REED
DEMING
ARTIST
PREACHER
PASTOR
ABOUT
I WAS BORN IN BALTIMORE AND GREW UP IN SAN ANTONIO IN A SPLIT FAMILY. AS AN OUTLET TO EXPRESS MYSELF, I STARTED POSTING YOUTUBE COVERS AS A PRETEEN AND PLAYING LOCAL GIGS AS A POP ARTIST, ONLY FOR AN AUDITION ON THE X FACTOR IN 2012 TO CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER AND SET MY MUSIC CAREER ON AN UNPRECEDENTED TRAJECTORY. AT 13, I REACHED TENS OF MILLIONS OVERNIGHT WITH THE AUDITION AND SUBSEQUENT PERFORMANCES, CONSEQUENTLY DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL TO PURSUE A CAREER AS AN ARTIST. AFTER A TUMULTUOUS 5 YEARS ON THE ROAD, I LEFT MY MANAGEMENT, STRIKING OUT ON MY OWN AS AN INDIE ARTIST, CONSEQUENTLY MAKING A DISCOVERY THAT WOULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.
BUT THE FAST LIFE LEFT ME EMPTY. BY 2019 I WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM - A FADING CAREER, A FAILED MARRIAGE, AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE END. I WAS INVITED TO A LITTLE CHURCH IN NEW YORK, HEARD THE GOSPEL, WAS MOVED TO TEARS, AND GAVE MY LIFE TO JESUS THAT VERY MOMENT. I IMMEDIATELY DUG INTO THE SCRIPTURES AND STARTED SERVING AT A LOCAL CHURCH BACK HOME. I'M NOW THE COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULT PASTOR AT OAK HILLS CHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO.
SINCE THAT SUNDAY, I'VE RELEASED 5 ALBUMS, PREACHED FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS, WALKED ALONGSIDE AND DISCIPLED AMAZING YOUNG LEADERS, AND TRAVELED THE WORLD ALONGSIDE MY WIFE CECILET. AND THE CRAZY THING IS, GOD IS JUST GETTING STARTED. IF THERE'S ANYTHING I KNOW, HE WILL USE ANYONE, AND MY LIFE IS PROOF.
