My tracks unfold as I work on them. Most of the album takes nine months to a year. My theme develops in the middle of the process.

What sets the mood for you to DJ?

I pick music that fits into whatever I am promoting. I am not ambient. I am not a dancing DJ. I like a female voice in the background.

Your music has appeared in several shows including: The Oprah Winfrey Show, American Idol, and MTV Cribs. Do you feel accomplished?

Well, I don't have a television at home. It?s interesting that my music ends up there. Once a Canadian filmmaker used my music for his short film. He sent me tape and I though it was funny but cool.

You once said Britain is your Mecca. Do you still feel that way?

Definitely. Globalization has bridged the Gap. You can go into pubs there and they will play some really good stuff, so definitely.

At one point, you incorporated your work into your music with the album "No More Drug War." How about your dreams? Have you ever woken from a dream and said this is definitely a song?

Yes, but I couldn't remember my dream. I just knew that I had something in my head that I wanted to get out.

How do you go outside of your experiences to make music. Would you consider Tapegerm one of your main resources? Some people think of it as an ecosystem (meaning they come to Tapegerm with non living materials and they live off the environment) Do you feel the same?

I play around with tracks. It?s like having training wheels. Tapegerm is great. Its good inspiration from people. It is like an ecosystem where people bring new life. It?s like one big music community.

Tell us about collaborating with with Lisa Moscatiello. Are there any other artists you would like to work with?

Lisa is great to work with. She is a live person. She makes my lyrics sound so poetic. She taught me how to appreciate music and where it comes from. Lisa turned me on to jazz and she has phenomenal performances. I would have loved to work with Dusty Springfield, although she is no longer living.

Many artists and producers reflect on their music in color. If your music was a color,what color would it be?

Pink. It is soothing. No matter what kind of mood you are in it soothes.

I understand that you play bass in the Window Shoppers and in Space Dot. You are so rounded. When did you start playing the bass?

Space Dot is me and Lisa. The band she is apart of is actually Space Dot, but we play around with music. Some of the songs become Arthur Loves Plastic. I started playing the bass when I was 19. I was doing indie rock and after a while I branched out to a drum machine.

Releasing your own music-How has that shaped your conscious to your music?
It gives freedom. When I started you needed a label, but now things like I-tunes has leveled the playing field. I mean it has become so much easier to get your music out there with the internet.

How does it feel to be featured as one of Shejay's Puma Women?
I am excited. Shejay has been great. I was one of the first people to join Shejay. They have shed light on female aspect in the DJ world. I am honored to be apart of this with Shejay and Puma.