JNR is internationally recognized in the music scene, having worked in Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, and Indonesia. Whether it's in front of the crowd or behind the scenes organizing music festivals, he brings over 20 years of unique experiential music knowledge. JNR is known as a hip hop scene DJ for his feel-good blend of funk, soul, hip hop, disco, jazz and R'n'B.

A Toronto native, JNR spent the better part of the last two decades at the forefront of the Asian dance music scene. And in that time, he built a reputation as one of the trailblazers in the nightlife scene in Singapore. It was here where he became 'one to watch' as he transcended DJing and forayed into producing events ranging from pop-up warehouse DJ parties, to capsule artist showcases (bringing in acts like Roy Ayers to perform at SingJazz, Singapore's Jazz Festival), to staging Matteblacc's very own Summerdaze festival series that featured Arrested Development, Fat Joe, Slum Village and more. He is one of the founders of the Matteblacc collective and its experiential marketing agency, Blaccsmith.