Justin York was originally born in Wisconsin, though he had moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of five. His entire family was Christian and was musically talented. He had followed in becoming a strong Christian and powerful musician. He had started to learn how to play the guitar with the help of his father who was already an expert guitarist (his name was Peter York). Justin had later followed in his father's footsteps and had learned to become a skilled guitarist. When he was a teenager, Justin had gotten his first chance to use his guitar skills to help make an album. He had accepted the request of Phil Joel, and he had played the guitar for his solo album. After this, Justin had played guitar for others - such as Steven Chapman, Joy Williams, Paul Alan, Rebecca James, & Sammy War