Not every country story starts back in Texas or Tennessee. Long before asserting himself as a GRAMMY® Award-winning collaborator for the likes of Pitbull, Lauryn Hill, Rick Ross, and many more, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and Miami-born artist Leo Brooks vividly recalls visiting his family on the Honduran island of Roatán and witnessing the most unexpected sight for a South Florida native to possibly see. Leo learned bass and auditioned for the legendary Ms. Lauryn Hill right out of high school in 2002. He got the gig and went from handling low end and backing vocals on tour to serving as her Musical Director. He linked up with Pitbull in 2012 and not only toured with him as a bassist, but affirmed himself as a trusted collaborator in the studio. He co-wrote “Echa Pa’lla (Manos Pa’ribba),” taking home the Latin GRAMMY® Award for “Best Urban Performance.” His other credits included “Happy Mama Day”, “We Are Strong” [feat. Kiesza], “Que Lo Que.' He also lent his talents to Jennifer Lopez, Fat Joe, Lloyd, and Rick Ross. For the latter. Over the years both Pitbull and Lauryn Hill urged him to do his own “solo thing." Leo headed to Nashville with Pitbull and Jim Jonsin and finally brought that dream to life. In between trips back and forth to Music City, he developed his own brand of “Miami country." Giving the genre a new face and origin story, Leo presents something different and necessary for country as “a proud bilingual black man from Miami.”