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Tanner Cole Drew (Born January 10th, 2002), professionally known as FLEXIS (also known as DJFLEXIS), is an American Record Producer and DJ from Cordova, Alabama.

Early Life
Tanner Cole Drew was born on January 10th, 2002, in Cordova, Alabama, where he attended Cordova High School. He has 5 siblings (a sister, 2 brothers, and 2 half brothers). He lived with his physically disabled step-father, unemployed mother, brother, and sister. Living with so many people with so little money often caused stress and financial problems, but he found escape in music and school, both of which he excelled in. As a child, he was constantly playing and listening to music, picking up his first guitar at only 4 years old. He played many instruments (including the piano), but turned to making beats when his mother bought him a laptop and a copy of the music production software FruityLoops. Initially, FLEXIS wanted to be a rapper, going by the name "Lil Pimp," but quickly began focusing on hip-hop production when he overheard his friends talking about needing beats.

School Life
FLEXIS started kindergarten at Cordova Elementary School in 2007. He has always averaged straight A's and made school a priority to him. He started high school at Cordova High School in Cordova, Alabama, and stayed there for his 9th grade year. During this year, he played Football and Basketball (which he has done since age 5,) and managed to establish himself as a music producer. Although his roots are undeniably in Cordova, he no longer lives in his home-town. He now lives in Hueytown, Alabama (about 20 minutes away from Birmingham), and attends school at Hueytown High School.

Career
During school FLEXIS would make beats and instrumentals, and would often find himself getting driven 45 minutes to "Hoodzone Productions Studios" in Birmingham, Alabama. There he would meet with artists and rappers and discuss collaborations and business. FLEXIS eventually made a name for himself in Alabama and has amounted over 18,000 followers on twitter. His beats have traveled across the country, finding him producing beats for artists such as YBN Nahmir, Fly, Tay Constellation, and many more. He has since became part of music groups "Unique Tha Label" and has said that he will be creating his own record label before he graduates in 2020. FLEXIS currently makes his money by selling beats on his website, producing and mixing for artists, and doing art such as album covers. He is easily one of the youngest producers to establish a name for himself and become successful. He humbly recognizes this, and has claimed that 2018 will be his best year yet.

Social Media
Website Twitter Instagram Snapchat: @flexismusic

Source
All information in this biography was presented to author Tamara Hicks by FLEXIS in a one-on-one interview.