At the age of two, Choice was destined to be a star. I was putting on and playing the a-side of records on the turntable in diapers." "At least that's what my mom tells Me." he says. Born and raised in New York, Choice was always into some form of entertainment. At fifteen he joined his first band and began writing music, short stories, and started training martial arts under the tutelage of Sifu/Sensei Dyron Jackson. At seventeen he worked on honing his skill in music production and moved to Augusta/Atlanta Ga. There he worked with various musical groups and talent. Choice also wrote songs and directed a music video entitled "Summer Rain" for the artist known as "Serron". In 1992 He opened up "Dyron and Darkan's School Of Martial Arts" the second largest school in Augusta Ga." A meeting with Tom Schrenk introduced him to the self-defense system of Bojuka in which he has become certified a full instructor in knife fighting, asp tactical baton, and empty hand. He also worked as an A&R several months for an independent record label, listening to demos and developing talent. Years later a chance meeting with R&B artist Rome had Choice relocating to California to become one of Rome's producers in his entertainment company. "Doing music for Rome taught me a lot," says Choice. "It prepared me for things that I know are going to come my way in abundance." Moving on from the Rome situation turned Choice onto another unknown passion;acting! Next to music and martial arts, acting has become a mainstay of his life. During his training at Bobbie Chance's "Expressions Unlimited" studios for four years of study, Choice has appeared on the television show "The District", and in the films titled "Killjoy 2 Deliverance From Evil", "Black Magic", and starred as lead in "Cryptz". In the spring of 1999 he wrote his first screenplay titled "A New Life". He has since completed his seventh script entitled "We Are Family" while his fifth script "The Sins Of My Father" advanced to the quarter finals and top 5% of this year's Nicholls Screenwriting Fellowship. Currently he is working on producing his third script entitiled "And Then You Die" a drama/action film. Choice is a twenty year martial art veteran and trains in the systems of Bojuka, EKG, Wing Chun, Kali/Escrima, Aikido, Boxing, Iaido, Fencing, Jeet Kune Do, and Jiujutsu. He has choreographed fight scenes for several films and taught numerous actors such as Mekhi Phifer, Tatiyanna Ali, Patrick Kilpatrick and currently Kiko Ellsworth. Choice has lived in Los Angeles for the past six years and is currently a Martial Arts instructor by trade. He recently wrapped production the film "Art School Confidential" starring John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi.
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