Born in Houston,TX; Dedric "Dee(Db)Flat" Cohen born to Willie and Cheryl Cohen, burst into music when he was a young boy . Dee-Flat's (Db) influence reach from within his family roots of choral and gospel singers and performers. Instrumentally his influences come from artists such as Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, B.B. King, Mozart, Lionel Richie, Con Funk Shun, Issac Hayes, One Way, Norman Brown, Roy Ayers, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Bill Duke, Conrad O Johnson, Sam Jackson and GOD.... I first began and learned how read and understand music theory until I was in high school my instructor at the time was Sam Jackson. Once a professor of music and lead director of world re-known "Ocean of Soul" at Texas Southern University, had a heavy influence on Dee-Flat's career. Learning music theory and composing by 10th grade, I further pursued music in many ways. Gaining honors and recognitions in performing arts such as symphonic percussion concerto's to earning perfor