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About Me

Nugget has been DJing for over 10 years. Growing up in the small town of Slickville, Pennsylvania, he began his career in high school at the age of 15. After moving to Pittsburgh for college he began to DJ in nightclubs and quickly realized that he could make a living doing what he loved. Fast forward to present day and Nugget is not only a staple in Pittsburgh's thriving nightlife scene but he is also traveling the country rocking regular parties in the likes of New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas to name a few. He has been booked by numerous corporate clients including Red Bull, URB Magazine, Puma, Taylor Made and Guess? and he is a national DJ for Scion. In the last few years Nugget has played alongside the likes of nearly every major DJ in the country including....DJ Jazzy Jeff (3 times and counting), DJ AM, DJ Z-Trip, DJ Premier, DJ Kevin Scott, DJ Spider, DJ Roctakon, DJ's Haul and Mason, DJ Scene, DJ Tina T, DJ Green Lantern, DJ Fashen, DJ Crooked, DJ Sean Perry, DJ Krames, The Bangers, DJ DP One, Prince Paul, Biz Markie and Rob Swift. Armed with 2 turntables and a mic he is always prepared to take on any crowd, anywhere. He prides himself on reading the party and playing songs that he knows will pack the dancefloor. His mixing is always precise and he knows how to drop records that will make people lose their minds. From Hip Hop to 80's, Electro, Top 40 and beyond, he shows his experience in his knowledge of music.Don't forget to check out the tinyGIANT myspace page below.

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Music:

The Good Stuff

Movies:

My DVD collection is getting a little out of control...

Television:

I don't watch much tv but there are a few shows that I keep up on. Entourage, Ali G, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I'm a sucker for TRL, Rap City and 106 & Park too. I'm a music junkie, what.

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Heroes:

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My Blog

Free Download! East Vs. West Mix (Old School Hip Hop)

Part 2 of the mixes I've been doing for the mid-day mix on 106.7 WAMO. Recorded Live. Taking you back to when hip hop sounded like it should. Copy and paste the URL and follow the 'Download now' ...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:28:00 PST

Free Download! Ladies of the 90s...

Last Friday (May 16th, 2008) I debuted my first mix for 106.7 WAMO (Pittsburgh's radio station for Hip Hop & RnB). Being that I grew up listening to this station and it's many talented DJ's over the ...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:33:00 PST

Press from the Mashed Potato Meltdown @ Seven Springs

A few weeks ago I packed up my gear and headed to Seven Springs, PA for the Mashed Potato Meltdown. You're probably asking yourself what the hell that means. Check out the link below to view pics fr...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:54:00 PST

Nugget and Zimmie on Scion Radio

What's crap'nin? We were out in LA in February and had the opportunity to record live sets and get interviewed for Scion Radio. Big shout to Haul for putting us on. The mix is playing throughout Ap...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:10:00 PST

Las Vegas with Knyew Clothing Boutique and Scion (2-08)

Las Vegas KNYEW/V Bar gig photosPeep the pics from our parties in Vegas at KNYEW boutique and V Bar (Venetian). Big shout out to KNYEW clothing and Scion for making it happen.http://www.spyonvegas.com...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:51:00 PST

Download A Free Mixtape! Mobile Club / Summer 2007

What's Up Party People?Here is the link to the 'Mobile Club' / Summer 2007 mixtape a bunch of you have been asking about. It's about 7 months old now but hopefully it'll make you reminisce of warmer ...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:40:00 PST

Download A Free Mixtape! Nugs Not Drugs

What's Up Yins?Here is the link to download a mixtape I recorded earlier this year for the United Trade Show in NYC. Enjoy!'NUGS NOT DRUGS'http://www.zshare.net/audio/6010236f7dbdce/Tracklistin g For ...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:39:00 PST

Check Us Out In URB Magazine

Down and Derby is featured in URB Magazine's party section this month! Gnarls Barkley is on the cover and we are featured in the back of the mag. If you're in PGH, you can pick up a copy at Slacker...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:27:00 PST

NYC Shows Love To The Yinzers

I'm djing a party in Brooklyn this weekend with the world famous 'Bangers.' I showed them around Pittsburgh last month and they became quite fond of yinzers. This is the mass email and bulletin that...
Posted by DJ NUGGET on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:29:00 PST