Musicians that perform, write their own music and still manage to attend school are hard to come by, but Georgia Southern University student Dominique “zHundred” Davis brings his own modern style of writing and recording music to campus.

Originating from a military background, Davis spent his younger years seeing the world and absorbing culture from wherever he resided. He was born in Monteray Bay, Cali., and has since been to many countries including Japan, after which he made his way to Georgia.

Davis is a student who spends his days preparing other students for post-graduation in career services. He’s already graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and is currently in graduate school for engineering management.

After a long day undercover at career services, zHundred journeys to find an outlet from the pressures of everyday life. Although his passion lies in his music, he needs to maintain this income to take care of himself.

“Jobs limit time for making music,” Davis said.

On the other hand, when zHundred has the chance to get in the studio his talents take over.

Having started out using his brother’s equipment, and after presenting his final works to his family, he got the undying notion that he was made for creating music. From this, zHundred said that, quickly, things became a reality for him.

About two years ago, Davis met artist Lewis “Slimm Duddy” Price while getting his degree at GSU. The duo began recording music together. This was the dawn of a thriving age for zHundred. So far, he’s recorded about 30 songs, including his beloved track “Take it Away,” and many more. He’s also recorded with seven producers, mostly from the Atlanta area, including K.E. On The Track, who’s also worked with Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj to produce the smash hit “You the Boss.”

When zHundred is networking, he finds it beneficial to “attach to someone with a fan base to expand with other artists.” He’s ensuring that when he collaborates his fans and listeners hear quality music.

“When doing songs for someone else, you want to make sure your time is used wisely,” Davis said.

The name zHundred, he said, is about giving 100 percent. He said it’s about attacking his goals viciously and that’s what he took on with his lyric writing.

For this musician, genre is a universal term. Though he mainly records R&B and pop styles of music, he said he really writes for any genre.

To craft a basis for his songs, zHundred “hears a beat, mumbles a tune to go with it and generates words from the melody.” He said that since sex is what people want to hear, he generally makes songs pertaining to women and sex.

zHundred wants to free people with his music as well as try “steering people in the right direction.”