Devon was born in England, but raised in the Mississauga suburb of Malton, Ontario.
[1] Later he was a member of the reggae band 20th Century Rebels, and served as a backing musician for Bong Conga Nistas, Messenjah, Judy Mowatt and Lillian Allen.
[1] In 1990, he collaborated on the one-off single "Can't Repress the Cause", a plea for greater inclusion of hip hop music in the Canadian music scene, with Dance Appeal, a supergroup of Toronto-area musicians that included Maestro Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, Michie Mee, B-Kool, Lillian Allen, Eria Fachin, HDV, Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Self Defense, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White.
[3] In 1997, he relocated to Vancouver and signed to indie label Rated-R Recordz owned by Ray "Rated-R" Montani, where he released the EP and single both entitled Pressure, which were released in 1998, and feature Orin Isaacs.
The news was confirmed on social media by Devon's brother, comedian Jay Martin.