[3] Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Blackwell got his start as a disc jockey.
By 1995, he produced eleven projects for N•Soul Records, and had acquired over fifty general market production credits.
[3] Blackwell left N•Soul in 1999, citing concerns about the vision of the company's leadership.
[6] Blackwell continued to perform at clubs, in the greater Los Angeles area.
[citation needed] Blackwell has production, engineering, remix and/or other credits of music released by the following:[10]