In 1997 when he turned 16, he learned to play the guitar from his
brother. At school he learned to play the piano and drums and
discovered that he had talent in music. A Talented Solo Rap Artist
was born and completed his first composition in the summer season
and performed his first shows in the winter season 1997.
After 2 years, he went back to the Philippines with his mother for a
family reunion in December 1999. His uncle "Junar Del Rosario" also
a composer and lyricist became his maestro and learned how to write
lyrics and to compose songs. He celebrated Christmas and New Year
with family in the Philippines and went back to The Netherlands with
his mother.
During spring season in 2000, his mother bought him a personal
computer desktop. He used the computer to study during college. One
day, a Dominican classmate visited his house and gave him two music
software programs. The first software was for recording audio and
vocals and the second was for creating instrumentals. He focused on
these software's and enhanced his music compositions. A home studio
was built in the summer 2000 and named it "Dizaster Studio
Productions"
During winter 2000 his computer was connected with internet, he
learned how to chat
and host chat rooms. And there he met a young
talented rapper Israel (Yaku), since they had the same background
with music, they joined as a group and composed new songs. In 2001
Markkenneth met a young female singer Jamie Jean Isar Cruz on the
internet. And the three of them formed the group "RECOGNIZE", they
made songs through the internet. In 2002 a half Russian and half
Lithuanian rapper knocked on his door, his name was Marius Kazragis
"Tizoy". Markkenneth became his mentorand learned how to write and
compose music. In 2004 the group Recognize and MBK (Mga Batang Kalye)
merged into one group, Markkenneth named the group as "A-Syan" and
changed his artist name from Dizza into "Kape". The original A-Syans
are: Kape, Yaku, Tizoy, Mare, Simpatika and Chiqa. Kape also changed
the name Dizaster Studio Productions into "A-Syan Recordz". As the
group grew bigger with other new members, Kape managed everything
for A-Syan. Several songs were made and released on the internet
with success.