Denise grew up with 2 brothers and with both of her parents. She was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Florida when she was 4 years old. She had trouble learning English which made her not have any friends in kindergarten but, she made one friend her name is Alexis McNair, and she is still her best friend till this day. In middle school she was accidentally put into orchestra, and she started playing bass. At first, she did not really like playing but she grew to love playing bass and orchestra.