Jay Mazo

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Jay Mazo is a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer born in Colombia.While his mother was pregnant she received financial help from a well known cartel boss from their area In return she decided to name the baby after him. When Jay was 5 years old his mother moved their family to Las Vegas, Nevada to escape poverty and unwanted drug wars. He grew up in a low-income neighborhood in North Las Vegas. His childhood revolved around his love for sports, music, and film. Jay attended Northwest Career & Technical Academy, a magnet high school, where he majored in media communications. At the age of 16, he began working with two local artists to form a group. The group caught the attention of hip hop producer Mally Mall, who gave the group a chance to record a song in the same studio as some of their idols like Jay Z, Lupe Fiasco, and Andre 3000. Shortly there after the group split up due to creative differences.Jay moved to Los Angeles to attend film school.While taking a jazz class to fulfill his film scholastic requirements Jay was introduced to the music of Charles Mingus, an avant-garde jazz musician that inspired Jay's experimental and innovative style.http://www.jaymazo.com/