There are many influences for this artist. Earth Wind and Fire, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago, Tower of Power, The Stairsteps, The Beatles, The Police, The Time, Mint Condition, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Willie Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, John Williams, Jimmy Reed, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Teddy Riley, The Isley Brothers, Willie Nelson, Pete Carpenter, Bette Midler, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Tupac, Bigge Smalls, P-Diddy, Usher, Chris Brown, Neyo and many others. I could go on but I'm sure you get it!