DJ Soulstar
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I produce mostly hip-hop but I like to experiment and sometimes my experimental music sounds more like alternative stuff.

I do most of my beats on the MPC 1000 but I also use Reason 3.0 occasionally.
Why this name?
I always liked the singer, Musiq. He has an album and a song called "Soulstar". I really felt that song. I felt like the woman singing on it was speaking to me. So I adopted the title of that song as my name.
Do you play live?
I DJ live in clubs, bars, etc. Mainly in Baltimore, MD but I travel to NY occasionally for a gig.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Digital music has made music more interactive and accessible to music lovers. It's good for music overall. It has the negative side of illegal downloads and copyright violations but I think the positives outweigh the negatives.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Yes
Band History:
Timeline

1981-1996 Lived in Queensbridge NY

1995 - I started making blends and mixtapes on the Technics 1200's

1996-Present I lived in Baltimore, Maryland

1999 - I started spinning at parties while I attended Elizabethtown College

2000 - I went live on WWEC 88.3 FM with my mixshows

2005 - I began appearing at clubs around NYC with DJ Hot Day and the Dreamteam

2006 - I started making beats

2007 - I'm featured on Dreamteam Instrumentals the album Vol.3. It's a great honor to be on the same album as DJ Premier and Large Professor

- I'm now a member of a Hip-Hop and R&B production team called the Marksmen.
Your influences?
DJ Hot Day, Marley Marl, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, RZA, Neptunes, J Dilla, and Kanye West
Favorite spot?
Amsterdam
Equipment used:
MPC 1000, Stanton C304's, Reason 3.0 and Sony Soundforge
Anything else...?
Check out my Podcasts!

www.myspace.com/djsoulstar
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