Looking for his chance to make a name for himself, Apple Jac joined the Universal Zulu Nation Atlanta chapter in 1992, where he would hone his skills playing in front of crowds. It was during a party during Freaknik '92 that he would make his mark playing "crate joints". He would go on the following year to spin alongside DJs like (long time friend) Jaycee (DJ for Ludacris), Lil' Jon (King of Crunk), and Emperor Searcy (107.9 FM Atlanta) at hot spots like The Warehouse, Club Velvet, Ethiopian Vibrations, and Club Soho. He would also join Jaycee and DJs Dose, and M3 as regulars on college radio mainstay WRAS FM mix-show "The Bomb", forming the first DJ super group in Atlanta, The Unknown Soldiers, in 1995. Apple Jac began to do "exclusive" remixes for WRAS's Sunday night hip-hop show, "Rhythm and Vibes", to showcase his production skills. He also helped to develop a segment called "Sample Clearance" where original songs of hip-hop tunes were played and the listeners had to figure out who the original artist was. More often than not, he left the listeners stumped. In 1997 alongside his cousin, Big Dippa, Apple Jac formed the group Showtyime. They released their first (and only) CD in 1998, "Feature Presentation," on Kimante Records, with Apple Jac handling all the production on the 15 track project. They would go on to record two singles for Rent Money Recordings, with well known underground rap group Lone Catalysts, "Rush Hour" b/w "Gotta Listen" and "Extrication" b/w "Diamond Lady" in 2000 and 2001 respectively. In 2002 Apple Jac produced 4 tracks on the Atlanta Underground album "First Breath" from fellow Decatur native, Jawz of Life, producing the B-side to his first single, "Soul Mates" featuring female vocalist Denna Lewis. He latched on with Atlanta underground hip-hop juggernaut Mass Influence as their DJ later that year. 2007 finds him on the cusp of some pretty major things. Now as a part of the esteemed Domecracker!Universal, with DJ Spinna and Joc Max, he has done remixes for Eric Roberson (Right Back 2 U, I've Been In Love), DJ Genesis feat Neco Redd (Get Out The Frame), Darien Brockington (Think It Over) and Mateo & Matos (Dance, Sweat). On deck are remixes for UK songstress Julie Dexter, Rogiers (NYC), Syren (Canada), Nuwamba (TX), Rhonda Thomas (Jiva), Soul David from Italy; and production collabos with Tiffany Paige, Netta (background singer for Lyfe Jennings), spoken word artist Kasema Kalifah, and Carmen Rodgers. On the Hip-Hop side, stay tuned for Apple Jac beats for Beyond Real alumnus, Dynas', upcoming projects, as well as his own Shecky's Jazzy Tofu collabo with producer/vocalist Erik Rico, where Apple Jac will continue to cover many musical styles ranging from Hip-Hop, Soul, House, and Broken Beat. Maintaining a residency at Atlanta’s MJQ over the last year alongside DJ Jaycee called "That's That Sh!t, Apple Jac has also played across the US alongside the likes of Nicolay (Foreign Exchange), Daz-I-Kue (Bugz In The Attic), DJ Spinna, J Rocc (Beat Junkies), Ge-Ology, Benji B (BBC 1xtra), Tune in weekly Thursdays, 6pm-8pm EST to www.massivegroove.com for MECCA RADIO where Apple Jac spins soulful house grooves, disco classics, and more.For bookings please contact:
Irize Refined Earth
On The Rize, LLC
(215) 922-7779 p
(215) 922-3206 f
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