m ere , ▁Ge o ▁Vog t , ▁Green ▁Vel vet , ▁Half ▁P int , ▁Cur an ▁Stone , ▁and ▁G ino ▁Vitt ori . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁professional ▁music ian , ▁Jones ▁studied ▁chemical ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁left ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁program ▁at ▁U C - Ber keley ▁to ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁re le asing ▁his ▁first ▁song ▁(" C off ee ▁Pot " ▁on ▁Club H ouse ▁Records ) ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Up ▁until ▁this ▁point , ▁music ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁h ob by ▁fue led ▁by ▁c obb ling ▁together ▁tracks ▁on ▁his ▁" si xty - bu ck ▁keyboard , ▁a ▁cheap ▁four - track ▁and ▁a ▁cheap ▁drum ▁machine " ▁set - up ▁while ▁still ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁This ▁DI Y ▁method ▁of ▁production ▁was ▁never ▁taken ▁seriously , ▁and ▁when ▁child hood ▁plans ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁doctor ▁were ▁sh el ved , ▁Jones ▁was ▁firm ly ▁committed ▁to ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁chemical ▁engineer . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁occas ional ▁DJ ▁and ▁eventually ▁became ▁a ▁bud ding ▁music ian . ▁As ▁time ▁went ▁on , ▁Jones ▁discovered ▁what ▁was ▁his ▁inn ate ▁love ▁and ▁understanding ▁for ▁house ▁music , ▁a ▁sound ▁that ▁had ▁grown ▁throughout ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁out ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁deep - root ed ▁house ▁music ▁scene . ▁He