Itch13

itch13 aka itchie fingers aka resident itchard mixin aka "the prettiest dj in the city" (i didn't say it, but i will humbly accept it... i can't be faded when it come to humility!)

i'm a dj, an mc, and a producer. the fourth track is an instrumental piece i made for a production of Laura Jacqmin's play "Butt Nekkid" by The Side Project Theatre. the second track is a b-more style remix i did of the Jackson 5 classic "ABC", which was the featured Mash-up of the Week on MashIt.com . the third joint is a funky ass remix i did of Lupe Fiasco's "I Gotcha". the fourth selection demonstrates some of what i do as an mc (shouts to maker for the beat for "sun in the night" and see more perspective for recording and engineering). feel free to download them and share them with your friends. :D

as a dj, you can check me out at OHM, 1958 W, North Avenue, above Tavern and Absinthe, every Saturday, alongside residents Hiroki, and Lee Foss, and various guests including Trilogy, AMPM, NewLife, and Marco Morales, to name a few. you can also check me at Super Heroes of Sound which is ALIVE HIP HOP performance series me and my homies See More Perspective, Insight, and Aquil curate, organize, and promote. check out the Super Heroes of Sound MySpace page for upcoming shows, photos, and songs from performers in upcoming shows... always third thursdays at Funky Buddha, and sometimes at Elastic. you can catch me at various other spots around chicago sporadically. i'm down with a dj crew called the play cousins (aquil, two1, sum guy, and me). i'm the official dj of young chicago authors (yca). i also spin for idris goodwin, kevin coval, diatribe, a to see, see more perspective, il. subliminal, dove rock, lamon, and iron vagina crew (yes, that crew is made up of mostly dudes). i play a wide range of music, including hip hop, house, rock, reggae, disco, funk, soul, pop, broken beat, drum n bass, a whole lotta mashups and whatever else might be super funky... or beautiful... with a hip hop style (my foundation)... mostly things i enjoy and want to share with the world. music that moves me, and i hope will move you, too. but i'm not afraid of the top 40.

i am one of the hip hop buyers at a wonderful record store called gramaphone, 2843 n. clark, 773.472.3683. i specialize in buying independent or "underground" (i hate that term) hip hop for the store. if you have a completed project that you would like to have in our store hit me up, i'd be happy to stock it. i'm there monday and friday evenings, and tuesday and wednesday during the day. BELIEVE IN VINYL!