Birth name Gary James Watson Origin Dallas, Texas Genre Christian hip hop | Also known as Vision Genres Christian hip hop Music group Deepspace5 | |
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Born May 11, 1972 (age 44)
Baltimore, Maryland ( 1972-05-11 ) Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, author Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter Albums Butterfly Sessions, Spring of the Songbird Record labels Illect Recordings, Hiphop Is Music Similar Manchild, Krum, Sev Statik, Sareem Poems, Theory Hazit | ||
Gary James Watson (born May 11, 1972), who goes by the stage name Sivion, formerly Vision, is an American Christian hip hop musician and member of the hip hop supergroup collective Deepspace5. He was also a member of the duo Phat K.A.T.S., which he formed with his brother, who goes by the name Wushu. He has released four studio albums, Spring of the Songbird (2006), Mood Enhancement (2006), Butterfly Sessions with Dert (2010), and Group Therapy (2013), as well as additional live and remix albums and an EP.
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Early life
Watson was born Gary James Watson, on May 11, 1972, in Baltimore, Maryland, with his twin brother, Terry Edward Watson, who is also a Christian rapper, going by the name Wushu. His fathers side of the family is from Maryland and his mothers side is from Texas. He went to University of Miami while his twin brother stayed closer to home attending University of North Texas.
Music career
Watson states that he started taking hip hop music seriously as a career in 1990. He formed the project Phat K.A.T.S. with his brother, himself going by the name Vision and his brother by the name Wushu. Watson eventually changed his name to Sivion, as he discovered that there were several other hip hop artists with the moniker "Vision". Watson explains that he decided on the name Sivion after he misspelled his original stage name in an email to his brother. Watson joined the Christian hip hop collective Deepspace5 during the recording session for The Night We Called It a Day. He started his solo music recording career in 2006, with the studio album Spring of the Songbird, released through Braille's Hip Hop IS Music. A second album, Mood Enhancement, followed the same year, released on July 11, 2006, through Illect Recordings. He partnered with Dert for the 2010 album Butterfly Sessions, and a third studio album, Group Therapy, was released on October 15, 2013, from Illect Recordings. He is part of the hip hop duo, Phat Kats, with his twin brother, Terry.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Live albums
Remix albums
Songs
Everything Is EverythingButterfly Sessions · 2010
Brand New DayButterfly Sessions · 2010
Heavy RotationHeavy Rotation · 2006