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BIO - SHORT

R&B / Pop Standards artist residing in the Los Angeles area who grew up listening to and emulating the likes of Stevie Wonder, Jeffrey Osborne, Wham, Billy Joel, and Michael Jackson. With these styles along with a Baptist church background, it allows the listener to experience a multitude of musical flavors. Resume includes High School / College /Church Choirs (Lead Singer), Talent Shows, Karaoke Contests (LA KaraokeFest Winner), Weddings (10+), professional Background Vocalist, and Singer/Songwriter (Jump Into Life - Single available on streaming platforms).

BIO - LONG

My name is Isaac and I’m a singer! I never thought I was naturally "gifted" but I've been Blessed with the ability to evoke emotion from listeners when I sing … which is pretty cool. Here’s my story:

I grew up in Denver, CO as an overweight child in the late 70’s. I was a product of divorced parents (I was age 9) and a very complicated family structure. The one thing that made me happy (and annoyed my siblings) was singing.  I sang to myself mostly but would sing anything with a melody (commercials were my favorite!). Although my grandmother played the organ for our church her entire life (yep, she played 63 of her 92 years!!), there was minimal musical/vocal talent amongst my immediate family. I was the “lucky” one – although sometimes it didn’t feel that way. I was a shy kid (due to my weight) so it was particularly frustrating when my mother would “make” me sing to her friends. I hated it … because not only was I self-conscious about my weight but I was also self-conscious about my voice. I never thought I was a “good” singer … I just did it because it made me feel good. It was “therapy” for the most part. It wasn’t until high school and a random run-in with the choir director that I truly embraced singing. I joined the choir, sang a couple of leads and even sang the national anthem acapella at our High School State Track meet my senior year. When I graduated high school in 1988 I weighed 290lbs.

From there I went to college at Grambling State University in Louisiana where I sang with the University choir for 2 years and even joined a gospel team for a year. I went from 290lbs to 230lbs in my Freshmen year. The most fun I had was singing in one of the talent shows and the Miss Grambling pageant. I sang I Can Only Be Me & The Greatest Love of All respectively and was even asked to sing at the Bayou Classic Pageant held in New Orleans, LA not once but twice!  The talent around the campus was amazing (shoutout Nouvelle and Mary Griffin). Funny enough, there was a young lady name Erica Wilson who lived next door to me one summer in “The Clark Trailers” who didn’t sing at any of the university events (in fact, she was IN the Miss Grambling pageant that I sang at) but she turned out to be one of the biggest selling R&B artists and trendsetters of our time. Here name … ERYKAH BADU!!  Yep!

After I graduated college in 1993 (double major in Math & Computer Science), I moved to Cincinnati, OH as an IT Analyst with Procter & Gamble. Unfortunately, my weight had gone back up and hit a high point of 311lbs. I joined a church (Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church) which included the Adult Choir and Praise Ensemble. I sang a few leads and really began to build some confidence in my vocal abilities. After a little over three years in OH, I was transferred by the company to a plant in Southern California. I endured a rough patch from a working standpoint and the stress caused me to max out at 351lbs!  Luckily, being in California and the state of “beautiful people” it gave me the focus that I needed to get healthy and lose the weight. Over a 3 year period, I went from 351lbs to 220lbs (yep 131lbs!) with better eating and exercise. I then left Procter & Gamble in 2002 and focused on music full time as a background singer for a few local LA artists: C.C. White (look her up via your streaming service – This IS Soul Kirtan!), Aaron Paul McClain (played guitar for Carlos Santa and many other artists), as well as Maxine Carter and Tish Jones. I really enjoyed each of them and my role as their backup singer. I also sang on a few commercials and did some studio work as well … I actually sang on the song “Bodies” by Robbie Williams!  

Music is a fickle foe so after 4+ years of pursuing it, I decided it was time to return to my IT career in 2007. I worked for Ceradyne / 3M for 17 years and didn't do much singing over those years … unless you count karaoke. I "retired" from my IT career in March of 2024. I've focused on Health and Wellness for myself and I'm now at a healthy 185lbs.

Now over the last decade, I’ve come to LOVE the sounds of Michael Bublé. He simply has “SWAG” and it comes across in his singing and it’s something that I want to replicate. Now mind you, I definitely don’t look like Michael Bublé (smile!) nor do I really sound like him but my goal is to make you FEEL the way that his music makes me feel when I hear it (Happy, Nostalgic, Warm, Comforted, Encouraged, etc.). If I can do that, then I’ve met/exceeded my objectives.

I'm Isaac G ... and this is The BMB Experience!