Biography: Self anointed neo-soul enthusiast determined to introduce the masses to the new class of independent artists of soulful genre!

DJ Come of Age graced the masses with his initial public offering entitled "Tish". It represented the best in soulful RnB and fused elements of downtempo. DJ Come of Age hails from Florida and routinely networks with his Consortium members in France. An up and coming DJ, he is also noted for his gifted expression as a reviewer and longtime supporter of
independent artists and musicians.

DJ Come of Age loves life! His motto is this: "I compete with no one so I am able to learn from anyone. My impetus, my drive to get the most out of life comes from within!" A big fan of house music, he listens to many genres. Rap, soul, jazz, drum n' bass. "My influences are many. I began to fall in love with music at a young age. As a child I had trouble sleeping at nite. My mother bought a shortwave radio and placed it under my pillow. I began to hear music from all over the world. I credit that with the ear I have for music now. There are so many wonderful artists out there and not all of them have big record deals!"

Initial Public Offering is the result of wanting to bring the sound of house music to the far corners of America. "While living in small towns I began to realize that people listened and bought only what they heard on the radio or saw on the television. If MTV or BET didn't play it, no one bought it. But everytime I would play something new it would catch on. It became evident to me that there was a huge gap still in the marketing of music. I wanted to bring the "underground" to the forefront so i mixed IPO. The response has been great and I am staging the release of my next volume in April 2003! The style of my music is jazzy, mellow instrumentals for a continuous dance party!"

So what artists are in my crates right now? Definitely Ms. Jill Scott! I love her to death. I play the new Jazzy Jeff cd and I have Jazzanova's "In Between". Also, on the independent side of things Julie Dexter will be one for the ages in the near future and peace out to Seek on their "Surrender" cd. Listening to them reminds me of the first time I heard Loose Ends or Soul II Soul or the melody of 52nd Street in the early eighties. Since IPO I have completed an old school Rn'B mix that features Tom Browne, Loose Ends, Aretha Franklin, The Whispers, Club Nouveau, Timex Social Club, and more. It is called "Jazmin and Brown Sugar" and was inspired by one of my dearest friends. In April, my jazz mix as well as my new house mix will both be released. Thank you all for your support and let's continue to support independent artists!!!