DJ Duval grew up in one of the most political areas in Jamaica,Craig Town, a small inner community of Jones Town, Kingston 12. As a boy he listened sounds like Papa Roots Hi-Fi though he could not attend the venue. As a footballer he got into hanging out with a sound Stax International through a youth club affiliation, seeing an unknown Yellow Man DJ and Peter Ranking (later dubbed Peter Metro). However, from his bed some nights he could hear sounds like Arrows International, Gemini, Virgo playing from Bamboo Lounge or Enid Anglin Community Center and wishfully thinking of being that selector.