DJ Soulstar
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.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
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.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I DJ live in clubs, bars, etc. Mainly in Baltimore, MD but I travel to NY occasionally for a gig.
Your musical influences
DJ Hot Day, Marley Marl, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, RZA, Neptunes, J Dilla, and Kanye West
What equipment do you use?
MPC 1000, Stanton C304's, Reason 3.0 and Sony Soundforge
Anything else?
www.myspace.com/djsoulstar
