The Big Band sounds of Jazz and Dixieland were the earliest musical influences on `Jay', courtesy of his father, a professional horn player since the 1930s. As well, his mother was an actress, singer, dancer and off-Broadway performer who parlayed her talents into becoming 1955's Miss Toronto. And how perfect is this for a musical performer — his parents actually met while performing a lounge act in Toronto.

Jay has been playing drums and percussion since the age of 9 and — though influenced by the various talents of his family — was ultimately self-taught in musical specialties Reggae, Jazz and Latin rhythms. Throughout high school, Jay spent all his free time on the drums exploring the rhythmic beats of foreign lands. Over the years he has added technical talents by learning the skills of music mix as a post-production supervisor in numerous recording studios and film sound stages. Jay also lends his artistic talents to the movie world as a freelance cinematographer and editor and already is listed as a Producer with a feature film to his credit.

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