His professional career as a Mixologist began long ago in the mid-70’s in a place called the “Valley”, located in the Northeast section of the “Boogie Down” Bronx. At the age of 15, The Stardust Ballroom became his 1st “home” ever, and it was ‘off to the races’ from then on. Doing shows with groups like BLUE MAGIC, THE DELFONICS,CHIC, HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES, GQ, UNLIMITED TOUCH, MELBA MOORE, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, JOCELYN BROWN, FIRST CHOICE,GM FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE, LOVE BUG STARSKI, DJ HOLLYWOOD, MARY J. BLIGE, DJ AJ, PETE DJ JONES, and many more, were routine in a pre-hip-hop era that truly exposed the best and separated them from the rest.