Before 1992 Bryan Hollon (from Cincinnati, Ohio) was into guitars, drums and pianos together with his Sonic Youth, Bowie, Hendrix and Prince tapes. He decided to search for something new and bought some turntables. In 1992 he set off on a path of discovering original hip hop sample material on classic jazz and funk albums that littered the Cincinnati thrift stores.
In 1993 he began doing his own radioshow and start DJing at coffee houses and small clubs in the area. In 1996 he released his first record after being discovered through his shows in town. In 1998 he made his breakthrough album "Circle" together with rapper Dose One. In 2001 he signed to the then Warp sublabel Lex Records. In 2002 his first record on Lex was released and he had the oppurtunity to play larger festivals. He was also noticed by other artists which resulted in some successful remixes from bands like Mogwai, Boards Of Canada, Venetian Snares, Lali Puna and others.