Phoenix Rivera

I am Phoenix. I grew up out in the I.E. (909) of So. Cal. Being one of two Puerto Ricans in my area I grew up highly cultured and unbiased of race and ethnicity. I had an African American Godfamily, Mexican American Neighbors and a Caucasian Girlfriend. I got it from all angles. I grew up woth the love of music and dance. I started dancing at the age of three mimicing Breakin and starting my Pop and Lock/Break dance style. From there I moved on to the one and only MJJ who also contributed to my music and singing style. Once I hit 5th grade I started taking professional dance training starting with Jazz, Tapp, Ballet, and Mexican Folk dance. All the time taking Classical and jazz band and choir classes stragiht through college. Wrote my first musical score for an independant movie at the age of 17 in High School while also creating musical pieces for friends and myself to perform at talent shows and musical performances. Lost base with my dream once I started living out on my own. I felt very empty and lost. After hearing the direction music has been going talking about sex, drugs, and cursing in every verse with the lack of a music background in the song. I vowed to bring music back and I built a computer and bought many music programs and started producing music. From June of 2005 - July 2005 I had writen and recorded and produced my first CD. I'm not 100% saticfied with it as it can use some better mastering and mixing; but, I am my worst critic. I am curently working on two more CD's. One to showcase the many ballads I've writen over the years; although, they all won't make the final cut anyways and the other a full cut album using some of the ballads from the ballads CD and using some new R&B/Pop songs. All in all I wish to gain the training and knowledge to become a poweful and strong producer under either Clive Davis, Kenneth Edwards, or Max Martin.