Jared’s interest in the creative arts began at an early age with weekly piano lessons. His passion for music was sparked, though, when introduced to the saxophone in the fourth grade. After graduating from Haverford College, where he majored in philosophy and German, Jared moved to New York City and almost immediately fell into the growing funk, soul and afrobeat scene. While pursuing music performance, Jared also expanded his involvement into the business side of entertainment, most notably as a co-founder of Independent Digital Entertainment & Arts (IDEA), a digital aggregator and distributor that worked with independent artists to get their catalogs marketed and placed on digital music services such as iTunes and eMusic.