I was born Jesse Gogarty, in Virginia Beach, VA on Sept. 27th, 1980. My father gave me a Tascam 244 four track recording device at the age of 11. Many hours were invested in that machine, even at my early age. My music influences include: Cypress Hill, KRS-One, De la Soul, Brand Nubian, A Tribe Called Quest, and The Neptunes. With $12 my partner, (W Fresh) and I, (then J Smoov), recorded a demo at Lynhaven Mall in Virginia. I was pretty unhappy with the demo, so I proceded with constructing my own beats. I attended Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach where I was asked not to return during my 10th grade year. In 1999 I moved to Myrtle Beach and got my GED.

After getting my (Good Enough Diploma), I started working at 40’s Irish House in Garden City. A couple paychecks later, I ended up with a Roland MC 303 beat machine and began doing shows after work at Alleycats. In 2000, Tribeca opened up in Myrtle Beach which provided me with several nights a week where I could get my music out to local Hip-hop heads. It was during this time I began brushing up my Producing, MC and Dj skills while hosting local freestyle battles. In 2001, I got to open up for Method Man/Redman (How High Tour) @ The House of Blues (SC). Red & Meth were almost 4 hrs late, so I was on stage a little longer than scheduled. It was definately a good learning experience. In 2003, I opened up for Snoop Dogg, again @ The House of Blues (SC). Later that year, I won Def Jam’s/98.5’s Rep yo City Contest @ Club Atlantis in Myrtle Beach.

With no major record deal offers, Eskimo and I formed Mildew Music, Inc. in 2004. Since forming our company we have learned several lessons in this music business and anticipate more to come. It is frustrating listening to all of the garbage that makes it into the mainstream these days. I am currently working on my 2nd album, “The Day I Married the Mic”, which will be released in 2007.

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