”
“I’ll always have a career in entertainment. No matter what that looks like and how it changes, it’ll always still be art centric.”
“I really respect a singer-songwriter moment ‘cause I feel like it’s such a special place and it’s such a vulnerable place to allow the public into.”
“During the pandemic was when I learned how to record myself, which has proven to be so invaluable for me.”
“Don’t @ Me”
“Miss You”