DOUG O'LAKE

BORN & RAISED IN CHICAGO, IL THE R&B EXTRAORDINAIRE, DOUG O'LAKE ALSO KNOWN AS "YA AUNTIE'S FAVORITE CROONER" STARTED SINGING AS SOON AS HE COULD TALK, SINGING IN CHURCH AS A YOUTH, HE BEGAN TAKING MUSIC MORE SERIOUSLY WHEN HE LEARNED HE HAD THE ABILITY TO TOUCH SOULS THROUGH HIS VOICE.

HIS NAME DERIVES FROM HIS FIRST NAME "DOUG" AND "O'LAKE" A BLEND OF 'CHICAGO' AND 'LAKE' (LAKE MICHIGAN) HE SAYS, "O'LAKE IS A PLACE YOU CAN GO FOR A COOL, GOOD VIBE & GOOD TIMES."

THE SELF TAUGHT GUITAR PLAYER AND VOCAL COACH, HAS PERFORMED AT OPEN MICS, LOCAL BARS AND WEDDINGS, HIS MUSICAL INFLUENCES INCLUDE LUTHER VANDROSS & JOHNNY GILL, AND HIS EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE THE MUSIC HE WRITES.

DOUG O'LAKE BRINGS RAW TALENT, AUTHENICITY, FEEL GOOD "I'M IN LOVE" MUSIC TO THE INDUSTRY, HE SAYS THE STAGE FEELS LIKE HOME AND WHILE PERFORMING HE FEELS AS IF NO ONE ELSE IS THERE, LIKE HE'S SINGING IN THE MIRROR.

HIS DEBUT ALBUM "LOVE LESSONS" IS AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES, HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HIS VISUALS, TO BE RELEASED SOON.

HE SIGNED TO COUTURE MUSIC MANAGEMENT IN JUNE 2022.