His songs have been featured in the film "Crash" and television series such as "Brothers and Sisters", "In Plain Sight", "Eli Stone", "What About Brian", "Lincoln Heights", "North Shore", "Half and Half" and "Army Wives". His single "Are You Beautiful" has been used in a national Banana Republic ad campaign. Critic Paul Saitowitz of "The Press-Enterprise" compared his voice to Ray Charles, writing that it "fluctuates from delicate falsettos to shrieks reminiscent of Ray Charles". In a concert review, the "San Antonio Express-News" wrote that he has "one of the most powerful voices going."