Jo-DBL wrote his first rhyme not to boast or brag, but instead to simply rid himself of a few demons. It was from these initial impromptu, nevertheless impassioned scribblings that a life long music fan would begin his transition to a writer and artist.

Jo grew up on the Westside of Atlanta in Mableton, Georgia. While spending most of his time engulfed in music, both listening and writing, it wasn’t until his third year of school in Statesboro, Georgia at Georgia Southern University that Jo’s lifelong passion was realized. Inspired by a few of his friends from high school that had begun to obtain some notoriety on the underground hip-hop scene in Atlanta, Jo decided it was time to return home and try to polish his craft and make some noise of his own.

Upon returning to Atlanta, Jo made the acquaintance of producer/beatmaker Joby One, and began to record demos under his nickname Jo Double (which was later shortened to Jo-DBL). These early demos resulted in Jo’s first compilation of music titled “BBQ’s & Yardsales”. This became the first of many collaborations with Joby One. While working as a warehouseman during the day, Jo independently released the concept album “The Blue Collar E.P”. This album was followed by the Jim Hendrix influenced promotional only release “The Jo-DBL Experience”. This consistent stream of music continued with the release of the self-produced “Dollar Bills and Paper Coasters”, the Jo-DBL, Joby One, and Tariq L (Akon, Hemisphere) produced “The Jo-DBL Experience 2”, and the Jo-DBL Executive Produced “Mableton’s Finest Mixtape”.

Along the way, Jo has been privileged to play with some of the best artists at some of the best venues across the country: from the House of Blues in New Orleans to the Apache Café and Lenny’s Bar in Atlanta.

To this day, Jo continues to find a release and escape within his music, and he recognizes that the exorcism of his demons may keep his pen scribbling for quite some time.