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JAZZY JAY

Jazzy Jay was born into a Gullah family in coastal South Carolina. He moved with his family to New York City at a young age and took up the drums, his first instrument. He began his career in hip hop in the 1970s in The Bronx, New York, the epicenter of hip hop culture during the first decade of its development, at the age of 13. An early member of Afrika Bambaataa's Universal Zulu Nation, he was a protege of Bambaataa as well as his older cousin, Kool DJ Red Alert. Beginning as a Zulu King dancer in the early 1970s, Jay later became a Universal Zulu Nation DJ and was a member of the Zulu group Jazzy Five, with which he recorded the single "Jazzy Sensation."

GRAND MIXER DXT

DJ Grandmixer DXT (formerly Grandmixer D.ST, born Derek Showard) is an American turntablist. "D.ST" is a reference to Manhattan, New York City's Delancey Street on the Lower East Side. He was featured in the influential hip hop film Wild Style. Widely recognized as a pioneer, Showard is credited with helping establish the turntable as a a fully performable and improvisational musical instrument (Alberts 2002). Especially important is his technique of altering the pitch of the note or sound on the LP record. He is also credited with greatly helping to popularize DJing through his scratching on Herbie Hancock's single "Rockit" from the Bill Laswell produced album Future Shock. The music video for "Rockit" was extremely popular on MTV.


HANK SHOCKLEE - BOMB SQUAD
Best known for his innovative production techniques and founding the group Public Enemy, Shocklee has a distinctive, diverse background in the entertainment world. Whether working with a wide range of artists (Ice Cube, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Slick Rick), scoring and producing film soundtracks (He Got Game, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Dangerous Minds, Juice) or as a music industry executive (Senior Vice President Universal MCA Records, Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle, K-Ci & JoJo, Gladys Knight) Shocklee has lead an illustrious career and track record as a producer, composer, record label executive and entrepreneur.


DJ ODYSSEY

During the years of 1999 through 2001, Odyssey has released 4 records on various labels. All electro-Break Beat re-mixes such as the Fire re-mix featuring Afrika Bambatta (Jungle Sky Records/Liquid Sky Music), Petition the Lord (Digital Native Attack Records), Bad Acid Jesus (Radikal Records/Azucar Entertainment), and Reven Tergof (Entry 1 Records). Through his musical style and talent, Odyssey is considered one of New York City's top 10 most versatile DJs, mixing everything from Disco, Funk, Soul, R & B, Nu Wave, House, Hip-Hop, Techno, Electro and Break Beats flawlessly.

To wrap it up, simply, there are no words to further explain how enjoyable his sets are except to witness them first hand for your self. So come take a trip on a musical "Odyssey".

DJ RILLA

DJ Rilla/Michael B Hand Born 1981 Great success is inevitable for this 25 year old Drum and Bass DJ/Producer, and so far the sky has been the limit for his ideas and talent. Born and raised in Los Angeles, DJ Rilla has a long cultivated relationship with hip hop group the Living Legends. That helped solidify his love of hip hop music and culture, and since his first rave in 1996 he has developed a deep love for drum and bass music. Already a skilled DJ, Rilla decided to enter N2O's 2000 King of the Jungle battle which was the first US jungle music battle with strictly jungle/drum and bass records as the weapon. He came out of the battle victorious and has been tearing up decks worldwide since then. He has traveled to Australia, London, Japan and all over the United States playing shows as a jungle/drum and bass DJ or as the DJ for the Living Legends. He is starting his own music label called Pound Sound Recordings, and DJ Rilla's goals for the future are to raise drum and bass music to the level and nationwide notoriety of hip hop, while still keeping the sound pure and hard. He sees himself stepping into the roll as a strong frontrunner of drum and bass music and culture, and with all his talent both as a DJ and producer Final scratch pioneer, there is no way this man can be stopped. And now £ sound!!! big ups Drum n Bass heads world wide!!!

DJ I-CUE

Since the early 90's I-Cue has been a constant force within the New York hip-hop and electronic music scene as a DJ and producer. Producing everything from acid jazz, hip-hop music, abstract hip-hop and drum & bass. One of the pioneers of the hipstep sound (hip-hop influenced drum & bass) I-Cue bridges the gap between hip-hop and drum & bass so deftly, it makes you wonder why there was a gap between them. Producing re-mixes for Gravediggaz and Texta (an Austrian hip-hop group) and recording tracks for such labels as Sugar Spliff Records/BML Entertainment, AV8 Records, New Breed Records and Jungle Sky/Liquid Sky/Home Entertainment.


LIONDUB

Music is often referred to as a universal language, however there are many dialects of music, yet few artists are able to express themselves through more than one." DJing roots reggae dancehall,hip-hop and jungle since '91, LionDub is touring the US, opening for the likes of Damian Marley w/ The Ghetto Youths Crew, The Wailers, DJ Krush, ?uestlove of the Roots, Johnny Osbourne, Terry Ganzie, JahDan, Rob Paine of Worship Recordings, Dj Gravy, Dj Ivy, Noble Society, Ras Kush, Smith and Mighty, the UK Steppers and Aquasky. Recent performances include sets alongside Steel Pulse, Sizzla Kalonji and Israel Vibration,Marcus Visionary, Dj Dara and Max Glazer. Conscious roots, Lovers rock, Deep Downtempo Soul, Dubwise, Current Culture and Dancehall Heat, Hip Hop Gems and Hits. Dubplate specials, jungle anthems and remixes, all served with soulful turntablism.

AMEDEUS

Known for highly energetic performances, Amadeus blends anything from high energy hipstep rollers to ragga-jungle, with an emphasis on reggae / dancehall and hip hop remixes. Always comin' correct with loads of unreleased dubplates from international producers his unique sound is defined by versatility and crowd interaction, making sure people enjoy themselves and dance like crazy, always inciting great respect from his peers and fans alike.







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