ARIES MARQUIS
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A lot of folks have biographies about their history as an artist, but this will not be a Biography...but an AUTOBIOGRAPHY! This is my history as a music artist directly:
Rumor has it that I've been singing since the age of 5 years old. I was in the choir of First Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville, Louisiana, where my mother was the choir director. I also sung in the choir at my elementary school. Honestly, I had no clue that music was embedded in me until many years later. Of course, in my childhood era in the 90s, I couldn't help but to absorb some of the greatest sounds from Gospel legends such as Daryl Coley, John P. Kee, Richard Smallwood and the Hawkins Family, to R&B/Soul sensations such Freddie Jackson, Toni Terry, D'Angelo, Boyz II Men, and many more of both genres. Little did I know that such influences would benefit me later in life.
By the new millennium, I was trying to discover what style of music I could cope with besides oldies and the Gospel that I'd been listening to; not saying that the music I was already listening to was bad, because I only listened to the best, but I wanted to expand my library from artist that were still creating music. Unfortunately, very few caught my ear. Therefore, I dove deeper into discovering more music through anyone who was connected to the artists that I was presently listening to, and that helped for a while.
In 2010, I deployed to Haiti early that year. Although opposing the deployment at first, I saw the major benefit of financial reprieve that could help the group propel in a much better direction. The deployment took me away from my music life for a short time, but I kept things up when I entered a huge talent contest based on soldiers from all over the country who had deployed to Haiti. The contest lasted two nights, and it was 32 contestants including myself. I won the award show first place, and established my name in many people's ears. Highly motivated, and eager to make things happen on my return, I was doing what I could to keep contact with Renaldo so that he would keep J2's fire alive back at home; all the while our manager was making business trips to get us a distribution deal. On my end of effort towards my fellow group member, it was no use. Communication almost went completely dead between us. On my dad's end of effort, it was great, because we got distribution! A distribution deal wasn't enough for Adlib or Renaldo. On my return home, there was to be a meeting that was to include the entire Black Music Cartel family, and my dad's business partner. That day, only three people showed up: my dad, his business partner, and myself. I was now the only artist of the Black Music Cartel. Though every experience that God has allowed me to go through with dealing with my musical life, I've learned that through patience, wisdom, and persistence, great things happen. I'm moving towards the sky much faster now than with I was with a group. This was my destiny, and I'm ready for the world. With every lesson learned, and every experience, every single song and every album that I deliver to the people will not be anywhere near a disappointment, but complete satisfaction or close to it....Guaranteed.