Born in the inner city ghettos of Louisville, Kentucky, Karter began singing and acting at age nine and began performing solo at 15. As a child he cultivated his talent at Louisville's Youth Performing Arts School where he developed into a promising triple threat, actor, singer and dancer. Soon into his career, a major label chased Karter. The incident set him on a very determined and focused path. Being asked to hide his sexuality and play the game for the sake of the deal was not Karter's style. In the end, Karter had to give up the deal but has lived true to himself every day since. As an openly gay artist. The confrontation did little to squash Karter's courage. He went on to develop and produce two consecutive television talk shows making him the first openly gay African American talk show host on television. Meanwhile Karter was also actively working on his first single for an independent Australian Label, Rotation Records. The club land single: Touch Your Heart, was an instant success down under