Young and Keeping Up- Miss Mykie

With her new single, "Dear Hater", up and coming recording artist Miss Mykie, is Young and Keeping Up.

Keeping Up with the Huxtables would like to introduce you to Miss Mykie and give you a chance to see how she is doing just that...

Miss Mykie born Mykel Gray, was birthed in the Rocky Mountain home of Denver Colorado. At the age of three, Mykie alongside her parents and six siblings packed up and moved to Houston Texas to begin new lives.

Constantly performing with her siblings in front of her parents, Mykie's parents immediately researched for the best performing arts program in the Houston area. By the age of six she was doing summer programs at the Ensemble Theater where she had lead roles in many productions. She also went on to be in other professional productions and musicals such as Porgy and Bess, with the Houston Grand Opera, and Peter Pan at Theater Under the Stars.

As Mykie got older, she began having a real love for music. Throughout her teenage years, Mykie tried launching a music career with a few girl groups, but with no progression, Mykie decided to go solo.

Mykie's brother, an up and coming producer, took Mykie under his wings. Mykie and her brother began going full blast on her solo project. This time around they began doing much more, she was in a local radio station performance showcase and began performing opening acts with such artist as Tyrese, Slim Thug, and Sean Paul.

During this improvement period, her first single titled "Ish" started to get recognition in her area. The single featured rap artist T2, the son of Houston's Lil' Troy, well known for his 1999 hit "Wanna Be A Baller". "I cant even listen to that track now! It's hilarious to me, but it shows me how much I have grown and developed in my artistry. I received so much positive feedback on that song and now you couldn't pay me to play that for anyone."

As things were starting to look good, graduation was approaching for Mykie and she would soon be accepted to Howard University. Her brother told her that he thought it was best that she concentrate on her studies, and during breaks and spare time they would do music.

Unfortunately, during Miss Mykie's freshman year of college in 2003, her brother was killed a few days before his 25th birthday. That experience drastically changed her life, and put her in a position where she felt like there was no way that she could ever do music again. Despite the tragedy, she remained strong and directed all her energy on being an interactive student. She became an "Ooh La La" dancer for the Showtime Marching Band of Howard, as well as a Soror of the Alpha Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.. Miss Mykie went on to graduate from Howard University in May 2007 with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts.

After graduating, a year later, it was fate that led Mykie to meet recognized producer/songwriter Yung Chill. Yung Chill took Mykie under his wing and she recalls him saying "Just trust me and let me do what I do." After the first studio session with him she realized that he was going to take her to the next level. "... The girl groups that I had been in focused mainly on R&B music. I always knew that I had a different sound..." She realized she was comfortable with Chill's judgement, and that she was a pop artist. "This is where I can truly be myself. Chill helped me find my sound and knows exactly what tracks and style of music cater to my voice."

Yung Chill and Miss Mykie

Her lead single, entitled "Dear Hater...", is a motivation record to all, vividly empowering people to let consistent signs of hatred be motivation to do better. The song is rapidly creating a buzz and is getting positive feedback from radio rotation. "Chill worked his magic, a few days after we recorded the song he called me and told me to listen to the radio, and I just started singing along". Miss Mykie is now working on recording her first solo EP and is excited about what her destiny has in store.

(The words above are snippits from her bio)

As Mykie continues to pursue her dream, Keeping Up with the Huxtables asked Mykie to give us her advice on how to Keep Up in the industry:

"Keeping up with the entertainment industry is rough. It is what you make of it, just like any other aspect of life. My best advice is to stay dedicated and true to who you are. Never compare yourself to other artists who might be into the same genre of music that you are pursuing. It is easy to fall short that way. Be an individual and never get comfortable. You should always continue to push yourself."

Keeping Up thinks that Miss Mykie has such a beautiful story and can be an inspiration to all. Her talent and drive is amazing. Keeping Up would also like to say congrats to Miss Mykie for being Young and Keeping Up!

Check her single out at:

http://www.missmykie.com/