I grew up in a family full of musicians, DJ's, singers and plain ole music junkies. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of my mom playing her Earth, Wind & Fire, Al Jarreau and Michael Jackson albums in our apartment in Philly. My Pops took me to see Run DMC, Public Enemy, Salt-N-Pepa, Ice Cube and The Fat Boys. Despite these influences I was into Rock as a kid. Led Zeppelin, Gun & Roses and Motley Crue were my idols. I turned to Hip Hop in middle school and it was a wrap. Native Tongues, Boogie Down Productions and 2pac were on constant rotation. I was 13 when my friends and I pieced together some beat-down belt drive turntables and an old Radio Shack mixer and got to work. I spent forever sifting through old vinyl and dissecting music and started spinning parties around the neighborhood. I loved being in front of people playing music and seeing their reactions. I also loved the technical side and marveled at beat makers like Easy Moe B, Havoc and Rza. I always gravitated towards atmospheric, progressive music production and I found that in Hip Hop. I was going through a troubled-teen phase around then, and put my angst into producing Hip Hop beats and DJ’n. As I got older, I became more focused about DJing and made a career out of it, while still working on original productions. I came into Drum & Bass while in college. My roommate, who was a Drum & Bass DJ, beat me in the head with Jungle music. At first I couldn’t get past the tempo and speed of the genre. Then, Roni Size & Reprazent dropped, “New Forms,” and my life was changed. The fusion of Hip Hop, Jazz and R&B, with Drum & Bass was everything I ever wanted, but didn’t know I needed. The production was masterful, soulful and energetic. Listening to what Roni and others like Goldie, Adam F and John-B were doing was exhilarating. I aspire to make music that provokes the same feeling.