As a kid growing up in North Town neighborhood of Las Vegas, JR Castro fell under the spell of R&B music, thanks to his parents. “My dad would play Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Midnight Star, The Commodores, and Prince all day every day,” he says. He first became interested in singing himself when he noticed that it impressed the girls. When Castro realized he could sing, he gravitated toward artists like Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Baby Face, Brian McKnight, and Usher, and took notes on what they were doing. Castro got his first break in the music industry with the vocal group I-15, who were signed to Polow Da Don’s Zone 4 imprint with Interscope Records. The group achieved some success with their 2007 single “Lost in Love but disbanded soon after. It took an unlikely meeting with hip-hop heavyweight Timbaland to lure Castro back into the game as a solo artist. The two met backstage at Justin Timberlake’s final show in Vegas threw mutual friend Jason "Poo Bear” Boyd introduced Castro to Timbaland, Castro has made a huge splash since coming on the scene. With his lead-off single “Get Home” (Get Right) ft Kid Ink & Quavo hitting the Top 10. Tall and chiseled, with a smile that takes up half his face, Castro has the charisma, talent, and vision to bring R&B back to the pop charts.