J Maine

J Maine was born on March 23, 1987, in San Francisco, California. His mother is of German and Armenian descent, and his father is of African-American descent. From 2005 to 2006, he interned at 106 KMEL during the hyphy movement, and went on to becoming intern of the year. While working at a T-Mobile and living in the Bay Area, J Maine was persuaded by his friend, Tarik Bourdoud, to pursue a professional music career in Los Angeles. J Maine familiarized himself with the LA music scene by working at Power 106. As he continued to develop his production sound, J Maine began to utilize social media, to network with bigger producers.

In an interview with Vibe, J Maine described the RnBass genre stating, "RnBass is the future. I want to change the future, let's change the world."[1] J Maine is currently active in North Hollywood, where he has shifted his focus from promoting, producing & developing artists to social media. In 2017, J Maine produced Omarion's single "BDY On Me".[2] He is also a popular content creator on TikTok and currently holds more than 5 million followers.