Check Out Keicon Cherry’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Keicon Cherry.

Hi Keicon, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. I am a proud graduate of Virginia State and Full Sail University; where I obtained my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Mass Communications at VSU and my Masters in Film Production where I was the Valedictorian of my class at Full Sail. At an early age, I understood and was attracted to the power of media. At 14 years old, I was pictured in Entertainment Weekly Magazine With the Dave Matthews Band. At 15, I released my first single. At 16, I was pictured in People magazine. At 18, my audition aired on BET Sundays Best and at 21, I was on America’s Got Talent with the Virginia State University Gospel Chorale. These early experiences with the media sparked my desire not only to be in front of the camera but to work behind the scenes in the television industry. Living in LA for four years come September, I’ve held many positions such as Audience Coordinator, Talent assistant, development assistant, Casting Associate, Associate Producer, and Producer. I’ve been blessed to have worked on a variety of television shows like The Voice, Will and Grace, World of Dance, House hunters, The Steve Harvey Show, and currently, Married At First Sight. During the pandemic, I started my production company A Bunch of Believers LLC where one of my goals for the company is to create and sell Docu-soap reality content to major networks.

Aside from working in television, I am also a singer and recording artist. I currently have a new single out entitled Get Up! I started singing at a very young age. I was three years old when the devotional leader at my aunt’s church asked if anyone wanted to come to the mic and sing a song. I ran to the mic and sang “God is a good God yes he is” and ever since that day I’ve been singing. From winning the school talent shows, then being in the entertainment weekly with the Dave Matthews band, and then on Sunday best, those experiences gave me the push to start taking music seriously. In 2010 while I was attending Virginia State University, I joined the Virginia State University Gospel Chorale. VSUGC is a world-renowned HBCU Gospel choir with a rich and long history. It was a 120 member choir and I was selected to be a section leader, assistant choreographer, and soloist. That experience opened the door for me to learn and perfect my craft while touring nationally and internationally. After graduating from VSU, I went on to release five singles a mixtape and a Christmas ep. Some say you can’t have it all but I choose to believe that with hard work, determination and God-given talent, anything you put your mind to is achievable.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has not always been a smooth road. I remember when I first moved to LA, I was dirt poor! I had just graduated with my master’s degree from Full sail I had worked really hard that summer and saved up enough money to move to LA. All I could bring was two bags and I had to leave my car in Virginia. I was blessed to get my first job in LA as an Office PA/ runner for an editing house. As excited and thankful as I was the job only paid a minimum wage and being that I didn’t have a car at the time most of my money went toward car rentals so I could work.

From about 2017-2019, musically I took a break because I allowed outside voices to influence certain decisions on what type of music I should and shouldn’t record. Thankfully I remembered who I was and why I was recording music in the first place and in 2020, I went back to the studio to record my first single in four years.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I feel like I’m known for setting a goal and accomplishing it no matter the goal.

While being a gospel recording artist, I work in reality television, currently, I’m working in Casting on Married At First Sight and I also have my production company where I edit and shoot videos.

Aside from giving my life to Christ at the age of 7, I’m most proud of being the valedictorian of my class, seeing my name run across the screen in the credits on television shows I grew up watching. And having so many people dance to stream the music I create.

I feel like my positive personality, drive, voice, and wit set me apart from others.

What was your favorite childhood memory?
When I was in the second grade, my family and I lived on the Yokota Airforce base in Yokota Japan. I remember everything being the complete opposite. Our yellow school busses were their public transportation busses and our public transportation busses were their school busses. However, my favorite memory of living there was the plane ride there. It was my 1st time on a plane and my mom gave me the window seat. I believe it was that experience that opened my eyes to the world.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://linktr.ee/Keicon
• Instagram: Iam__keicon
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamkeicon
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/iam__Keicon
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyfyUWKjXRooE_Jj_XEZFA?view_as=subscriber
• Other: https://www.instagram.com/castingwithkeicon/