“It was like an electric shock went through me when I found out I was nominated,” comments Fenix. “I found out around four in the morning when I started getting text messages. I went on Grammy.com, and there it was.”
The Washington D.C. native says the song was inspired by his frustration of a situation with a woman in his life at the time.
“Different things in life, from relationships to driving around town on a sunny day inspire me to create,” he says. “Music is always in the air. Music is where I find serenity.”
After working on Fiona’s track all night, Fenix’s management sent it to musical writer Andrea Martin, who penned the song for the track. Fenix comments both men and women can relate to the song.
“When people make a connection to it, that’s when you know it’s a hit,” he adds.
Although Fenix was always connected to music as a trained musician in the piano, organ and drums, he admits his first love was basketball.
“I thought I was going to play for Coach Jim Boeheim at Syracuse University and go to the NBA,” he says.
At the beginning of his high school career, Fenix suffered from a bronchial asthmatic illness, which halted his basketball plans. He transferred high schools and graduated from the Duke Ellington School of Arts in D.C. Although he didn’t play basketball in college, Fenix enrolled at Syracuse and earned a degree in Information Management and Technology.
“It was a gift from God,” he says, about his shift from basketball to music.
Growing up in a musically-inclined family, Fenix says some of his other musical 
influences include Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Whitney Houston, to name a few.
“I want people to have a strong connection and attachment to the music,” he says. “I want it to pull at the strings of their hearts, like how music did back in the day.”
The young producer admits he doesn’t own an iPod or an iPhone, and enjoys the experience of shopping for CDs in the store. Fenix says he loves dining at new and different restaurants and spending time with this family.
Fenix has future collaborations with artists Fantasia, Tamia, Chrisette Michelle, T.I., Musiq and Trey Songz.
When he’s not working with other artists, Fenix is working on his upcoming project, a girl group known as Heiress, coming out in late 2010.
“People are going to be shocked when they see the components of it,” he says.
In addition to music producer, Fenix wants to add screenplay writer and movie producer to his career path, which explain his love for movies. He says he also aspires to develop an arts school for grades 8 through 12.
Fenix commented, “If God spares me to live a long life and have adequate mental and physical capabilities, I will continue to produce music until I can’t do it anymore.”
