Born in New Zealand to a Lebanese father and Dutch mother, Nadim Issa was raised mostly in Paris, France and northern Virginia.

He holds a Master's of Music in Music Technology from NYU and a B.A. in Economics from Brown University. For his thesis project at NYU, he created an elevator sound installation which turned regular speech into artistic content, often to the surprise of elevator riders. Originally a classically-trained pianist, he is at home in many music genres.

In the summer of 2009, Nadim opened Let 'Em In Music, a 1100 square foot recording and production facility in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. Nadim currently plays keyboards and sings backing vocals in the indie-rock band, Mancino. He is a southpaw.