Elvis Millord, artistically known as Zoey Dollaz, was born in Miami on October 12, 1990. He grew up with one sister and with his mom playing the role of both mother and father, he learned to appreciate the little things in life. At first, he dreamed with becoming a pilot, until his mom, who was doing music as part of a church program, introduced Zoey to the music world. As a young boy, he listened to artists like Jay Z, T.I., Lloyd Banks, but his favorite music has always been R & B. Zoey began composing songs at age 12.
While in high school, Zoey and his friends started performing in the hallway with a boom box as their sound equipment. They battled amongst each other and had fun with music, which became their culture. Obviously, turning a boom box on in the middle of a high school hallway is not part of the rules, so Zoey and his friends were eventually expelled from school for continuous bad behavior.
Always supporting Zoey, his mom paid for his first recording studio session. He remembers the studio had a big SSL Board and she paid $350 for the first song he ever recorded: “I Run AP.” Ever since, Zoey has taken music more seriously and has turned it into a career.
