Raised in a diverse community on Long Island, N.Y. Ahmad was exposed to a wide variety of Soul and Jazz at home. The desire to play an instrument started young. He would put rubber bands on shoe boxes and try to make music.  As a child he would sing what ever was on  the radio with the family. His Mom sang  with choirs in her youth, and Dad would play Drums with his Uncles, ‘The Mitchell- Airs.“  Both Grandfathers were Musicians, his Mother’s Dad played  keyboards, among other instruments, his Father’s Dad played valve trombone, but passed away at an early age (Poisoned by a jealous Woman). The family loved music, some of his fondest memories are of seeing many greats at the Apollo, and singing  La La Means "I Love You" to his mother, as Eddie O-Jay played it on the radio.

     In middle School and Jr. High, he sang with the school Chorus. As a teen  the desire to play guitar was strong . He had to wait till he got a job, to buy his first guitar. Months later his mom seeing the desire and commitment bought him an electric guitar. A year and a half later he was playing in night clubs with some of Long Islands top Party bands. Music being music he even played for local churches.  His Father would get angry because the churches didn’t pay him cause being Muslim, he wasn’t, baptized. He played on any way because of his love of music and his friends.

     Many of his neighbors were Hispanic, and he spent many a beautiful afternoon jamming with them in their yards. As time moved on various experiences collected, his friends told him they had seen him on TV when  Eye Witness News 7 in New York featured a group he worked with, called “Premonition” in a story about a con man who ripped them off, they filmed the group and set us up with a recording session with Don Kirschner at his Associated studios in Manhattan. As things didn’t pan with that group he found him self working with a hand full of rock bands (more guitar oriented).

     By his late twenties he laid his guitar down and started a family. Ten years later he started  back at it. Soon he ran into his old friend  from Premonition, and got back in. In conjunction with a team he started producing  all kinds of entertainment events. Their rhythm section backed up all kinds of artist  doing several styles of music from classic oldies Club music, Caribbean music, and more. This work led to more such as being stage manager for Protocol when they opened up for Will Downing at the Paramount  theatre .

     Also meeting and working with Soul 4 Real as their musical director on their tour of London, Amsterdam, Bulawayo and Harare in Zimbabwe. He also doubled as Road manager for their back up band, Blusyde. He had the honor of  playing on Soul 4 Real’s album “Heat” were he actually plays on more tracks than are credited to him. But once You hear the sound of his guitar You will know it on the rest of the tracks. This is when  the opportunity  to work in the award winning “Perfect Pair Studios” came, were the halls are adorned with gold and platinum plaques  and Grammies  from artist like Lauren Hill, Biggie Smalls and many more.

     He also worked with the Blackwood Band and James Brown Impersonator “Black Velvet” when they opened for “Blue Magic" at the Brownsville Recreation center.

     He has since been working  with various local groups, a journey thru his web site will show where and when. His love for Radio and community activism  comes to fruition in his work at WBAI 99.5 FM in NY  and streaming at WBAI .org  were he Co Hosts The show “In The Moment”  Friday  mornings 3:30am-6am were You can hear an eclectic mix of music and talk. 

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