Green Velvet

Curtis Alan Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, is a multifaceted American artist widely recognized by his stage name Green Velvet. Also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori, Green Velvet has made a significant impact on the global music scene. Growing up in a musically rich environment, Jones developed a passion for blues, jazz, funk, and rock. His introduction to house music in the mid-1980s ignited his journey into music production, armed with a modest setup of a "sixty-buck keyboard, a cheap four-track and a cheap drum machine." Jones, a graduate in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, ventured into the vibrant culture of house music during his studies. In 1991, after a stint at the University of California, Berkeley, he returned to Chicago,