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I am an:: Indie Artist

Artist's or Band's Name: Koko Static

City & State: INGLEWOOD

Country: United States

Music Genre(s):: R/B, Pop,

Bio:: Music is my entire world. But life has a way of making you prioritize. When I'm young and wanting to be a musician because I've got music in my heart and I don't know or want to do anything else, it's a beautiful time but can be a difficult time. If your parents don't have enough to buy you an instrument and the schools won't let you sign an instrument out or they don't have enough for all the students that need to take one home and practice, this can easily discourage a young mind. But if you are able to acquire the instrument of your choice and have it to rehearse with and you start to feel the growth of confidence and the knowledge of music growing within you well, it just makes my heart sing. .. .. ..I was fortunate enough to win a scholarship from a national contest to go to Pepperdine College for one year of private lesson on trumpet. This really helped me stay at the top of my game all through Junior High and High School. .. ..I forgot to mention that I won this scholarship when I was in the 6th grade. The smallest little guy on campus. It was Great! Everyone was very helpful and nice... ..My Junior High school music consist of playing in the school band and Orchestra. You could also....find me standing in the front hallway blowing reveille every morning at 8:00 am, and the students that were not in their classrooms yet had to stop walking and wait until reveille was finished then continue to class.All through High School there was a conflict in my head. I was forever thinking about what school I want to go to when I graduate . I wanted to continue my education but, at the same time there were dreams of joining a popular band and playing on big stages all over the country, recording records and all the other ROCK STAR DREAMS.. After graduation someone .... .. told me of an audition for a Trumpet player at P.J.'s on Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles Ca. for the "Edwin Starr" Band so, of course being young and enthusiastic about being in a professional band making money, traveling and recording. What do you think I did? Yeah, they gave me the job so off we go. I wasn't quite as happy as I thought I would be though. The light dimmed a bit at the audition when they told me they didn't read music. They spin the 45 record on a turntable 50 or 60 times until the guitar player learns his part, then the bass player,then the horns and so on and so on. It was boring and stupid... I just graduated and my reading skills are excellent and they want to spin a record. But, I stayed a little longer. The End for now.