He was born in Yonkers , New York .
He was studied music theory and classical violin for more than a decade at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music , Saratoga School of Orchestral Studies , Indian Hill and Brooklyn College ( now Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music ) .
He was born in Yonkers , New York , and studied music theory and classical violin for more than a decade at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music , Saratoga School of Orchestral Studies , Indian Hill and Brooklyn College ( now Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music ) .