▁Mary ▁Jane . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁compos ing ▁the ▁scores ▁for ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁Queens , ▁Girl fri ends , ▁Sister , ▁Sister , ▁Mo es ha , ▁Being ▁Mary ▁Jane , ▁The ▁Game , ▁Black ▁Light ning , ▁and ▁Real ▁Hus b ands ▁of ▁Hollywood . ▁Far qu har ' s ▁career ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁having ▁scored ▁more ▁prime - time ▁television ▁series ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁African - American ▁composer ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁five ▁children . ▁His ▁musical ▁education ▁took ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Chicago ▁to ▁the ▁f amed ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Boston , ▁The ▁National ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Vers a illes , ▁France , ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Illinois ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁noted ▁per cussion ▁teacher ▁Johnny ▁Lane . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁Far qu har ▁had ▁already ▁written ▁his ▁first ▁sym ph onic ▁work . ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁ 2 0 s , ▁Far qu har ▁performed ▁with ▁various ▁jazz ▁artists ▁most ▁not ably ▁Gram my ▁Award - win ning ▁tr ump et ▁player ▁Fred die ▁Hub b ard . ▁In ▁his ▁late ▁ 2 0 s , ▁Far qu har ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁Big ▁Sl amm . ▁They ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁" L iv in ' ▁Lar ge " ▁on ▁Modern ▁Records . ▁This ▁song ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁end ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode ▁of