Mike Colossal (The Velvet Wax)

About Me

I have been a turntablist since 1998 when i bought my first pair of shitty turntables and a radio shack mixer. I have come a long way since then. After gaining some notoriety battle scene, I wanted to make beats more intricate and more complex than the ones I created while beat juggling. I bought a pair of 1200s, a dope mixer, an MPC, a computer and a shit load of records and that is where I am today. My music has taken the many forms of downtempo, trip hop, jazz, funk, psychedelic, roots raggah, and beyond. I constantly stive to make original and groundbreaking compositions within the context of "cut-and-paste" deejaying and music as a whole. I have also deejayed numerous local venues. Hosted the highly successful Calavera Cafe Hip-Hop and Psychadelic radio show on KSSU 1580am (kssu.com). I have shared the stage and performed with such artists as: Billy Jam (Hip Hop Slam), DJ Pone (89 Skratch Gangsta, Hip Hop Slam), Shing02 (Hip Hop Slam, Japan), Dawgisht (Hip Hop Slam), Exile (Sound In Color), Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw/Shaman Works), Ta'Raach (Sound In Color/Shaman Works), DJ Sniper (Holland), DJ Vandal (Holland), Live Manikins (Sac), Sacrafice Califa/Riff Raff (12s Wax, Sac/Berkeley), DJ P-Sol (12s Wax, Sac/LA), Drastic Rok (Sac/SF), Rated-R (Live Manikins), Rob Fatal (KSSU), DJ Predakon (Sac/San Diego), Doin Somethin (Sac), DJ Def Werd (Sac), Candy O. (Sac/SF), DJ Nocturnal (Sac), Live Manikins, Tribe of Levi, 2-4-1, Confused Clarity and more. Enjoy the samples of my music available to you now and do hold your breath for the final piece. -Mike Colossal

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/12/2005
Band Website: www.myspace.com/mikecolossal
Band Members: DJ Drew (Dru Ill) // Rob Fatal // Rated-R // DJ Nocturnal
Influences: Production wise i was influenced by D-Styles, The Boredoms and Cut Chemist.
Sounds Like: My music is mostly cut and paste deejaying. It doesn't sound like Cut Chemist but it is that style. It is all instrumental, meaning i don't have any rappers on the tracks, but I do have vocal samples. I try to tackle the unique sounds of every genre of music while mixing them together with and maintaing my own developed sound. (Whatever that sounds like...)
Record Label: Glory Hole Studios/Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bring New Life to A.L.'s (Foulmouths) New Album "A.L.most There"

For the past three weeks, I, Mike Colossal, have been mastering A. L.'s (Foulmouths) new and premiere solo piece entitled A.L.most There. This shit is one of the best albums I have had the privelege o...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:44:00 GMT

Step Up Front (United State version) Mixtape

United State (www.myspace.com/unitedstateonline) is putting out a new local artist's mixtape every season. It started with DJ Nocturnal's (www.myspace.com/djnocturnal916) Too Raw for Radio and the spr...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:19:00 GMT

Colossals Crate Diggs Vol.1 (Remixed/Remastered)

Colossal's Crate Diggs Vol.1 Downloadable links taken down for the meanwhile...Track lists go:1. Madvillain - Illest Villains2. KMD - What a Nigga Know (remix)3. Souls of Mischief - Anything Can Happe...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:29:00 GMT

2 New Albums Update Pt.1

Album 1: "The City Is Ours" (pending title)This is album about Sacramento positivity over negativity. It shows how the Sacramento hip-hop scene is diverse and thriving and is a result of the comb...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:07:00 GMT

2 New Albums in the works...

Yeah that's right. After years of battling, deejaying shows for local artists and being a bedroom producer, I am finally putting that shit out.Album 1: "Untitled"It is my finest production and beats w...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:39:00 GMT

Whos really responsible for Prop 8 passing...

It ain't the blacks and latinos.I have been at protests at the state capitol all week long. I am face to face with all the people who pushed for Yes on 8 to pass. I am on the front lines and let me te...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:56:00 GMT

Colossals Crate Diggs Mixtape Vol.1

I know it has been a while since I updated this bitch, but here it is in full effect... Here is a mixtape I threw together. It plays a hip-hop song preceded by the song that it samples from. Download ...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:58:00 GMT

KSSU Wednesday (01-04-06)

"It's been a long time..." but i won't leave you without a dope blog to step to... The night started off with Mike Colossal spinning some hip-hop and then my man Jacob (sorry for not remembering your...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:02:00 GMT