Developed a love for writing & hip hop at an early age. His love for the genre and art began with the very first albums he owned: Dr Dre The Chronic, Wutang 36 chambers, Redman Muddy Waters, Nas Illmatic, Mobb Deep Hell On Earth, Nature For All seasons. He consideres all of these and then some, to be his musical influences: Gang Starr, Wu Tang, Cormega, Prodigy, Dj Premier, too many. Started writing on my own in 1999. Started making beats and studying production in 2002. Helped form The Movement Boyz (TMB) with his close child hood friend Nate “SinCity” locke in 2007, and other friends who became family LaShaun “Lord Birdy” Dudley, Ceasar “CeasAG” Olivo & Miguel “Stryme1” Esquillin and has released multiple CDs, Singles, Mixtapes & Productions throughout the years with many more solo projects coming in the near future. Opened for established artists such as: Papoose, Nature, Black Rob, Cappadona, JOJO Simmons. Mindz has Done Over 200 shows across multiple states Directly involved in over 200 musical works & productions. He has DeeJayed for 7 years while doing most performances. Widely considered an all around one stop shop with capabilities in song writing, music composition, production, graphic design & video production. www.mindzmusic.com