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WOOD BORN AND RAISED IN BALTIMORE, MD., GARY FORD, AKA WOOD, STARTED HIS MUSIC CAREER AT THE TENDER AGE OF 12. HE STARTED TO TAKE HIS CRAFT VERY SERIOUSLY AT ABOUT 16. ALTHOUGH, AT THAT TIME, HE WAS TURNED DOWN BY INDIE AND MAJOR LABELS, HE NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF DEFEAT! WOOD KEPT WORKING HARD, WRITING AND STAYING FOCUSED ON GETTING GOOD MATERIAL TOGETHER. BEFORE HE KNEW IT, ALL THE HARD WORK HE HAD PUT IN STARTED TO PAY OFF! DOORS BEGAN TO OPEN AND PEOPLE STARTED FEELING HIS MUSIC! OTHER...

WOOD BORN AND RAISED IN BALTIMORE, MD., GARY FORD, AKA WOOD, STARTED HIS MUSIC CAREER AT THE TENDER AGE OF 12. HE STARTED TO TAKE HIS CRAFT VERY SERIOUSLY AT ABOUT 16. ALTHOUGH, AT THAT TIME, HE WAS TURNED DOWN BY INDIE AND MAJOR LABELS, HE NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF DEFEAT! WOOD KEPT WORKING HARD, WRITING AND STAYING FOCUSED ON GETTING GOOD MATERIAL TOGETHER. BEFORE HE KNEW IT, ALL THE HARD WORK HE HAD PUT IN STARTED TO PAY OFF! DOORS BEGAN TO OPEN AND PEOPLE STARTED FEELING HIS MUSIC! OTHER ARTISTS REQUESTED TO FEATURE ON HIS CDS AND VICE VERSA. WOOD, WHO HAS NEVER BEEN KNOWN AS A BATTLE RAPPER, WAS WELL RESPECTED BECAUSE HE COULD HOLD HIS OWN! EVEN THOUGH A FAN BASE STARTED TO DEVELOP, WOOD STILL HEARD THE VOICES OF CRITICS SAYING HIS LYRICS AND TRACKS WERE YOUNG AND THAT HE WOULD NEVER GET A DEAL. HE USED THAT CRITICISM AS MOTIVATION AND BEGAN TO WORK EVEN HARDER! WOOD NEVER FORGOT THAT STATEMENT WHICH BECAME THE TURNING POINT OF HIS LIFE AND CAREER. HIS PROGRESS AFTER THAT WAS LIKE ….WOW!!!!!! WITH HIS CONFIDENCE BUILDING, AND HIS DETERMINATION AT ITS PEAK, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE A STAR! AS WELL AS PERFORMING IN BALTIMORE EVENTS SUCH AS THE JAZZ FESTIVAL AT HOPKINS PLAZA AND IN THE "BALTIMORE BELIEVE" CONCERT SERIES, WOOD HAS PERFORMED AT "THE CAVE" IN NYC AND AT EVENTS AND VENUES IN MYRTLE BEACH, NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, DC, MINNESOTA, NORTH CAROLINA AND PHILLY. HE HAS OPENED FOR CHRISTINE MILIAN, LARRY LANCASTER, RAEKWON, A. MARIE, AND IN DALLAS, TEXAS FOR LOON! WOOD, NOW SURROUNDING HIMSELF WITH A SERIOUS TEAM OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE MOVES! HE HAS BIG PLANS AND HAS VOWED TO ACCOMPLISH EVERY GOAL HE SETS FOR HIMSELF! DISPLAYING A STAGE PRESENCE, LIKE HE'S BEEN HERE AND DONE THIS BEFORE, HIS WORD PLAY, DELIVERY, EMPHASIS, AND VERSATILITY KEEP HIM IN A CLASS ALL HIS OWN! ABLE TO FLOW WITH THE BEST OF THEM, WOOD STILL ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE OF GROWTH WITH OPEN ARMS! REPRESENTATION CONTACT (MANAGEMENT, LABEL, ETC.) Info Contact: Mika @ Sonika Imaging Artist Management/Development 410-812-4987 / tthaniel@gmail.com