He is best known for discovering Prince, helping him create his artistic name and style, and co-writing his early songs, most notably his first single "Soft and Wet".
[3] He founded Moon Sound, a homemade eight-track studio in South Minneapolis, where he taped local bands and advertising jingles.
During a lunch break, one band member, Prince Rogers Nelson, stayed behind and started playing drums, piano and bass guitar equally well in quick succession.
The most famous song they wrote together, "Soft and Wet", had a staccato funk and racy lyrics that were key to Prince's emerging style.
In the autumn of 1976 Prince travelled to New York City with a demo tape of four of the 14 songs he had completed at Moon Sound.
Insisting on creative independence, Prince wrote, produced, arranged, composed and played all 27 instruments on the recording, the only exception being the co-operation with Moon on "Soft and Wet.
[18][19] He is currently the owner of HigherFi, a US-based company claiming to be "the world's largest online dealer of luxury audio.