P. Rowe was born and raised in the city of Fort Pierce, Fl.  At a very early age, his mother introduced him to music, and his love for music flourished in the Apostolic Church of Jesus.  By age 5 he became the lead drummer at the church, and often traveled with the choir.
Throughout high school, P. Rowe was a standout in the percussion section of the band.  He always knew he could sing too, but it wasn’t until his senior year that it was revealed to everyone else.
While attending Florida State University, P. Rowe made a name for himself throughout the college campus, performing in talent shows, step shows, etc.  It is also where he met MJ, TY and Kenny Shaw who both shared that same passion for music as he did, and who would later form Black Majik Productions (BMP).
After attending 2 years of college, P. Rowe decided to pursue a professional music career.  He performed monthly with the Phat Cat Soul assemble which was spearheaded by Danny Harris (CoCo Brown), where he polished his skills with a live band.  He later collaborated with Darius “Doc D” Baker and produced several songs which all received rave reviews locally.
While performing at the Florida A&M homecoming concert, P. Rowe caught his first major break.  He was flown to New York to sign his first major recording contract with Haqq Islam of University Music.  While at University Music P. Rowe became front man of the R&B group Prophet Jones.  Which brings us to now!  Black Majik Productions presents…. Yours Truly.

Kontraband was born in the city of New Rochelle right outside of NYC.  He is a first generation American whose parents come from the countries of Jamaica and Trinidad.  His early musical influence was all the reggae and calypso his family rocked out to.  Being from NY Hip Hop was everywhere so he gravitated to the culture at an early age.  Upon completion of high school he joined the ARMY, which gave him a unique opportunity to see the world and experience many forms of musical culture.  It wasn’t until his college years that he began experimenting with music production.  His main form of production is software-based production.  His style can be considered formless like water mixed with a penchant for rule breaking.  While in Florida thru mutual friends Ken linked up with MJ and its been Black Majik in the building ever since.

So here’s the deal, my name is MJ and I’m an artist. I enjoy doing it and I think I’m good at it, but hey I’m biased.  I’m not going to go into too much detail on my background, cause truthfully it’s not important and anything that I say here is not going to convince you to like what I do. You won’t even really like me a person based on this short bio.

This is just a little info showing the man behind the music.  I’m not a celebrity, entertainer or personality.  I have no TV shows, endorsements or any level of fame.  Which gives me a creative freedom that mainstream artists mostly don’t have.  It would be cool to be recognized as a artist and have my passion liked (or loved) by a lot of people, but that’s not the goal.  If it happens cool; if not cool.  My life doesn’t hinge on it and I know that fame won’t make me happier.  What does make me happy is being creative, which is the whole reason I’m here.