Purpose In The Youth

Episode 48: In middle school Jay dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player, in high school he wanted to become a music teacher and in college he visioned being a recording engineer. As of today he is the the Visual Jockey (VJ) for Steve Aoki and runs his own Boston based production company called NightRide Visuals. His childhood in Haverhill, MA was a variety of moments that have helped shaped him to who he is. Jay’s parents were never married and he can only recall one time of remembering them being in the same room as him. When he was 8 years old, his older brother passed away from a car accident and although this was such a devastating moment for him to deal with death at such a young age, it changed the dynamic of how he looked at life and he didn’t take things for granted. Studying at Salem State University, he knew the only major he could actually complete was music even though he was still unclear of what exactly he was going to be next after graduating. With a little involvement of producti