Daily Inspiration: Meet Milox Leon

Today we’d like to introduce you to Milox Leon

Hi Milox, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I started out in Southern California. Pretty regular family. Mom, dad, older brother and 3 half siblings. Half siblings are about 20 years older so it was just us 4 in the house.
I always knew from a young age I wanted to be in the limelight. I’d dance to MTV&VH1 music videos in the morning or while getting ready for school. On the weekends, while kids were eating cereal and watching cartoons, I had music videos playing.
I had this draw to music, I danced freely as a kid. Taunted for moving so swiftly and freely.
Time went on and I showed interest in the entertainment industry, auditioned for channels like Disney, and Nick!
Dad wasn’t too happy when they wanted me to come in for office interviews, (now knowing what I know about the Disney/Nick kids, maybe it was a good thing)
Decided to head into school not being me, the dancer, singer, I was.
Growing up, i played sports, my dad saw me dancing in the living room and thought I had a lot of energy, so he’d put me in sports… not dance classes… (he’s not the villain forever)
So i knew sports and would show disinterest around age 10. Summer going into high school I learned how to do a back flip which was also the year i joined the football team. I was in good shape, had lots of guy friends, lots of girls around but during our practices i saw the cheerleaders flipping and dancing and it kind of sparked something in me.
Throughout the summer I played, i worked out, I fantasized about being a cheerleader.
I befriended some of the cheer girls, which I showed them I could flip, they then begged me to join the cheer team.
So i had to get out of football one way or another.
I went to my mom and said:
“Hey mom, coach said I don’t have grades so I can’t play this year”.
She was disappointed, everyone seemed so proud that I was a football player. I think they hated that I danced and sang, there was a lot of unspoken homophobia.
I still needed to talk to my coach, so I went to my coach and said:
“Hey coach, my mom said I can’t play because I don’t have the grades”.

Then I quit and joined the cheer team.
This reignited my ability and love for dancing and flipping. I became a well known cheerleader in my city, other cheer teams knew who I was, people would ask me for photos at football games, I would do 2-3 back Hand springs, back tucks, lay outs, on the field during performances. Back flips during chants, and lots of back hand springs down the track during a slow play from the football team. I felt powerful and truly myself, alst while behind closed doors, parents didn’t come to one game to watch me, no congratulations, no real appreciation for my talent. I didn’t realize this until the senior homecoming game where my cheer coach asked where my mom was after our performance. She wanted to meet her and talk about me, but I guess she left with her new boyfriend for the night.
My coach apologized to me and hugged me, I didn’t think much of it until that moment, i looked in the stands and every single cheer leader had their parents there, I was alone. On a happier note: I was scouted for a competitive cheer team, upgraded to an even bigger cheer team, California all stars co ed, traveled and competed with them. Again, had fans, pictures, signed photos ! It was such a fun time and I enjoyed every moment I got to experience it.

Fast forward to college, I didn’t know what to do, i quit cheer due to injuries, couldn’t flip the same, needed time for my body to heal. So I studied business management.
My parents were so proud again, they couldn’t wait to see me have my own business.
I did love business law, that was interesting.
Anyway, one of my general Ed’s was theatre. I loved it, it was fun, it was invigorating, it ignited my spark in the limelight, being on stage, having people watch me perform, my theatre professor said I have a natural talent and i should pursue it.
I quit college, and moved to LA!

Started doing small gigs here and there! Did backgrounds gigs for a bit and any time I did, the directors would ask me to be infront of the camera, walking, jumping into the pool, talking to someone else, as long as I was on camera. Spiritually, that was a sign.
So I went to school for acting.
Hated it.
The professor said on the first day:
“I don’t care if your cars on fire, mom is dying, grandma is dying, or you have work, you get to class”
I knew then and there, this wasn’t for me.
I quit that too. Decided to go back and get my business degree so i can have a business, cause let’s face it, you can’t own a business with a Threatre degree.(remember this for later)
I kept doing small auditions here and there on my own but never landed anything! It just didn’t feel the same.

On an uber ride home from an audition, I got into this white Lexus. It was new at the time, 2016! We chatted, he asked where I was coming from, i said An audition, he asked why i didn’t seem too enthusiastic about it, I said it just doesn’t fulfill me and i said what am i suppose to do with a threatre degree, I can’t start a business with that. Then he said: I have my threatre degree and I’ve done more with it than someone with political science (doubt that) then I asked: “well, how is it going now” and he goes “one day you’re buying a Lexus, the next day you’re ubering it” so, it confirmed my consensus on my decision.
He then said, which will stick me forever:
“You know, usually you know what you’re meant to do at a young age, what did you enjoy then”
It was like my brain switched on my memory movie and i can see the dancing, the karaoke, the singing, the creating!
And I told him and he said there you go, and I included my love for cheerleading and that i was a competitive cheerleder and was on stage and loved it.
He said: “right there, you’re a performer, the way you just lit up talking about that”
i told him i didn’t know where to start, he said there were dance classes and singing coaches all over this city!
So i researched and danced, and researched and sang.

I worked hard form 2017-2021.
I will always remember everything about that uber ride, it felt like a Los Angeles Angel coming down to guide me to my direction.

2021 came around, I recorded my first single
“Not your toy”
Shot the music video, did the whole popstar fantasy. It truly was something I had the vision for.
I created the song, the choreography, picked the costumes, helped designed the set. I was hands on. I loved it so deeply. That is still my baby.
(Not Your Toy -Milox on YouTube)
You’ll be able to tell my inspirations from that song alone!

These past couple years I’ve been trying to find my sound and using my intuition to the best of my ability. I know what i like and i know what i want to look like.
My recent 4 singles have been a reflection of my internal, thoughts, love for cars, dancing, sex, and enjoyment of life.
It’s been fun being able to create and be myself for myself.
I believe in myself more than I ever have.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I’m a pop artist! I’m a writer, singer, dancer and What i love is that I’ve branded myself as a popstar. Notably, when someone has talked about me through a friend have they said: “Milox??? The Popstar”
And that I will be forever grateful.
My one music i currently have is my one achievement as of now, that i am very proud of. Just the thought and how hands on i was, really made it special.
The songs I have no are also really amazing and I love them like puppies !

I’m an American male pop artist that dances. We don’t have too many of those now and days. K pop is taking the reins and I’d love to be the ambiguous looking pop star to really hold the standard for that!

Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
Following my socials! Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, threads!
I’m everywhere. YouTube too :))
@MiloxLeon for everything !!
I’m always open to a collab or giving advice on brands. I have a keen eye for detail which works better on people than myself sometimes. We all have that inner sabotage, and I go back and forth with them often.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Www.Miloxmusic.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miloxleon
• Twitter: https://x.com/miloxleon?s=21&t=tIVRoeMe9ruXWS3RB59q_A
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@miloxleon?feature=shared

Image Credits
DerrikFreske
HawkeProductions