Mi Roots
As a child I was greatly influenced by my Mom's music collection of Disco, Soul and Rock LP's & 8-Tracks. I saved my allowance money to buy 45s and LPs, then cassette tapes and CDs. By the time I was on my own I was back to vinyl records again. It was the sound quality of the robust signal vinyl records provide that brought me back to the format I originally purchased in my youth. But it was the electronic music revolution of the mid-90's that turned me on to music as a career choice. After College I moved to Boston where I worked as an intern in Marketing & Project Management for Rykodisc (which at that time was the largest independent record label in the USA) and Alligator Records (an independent blues label out based out of Chicago). At Rykodisc I was fortunate enough to work on projects with artists as diverse as Yoko Ono, The Last Poets, Medeski Martin & Wood and Morphine. In 1995 I moved back to Atlanta in hopes of finding another label gig, but due to label consolidation in the early 90's it was impossible. I spent the next two years working desk jobs while collecting music and sound equipment.

Pon di Streets
In 1997 I purchased my first pair of direct drive turntables and a mixer. After a year of practicing up and then moving down to Orlando, FL in 1998 to attend Full Sail, I began playing out at various nightclubs in O-Town for one off deals at clubs like Monaco, Sapphire Supper Club, Cairo and The Blue Room. Upon finishing my Audio Engineering degree I returned to Atlanta to work at Doppler Studios & Todd-AO Atlanta (now Riot Atlanta Studios). I hit the ground running back in Atlanta and eventually had several monthly and weekly club events at Nomenclature Museum, Crescent Room, Halo Lounge, Eastside Lounge, Late Nite Session After-hours as well as Blue Milk Magazine Art Parties and Shameless Productions events. By 2003, I was playing around the southeast and threw a series of successful events with Jahson the 45 Revolver in Chattanooga, TN called "Quality". Over time I have worked with and opened for a variety of artists as diverse as Ursula 1000, Nicola Conta, Ramadanman {UK}, Boozoo Bajou {Germany}, Boo Williams, Kai Alce, Collie Buddz, Dubconscious and Sun Toucher.

Mi Sound
In 2008 I ran the 3rd Sundays DUB & REGGAE monthly at the 5-Spot in the Little 5 Points District of Atlanta which showcases regional live bands and provides the best vinyl selections in DUB, Reggae, Dancehall, Roots and Mash-Up tunes and Soul Shakedown at Eastside Lounge in the East Atlanta Village. While most of my energy focuses on Caribbean and Caribbean inspired genres I am still an avid vinyl collector of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Smoked Out Hip-Hop Grooves, Deep Sultry House and Funky Mid-Tempo Break-Beat gems. I play a variety of these styles at various clubs and events in Atlanta, around the Southeast and as far away as San Francisco's Cafe Flore and Hawaii’s (Oahu)
Pipeline Cafe
( http://www.pipelinecafehawaii.com/ ) & Indigo ( http://indigo-hawaii.com/ ).

Hear Mi Now

the JAMDOWN every Wednesday from 8p-11p EST at Paradise Grill in Decatur, GA
( http://www.facebook.com/paradise.grill )