avier Calderon was born in Hato Rey Puerto Rico and moved from the city of Toa Alta with his parents and two older sisters to the United States when he was four By the age of three he was already drawing and a few short years later began playing the piano and the guitar Aside from a few less than stellar piano lessons when young he never received any formal training in the arts singing playing electric and bass guitars the piano and various percussive instruments solely by ear He received a degree in Philosophy from The University of Texas in San Antonio and a few years later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the arts Along with his various artistic pursuits Javier is also an accomplished pugilist As an amateur he competed at the national level of the sport and as a professional he has shared the ring and been in training camps with some of the best boxers that have ever put on a pair of gloves He currently lives in Hollywood California