Born Steven Cheng in the summer of '87, I go by the name of SuperPlex; I reside in the North East of England, UK.When I was growing up, I was always looking for a creative outlet; it pretty much began when I found hip-hop in 2000.My favourite artists/groups back then included the likes of 2Pac, Jay-Z and The Wu-Tang Clan.My favourite album, even to this days has to be The Blueprint (Jay-Z), it must have been the first album with the kind of production that blew me away – it was on a whole different level compared to other east coast albums.I started making beats in the spring of '04 - there was always a Yamaha keyboard in the house, I began to experiment with that when I realised that it could be connected to a computer.I gradually expanded my set-up to include Image-Line's FLStudio 6 and AKAI's MPD16 MIDI pad control unit. My work doesn't necessarily emulate that of another producer; I like to think of my work as a jig saw influenced by many sources - I'm quite satisfied with my progress so far in developing my own style.These days, I love listening to the work of a lot of different producers both past and present (not restricted to hip-hop) from the likes of Pete Rock and DJ Premier to Kanye West, Just Blaze, Dangermouse, Daft Punk, and Moby.As far artists are concerned, I like a lot of work by Dilated Peoples, Immortal Technique and Common.