Hotbox is a high school math teacher that started out making beats back in 2002. Although only working with rap for a few years, Hotbox has been a fan of rap since 1988 and has witnessed it change from a strictly underground genre into a mainstream lifestyle. For several years Hotbox hosted a hip hop radio show on CHMR MUN radio and this became his first step in bringing hip hop to St. Johns Newfoundland. He soon purchased an MPC and before long was pounding out beat after beat whenever he found himself with spare time. After releasing the promotional "Nas vs. Jay-Z" mixtape, he was sought out by local MCs and started to make his mark on St. Johns hip hop.

Band Website	soundclick.com/hotbox1
Influences	DJ Premier, RZA, and Pete Rock
Record Label	Classy Criminal Records
Type of Label	Indie

His first official production release was Hotbox Presents Welcome to Newfoundland, which featured vocals from MCs all over Newfoundland as well as some from the mainland such as Classified and Spesh K. Months later, Hotbox, along with several other producers from all over the world, won a remix contest sponsored by Hieroglyphics Imperium record based out of Oakland, CA. Three of his beats were featured on the Tajai Remix CD and released all over the US. In March 2005, Hotbox and Suave released the compilation album Cross Country which featured MCs and DJs from all across Canada. The project was ambitious, and while containing a number of solid tracks, was lengthy, uneven, and generally not well-recieved. Undetered, months later he dropped "The Hotbox Social", a remix "mixtape" which featured vocals from mainstream rappers like Snoop Dogg, Beanie Sigel, and Busta Rhymes over original Hotbox production. That project also featured guest vocals from local MCs such as Lee Fitz, Shiest, Radar, Suave and Johnny Hardcore. Hotbox is currently producing beats for such talents as Jay Bizzy, Bush, Phakt, Element Kontrol, Johnny Hardcore, and Lee Fitz for all of their upcoming releases. Most recently, the legendary MC Lyte was so impressed with a Hotbox remix of her new track "The Wonder Years" that she asked him if she could send the track to some mixtape DJ's. The two are currently working together on some possible tracks on her upcoming album. The new Hotbox album "Frostbite" featuring guests such as Sean Price and MC Lyte, as well as many local east coast cats is in stores now.