I was born in Detroit but raised in Mount Clemens/Clinton Township. I’ve been living in Michigan all of my life. Music is everything to me and more. I’ve been a musician since I was 6 and been recording music/making beats since I was 11. I’ve learned how to play the drums first at age 3 and then learned how to play the piano at age 7. My main musical influences are: Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Prince, James Brown, Booker T & The MG's, Sly & The Family Stone, Ohio Players, Parliament Funkadelic, Zapp & Roger, Elton John, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Fela Kuti, The Crusaders, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Milt Jackson, Ray Charles, Roy Ayers, Bob James, Thelonius Monk, Bob Marley, UB40, DJ Shadow, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, J Dilla, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins, DJ Premier, RZA, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Beastie Boys, Larry Smith, Marley Marl, Teddy Riley, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Hit-Boy, Nicolay, DJ Quik, Q-Tip, Organized Noize, Hi-Tek, Madlib, Cybortron, Carl Craig, Carl Cox, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Frankie Knuckles, Dubstep, Skrillex, Egyptian Lover, Loose Ends, Kraftwerk, The Police, Talking Heads, Devo, Depeche Mode, Weather Report, Santana, Sergio Mendes, Marcos Valle, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cal Tjader, Michael Franks, Joe Sample, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Tame Impala, Sufjan Stevens, The Foreign Exchange, Little Brother, DJ Toomp, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Babyface, Leon Sylvers, D’Angelo, Dwele, Mark Ronson, Arthur Baker, Dynamix II, Mantronik.

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