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Paula, Lyle, Kip, Ricky, Ravon & I share the story of having been separated at our mother's passing
& now we're together after some (30) years. The passing of our brother Charles in '06 taught us some hard lesssons. We
know how important family is & how important it is to communicate. Also, how important it is to trust God, each other
& ourselves individually & to surround ourselves w/people that celebrate our gifting. We've found that being talented
is not enough, but we must allow God to use the gift for his glory. The gift of song is a precious thing & (5)
projects: "Love"('84), "Vision & A Message"('96), "Tragedy"('07),
"On The Battlefield"('08) & "Family & Friends" (09) testify
to the glory of God & his hand in our lives. As songwriter, it blesses me to have my "siblings" bring
"life" to the compositions. We luv b n together & singing is the icing on the cake.
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Personal info: I'm not telling my age & will leave it you to look at the photos. In addition
to the music production, I drive a bus for Orange County Schools. Also, there's Salexo Music Studio, a pro tools project
suite, complete w/a Mac, mxl v67 mic, roland jv-80, roland vk-7, yamaha s03, yamaha dx-27, roland mt-32 & alesis
sr-16 drum machine. Pre-production for projects alongw/new songs are birthed here. Inspiration comes from God,
life & listening to music of the "60's, '70's & '80's. Mattie Moss Clark & the Southwest Michigan
State Choir, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Walter Hawkins & the Family, Instutional COGIC, Andrae Crouch, Shirley Caesar,
NYCC, Clinton Utterbach Ensemble, Billy Preston, Richard Smallwood, St James Choir, Thomas Whitfield & the Winans lend
their fire to the creativity that manifests into our songs.
Education: Orange High School/Hillsborough, Durham Technical Community College w/a major in accounting. My
mom, Joyce L. OBie taught me to play & my purpose in life. She put me on the path for working & writing songs
for Shirley Caesar, Edwin Hawkins Seminar, John Kee, John Howard Caravan, Bishop Jeff Banks & Revival Temple. Now, that
I've learned, I must pass this knowledge on to others.
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FAVORITE MOVIES/MUSIC/TV SHOWS
The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51 & '09), Jason's Lyric, Return of the Jedi, Shaft, Matrix, Transformers, Alien
vs Preditor, X-Men, Fantastic 4, Clash of the Titans ('81 & '10), Star Trek & "24" is my favorite tv show. I
like Flash Forward, FlashPoint, Unforgettable, Person of Interest, Hawaii Five 0, NCIS (VA & Los Angeles), The Mentalist,
CSI Miami, Criminal Minds, History Channel, Leverage, The Closer, the weather channel & CNN news.
Edwin Hawkins/A New World, Andrae Crouch/Take Me Back, Thomas Whitfield/And They Sang A Hymn, Mattie M. Clark/Show Me
The Way, Beverly Glenn/Coming Again So Soon, Walter Hawkins/Love Alive V, EW&F, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Billy Preston,
Rance Allen Grp & Tessie Hill.
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