I came into the world at 6:22 pm on June 18th, 1987 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Following a trend that haunts me to this day, I became pretty annoyed and got out of there early…3 months, in fact.
My name comes from my Scandinavian roots (Norwegian, Swedish, etc.) and my dad running by Leif Erickson park in Duluth the week of my so-called “birth”.

I’ve lived in Ashland, WI, Mankato, MN, Waukesha, WI, Milwaukee, WI, and now Minneapolis, MN. I graduated from Marquette University in May 2010 with degrees in Broadcast and Electronic Communication and French. I was one of the lucky ones who secured a job before graduation and am working at Rhymesayers Entertainment, one of the premier independent hip-hop labels in the world, doing some pretty rad stuff, and working with incredibly passionate and talented people and artists.

Due in part to my premature birth, I was diagnosed with Pierre-Robin Sequence. After two surgeries (Osteogenesis Mandibular Distraction in 1999, and a LeFort 1 Lower Mandibular Osteotomy in 2007), I now look like this: