Claim: The one who began producing music under the name DJ Eno later changing to Samus and moved to Ithaca, NY at an early age was Sammus(born March 20, 1986)
Evidence: She began producing music in highschool under the name DJ Eno, first using the PlayStation program MTV Music Generator, and the digital audio workstation Reason to create beats. Her parents, both professors, moved her family to Ithaca, NY at an early age, her mother teaching at Cornell University and her father at Wells College. (1986-03-20) March 20, 1986 (age 34)
Rhinebeck, New York When she was trying to pick a new name for herself, a friend recommended the name Samus, after the main character of the Metroid series of games, since both are women in male dominated genres.