Can be considered one of the “founding fathers” of Acid House for his role in the development of the genre, specifically by being a member of Phuture, who released the 1987 E.P. Acid Trax which is considered by many to be the birth of Acid House. He was born Nathaniel Pierre Jones, in the suburbs of Chicago. Other recording names inc': Phuture Phantasy Club, Pierre's Pfantasy Club & Photon Inc. Along two other artists (friends) known as Spanky