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ad.lib.rod was born Rodlin Gelin on October 28, 1986 in Miami, Florida to Haitian parents Gerome Gelin (1942-2018) and Philona Gelin. Rod began his journey with music when he was eight, trying nearly every instrument in class and started singing around the time. He started learning piano at 12 years old and occasionally took piano classes. At age 13, Rod started writing songs, free-styling and rapping which gained him popularity among his peers.

During his first two years in high school, Rod was hanging with the wrong crowd that led him to earning bad grades, skipping classes frequently and ultimately being rebellious. This has affected him deeply, leading him to depression and having suicidal thoughts. He later heard the Gospel while attending a meeting after school from a friend he went to church with and from that day, Rod accepted Jesus Christ in 2004.

After graduating from North Miami Senior High in 2005, Rod started making beats after a high school friend gave him a software called Hammer-Head, a music production program with only drum sounds. This moment has inspired Rod to pursue music production even further. Through a church member he knew from Fort Myers, he was able to obtain a copy of FL Studio and worked his way towards building his music production catalog. Rod realizes that in order to live for God, one cannot "live for God and live for the world". Over the years, God was working in him leading him to recommit his life to Christ in 2010.

The heartbeat behind Rod's music is Jesus Christ. Rod shares his personal story for the Gospel of Christ that those who haven't receive Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior may receive salvation. Rod's musical style is mostly Hip-Hop, with elements of other genres: Pop, Rock, R&B, Alternative and Soul.

Rod has experienced great success as a music producer earning music placements with Ralph Lauren, E! Network and working with various artists.
As an artist, he couldn't be any more grateful. Rod has opened for Braille and Propaganda during Braille's Native Lungs tour in 2011. In 2013, Rod has released his EP "Hello Society" as 2econd Avenue. The EP is currently available on SoundCloud. 

After taking much time away from being an artist, Rod has grown his relationship with God, becoming involved in the church and in his community. With much patience and prayer, Rod has returned to recording and releasing music.

"I have a story to tell. And God wants me to tell it this way".  - ad.lib.rod

A Christian singer/songwriter, writer, graphic designer, banker, and teacher; with the ability to sarcasm his way out of many situations.

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