CJ Kern was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was raised in Houston. CJ’s childhood was deeply rooted in faith, family values, and music. At the age of 13, CJ showed an aptitude for learning to play the guitar. As a teen, he sang with the choir in his middle school and in his early high school years. Growing up he would listen to his father and mother singing to the albums of artists like Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Celine Dion and Marty Robbins. CJ's late grandfather had a reputation for singing and playing music throughout his life.

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In 2009, CJ moved to Conroe, Texas, where he started playing guitar with the worship team at his church. Getting more in touch with his faith, CJ discovered a whole different set of influences. Now surrounded by Christian genres of music, CJ found that he loved anything that could touch people's hearts. He really discovered the power of music, and the affect that it can have on people's lives. He quickly moved from playing guitar to being the worship leader. It was in this role that CJ discovered his passion for songwriting. He taught himself how to play songs he loved and would perform them at church, in addition to his originals.

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in 2024 "flowers and black ties" was released as his first independently written and recorded single. the song Is written from the perspective of someone who has lost somebody AND HAS THINGS THEY WISH THEY COULD SAY TO SAID PERSON. IN MAY 2025 THE SECOND INDEPENDENTLY WRITTEN AND RECORDED single "RESEMBLE" Was RELEASED. THIS IS A WORSHIP SONG WRITTEN AS AN ANTHEM FOR THOSE THAT STRUGGLE IN THEIR WALK WITH GOD AND ARE TRYING TO LIVE A LIFE RESEMBLING JESUS.