Jabwai (Joby Cummings) got his first taste of electronic music in the mid 80s. In the classic comedy Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy walks in to a contrived new wave clothing store, in the background plays a weird, abstract synthetic music. Jabwai was instantly hooked. He soon discovered Thud Slap, a weekly show on KNON, a public radio station in Dallas, Texas. Shortly there after he sought out such early influences such as Greater Than One, Clock DVA, KMFDM, Coil and anything else on Wax Trax! Records.

Joby entered the club scene in 1988. He quickly found his way into various clubs specializing in electronic dance music. One such club was the legendary Aqualounge which opened in 1989, a pivotal moment in the Dallas dance scene. Aqualounge paved the direction of Jabwai's roots in house and techno, under the influence of such DJs as Luke Sardello, Rob Vaughn, and A. One. Along side Aqualounge, Joby also followed many of Dallas party crews, such as Hazy Daze and Home Grown Productions. Joby's original attraction to the house scene was the open minded, and nurturing nature of it's followers. When Joby walked into Aqualounge, he found the people inside did not care for the questions of race, income, or what he did for a living. All that mattered was that you came, and came for the music. Ten years after Aqualounge, Jabwai took a late start in going from a loyal club patron to an enthusiastic producer.

Dallas, Texas is home to some of the most talented producers in the US, Jabwai, after six years of focusing his creative energy on production, is now considered among them . Jeff Mitchell of Grab Records signed Jabwai's first single 12 " release, 16 Tons, after hearing it at a private party. Prior to that Joby had licensed numerous tracks to Bunim-Murray Productions for use on MTV. Since then, Jabwai has been picked up by three other Texas based electronic music labels and continues .....