I I was born in Engl

was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting

pen, ear infections every three months or so. We didn't have health

Insurance at the time and when got a third infection, my

parents couldnt pay for the treatment. I went deaf in my nght

ear and was left with 50 percent hearing in my left. Over time,

(sb) my remaining hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today

doctors predicted that I would be completely deaf by now

so I think I'm doing pretty well

2 There was always music on in my house when I was little

I loved listening to Metallica.Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley

Michael Jackson. My dad was a D, so he played disco,

folk, dance, rock, and music from other countries. For my

18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restauran

he owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was hooked. I

wanted to learn more