New York Minute

In a New York Minute I was born to star crossed lovers who were young and unsure of how to raise their tiny newborn child. Born in the South of Jersey (please do NOT ask me what exit) and raised in the Sunshine State, I have traveled up and down the eastern seaboard spending most of my time in Upstate New York. I consider Rochester home and it proved to be exactly what I needed in a city. From its seaport berth I spring-boarded my music, my first love in this life.

            Music has always been my go to. It has always been my shelter from the storm. Around the age of nineteen my friends began to call me Rain. By the age of thirty three I created a CD that was destined to become global. Rochester was present for both events and I could not have done it without her.

            Music is my inspiration. Music is the universal language. Music is my soul mate. Without Music, I would never have been able to handle the intensely hard destined path I was asked to walk this lifetime. Many people have reached my uninhibited heart, but nothing has ever touched me with more power than the power of Music.

            I, like Martin Luther King, have a dream. I believe in the very equality our forefathers came to this country to seek. I believe with all my heart that all of us who are ready for change have the power it takes to makes the waves we need to bring us all to the dawning of a new age. I believe that one voice can make a difference. Now imagine what one thousand voices in unison have the power to say. I promise with all that I am and all that I one day will be, I will do all that it takes to ensure we all are truly free.

            If I could help the world to see only one thing, I would help them see it isn’t the bling, television or diamond rings; it is instead the way we sing our individual song of peace. We are allowed to represent our individual belief. All people are designed to be free. Our interpretation of the truth resonates deeply and no one has a right to take that away. We all are responsible for what we do and say! There is nothing greater than our destiny.