Mid*One is a visual and performing artist as well as a vocalist. He graduated from San Jose State University; San Jose, CA with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and has worked teaching art classes through the San Jose Museum of Art where he has been employed since Jan. 2001. He has also acted in a number of stage productions and independent films. Mid*One began writing and recording music on a four-track in 1995 with a small group of Fairfield, CA emcees calling themselves the Crusaydahs. Later, in 2001, Mid*One was introduced to the now infamous Iguana's (Cafecito) located at 330 South 3rd.
Mid*One began writing and recording music on a four-track in 1995 with a small group of Fairfield, CA emcees calling themselves the Crusaydahs. Later, in 2001, Mid*One was introduced to the now infamous Iguana's (Cafecito) located at 330 South 3rd. Street in downtown San Jose where he matured as a singer/emcee and went on to become the co-founder of Lyrical Discipline (the longest running freestyle hip hop show in the South Bay). He currently serves as the Thursday night open mic host at Iguana's calling the show "Cito" as a truncated version of the open mic's original "Cafecito" title.
"Heaven Send A Synthesizer" is the title of Mid*One's June 2008 independent six-song EP release which he produced entirely by himself using FL Studio 6 and Cubase SL 3.
Recently Mid*One has teamed up again with two of the members from the Crusaydahs group and together they are recording an album inspired by Electronica, Jazz, Neo-Soul, and Hip Hop.