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DJ Jonah

About Me


About me:
I'm a DJ, Producer, MC, Radio Presenter that loves and hates music of all kinds. I produce beats and DJ for a range of artists including: West Labz aka 4:20 Productions, Lotek, KillaQueenz, Gong Baby, Sista She, any many others. I was born in Kano Nigeria (West Africa). As you can see from my photos i don't look Nigerian, my parents were Australian teachers who were travelling the world teaching English. I've also visited Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Loas, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malta, England, Scotland, Germany & France, but i call Sydney Australia home. I work at Alchemy www.sbs.com.au/alchemy as a radio producer / presenter. Its great because we play a really diverse range of music from all over the world!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/08/2006
Band Website: www.bumprecords.com www.sbs.com.au/alchemy
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Influences: Music: Jay Dee AKA J Dilla, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, D'Angelo, Oumou Sangare, Toumani Diabate, Nina Simone, Dr Dre, Bjork, Bilal, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sam Cooke, Raymond Scott, Quincy Jones, Phil Spector, Aloe Blacc, Madlib, DJ Rupture, DJ Q Bert, Kid Koala, Mix Master Mike, Busta Rhymes, KRS1, early Outkast, Bilal, Slum Village, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Jill Scott, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang, Wyclef Jean, K'Naan, Junior Reid, Capelton, Sizzla, Tanya Stephans, Ward 21, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, Roots Manvau, Lotek Hi Fi, TY, YT, Duurrty Goodz, Kano, Skepta, Ny, Soul 2 Soul, Wookie, Bugz in the Attic, Basement Jaxx, MJ Cole, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, George Clinton & P Funk, Parliment, Funkedelic, Zapp, Rodger Troutman, Prince, Laidback, Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott Herion, Sly & Robbie, Luciano, Eek A Mouse, Buju Banton, Mad Lion, the Upsetters, the Specials, Mr Bungle's (Disco Violente), Blue King Brown, John Zorn, No Fixed Address, the Umbrellas, Eric Satie, Mars Volta, Steve Reich, Byran Eno, David Byrne, David Bowie, Hall & Oats, the Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, Square Pusher, Aphex Twin, Cornelious, DJ Slugo, DJ Godfather, Derrick May, Derrick Carter, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Goldie, Roni Size.
I love music of all kinds especially reggae, hip hop, dancehall, afro beat, funk, soul, rock, experimental, jazz, latin, techno, glitch, dub, broken beat, dub step, grime etc... man i can't keep up all these genres if its sounds good i like it!
Books: the Tipping Point, the Alchemist, Beneath the Under Dog, Quincy Jones Autobiography, the Solitare Mystery, Freakanomics
Movies: Man On Fire, Ghost Dog, Dead Man, Bird, Do the Right Thing, Mo Better Blues, Blue Velvet, Rabbit Proof Fence, Walk the Line, Harold & Kumar
Comedy: Mighty Boosh, Russel Peters, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Mikey D, Sam Simmons, Steve Hughes, the Simpsons, Southpark, Bro Town, Bronwell High, Chris Rock
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Sounds Like: What hope is there 4 the rest of us?????
Record Label: 4:20 Productions
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

How I write music

My production technique is a fairly simple, I don't have a very expensive studio set up so I use what I have to achieve the best possable outcome. For me the best way to write music is to have a clear...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:49:00 GMT

Records

..> I collect records! I have a huge collection that includes hip hop, reggae, dancehall, funk, rnb, soul, jazz, classical, electronica, afro beat, pop, latin, rock....pretty much anything. I try t...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:07:00 GMT