James Nasty Club Dj Extrodinaire
James Nasty creates a musical experience like no other, seemlessly blending showmanship with technical turntable skills and a track selection full of funky flavor. You shouldn't expect anything less from the son of a Dj and man with over 15 years of musical experience including Djing, producing, song wiritng, audio engineering, mastering, and playing a multitude of acoustic instruments. His compositions are fresh and innovative with styles that touch base in hip hop, rock, jazz, classical, blues, disco, techno and many others. He blends them all together in the studio to make an auditory orgasm of House and Baltimore Club bliss to be enjoyed by all. These compositions then become part of James Nasty's party rocking formula which keeps crowds moving for hours. And in the end, they always leave exhausted, drenched in sweat, but still craving more. There are a few spots in Baltimore where you can get a taste of the James Nasty experience
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I started producing and makin beats 3 years ago. I was mostly makin hip hop tracks for other people and creating some of the funkiest tracks ever for the Gentlemen's Club Band album. I made one Bmore club track back then (a joint called "Boom,Boom I Came to Make the Party Move" which mixed into We Gonna Ride the Train)and i played it for my next door neighbor, MC Exclusive Pain. He said to me "Dayum that shit is rockin, you should make more club joints cuz 92Q would definetely bang this" Now im almost complete 2 albums of club trax.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Sky Lounge in Federal Hill, Baltimore Every Wednesday, Cheerleaders in Fells Point, Baltimore every Friday
Your musical influences
My first and foremost musical love is Funk, P-funk, g-funk, just funky music, it can be considered whatever genre you call it but if its got that beat that makes your head nod and youre ass shake it gets the James Nasty Funk seal of approval. But for those you want names and genres : Hiphop (Outkast, Dr.Dre & Snoop, Afroman), Soul, motown r&b, james brown, george clinton, parliament, funkadelic, Earth, wind and fire, curtis mayfield, isaac hayes, the isley brother all that classic soul..mmm also reggae ala the great bob marley, dancehall, salsa, merengue, jazz, the blues ala BB King, UK garage, House, 2 Step, DC Go-Go and of course Baltimore Club music
What equipment do you use?
anything and everything i can get my hands on.
Anything else?
www.musichypeonline.com/bands/721/ ooor Myspace.com/partywithjamesnasty
