[1] Born in Inglewood, CA in 1974 and raised in Orange County, Halter started playing piano when he was 8, guitar when he was 14,[2] and writing his own songs when he was 16.

Halter's music is mainly influenced by artists such as Beatles, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and The Go-Go's.

[4] Burial sampled from Halter's song 'Whisper' in his 2007 album Untrue.

Justin Bieber covered Halter's song "Come Home to Me" in 2011.

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