Well, if I was in a band, I'd call it the All-true-ists, because that is a pretty good play on words that describes what I'm trying to do. Just help my brothers out by spreading the truth.

Mostly in East Lansing at parties, but I've played at bars in a few areas of Michigan: Landshark, Harper's, Founders (Grand Rapids), Bell's (Kalamazoo). The parties are my favorites, there's so much more energy.

The internet opens the channels of communication. I've gotten feedback from people in Australia for god's sake. It will hopefully in the future let the consumer decide what they want, too long we've had the wrong people in control of what gets out there.

It's hard to imagine music being my job, I just do this for fun. But if someone put a check in my hands, yeah, I'd cash it.

I started as a hip-hop deejay in Kalamazoo in 1999. I first began producing music later that year, on a shitty Casio keyboard, then moved up to a Yamaha. I then moved to East Lansing for school, and picked up a Boss 202 drum machine and Yamaha QY sequencer. While at school, I met some great emcees that I'm still working with: Joe Sherman (Pistone), Justin Capers (DetrituSin), Okenwa Aguwa (Legacee). Most recently, I produced a good portion of Pistone's "American Beauty" mixtape. My current setup runs a Korg Triton keyboard through an MRS 4-track digital recorder, and finalizes everything in Cool Edit Pro.

I really dig the instrumentals that the Alchemist writes. I'm also feeling Kanye West (wish I could soul sample like him). I love the beats RZA does, too.

Too many for too many occasions. For an urban landscape, I dig Chicago. For the weather, I love Austin, TX. And for the scenery, Oregon is amazing.

Korg Triton keyboard, MRS-4 Track digital recorder, Cool Edit Pro software.