RUNAGROUND

Early life and education Kirk was born on April 7, 1987 in High Point and raised in Thomasville, North Carolina and Maryville, Tennessee. He attended Middle Tennessee State University.

He and his wife started a successful YouTube channel. at the Honda Center Arena in Anaheim, California. He was commissioned to write and produce an original song, which he wrote and produced the song within a week.

In November 2015, he performed live on tour in Belgium with hard dance DJ Mark with a K. The song "See Me Now" reached #19 on iTunes Belgium's pop chart. "Here We Come", a song written and co-produced by Runaground was also well-received. On November 17, 2015, he independently released the song "Stars Come Out" featuring The Disco Fries.

In 2016, he signed a recording deal with Sony/Robbins Entertainment.

In March 2016, he released the song "Chase You Down" which went to number 1 on the dance chart. After 3 years in Los Angeles, Kirk moved to Nashville.