IN (1985) AT THE AGE OF 12 I PRODUCED, ENGINEERED & RELEASED MY FIRST RECORD. I KNEW AT THAT POINT THAT I WOULD BE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS... I STARTED AS A D.J. NAMED (DYNASTY) THEN CHANGED IT TO (ICE MAN)... IN HIGH SCHOOL MY FOOTBALL COACH NAMED ME (PRETTYBOY). NOT BECAUSE OF LOOKS, BUT BECAUSE I WAS LIKE DEON SANDERS ON THE FIELD... I WAS ALSO A (B-BOY) THAT MEANS BREAKDANCER FOR U NEW SKOOL CATS.... MY BIGGEST HONOR WAS WORKING WITH THE MASTER (TEDDY RILEY) ON A TYRA B. RECORD, OF COURSE I WAS MAINLY WATCHING & TEDDY WAS WORKING.... GROWING UP I WAS (INSPIRED) BY, L.A. REID, BABYFACE, TEDDY RILEY, DEVANTE & DR. DRE.... 3 PEOPLE (INFLUENCED) ME THE MOST... 1ST WAS MY BOY (DAY-DAY A.K.A. DANGEROUS D. WHO WAS A MUSICAL GENIOUS (R.I.P)... 2ND WAS MY BOY (TAB MONEY) HE TAUGHT ME THE GAME... 3RD IS (D.J. CHARLIE CHAN) ONE OF MY 1ST FRIENDS & A TRUE HIP HOP PIONEER IN THE MIDWEST.... FAST FORWARD TO (1994)... I PRODUCED MY FIRST TOP TEN RECORD ON A GROUP NAMED (FABU) ON (ATLANTIC RECORDS).. ALSO IN (1994) I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PRODUCERS TO WORK WITH (NELLY & THE ST.LUNATICS).... (1995) MOVED TO ATLANTA & WORKED WITH (KEITH SWEAT) AND HIS GROUP (OL SKOOL) ON (UNIVERSAL RECORDS.... (1997-2004) STARTED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT LABELS & RECORDING STUDIOS IN ST.LOUIS.... (2004 TO CURRENT).... ALONG WITH (BRADD YOUNG) PRODUCED AN ALBUM FOR (WARNER-BROS) RECORDING ARTIST (TYRA B) INCLUDING HER NEW SINGLES (GIVEN ME A RUSH) AND (GET IT POPPIN feat. SOULJA BOY).... PRODUCED FOR (SWIZZ BEATZ/BONE THUGS & HARMONY).... CO-PRODUCTION ON (INTERSCOPE) RECORDING ARTIST (JIBBS)-{KING KONG} ft. (CHAMILLIONAIRE).... WORKED WITH (YOLANDA ADAMS) & (KELLY ROWLAND).... PRODUCED "GHETTO SONG" FOR (TALIB KWELI) not yet relased.... PRODUCED VOCALS ALONG WITH (AKON) FOR (INTERSCOPE) RECORDING ARTIST (BRIK & LACE).. ENGINEERED VOCALS ALONG WITH (AKON) FOR (INTERSCOPE) RECORDING ARTIST (NICOLE SCHERZINGER).... ALSO PRODUCED UPCOMING SINGLES "CAN WE TALK" & "GIRLFRIEND" ft.(TRE SONGS) FOR (ATLANTIC RECORDS) ARTIST (SHORTY DA KID).... PRODUCED SINGLE (JUICY) FOR (UNIVERSAL/REPUBLIC) ARTIST (CANDY HILL)...... MY ENGINEERS OF CHOICE ARE: #1)TONY MASERATI #2)DAVE PENSADO #3)DAVE RUSSELL #4)JEAN-MARIE #5) MANNY MARROQUIN #6)CLAUDIO CUENI.... (PERSONAL & BUSINESS MENTORS) #1)LANDERS WATSON #2)MICHAEL KENNEDY SR..... (TYRA B. ALBUM (PAST DUE) IN STORES SUMMER 2008 ON WARNER BROS....
