Born
in
Brooklyn,
New
York
1976.
Product
of
a
West
Indian/Latin
background
and
born
with
one
of
the
strongest
passions
for
music.
My
first
dose
of
dance
music
was
injected
by
my
father
a
few
days
after
I
came
home
from
the
hospital.
It
was
a
45
by
DC
Larue
entitled
“Cathedrals”.
I
grew
up
in
a
huge
family
where
everyone
went
out
every
Friday
night
and
purchased
records.
My
grandmother
had
the
largest
collection
and
it
was
a
joy
to
spend
time
with
her
every
Saturday
afternoon
listening
to
every
kind
of
musical
genre
that
existed.
My
Grandmother,
Lucile
Lalla,
is
responsible
for
my
eternal
passion
for
music
today.
I
eat,
sleep,
breathe,
and
live
music.
Every
day
of
my
life
is
symbolic
to
a
song.
When
she
passed
away
March
23,
1987,
there
was
a
tremendous
void
in
my
life.
By
that
time
I
had
already
had
my
second
pair
of
turntables,
but
the
motivation
to
continue
what
I
had
started
in
February
of
1986
was
lost.
As
a
child,
I
spent
many
times
recording
tapes
from
various
radio
stations
such
as
Kiss,
WBLS,
Hot
103,
91.5
and
caught
many
mastermixes.
These
tapes
drove
me
to
develop
my
talents
as
a
musical
conductor
or
DJ.
At
that
time,
Tony
Humphries
was
the
undisputed
master
of
music.
No
one
could
come
even
close.
He
allowed
me
to
conceptualize
the
art
of
musical
blending.
It
was
a
musical
kaleidoscope
that
was
gleaming
with
sweet
soul.
I
didn’t
go
out
Saturday
nights
in
those
days;
it
was
all
about
Glen
Fricia
from
8
to
10
and
Tony
until
11
pm
to
4
am.
As an early teen, I spent most of my time spinning at house parties in my best friend, Kyle Waitt’s basement and developed a sharp following from handing out free mix tapes. I spun my first professional gig in 1990 at a small club in south Jersey for a very receptive crowd that confirmed my decision for making house music my main focus.
Throughout the 90’s after high school, I started to make my move and with the help of some very good friends. I broke into the NYC club scene and started playing sets at the Tunnel, Esso’s, Club USA, Limelight, Nells, The Shadow and many more. After spinning all over the Tri-state area, I became curious as to how I could be a part of the industry that I loved so much. After meeting Junior Sanchez in 1992, we began to think of different ways to achieve the challenge of making a record. When Junior got his chance to exercise a studio connection, I attended all of his sessions and the rest is history. I’ve produced several deep house driven 12” releases and I plan to do a whole lot more.
Throughout my journeys in the world of dance music, I have met many people and made a lot of close friends, most of whom are my influences. I am an avid record collector with a musical archive of over 18,000 strong. When I met Carl back in ‘96 at the Winter Music Conference, it was during a Paul “Trouble” Anderson set. It was one of the most unbelievable sets I’ve ever heard. We both spoke about our mission in music and have been friends ever since. Carl puts a lot of passion into his music and his work. As of late, it has been brought to my attention that there was a lot of budding talent surfacing in Jersey again. When I first heard the Stacey Mallory’s “People of the World”, it completely threw me for a loop. “ Man this song is awesome… this is like Ce Ce Rogers meets Take 6 and sprinkle a little Roy Ayers on the vibes…”. Carl and I had been both spinning at various spots but this was apparently the next move for us. The musical addition of Mark Mendoza confirmed that this was the beginning of something bright. It is written in the good book that everyone has a special talent, so I continue to stay driven and discover the full extent of what God has blessed me with.