Music has always been one of those driving factors in my life. It is something that others have always overlooked or underestimated. As a Dj, A music producer, and a music lover, I have such a deep respect for the power of music. House, hip-hop, R&B, Jazz, you name it I enjoy it. I have been spinning for over 14 years now, and I still have such a hunger for it. Other things I find an interest in are: travel, fitness (although its been a while, it is something I am just now getting back into), cooking, writing, hanging out with friends, spending the occasional alone time to get my head in focus, and life itself. Things I find enlightening: deep conversations, debates, environmental science, reading (true events, inspirational, educational, philosophy, poems). “ Do I see some HATERS?†haha
To be honest, anyone and everyone just as long as your true to yourself. But most of all and most important, if you plan on becoming my friend, that you can be true and up front with me!
Damn now this is tuff! There are so many artists in the industry from all genre of music that I have been influenced by. But no matter what style of music or who the artist are, for each and everyone of us, it all comes back to point “Aâ€. Here are just some of those influences in my life:Influencial Hip hop artists consist of: Run DMC, Eric B and Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Dilated Peoples, Nas, Roots, Eminem, Redman, Kos, Outkast, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang, Atmosphere, Pharcyde, Fat Joe, Digable Planets, Del the Funky Homosapien, Mobb Deep, Bahamadia, Rahzel, Cypress hill, Public Enemy, Black eyed peas, Busta, toki no tabiji, Biggie, Gangstar, Jurassic 5, Mc Lyte, Missy, gin, Onyx, Pras, e-40, tupac, and tons more.Influential house or your so called “Electronica†music artists are: Derrick may, Derrick Carter, Sneak, Louie Vega, Dj Disciple, Dj Dan, Terry Mullan, Stacey Pullen, Murk, Mark Furina, Kings of Tomorrow, Josh Wink, Kaskade, Green Velvet, Johnny Fiasco, Carl Cox, Deep Dish, Bad Boy Bill, Richard Humpty V, Migs, Frankie Knuckles, Doc Martin, Frankie Bones, Danny the Wildchild, Dj Hive, Goldie, Paul Johnson, Ian Pooley, Gene Ferris, And Again Tons more.Influential Jazz artist are: Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Bud Freeman, Billie Holiday, Pete Johnson, Pee wee Russell, Paul Whiteman, Dizzy Gillespie, Keiko Matsui, Kenny G, Tatsu Aoki, Caffeine, Miles Davis are just some of the few to name.Influential Turntablists are: Qbert, Craze, Danny the Wildchild, X-ecutioners, Melo-d, Beatjunkies, Hideaki Ishii, aka DJ Krush, Shadow, Dan the Automator, Mixmaster Mike, D styles, Disk, Revolution, Cut Chemist, Koala, Z-trip, Hamsters, A-trak, Dxt, Ricci Rucker are just some to name off.Soulful Influential artists are: D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Macy Gray, Angie Stone, Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton, Dwele, Erykah Badu, Remy Shand, Res, Sade, Vivian Green, Hope Sandoval, Nelly Furtado, Raphael Saadiq, Carl Thomas, Lauren Hill, Norah Jones, Barry White, Babyface, Bilal, James Brown, India arie, James Ingram, Musiq, Cody chestnutt, Kindred the family stone, Amel Larrieux, Goapele, Van Hunt plus many moreOther Inlfluential artists: PortisHead, Bjork, Esthero, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Morissey, The doors, Janes addiction, Nine inch nails, Nirvana, Metalica, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, Blondie, White Stripes, No doubt, Cold play and again many others.Simply put, Music itself is very influential. It is as everyone knows a universal language understood by all and it is that one bond we all share. No matter what type of ear candy you like, music will, one way or another, fill you with emotion.
Donnie Darko, Memento, Bowling for Columbine, A clockwork orange, five deadly venoms, Shoguns assassin, Crash, 36 chambers of Shaolin (lots of martial arts films), Fahrenheit 9/11, Super Size Me, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Dicovery and Science Channel movies, Anything by Quentin Tarantino, ummm what else... Oh yeah! American Beauty, and umm... LOADS of INDY films.
Don't care to watch it
Picturing the Wreck, Over the Edge, Any damn Dr. Phil book * that fool makes so much sense, Any Anthony Robbins book *Another guy that knows his shyt!, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Art of War, First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Jesus land - and too many others to name
God, My kids, MOM