Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - i whānau a Harvey Kubernik ki Los Angeles. I haere ia ki Fairfax High School me West Los Angeles College, ka mutu i te Whare Wananga o San Diego me te tohu BA Special Major Degree (Hauora, Hinengaro, Tuhinga). I tiimata tana mahi i roto i nga mahi nupepa puoro i te tau 1972. I muri mai ka mahara ia i tana tae atu ki tetahi huihuinga panui i mua i te haerenga ki Los Angeles mo te haerenga a George Harrison ki Amerika ki te Raki i te 1974
i āwhina ki te whakatū i a ia i runga i te mātauranga. He kaitohutohu rangatahi ki "Los Angeles Free Press" i taua wa, i tukuna e Kubernik he ripoata mo te huihuinga purongo ki te etita "Melody Maker" a Ray Coleman, i Ranana, i arahi ki te korero tuatahi me nga mahi wiki mo te maheni o Ingarangi mai i te 1975 ki te 1980.