The Mule started playing bagpipes at the age of 9. In 2003 he competed in the World Pipe Band Competition in Glasgow, Scotland as a member of the Sir James McDonald pipe band. They won 3rd place in the "Youth Pipe Band" category that year. Since then he has received a MA in Music, Science, and Technology from Stanford University and CCRMA, and BS in Music Engineering Technology from the University of Miami. He once visited 34 Apple stores in one week and was kicked out of graciously removed from 17 of them. Other random talents include, unicycling, moon walking, talkboxing, and the ability to say the ABC's backwards in under 4 seconds.