▁played ▁the ▁sa x oph one ▁at ▁school ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁talent ▁for ▁trying ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁a ▁keyboard ▁but ▁remained ▁largely ▁un - inter ested ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁his ▁father ' s ▁passion . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁cut - up ▁and ▁tack y ▁production ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁house ▁sound ▁that ▁Jones ▁absor bed ▁and ▁translated ▁into ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Good ies ▁EP , ▁his ▁first ▁release ▁as ▁C aj m ere ▁( the ▁CA J ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁initial s ) ▁) ▁put ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁recently ▁started ▁C aj ual ▁label . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁massive ▁hit ▁as ▁C aj m ere ▁with ▁the ▁house ▁t une ▁" C off ee ▁Pot ▁( It ' s ▁Time ▁for ▁the ▁Per col ator ), " ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁on ▁C aj ual ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁NY C - based ▁Em ot ive ▁Records . ▁He ▁then ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Chicago - based ▁vocal ist ▁D aj ae ▁for ▁" Br ighter ▁Days ," ▁which ▁entered ▁# 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Dance ▁Music / Cl ub ▁Play , ▁a ▁high - imp act ▁and ▁m ell ower ▁house ▁t une ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁C aj ual ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁NY C - based ▁Em ot ive ▁Records . ▁ ▁Green ▁Vel vet ▁transformation ▁Inter ested ▁in ▁making ▁something ▁totally ▁different ▁from ▁his ▁C aj m ere ▁mon iker ▁and ▁other ▁work ,