MJ is the daughter of an immigrant and a midwesterner, who identifies as a nonbinary desert witch and creative professional. They are a filmmaker, theater director, writer, and comedy enthusiast born in California and raised in Arizona. They studied Film Production at the University of California, Los Angeles, and sketch comedy writing at the Upright Citizens Brigade. They have directed The Vagina Monologues for City College of San Francisco and a new works double feature Bloody Awful for the Hollywood Fringe Festival. They are a member of the comedy group Keep Tucson Sketchy and have performed stand-up comedy in Cunts Being Cunts Talking About Cunts comedy show. They have also worked in various independent movie theaters including Cinefamily in Los Angeles and The Loft Cinema in Tucson. In May 2019, they directed their first feature film "Leash Leader" on YouTube, which was selected for the Hollyweed Film Festival and the Tucson Terrorfest Film Festival. Currently, they are pursuing assistant directing to help other filmmakers complete their projects. They production assist for money.