DJ Mike J

I make beats. I deejay. In that order. It's that simple. I've been involved in the music industry in some way, shape, or form off and on for 17 years. I've been involved in retail sales, promotion, artist management, production, engineering, product placement, purchasing, marketing, etc... I first learned to make beats using computers in 1989 while in High School and actually switched to analog AFTER that in '91. I attended college as a sound production major and was educated on a 24 track SSL board with 2 inch tape.

I've deejayed a couple of concerts and spoken word events in 2007. In 2005 and 2006 I was the in house deejay for a weekly spoken word/open mic show, deejayed for a few public events and concerts, and did private parties.

My beautiful wife, Marley Marl, DJ Premier, Boogie Down Productions (RIP Scott La Rock), DAVID AXELROD(!!!!), Bob James, Prince, James Brown (RIP!!!!!!) & the J.B's, Isaac Hayes, Brian Eno, Shadow, XL (I gotchu!!!), Khayree Shaheed, The Police, Kool G Rap, Johnny Cash, The Doors, Dr Dre, Hobo Junction, Run-DMC & Jam Master Jay (RIP), Rick Rubin, Stanley Clarke, DJ Scratch, Erick Sermon, U2, DJ ALADDIN!!! (the man who made me wanna DJ), Prince Paul, Boot Camp Clik, Prince Paul, Kraftwerk, babygrande's entire roster, E-40 & The Click, Large Professor aka Extra-P (RIP Paul C), El-P, Easy Mo B, Serch, Tony D, King Tee, Salaam Remi, Richie Rich, D-Loc & DJ Darryl (415), E-Swift, DJ Mark The 45 King, T La Rock, MC Eiht & Chill (CMW), Hiero, Slick Rick, Paris & DJ Mad Mike, Pete Nice, The Temptations, Schooly D & Tat Money, Rick Rock, Al Di Meola, Joe The Butcher, Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds, Led Zepplin, C-7, Kurtis Mantronik, NASTY Nas, Genesis, Questlove, Original Bomb Squad and PE, Sir Jinx, Ice-T, Toddy Tee, Too $hort, In-A-Minute Records, Mac Mall, Joe Cocker, Young Lay, Sade, Native Tongues, Miles Davis, Showbiz, Jimi Hendrix, Jon B, X-Clan (RIP Sugar Shaft and Professor X), Velvet Underground, Lonnie Liston Smith, Parliament, Jazzy Jeff, Eric Clapton/Cream, Doug E Fresh & Ill Will, DJ Mr. Len aka Spaceghost, DITC, Lou Donaldson, Billy Cobham, Organized Noize and Outkast, Herbie Hancock & the Headhunters, Wu, Kurtis Blow, Just-Ice, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Sergio Leone Films, Busy Bee, Portishead, Crystal Method, DJ Evil E & Afrika Islam, Tricky, Phil Collins, Marvin Gaye, Living Legends, Sweetback, Van Halen, Rhymesayers, Peter Gabriel, The Mighty J. Scrawls, War, Miles Davis, DJ Scratch, The Mizzell Brothers, Lelyn Masters, Earth, Wind & Fire, Spice 1, DJ Muggs, Men At Work, Havoc from Mobb Deep, Alchemist, Alicia Keys, Claude Debussy, Joe Gilman, Ramsey Lewis, Black Swan from Richmond, Grandmaster Flash, Pete Escovito, Shock G, John Coltrane, PRT, DJ Red Alert, Nas, Nice & Smooth and Awesome 2, Art of Noise, Organized Konfusion and O.C., The Stooges, Scarface, Ant Banks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pete Rock, Ras Kass, Quincy Jones, Raw Fusion, Xzibit, Prodigy and on and on and on...

Akai MPC 1000, MPC 4000, Logic, Reason, Native Instruments Komplete 4, and a slew of other virtual keyboards.