Curtis Fields

Fields was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1] He began performing music at an early age when he would sing gospel during his father's national traveling ministry.[4] He began attending Fisk University[5] in 2006 where he trained and traveled with the Fisk Jubilee Singers.[4] He also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha,[1] the first Greek organization for African Americans. It was during his time at Fisk that he decided to pursue a career in singing.[4]

Fields began singing professional and performed alongside artists such as John Legend.[1] He also was the winner of Nashville's WQQK's Grand Stand Competition, beating out hundreds of other performers.[4] He continued his career by opening for acts such as Eric Roberson. His first single, Black Cherry, peaked at #2 in the Jazz/Funk category on CD Baby's Top 5.[4] Fields's leading single from the Cherish the Day EP was entitled "Smoke & Mirrors", written by singer/songwriter Bertram "Nigel" Thompson and produced by Dwyane Lewis.[6]

Fields caught his break in the music industry in 2012 when he appeared for the New Skool Rules auditions in Atlanta, Georgia.[7] The auditions were held at SAE International in Atlanta in front of New Skool Rules and Epitome Entertainment. Fields was the last of more than 200 artists to audition.[7] Fields had offers from five different record labels but signed a recording deal with Epic Records and a publishing deal with Universal Publishing within five weeks of his audition.[7]

On June 30, 2013, Fields performed the song Opposites Attract at the 2013 BET Awards.[8] His performance included him strumming a guitar on an iPhone[9] and was called one of the 9 Most Memorable Moments of the awards by Yahoo! Music.[3]

After leaving Epic Records due to creative differences, Fields resurfaced as lead singer for indie Soul/Electronic band The Pheels.