A multi-instrumentalist since elementary school, Psycho began learning the craft as a result of watching an uncle DJ several family reunions, and got serious at age 12 when he saw Grandmaster Flash on MTV. He closely studied broadcasts of Detroit legend Jeff "The Wizard" Mills during high school, and at 17, brought a mix of that style, coupled with intense musical knowledge of other genres, to local nightclubs and quickly gained the reputation of being the one man in town not afraid to play anything.

In 1989, he started interning at a local radio station, doing commercials and eventually became the first local DJ to have his own mix show. He kept one foot in the streets, however, gaining notoriety for hip-hop production for local artists and playing the burgeoning rave scenes in Detroit and Flint areas. While all of this was going on, Psycho also competed in the 1990, 1991 and 1993 Midwest DMC championship battles, placing first two times and second once. He later brought his indelible hand speed and musical ability to other endeavors, becoming a member of funk-rock band Rev. Right Time and The First Cuzins of Funk in 1997, R&B/Soul band Funkilinium in 2004 and hip-hop group Artfull Dodgers in 2006. He's been featured in publications such as High Times, Rolling Stone and Detroit Free Press, as well as his hometown Flint Journal several times.