LACI also collaborates with UCLA, Caltech, USC, and California State University, Los Angeles. Born on May 23, 1946, the lady had been living in Lancaster, California and experienced managed to trace her father's whereabouts. Born in Atlanta and elevated in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, creating singles for a number of artists and establishing the "chipmunk soul" sampling model.