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Reggie Beas has been plying his incomparable skills on the turntables for over 23 years! He has been given many names: “Big Chicago,†“The Incredible DJ,†“The Blend King,†“The DJs DJ,†but he likes to just go by Reggie, because he is nothing if not humble. At 6’5â€, 250 pounds, Reggie is often mistaken for an athlete or a bouncer, but when he hits the 1200s or CDJs, there is no mistaking him for anything other than a great DJ!
One of the most ego-free DJs in the industry, Reggie knows it’s not about him, it’s all about the music. What makes him unique is: 1) the ability to blend on the fly (he can throw an instrumental on and within seconds lay an a cappella on top and make the whole thing sound like a produced remix); 2) his extraordinarily wide knowledge of music; and 3) his precision on the tables. He always brings the next song in at the exact right spot to hype up the crowd, and every song is better than the next. Sounds impossible, right? Watch Reggie. He’ll show you how it’s done!
Reggie started his nightclub DJ career at Oberlin College. He moved to Boston and rapidly assimilated himself into the nightclub scene. He had residencies at many major New England clubs, playing everything from Hip-Hop to Rock, R&B to Disco, Dancehall to Top-40, Neo-Soul to Freestyle. He also had top-rated mixshows on 2 different radio stations, created mixshows for Superadio, a national syndication service, that were heard on over 40 stations around the country, and became program director and afternoon personality for WILD-FM in Boston.
Reggie became one of the go-to DJs for major events, including: the Democratic Black Caucus Party at the 2004 Democratic Convention; parties for Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics, Willie McGinest of the New England Patriots and Omar Easy of the Oakland Raiders/Kansas City Chiefs; VIP DJ at Vertigo in Boston, spinning for luminaries such as Bobby Brown, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, video vixen Gloria Velez, and many of the Boston professional sports teams; First Fridays in upscale hotel ballrooms holding 800-1500 people; opening up for Biz Markie (taking over the whole night when he was snowed in); featured DJ for performances by Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Jaheim, Fat Joe, Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Black Box & Boy George (yes, that Boy George!).
Unfortunately, the company sold their Boston station. Reggie, however, was quickly reassigned within the company to program a Dayton (Ohio) Hip-Hop station, Hot 102.9, while also pulling an afternoon on-air shift. Reggie showed that his success in Boston was no fluke. His station was 1, his afternoon show was 1, and his live mixshow, “The Live@5 Hot Mix,†had over 25% of the listening audience in Dayton! He became the main upscale nightclub DJ in the Dayton area, helping make the reputation of The 88 Club in Dayton, while cultivating the most exclusive distribution list in the area. He currently has weekly/monthly residencies at The 88 Club, Hammerjax, Cream and Therapy Cafe in Dayton, and D’Zire Ultra Lounge in Cincinnati.
Reggie’s upcoming schedule includes gigs in Boston, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Phoenix. He is working on various projects, including starting a House music lounge night in Cincinnati and afterwork sets in Dayton and Cincinnati. “The Incredible DJ" Big Chicago could be in your city next!