Born Michael Jones, in Cincinnati, OH in 1990. Mike J was raised in Cleveland, OH along with his brother and sisters. Growing up in poverty, Mike J the Giovanni has had the least amount of chance for opportunity. At the age of 8, he went to College Park, GA on a trip with his his great uncle to handle a bit of business. It was in College Park where Mike J had first tooken an interest in music. In Elementary School, he was known as the handsome silent type. At the age of 14, Mike J the Giovanni started to make beats using the well-known producing engine, FL Studio. Like most people, using the FL Studio was a bit complicated for him as well. By the age of 16, he adapted 'ear' for what a good beat should sound like. After producing for about a year or so, Mike J decided to be an artist. The first song Mike J ever made was "Flip the Game"(currently unavailable). After testing his delivery, he has obtained a certain 'swag' that the ladies love and the fellas could relate to. In 2007, Mike J was contacted by Atlantic Records(c) to write a song for one of there upcoming female artist. Very impressed, Atlantic Records sign Mike J the Giovanni to their songwriting team. In 2008, Mike J the Giovanni was contacted by Slip-n-Slide Records(c) to get signed as an artist(still pending). The popular song "Candy Lingerie" is still one of the hottest songs released from Mike J the Giovanni, but there will be more soon off his upcoming album, the Villan.