DJ Potatoe began about 3 years ago when I had realized that rap music had lost it's edge from the 80's. Classic legends like Run DMC and Flava Flav were no longer leading the scene and rappers like Coolio, Dr Dre, and Notorious BIG were beginning the "downfall revolution" of the genre. Since rap was less about haveing fun and more about who was going to die next, it was time for DJ Potatoe and his white boy rhymes to put the genre in a new light. Since rap and hip-hop have fallen into 2 seperate catagories now, I like to think of myself as more of a hip-hop rapper than anything else. Beats, bass and rhythm are what helps a rapper bring their music forward in comparison to others, and pretty much every rapper out there these days just doesn't cut it. But before I go on too much about my Hip-Hop styles, I'd like to point out that most of my work is done in the dance genre. From eurobeat to disco and funk, I have covered several different genres of dance and have been very happy doing so. I still have a lot that I want to try though.
Started making music for a fan based Dance Dance Revolution about 4 years ago. It started with simple remixes and then fell into something much more advanced.
I have performed live at MAGFEST 2 last October as an opener, though I am also re-scheduled to eprform at the same convention this year. I hope that I can entertain people more so this year, because people now know who I am. And yes, I absolutely loved performing live in front of people. It was a bit frightening, but a lot of fun.
Thomas Howard Lichtenstein, Good-Cool, Naoki Maeda, Aerosmith, Dave Matthews, Jamiroquai
I use a Casio 780 series keyboard, my personal computer and the programs Reason, Fruity Loops, Goldwave, Cool Edit, and MTV music generator for some samples.
If you love fun rap/hip-hop music and catchy tunes, or are a fan of Konami's bemani style music, then DJ Potatoe is the way to go! :-)