bˈɔːɹn ɪn tˈɪmɪsˌoːɹə, ɹoʊmˈeɪniə, wˌɛɹ hiː lˈɪvd ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv nˈaɪntiːn, skˈeɪd, hˌuː stˈʌdid ðə vaɪəlˈɪn, wʌz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ fˈeɪməs kəmpˈoʊzɚ sˈɪpɹiən pˈoːɹəmbˌɛskuː.
Born in Timișoara, Romania, where he lived until the age of nineteen, Skeid, who studied the violin, was named for famous composer Ciprian Porumbescu.