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WHO IS REFLECT? Donal Cogdell, also known as Reflect, is an artist comparable to a Psalmist. His aim is to be a reflective influence that points to the person and life of Jesus Christ.
LIFE AND MUSIC The inspiration of the gospels can be found in his music because his life revolves around serving and worshiping the Living God. "Worship is not a 4 minute song that we sing it is a song we sing everyday with our actions unto God. Only when I look at Christ can I see myself clear enough to make a change and bear fruit."
NOT OF HIMSELF It is Donal's prayer that you reflect on your own personal relationship with the Lord as you journey through this life into eternity.
CONSTANT REFLECTION "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. - Jesus (Mat 6:19-21)
BRIEF TESTIMONY Reflect suffered from severe asthma as a young child and was miraculously healed by God at the age of 13. The number 720 in the url address and email represent the date of July 20th. That was the day a bus ran into the vehicle he was driving. The car was totaled but Reflect was unharmed. Now he lives to love God and give Him glory in everything he does.

Reflect currently lives in Queens, New York by way of a few places. His father served in the Air Force, allowing Reflect the opportunity to live in a number of different regions throughout the United States, even spending some time overseas in Japan.

After completing college, he returned to the place he considered home, Wyandanch LI & began to focus more on his music. His parents were always honest with him regarding social issues & in his elementary years, he had already begun to write poetry and lyrics’ reflecting what was going on in society. Inspired greatly by his parents, who had a love & appreciation for music, in the early 90s he found himself submerged in the emerging genre of Hip Hop.

In high school Reflect was exposed to Christian Hip Hop by a youth pastor and in 2001 he met Victor Padilla-the founder of Holy Culture Radio. This relationship would build the foundation for Reflect as an artist; under Victors guidance he learned how to write and record professional songs.

Artistically, Reflect was inspired by the likes of the Cross Movement, Corey Red & Precise, Japhia Life, Eshon Burgundy, and a host of other biblically sound emcees. Padilla created the popular online platform- Holy Culture Radio Show in 2004 and in 2006 he put Reflect’s  early works “This is That Rap” & “Heaven’s Playground” in heavy rotation. The two songs began to turn some heads in the Christian Hip Hop community.  In 2009 he released the The Waves Mixtape to rave reviews and DaSouth.com gave the project 4 out 5 stars.

After the waves Mixtape dropped in 09, Reflect stepped away from the industry for a while to grow in a more private light and refocus. In January 2011, Reflect came back and hit the rap scene hard with the hit single Brand New Day and released the video with Good Look Multimedia. The video premiered on Rapzilla and DaSouth.com and started a buzz.  After the release of his single & video, many have been eagerly awaiting the release of his album which is slated to drop Spring 2011.

Reflect believes, first, that the origin of music and its intent points to the worship of God  &Second, that music should edify the body of Christ and should reveal Christ to the lost. Reflect believes that Holy Hip Hop is not only an evangelistic tool used to reach the youth, but is an instrument to worship God first & foremost. It is also his belief that if we understand our musical gifts in this way, Christian artist aught never compete with each other - and the industry will work together for the mutual benefit of increasing God's kingdom and the spreading of the gospel.

Reflect believes if we hold to these truths than artists within CHH will not compete, compare or feel threatened by the secular mainstream Hip Hop industry, but will surpass all expectations or standards set by man; for we would not be driven by the applause of man but rather the aim to please to God.

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MUSIC

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