S.O.A.Q.’s Bio
S.O.A.Q.
Singer, Songwriter, Rythmologist
S.O.A.Q. describes himself as a “singer and songwriter struck by the decade of the 1970’s, grooving to the syncopating rhythms of classic R & B.” S.O.A.Q. pays tribute to the soulful groups of his parent’s era, Stevie Wonder, Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye, Anita Baker. It was the music he grew up on.
Born in the Bronx, New York, S.O.A.Q. first performed before an audience when he was 11 years old. The response he received from the guests at a wedding was the start of his career. He has performed through the tri-state New York area, including Boston and Maryland.
In 2005 S.O.A.Q. became a founding member of Collective Flow, a collaborative of musicians committed to raise awareness through their music. S.O.A.Q. sings and rhymes with passion, energy, charisma and tempered romance, leaving audiences demanding more. Standing 6-7″, he seizes the immediate attention of the audience when he steps on stage and keeps it throughout his performance as he captures feelings in messages and conveys them to the audience.
S.O.A.Q. has performed with headline artists such as Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes, The Intruders, Melba Moore, Carl Thomas, The Force MD’s, and Just Ice. As a highlight of his grinding enthusiasm, he has opened for Doug E. Fresh and Friends at Camden Yard in Baltimore Maryland (30,000 in attendance). He also shares the title of being crowned “Grand Champion” of New York City’s Apollo Theatre Spiderman Week Battle of the Urban Poets, an achievement he will always cherish. This flourishing journey looks to blossom showing the refreshing entertainers unique approach. Nowadays you can find him displaying his gift in the company of the innovative acid jazz, funk, guitar giant, Mr. Melvin Sparks.
His mission is continuous. S.O.A.Q. is unable to let go of the undeniable urge to write the perfect song. His motto: “Live Hard, Love Strong and Die Proud”.
