DJ was born in East London, South Africa in 1967.  In 1975 he and his family moved from South Africa to Tokyo, Japan where he attended Japanese-American School and soon became fluent in Japanese.  In 1978 his family moved from Japan to Watchung, New Jersey where he attended elementary, middle, and high school until graduating in 1987.

After graduating high school, DJ attended Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas where he lettered and p...