He had already experimented with the graffiti-writing scene in Baltimore, where he met a number of hip-hop DJs, which led to him becoming involved in DJing.
The success of Carey's first self-produced single "Rise" later influenced him to move to Europe to pursue a career in dance music production.
[6] Suffering from depression, and unhappy with the house music scene in America, Carey moved to the Netherlands from the US in 2003 and then on to Spain in 2006.
"Get Shaky" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
[citation needed] In 2011 Ian collaborated with Snoop Dogg and Bobby Anthony on his single "Last Night" which was also remixed by Afrojack.