IZEK

I Was raised by a single mother in household with no siblings. The area I was raised in was not the best, middle / lower class neighborhood with a very high crime rate as gang violence and substance abuse were very common to see. The lord had used many near death experiences throughout my teenage years to show me just how real he was.  It wasn’t until the age of 24 where I was brought to complete surrender & filled with the Holy Spirit. This brought the change, not only to my everyday life but also my creative stance on music. Before this change I was a secular artist & wrote my first song when I was 11 years old & started recording at the age of 15. As I matured & realized how much of an influence music has, the Lord began to show me the power of speaking life rather than speaking death. My heart is to reach the lost & edify the body of Christ with new music that gives God all the Glory. The Lord has also blessed with a beautiful family, my wife that I have known since grade school (been married now for four years) & my son who is a splitting image of me. I currently serve at my home church  (Pathway family church)  in the area of Children’s, security & leadership.

I grew up in Church, and my dad was in ministry my whole life which really impacted my love for people… but i was brought up in a way that really put the focus on all my works. It wasn’t until I was 15 when God had truly met me. I always had God show up bet never was filled with the spirit until he met me with a moment with my dad, in the midst of probably one of the hardest seasons in my life.  I’m not the greatest talker but God allows me to communicate what he speaks to me through music much more clearly. And through the music I want people to come to know Christ on a deeper level and encourage people in the Fellowship God has given us! I married to my Wife Marian, and have 1 Son and lord willing another Daughter soon. I serve in multiple areas of ministry at pathway, being Media, Worship, and Children’s Teachings.

I grew up on "the right side of the tracks". Throughout my childhood, my Father was a pastor and my Mother was a Christian school teacher. I came to know Christ as a young boy and I wanted to please God, but to me that meant trying my best to be a good person. Years later, God met me at my lowest, delivered me from self-effort and self-righteousness, and filled me with His Spirit in 2021.  My wife Rachel and I thank God for the 13 years of marriage and 3 children He has blessed us with. We are grateful to serve together in the worship music ministry of Pathway Family Church in Fresno, CA. I view all genres of music as beautiful and unique tools meant to be used to express the glory of Christ and the testimony of His work in our lives as believers. My prayer is that God would use my music to draw people to the truth and bring deeper unity within the body of Christ.