I grew up in Silver Spring (Maryland) during the "88-97 golden era"
of hip-hop. While my late uncle initially piqued my interests in
music, it was my older cousins who helped me fall in love with hip-hop
artist/Native Tongue members A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. Even
today, after 15+ years, both groups are still my perennial favs!!
Inspired by the jazz and soul samples ATCQ frontman Q-Tip and
producers like Dj Premier and Pete Rock were flipping in the 90s,
coupled with a longtime and still unexplained predilection for all
things Eastern (specifically anime and videogames), I got serious
about music and sound creation during my freshman year of college at Howard University where i majored in Radio production.
Now, 10 years and lotsa beats later... I have been able to forge my
NEOSONIC productions using my trusty MPC 2000XL and pretty much anything I
can sample from (records still being my first choice). I have been
producing hip-hop for the last 6 years as 1/2 of the tandem Panacea, yet my prod credits also range from an eclectic amalgam that dabbles in "neo-soul", jazz-funk, electronica and even prog rock! I also co-host the show Subsoniq on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, which focuses on playing and promoting progressive hip-hop music.
Albeit, I do a lot of different things regarding music, I've never been a fan of labels that often categorize and pigeonhole artists, so when it comes down to it, I'd rather be classified as a "MUSIC producer", who happens to be deeply rooted in the culture of HIP-HOP.
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