Let's make this birthday one to remember.

68 years old (Born on May 18, 1956)

Happy Birthday, Gregg Karukas! From pioneering the synthesizer at 16—when most teens were just figuring out how microwaves worked—to co-founding East Coast Offering and giving Washington, D.C. fusion a groove like never before, you've always been synth-sationally ahead of your time!

Celebrating another trip around the sun means celebrating all those funky chords and smooth melodies you've shared with us over the years. May your birthday be filled with rhythm as timeless as your signature sound—and here's to many more successful jams ahead. Keep on grooving; after all these years, you're still hitting every note just right!