[1] Priest has eight siblings and one of his younger brothers, Ryan Elliott, was in the UK boy band, Ultimate Kaos, which achieved chart success in the 1990s.

Priest listened to R&B, hip-hop and reggae music and he travelled the world with his father and family.

Priest appeared on UB40's album, TwentyFourSeven, co-writing "Slow Down" and featuring in "Dance Until the Morning Light" and a remix of "I Shot the Sheriff".

After touring Australia in 2008, Priest set up connections with local club artists, and spent about half a year in the country.

[5] "Feel the Love" featuring Fatman Scoop, the third single from Beats & Blips, was released on 25 October and peaked at number sixty in Australia.