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Bio&descripton: My professional DJ name is A.C. The Program Director, 33-years of age. I am a provider of many Hiphop/soul/funk services in the Southern California community and worldwide... DJ, artist, producer, clothing designer, radio station owner/founder/program director and promoter. I am also the undisputed mixtape king of the continent… The Program Director is my title due to the fact that Hiphop has no real program directors in the music industry. Even the Hiphop radio shows, almost all of them, need a real program director because the DJ's, producers and program directors are not Hiphop selectors, because they were not born with a real DJ's ear... If they ever had 'IT', they lost it a long time ago... 95% or more of them are either just turntablists, with little-to-no fresh selection skills and/or simply on-air personalities, who, like 95% of the self-described Hiphop community, are only able to imitate and participate in what used to be a culture, but is now an industry. The lost art of Djing, and how it relates to the evolution of Hiphop/soul/funk music as an artform, is not something a lot of so-called Hiphop DJ's care about. And the same goes for all of Hiphop's most recognizable elements. Turntable tricks are only one small facet to being a Hiphop DJ, but the selector's ability to select the freshest rhythms, beats, grooves, melodies, etc... is the lost art of DJing. It is a natural, Creator-given gift. Some have it, some don't. Besides DJ'ing, I wrote, produced and created the HiphopPhilosophy.com website, purpose, mixtape/CD's (18 and counting), radio station, clothing line, as well as, bring artists from all over the world to the people of SoCali (the first in LA to do an Ed OG show 2000, Jedi Mind Tricks 2001, PUTS 2001, J Zone 2002, MF Doom, 2002, Demigodz 2002, Cormega 2003, Count Bass D 2004, Wise Intelligent 2004, etc., etc.)... I try to help great artists continue their legacy as classic record makers, and basically provide a Hiphop community service, because my ability, insight and experience qualifies me to give a service that is worth the time and money of the young and old (school) Hiphop supporter. When, in 2006, it is not common to find people who own so-called 'Hiphop businesses', or what should be 'Hiphop community services', who are qualified to do that... I am known for, or my reputation is for, breaking classic records, of the past, present and future. I am considered an authority on Hiphop musics' past, present and future, as well as Hiphop cultures' purpose, principles and philosophy. A&R duties and record buying are my most applicable industry skills, but I am an artist, first. When the last of the good Hiphop radio shows on the big radio stations in LA started falling off in the late 90's, that is when I went from being A.C. to A.C. The Program Director. I used to ba a regular call-in guest on the Wake Up Show back in 1997 and 1998, when it was respected... It was respect because when it hit 92.3 in Southern California, it was made clear it's purpose was to 'wake-up' the listeners to the kind of real Hiphop music that pop-radio stations do not play during normal programming hours. But they became 'industry friendly'... For as long as I can remember, Hiphop music has been plagued with a high tolerance for biters and the misrepresentation of Hiphop on commercial radio, television and the mass media. To the (intolerable) point that there are millions of young people who believe they know and love Hiphop, and will tell you that Jermaine Dupri, Puffy, Ice Cube, Missy, and whatever else pop-radio plays, is Hiphop. I grew up listening to radio, way before I was 7 and 8 years old. My father plays electric guitar in bands ('blues'). I was exposed to a lot of different styles at a young age before I ever listened to the radio. I used to collect KISS and Zepplin records in the 70's... I listened to pop-radio (Mighty 690) at first, before I found the brand new funk and started poppin' and breakin' in 1981-'82. Then I found KDAY in 1983. To the authentic b-boys-&-b-girls, Hiphop radio shows have been our only salvation from the wackness that drove us away from pop-radio and into a Hiphop state of mind. But around '85, pop-radio started to take over KDAY and the station was never the same till KDAY was gone(it sounded like Power106 and the fake-ass new KDAY does today). I saw a whole lot of self-described Hiphop radio shows come and go since then. I listened to RockBerry Benson on 88.3 (KUCR) from '85 till the early 90's when he totally fell into east-west phenomenon and stopped representing Hiphop from all over world, regardless of if it was "west coast" or not... He, I wish I didn't have to say, fell off, along with other radio shows that fell into industry-created trends and/or rap culture trends, or fads. These trends were followed by stations(and everybody else trying to get into the business, using the word 'Hiphop' to do it, that went on to bite Hiphop style and use the words and language of Hiphop to appeal to the masses. The more real the radio show the sooner it goes off the air. Some of the show/event productions I am known for are called 3rd Place, which we did every Friday for two years in Pomona, and The Bridge Is Over, which we did for one year in Los Angeles, Ca (I will not name the venue, the owner burned us). These shows were the production of myself and my partner Omar Romero. The spots were born out of the frustration of other so-called Hiphop spots not respecting the Hiphop community with the three main elements of a good live function: Sound system, a fresh house selector/DJ and quality opening to compliment groundbreaking pioneering headlining acts. The production was bad, and everybody was being disrespected, the artists and the paying customers. 3rd Place was built on providing quality and professional Hiphop entertainment every week for a very exclusive, distinguished and advanced Hiphop listening crowd. We are proud of our reputation for never doing anything wack. And we make a 110% effort to guarantee that the three most important aspects of any live function are never a problem for our crowd. We had every major Hiphop artist from SoCali perform at 3rd Place and we are proud to be able to say that we are the first to bring Ed O.G., Percee P, Jedi Mind Tricks, J Zone, MF Doom, Louis Logic and Celph Titled, Count Bass D, Wise Intelligent, etc. for their first LA shows... among MANY OTHERS... This is the kind of quality we strive to give the respectable crowd we provided 3rd Place for. I use the word 'respectable', not because of their social or economic status, but because of their ears. Because they refuse to go to common clubs and only came to 3rd Place because they know it's where EVERYTHING is still FRESH. We capture the essence of Hiphop shows/events being a bunch of funky people getting funky… as opposed to people who can’t get funky trying to be funky… We're not huge, but that's not we are trying to be. We feel quality is worth more than quantity. I have also released 18 mixtapes on CD since 2000. The CD's are in very few record stores because I print all 18 volumes on my own, by myself, which is a lot of work for one man... You can find all 18 at The AirGraFx Shop in Long Beach, and you can find some at Pennylane in Pasadena, 33&a3rd Records in Los Angeles, and online at www.undergroundmailorder.com, as well as from www.HiphopPhilosophy.com ... The projects are respected for being worth well more than the cost of purchase. '24-7' sold them at a rate of about 30 or 40 per month when they were open on Melrose. The mixtapes are the physical explanation of my professional DJ name, AC The Program Director. All 18 mixtapes from my catalog are full of super-fresh, very rare, valuable, slept-on or exclusive classic selections from the past, present and future. A lot of white labels, very-rare b-sides, the most slept-on LP joints of all-time and the newest freshest releases (or not yet released...). Over 20 full-length songs, each CD is an 80 minute classic auditory motion picture. I feel the selections can be matched against any mixtape, ever. Full of some of the most obscure, hard-to-find records out here along with some of the freshest newer records available. And this is why the front cover displays the quote, "You can be as good as the best, but you can't be better...†You might know the artist, but not all the joints....The most proud moment on all of my mixtapes, although I am proud of'em all equally, is probably the back-to-back Das Efx-BDP combination, song number 20&21 on my second mixtape release, The Greatest Mixtape of All-Time – Volume I. Both records are extremely rare and, in my opinion, both artists' at their peak. I heard Rob-One(RIP) put out the Das Efx white label, and it's one of my favorites, always sure the bug the most experienced Hiphop listener out. All 18 mixtapes are of equal quality and stamina. And I am confident I will be able to make at least another hundred or more volumes in my lifetime of equal strength and longevity. Radio and MTV raped and stripped Hiphop of control of its destiny, identity, direction, sense of purpose & principality. But when self-described Hiphop radio shows were still fresh and of purpose, I always tried to reach out to them and support them. I listened to, recorded and participated in the shows and community the same. Some shows became victims of the industry and its trends, fads and/or mental illnesses. The real Hiphop shows are not protected and preserved by the stations and radio industry. They were either shut down, chased away or they became compatible with the industry, some great shows, who eventually fell off. So, as long as they were real, of purpose, respectful to the art and it's evolution, I gave them my support and did not treat them like 'a part' of 'the radio'. When they were more loyal to the radio than to Hiphop, I took my support away. 'The radio' industry is one of Hiphop's enemies. Real Hiphop radio shows are not. This is why my mixtape label is 'Fuck The Radio Records'. The name of the label is not directed at real Hiphop radio shows and DJ's. Real Hiphop radio shows and DJ's are not just 'home team players', they are real team players and I don't consider them the enemy. A.C. The Program Director represents the preservation of what's 'fresh'. If your style, sound or record is stale, bitten or copied then it's not 'fresh'. If it's not 'fresh', then it's not Hiphop. That's why we don't call it real Hiphop. The art of sampling is not biting, but if you take a familiar melody, rhythm, drum pattern, loop, tune, whatever, etc… and if you do not flip it or freak it enough to make it fresh again, then that is biting and is not a part of Hiphop Culture. It is rap culture, an industry created for imitation Hiphop. Some people are blessed with talent, a different kind of talent. Because they are not only super-naturally funky fresh by nature, but their pride in not compromising their art comes from the gift of being, subconsciously or unconsciously, in-touch with the art form of creating fresh, funky grooves, rhythms and melodies. Which is what makes their music Hiphop, and all the music by all the 'paid rappers' and other formerly known (of as) Hiphoppers like Eminem, Busta, Jay-Z, Q-Tip... RAP MUSIC. Hiphoppers who used to listen to, and liked these artists, and many others like them, don't consider them Hiphop anymore, and know that these artists don't record soul music, or Hiphop music anymore. To us, they record cheap watered-down imitation Hiphop, and that's what we call rap music. Some people, even artists I know and respect, and maybe even yourself, may try to stop or dispute the separation of Hiphop and rap music, for whatever reason… But it's done. There is a very large number of people (, but it may be less than 5% of the population,) who listened to and paid attention to all Hiphop music before 1985, until now, who understand it's evolution and are consciously in touch with Hiphop as opposed to rap music... There is a reason why I, AC The PD, do shows for a certain kind of audience, and why I, AC The PD would not even consider booking a show for Eminem, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, or any other Hiphop biting rap music performing artist. Respect that, because we've been here way before you came along, we're here with you now that you are fresh for 2002, and we'll be here layin’ the law when you're either still fresh for 2025, or when you go out like a sucker... You have a purpose in life and a purpose with your art. I have a purpose. If you are able to separate your purpose of using the art to make money and the use of machines to make fresh sound, I hope you stay blessed with that ability. As long as you do, I'll still support. A lot of people talk to me like we, all people, are all the same (like everybody's artistic opinion is equal). Some people aren't the same. Some people's 'opinions' are less of an opinion than others’ are. Because, of their funk-hungry natural DJ's ear, their experience, insight and knowledge qualifies them to speak conclusively on a subject, issue or principle... Hiphop is definable. I was breakdancing from 1981 to 1984. In Orange County where I grew up, when breakdancing faded, most of the pale-skinned b-boys abandoned ship and became The Cure or Depeche Mode fans. I still loved Run DMC, Fat Boys, Whodini and all of the other Hiphop I heard on KDAY. I couldn't switch. When I moved to San Bernardino in 1985 I looked outta place. I moved into a very diverse community. Many who did not know me personally viewed me as a 'wanna-be'. But those who knew me knew I was simply a b-boy to the core, manifesting funky styles naturally, at whatever I did, as a survival strategy, without any jive accents or any other identity complexes. Even when I started rhyming in 1985 I knew that Hiphop was serving a much deeper purpose to me than strictly positive and safe recreation. Knowing this to be true, human beings are products of their environments and that they imitate their atmosphere in their own individual ways... I know that Hiphop raised me, and many of my fellow b-boys&b-girls. When my environment lacked direction, value and respect (for myself), the Hiphop that came from my spirit provided gave me the direction I needed to get me through, and broke me from the mental, physical, financial and spiritual slavery, that came from normal brainwashing, that was robbing me of my potential happiness, mentally and physically. Hiphop gave me the principle of having a purpose in life and, most importantly, the conscious that SELF-RESPECT relates to everything you do, say, think and eat. I am just as much of a victim and hypocritical of the mentally ill society I am a product of... But I do my best to use what I have learned with my experience, insight and accumulated knowledge in Hiphop... Some people manifest the funk and it's culture and best lead by example for those around, to the best of ones ability. Those close to me are positive people who, like me, want to change the direction this atmosphere leads to. They have learned and overstand that we can get better with age, not deteriorate, through SELF-RESPECT.Self-respect = respect for your creator = respect for the next man =respect for the Earth = self-respect....................Your friend,Adam Clayton Harper A.C. The Program Director..