"I got in the music scene around 14 years of age," says South Bay-based Anthony Torres Ramos, aka Ant, who by age 18 was singing with Poetic Justice. A former member of Instrument Bearers, he began recording solo in 1998, as well as collaborating with other acts.

An album called Antagonizing the Memory was self-released in 2006, followed by image iN Bliss.