Background
Butler was born as Myron Demond Butler, on July 27, 1974, just outside Tampa, Florida in the city of Bradenton, Florida, and he was raised in Dallas, Texas.
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Career
Most notably, he is known as the leader of the gospel choir, Myron Butler & Levi. Since 1997, he"s worked as a vocal director and backup singer for several notable artists to include Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Smokie Norful, Donald Lawrence, and Yolanda Adams. At an early age, Myron Butler developed an appreciation for music and, at 17, his first song, "Lift Him Up", was recorded by Dallas’ Dallas–Fort Worth Mass Choir.
During his last two years of high-school, Myron formed a community choir of his teen-aged peers in Dallas, but, upon graduation, he left them to pursue a degree in psychology at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
After completing his freshman year, Butler decided not to return to school. He remained in Atlanta for a year before deciding to return to Dallas, where his choir had continued to grow, in spite of changes in personnel.
The group, which had become popular in the area began calling itself God"s Property and welcomed Myron as their main choral director He would later join Franklin"s group One Nation Crew for that group"s short existence.
He also did a song with a Dallas based youth choir called Total Praise on their Civil Defense "Faithfulness".
Butler also serves as minister of music at Bishop T.D Jakes mega church, The Potter"s House in Dallas, Tx.
