Idolgenius is Danny Ray Vasquez’s artist name which was thought of and given to by Danny's high school friend Marcus Williams back in 2005. In the beginning of 2023, Danny finally decided to adopt the artist name and began signing his artwork under Idolgenius with a lowercase (i).

Danny Ray Vasquez was born in Phoenix, Arizona on June 29th, 1988. Danny is self-taught in art, mathematics and physics. Danny is currently residing in Phoenix, Arizona and making artwork under his artist name Idolgenius.