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Oso Fresh

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About Me

Please read before sending me a friends request. This should save us all some very valuable time...
1 - I'm here on myspace to meet new people & Network! No Prostitutes Please!!
2 - Please do not post event information UNLESS I'm booked to spin at the event! I'm here to promote myself... Not YOU!!!
3 - I do not listen to, spin, nor do I have an appreciation for Dirty South or ignorant Hip-Hop. I don't care about your rims or who you plan on killing today. Do your thing, but I don't want to listen to it so save your time, breath, and the friends request!!
Only Quality lyrics, Soulful & Jazzy Hip-Hop For me.
Side note: If your name begins with "Lil" or "Young" and/or you spell Shorty as "Shawty" there is a good chance that I won't want to hear your music!! No disrespect Intended but as Common so eloquently put it: "If I don't Like it, I don't like it! That don't mean that I'm Hatin' "
-Oso Fresh

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More about me:
There are two things I love in this world... My daughter Ambiance who means the world to me and of course Music! I'm divorced and contrary to what my X-wife believes, I'm not here trying to find women to sleep with...I'm here to meet new and interesting people. I've been a DJ for 22 years now. I enjoy digging for old records in used record shops and finding that one rare piece of vinyl that seems impossible to find.
I was a dj when it wasn't cool to be one. Specially in the persian culture and community which I was brought up in. You either had to be a doctor or a lawyer... To make matters worse, I spun Hip-Hop which was not as popular and accepted then as it is now. I was an outcast of sorts mainly with persians, and middle eastern people in general, but I wasn't really accepted by blacks and hispanics either. They would look me and wonder what this middle eastern kid knows about Hip-Hop. Needless to say they got a major surprise but the respect wasn't there. Even persian promoters would not book me for their "hip-hop" events. My persian peers could not comprehend my love for the culture as a whole. I was a b-boy (break dancer) and I was a gaffiti artist too!
I can say with a certain degree of confidence that I was one of very few Persians who was a Hip-Hop dj's in the country (US) if not the world (late 80's early 90's). Of course a lot has changed since then. Now everybody wants to be a dj and it's suddenly cool to be one. Just look on my space...Everyone is a goddamn dj.
I'm glad many of you don't have to go through the struggles that I went through. You're very fortunate!! Just remember one thing... The opportunities that come so easy to you are because of the struggles of people who layed the fondation for your success! Don't get arrogant and forget that!
Respect the pioneers of what ever art form you're into!
Now... To brag a bit.
Some of the Clubs where I’ve DJ’d:

In The 90’s:
Babylon (DC)
Chamber of Sound (DC)
Club Down Under (DC)
Fifth Column (DC)
Spy Club (DC)
State of The Union (DC)
The Edge (DC)
Quiglys (DC)
The Library (DC)
The RITZ (DC)
The Vault (DC)
2000 to Now:
1223 (DC)
18th Street Lounge (DC)
Andelu (DC)
Aroma (DC)
Ben & Moe’s (DC)
Bar Nun (DC)
Black Cat (DC)
Blue Room (DC)
Bohemian Caverns (DC)
Bridges (Fairfax, VA)
Café Asia (Arlington, VA)
Café Japone (DC)
Eleventh (Arlington, VA)
Eye Bar (DC)
Fire House Grill (Fairfax, VA)
Five (DC)
Fly (DC)
Home (DC)
Hyperlink (Richmond, VA)
Kaffa House (DC)
Lola Lounge (Montreal)
Me N Yu (DC)
Modern (DC)
Nation (DC)
Platinum (DC)
Posh (DC)
Saki (DC)
South Beach (Bethesda, MD)
Spice (MD)
Steve’s Bar Room (DC)
U-Turn (DC)
Vinyl (Montreal)
VIP (DC)

My Interests

Spending time with my daughter, Coolin' out with friends, DJing in clubs, Graffiti Art, Music in general, shopping, and collecting Vinyl (not cd's...vinyl!).

I'd like to meet:

People who have a passion for living & enjoying life to the fullest and of course...

Music:

I Love "No Bling" Hip-Hop, Jazz, downtempo, Reggae & Roots, Dub, Drum & Bass and good old Soulful House music.

Favorite Artist/Groups...

KRS-One
Rakim,
Big Daddy Kane,
Bahamadia,
The Roots,
Dialated Peoples,
Masta Ace,
Portishead,
Slum Village,
Tribe Called Quest,
De La Soul,
Common,
Main Source,
Nas(illmatic),
Digable Planets,
Jarrasic 5...
you get the picture??!!

Favorite Producers...
DJ Premier
Pete Rock
J-Dilla
& 9th Wonder

Movies:

I enjoy good Sci-Fi...I'm a Star Wars Junkie!

Television:

Favorite shows right now are Nip Tuck, Entourage and The Family Guy.

Heroes:

My Parents!!

My Blog

Serato DJs

Let me start it off by saying that I also use serato! BUT, If you took their serato away how many of them would still be able to call themselves a dj and rock a set?? (without burning a bun...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 19 May 2008 10:14:00 PST

Oso Fresh Disclaimer

1 - I'm here on myspace to meet new people & Network! No Prostitutes Please!!2 - Please do not post event information UNLESS I'm booked to spin at the event! I'm here to promote myself... Not YOU...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:51:00 PST

My DJ Gigs

Every Saturday @ Aroma DC (3417 Conn. Ave. across from the Uptown Theater) Thursday, January 24, 2008 - Blue Gin (georgetown) 930p to 2am - Cover: $1.00 (not a typo!) Classic 90's Hip Hop & origin...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Female DJ’s

I don't understand female DJ's who think they have to be half naked in all their photos and gigs. You don't see male DJ's runnin around with their shirts off and wearing tights, why do you feel the ne...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:17:00 PST

DJ Quiz

If you call yourself a Hip-Hop DJ take a look at my photo section labeled "Classic Albums you should own..." and give yourself a quick test.   If you don't own at least 80% of these albums (...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:01:00 PST

Mix Tape DJs

If you're not mixing or blending the music then it's not a mix tape!Stop calling it a mix tape!!!You are making Complilation CD's. And NO! a mix tape is not a promo tool for one artist to put all thei...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Hip-Hop DJ's

I can't stand dj's who play top 40 radio "rap" and think they're doing something. They wait until a record breaks on the radio then they play it. A monkey can play the hits back to back. Let me be the...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

CD DJ's

I'm gonna start this out by saying YOU ARE NOT A TRUE DJ! We play cd's in our cars and when we get to the club we rock vinyl! I spent 20 years putting my record collection together. These assholes d...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Favorite Verse

"Record companies are just like weight watchers, They take your loot, They make you less Phat & more popular" by the mountain brothers Perfect description of the Hip-Hop industry and how bul...
Posted by Oso Fresh on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST