I was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1964.

My mother said i was a happy baby and that´s why she named me "Felicia".

I was the middle child. One of 5 girls raised by her (Ann Marie Ford) in Toledo Ohio.

She insisted that we all learn a musical instrument. I, unlike the rest of my siblings had been drawn to the arts at the age of 9 when i wrote my first book of poetry, so to me it was a pleasure and an opportunity to express myself, not just something "mama-made-us-do".

She watched me carefully and when she noticed that I was serious, she started paying for me to have my first music lessons.

So I practiced, and practiced, and practiced.

I even ended up composing for the junior orchestra in my high school.

When I was 16, I was sent to Mexico to play with the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra. I learned no spanish, but i did learn a lot about people, music and culture.

Even though I loved classical music, I was sure by the age of 18 I didn´t fit in the "Classical world" so i made a new career choice.