Wayde Hollinger was born and raised in Newark, NJ. After high school, he joined the US Air Force where he worked as a recruiter and learned skills in sales, marketing, and advertising. He is now a music business major at Full Sail University with a projected graduation date of December 2013. His goals are to work as a composer, writer, producer, and in music business management utilizing his skills in leadership, Microsoft Office, social networking, and more.