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About Me

who me?
dj
surfer
writer
yogi
lover
dancer
drummer
EVERYONE ASKS: "What kind of music do you play?". I always answer "It depends on where I'm playing. I do everything from mellow art galleries to clubs and hype parties". I pick music reflecting the venue, people and energy of the night.

I have a love of hip hop and soul, a penchant for baile funk and hollertronix, a crush on soulful and tribal house, an affinity for electro-freestyle, a lust for downtempo and ambient, a craving for mash-ups, a fondness for dancehall, enthusiasm for afrobeat, an infatuation with dubstep.. you get the picture.
I have been on the radio and djing since 1994. I started out doing a show on KZSC and went on to work for a label, NuGruv Alliance with Stonesthrow, Quannum, Project Blowed, J5, Zion I and a gang of other talented folks. More recently I've been swept away by djing live in clubs, fashion shows, poetry slams, gallery openings, retail spots, festivals and parties.
I love playing cross-genre sets without boundaries and without commercial music. My style gets appreciated and I'm a lucky mofo to get invites to dj with super-cool djs who I respect a ton like ?uestlove, DJ Language, Aloe Blacc, Pam the Funkstress, DJ Vadim. I also jump on the tables when artist friends like Ab Rude or Talib Kweli doing a show in my area. I've been around the US and would love to get out more.
Right now I love throwing together a set that includes hip hop, deep house, electro, dancehall, hollertronix, soul music and mashups.
People also know me for having written music reviews and interviews for Urb Magazine for 10 years.
:::Upcoming:::
If you're in Santa Cruz, you can basically catch me once a week. Either at the dancefloor spot (beatgeneration) or the soul lounge (The Red). Check the calendar for more details.:::THANKYOUS:::
Thanks for your support: Oldschool Shoes and Nikita for the continued sponsorships.
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Valentine's Day: the love love
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:



i drum:

this is how i feel inside. now i just want to make it look like that on the outside:

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humble music lovers that employ critical thinking skills. clairvoyants, draft dodgers, ninjas, truthsayers, body workers, magicians, people who can teach me how to use technologies, graphic artists, fashionistas, those who are sensual, liberals, docile hearts, rule-breakers,artists who send good music, folks with mojo, people who can help me get airborn, those interested in conducting mischief & you.

My Blog

your girl eko on the PPP Mixtape :: tee hee

HaHa! Now, this really makes me miss my radio show! I saw Waajeed at the end of the summer starting out on the Abundance run for the new album. He said he was gonna use part of an interview we d...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:53:00 GMT

i'm that dj

i played at a new venue that encouraged me to do wetf (whatevethef@ck) i want.. so i played downtempo for an hour. then there was this dope couple dancing salsa.. so i put on a latin flavored (supertr...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:08:00 GMT

police kill.

I am still of the o.g. hip hop mind that police have an unfair, un-checked amount of power. And perhaps, after seeing a video of a boy in the Oakland BART, unarmed and handcuffed, shot to death for sq...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:39:00 GMT

4 years of no T.V.

So, I haven't had a television.. or basically watched more than a dozen hours of t.v. over the last 4 years (including the "Most Dangerous Job: Ocean Crabbing" 7 hour marathon with my step dad). I can...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:21:00 GMT

DRUMMING

SO,I drum. I'm actually a drummer. Weird. I've been drumming with a Brazillian bateria for like 2-3 years now..but WHY is it that only now... after years of class, practices and performances.. does it...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:14:00 GMT

tickled

I feel like 'obama', is the new secret society code word. it tickles me, to be walking down the street and think to myself.. that girl i just passed by, voted for him too. It's such a happy conspiracy...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:11:00 GMT

hahah. ridiculi

this is an email i sent to sake on the afternoon of november 4th:I'M GETTIN DRUNK TONIGHT!!!drunky drunk and the drunkersonsthe drunkettesandre drunk-thousandol dirty drunkardmelvin and the drunktones...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT

..and i like to make them dance

People ask what kind of music I play. Hard to answer. I have a love of hip hop and soul, a penchant for baile funk and hollertronix, a crush on soulful and tribal house, an affinity for electro-freest...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:23:00 GMT

Metro: Five Spectacular Santa Cruz DJs

It's a press storm! Raining and pouring. That still doesn't mean my schedule is booked solid. So, holla!http://www.metrosantacruz.com/metro-santa-cruz/10.29.0 8/cover-0844.htmlcongrats to the beloved h...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Good Times Weekly : Cover

I know most the homies have seen this, but if not.. The Good Times slapped my name on the cover and interviewed me for like 2 hours. Here are the results. Yay:http://www.gtweekly.com/good-times/covers...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:16:00 GMT