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Dj Gravy

GRAVY

About Me

It's been said that everything goes better with gravy, in this DJ's case, that saying rings true. Armed with a strong musical background as a singer and (multi) instrumentalist, his discovery of turntables and dj culture came at the age of 19. Immediately thrown for a curve, his casual collection of records quickly became an absurd collection of several dozen milkcrates! His work at Reggae record store Jammyland helped his career get a jumpstart leading to appearances around NYC and Friday nights at NYU radio station 89.1. From there he solidified his place as a party DJ playing clubs, house parties, festivals and private events. Scratching for years as a turntablist in several live bands, he landed himself a comfy spot with today's busiest musician / producer collective, in the Adam Deitch Project. ADP perform regularly around the U.S. at clubs, ballrooms and festivals. At recent live performances, Gravy has collaborated onstage with artists like Wyclef Jean, Smif n' Wesson, Master Killa, Matisyahu, Slick Rick, Lutan Fyah, Nardo Ranks and Johnny Osbourne. Not allowing himself to be pigeon holed in a box, Gravy spins everywhere from bottle service clubs, to infamous hipster parties like Retail Mafia Mondaze at Sway, Issue releases for Beautiful Decay, Frank151 and Jamrock Magazine, Photography Exhibits for Marc Baptiste at Milk Gallery, Black Medical School Student Fundraisers, School dances in the South Bronx, Reggae and Hip Hop shows and parties, and well... you get the idea! Currently, Gravy throws NY's most exciting new Reggae party, "RICE and PEAS". Held at hip upscale venues like APT, Sway, Manor, Love and Studio B with DJs Max Glazer, Gringo, Shortman, Maya, King Jam, Skerrit and many more of the city's top purveyors with co-promoters Roxy Cottontail, Okayplayer, VP Records, Greensleeves, Jamrock Magazine, Link Up Media and Frank151. As promoter, Gravy's busy throwing promotional launch parties for media and popular brands, websites, and stores. Gravy's "Iration Soundz Vol. 4 Mixtape - B.I.G. Tings Ah Gwan" and the "RICE and PEAS" mixtape with the party's main resident DJs. If that's not enough, Gravy's remix game is getting serious and selectors worldwide can be heard playing em with devastating results on the dancefloor. The rest of his works are confidential (for now) but all you need to know is that, it's all gravy! Gravy's recent European tour, dubbed "Scandagravia", made waves everywhere he played including cities like Oslo, Trondheim, Gothenburg, Malmo as well as Tel Aviv. ************************************************************ *************** DJ Gravy's played well known NYC venues like The Nokia Theater, The Hammerstein Ballroom, Bowery Ballroom, The Box, Lotus, Love, Manor, Rebel, Joe's Pub, APT, Club 205, Studio B, Soho 323, Anchor, Novo, Bembe, Opaline, Happy Valley, Kush, Blue Note and Mercury Lounge... (Outta Town) The Avalon Ballroom, The Chance, Bearsville Theater, Club Metronome, Nectar's, The Snow Barn, Boom Boom Room, Fluid Nightclub, Loft 523, The Black Repertoire... (Intn'l) Supa Bar, Daterra Til Hagen, Sikamikanico, Klubb Rumble, Club Honey, Levontin 7, (and too many more to mention) alongside performers like Luciano, Assassin, Mr. Vegas, The Wailers, Wayne Wonder, Shaggy, Jeru The Damaja, Keith Murray, The Beatnuts, Afrika Bambatta, Rahzel, The Roots, Thievery Corporation, Soulive, MC Gringo,DJ Craze, Kool Herc, Stone Love Movement. ************************************************************ *************** Websites: www.djgravy.com - www.myspace.com/thegravy - www.myspace.com/riceandpeasparty - myspace.com/adamdeitchproject ************************************************************ *************** download RICE and PEAS mixtape Vol. 1 DJ Gravy, Max Glazer (Federation), DJ Maya, King Jam Unltd. and Weed Kalogne Sound ..

My Interests

Music, spirituality, media, promotions, fashion, film and philosophy... And my Reggae party, "RICE and PEAS"

I'd like to meet:

GRAVY'S UPCOMING APPEARANCES:Gravy's Recent Appearances:Radio DJs, Radio Program Directors, A&Rs, Journalists/Columnists, publicists, promoters, booking agents, event sponsors, party peoples and anyone cool who's making moves for real in the industry!

Music:

Reggae / Dancehall / Hip Hop / Jazz / Drum & Bass / Soca / Rock / Folk / Bluegrass / Breaks / Baile Funk / R & B / Blues / Gospel / Afrobeat / World Music / Grime / Dubstep / and anything by Deantoni Parks & Kudu

Movies:

Manchurian Candidate (The Original), Rockers, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Easy Rider, Dancehall Queen, Big Lebowski, City of God, Ali G: In Da House, Innit? Belly & Harold and Kumar go to White Castle

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boondocks, Simpsons, Ali G, Chappelle Show, Crank Yankers, South Park, The Sarah Silverman Show, Conan O'Brian, Wick'd Video & some CNN

Books:

Malcom X by Alex Haley, Wake The Town and Tell The People by Norman Stolzoff, Back Robes, White Justice by Bruce Wright, People Funny Boy David Katz, Catcher In the Rye by JD Salinger, Siddharta, The DaVinci Codes Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Life and Def

Heroes:

Peter Tosh, Lee Scratch Perry, Basqiuet, Larry David, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Garnett Silk, Hugh Mundell, Aaron McGruder, Sly and Robbie, Sugar Minott, Albert Einstien, Dave Kelly.

My Blog

Scandagravia Tour '08 !!!!

Scandagravia Tour ’08 !!!!That’s right! Scandanavia’s getting marinated with a dose of BK flavor this Spring with DJ Gravy. Here are the confirmed dates. Tell your peoples in Scan...
Posted by Dj Gravy on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:33:00 PST

RICE and PEAS Party

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Posted by Dj Gravy on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:56:00 PST

"Traffic Jam" @ apt 4/10 w/ Max Glazer, Shortman, Gravy & More

Tuesday, April 10thG Train Entertainment, Okay Player & Music Ambassador Present: "Traffic Jam"(Official Afterparty for Chuck Fenda Record Release)w/DJ MAX GLAZER (Federation Sound, Rihanna Tour DJ)DJ...
Posted by Dj Gravy on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:49:00 PST

DJ Gravy's Colorado tour w/ Slick Rick, Jahdan & ADP

Sunday March 18, 2007Jahdan LIVE w/ ADP & Slick RickAbbey Theater128 E. College Dr.Durango, CO 81301970-385-1711www.abbeytheatre.comwww.myspace.com/adamdei tchprojectTuesday March 20, 2007Jahdan LIVE w...
Posted by Dj Gravy on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST

DJ Gravy Presents Iration Soundz Vol 3 "MORE GRAVY"

DJ Gravy Presents Iration Soundz Mix CD Vol 3 "MORE GRAVY" Featuring today's Hottest Ragge & Culture Artists like... Damian Marley, Jah Cure, Sizzla, I Wayne, Noble Society, Lutan Fyah, T.O.K. &...
Posted by Dj Gravy on Sun, 02 Oct 2005 02:32:00 PST