Phil was born in Seattle, Washington to a small, but musically gifted
family. From a young age he was inspired to sing because of his mother's
singing in the local church choir as well as around the house.
In his adolescent years, he grew up listening almost exclusively to
Hip-Hop and R&B. As a kid his favorite artists were Nas and Eminem,
leading him to write rap lyrics in his room alone late into
the evening hours. He was also inspired musically by many R&B
artists such as Donell Jones, Craig David, Brian McKnight and Musiq
Soulchild. As he got older he began listening to all music genres from
country to hip-hop from neo-soul to the classics as far back as the 50s.
In high school he joined choir and quickly became one of the leading
male vocalists in the school. In college, he realized that music was his
passion, however he also realized he had a knack for business. After
several traumatic life events, Phil put business on hold to focus on his
passion for music.
After a short meeting with Mike "MI" Cole of 2fifty3 productions,
(prod. for Neyo, Trey Songz, Omarion, Rick Ross, and others) he began
writing and singing daily again, honing and sculpting his sound and
style. Phil then spread his wings and landed in Miami, Fl to begin
working with Krunkadelic (prod. for Nelly Furtado, N Dubz, Jamie Fox,
and others) at Circle House Studios. He would continue working with both
MI and Krunkadelic exclusively over the next year and a half.
After writing and recording for nearly two years straight, he began
refining his tracks to ready them for release. To test the waters, Phil
released "Take My Hand," which was the first song he ever wrote and
recorded. It was met with generally positive reviews in the Seattle area
and he began finishing and mixing his more developed songs. This
eventually lead to the release of his first single of the 2014 summer,
"Speed of Light" which was independently produced, written and recorded.
Phil held his first live show in Seattle, drawing in nearly 200 people
by himself, for the outdoor release of his music video, "Speed of
Light." The initial reaction of the audience was highly favorable
leading to the video being played multiple times that night, eventually
turning into an all night long party in the Fremont district of Seattle.
