asked my parents what really set it off for me, they might both say it was MICHAEL JACKSON. And that's because I probably spent the bulk of my childhood dancing around like MJ. Even while in college ..." You're based in Los Angeles now, aren't you? "Yes. Corcoran was real small place Mostly agriculture...cows, hogs, horses, tomatoes, cabbages, oranges...you name it. So it was hard to figure out what you wanted to be other than a farmer. As soon as I graduated from high school, it took all of 2 days for me to decide that Corcoran was way too small for my big ambitions. So I moved to San Jose California where I continued my schooling and my athletics as a track & field hurdler. While in San Jose I sang at a few shows but mostly to the young girls I met while in college. But I still didn't see music as my dream. Only as something I knew how to do well. I then, reluctantly, moved back home for a spell. I eventually impressed the track & field coaches at one of the Universities in Los Angeles (Cal State Northridge) and was recruited to go and live there and continue my education and athletics. While there, I also took to the stage at every talent show around the town. I befriended a guy who figured I'd have more use for his keyboard than he did and he gave it to me. I began producing on the keyboard