Member Since: 11/13/2007
Band Members: DJ EKANZ AT CONTROLS....HE MOVED HIS FIRST STEP INTO DJING AT THE AGE OF 13, DRIVEN BY PASION FOR HIPHOP CULTURE. IMMEdIATELY HE DEVELOPED LOVE FOR VINYL AND STARTED COLLECTING AND SEARCHING FOR RECORDS IN SHOPS AND STREET MARKETS.CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THET KNOWLEDGE IS FUNDAMENTAL, DJ EKANZ BEGAN DIGGIN’ INTO THE ROOTS OF HIPHOP, DISCOVERING FUNK MUSIC, BREAKS AND SAMPLES USED BY HIS FAVOURITE PRODUCERS LIKE Dj PREMIER, EVIL DEE AND MANY MORE. SO HE STARTED A TRIP THROUGH THE WIDE WORLD OF BLACK MUSIC, FROM JAZZ TO SOUL, FROM DISCO TO ELECTRO ECC, WHEN HE DISCOVERED A PARTICULAR FEELING WITH REGGAE MUSIC AND RASTAFARI CULTURE THANKS TO THE GREAT MESSAGE OF BOB MARLEY. THE GESTURE OF SPINNIN’ RECORDS BECAME A TRUE PASSION, SO DJ EKANZ FEEL THE NECESSITY TO GET OUT OF HIS BEDRROM JUST FOR SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE THE VIBES THAT MUSIC GIVES TO HIM. THIS JOURNEY THROUGH MUSIC STILL GOES ON, LONGING FOR EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND MORE TUNES TO PLAY!
Influences: I AN I INFLUANCES RULL FROM the foundation of Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Denis Brown, Gregory Isaacs at Sizzla, Capleton, Antony-B, Gentleman, Richie Spice, Jr. Gong, Alborosie…Inna Di Reggae Music Mi a Truts, I man always try to keep the vibes of the Almaighty Works.
Sounds Like: THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF REGGAE MUSIC INNA DI MILITANT STILE....
CAUSE MUSIC IS THE MOST HIGH!!
Record Label: Corner Smuggling/Smooth Criminal
Type of Label: Indie