Ok, here's a backstory: Rainbow Dash found him while she was flying; he was in the woods making tunes with wood carved instruments and other odds and ends. She couldn't get him to talk and dragged him back to Fluttershy's. The two hit it off well, and since he was so young, she set him up to be a student under Vinyl Scratch. He still refused regular school and insisted on living alone. A few ponies built him a house on the outskirts of Ponyville, and he teaches himself from books Twilight had shipped in from Equestria designed for self teaching. Fluttershy is the only pony he will speak to extensively, and even when Vinyl Scratch talks, he only sits and listens to her teach. Feel free to make suggestions on additons. Also, if anyone is interested, I can post the original sketch for this along with a sketch for a girl pony close to Apple Bloom in look that I will finish and work into the backstory later. Thanks for all the positive and helpful feedback.
I chose Verde Wub. Thanks guys for your help, specifically SonOfTheNorthe. I'll post the second pony, I drew originally along side this one, as soon as it's finished and you can all name that one if you'd like.