DJ KU (Music Profile)

DEMANDED STATE WIDE AND NATIONALLY, DJ KU IS ONE OF FLORIDA’S MOST HIGHLY RECOGNIZED AND SOUGHT AFTER DJ’S. WITH OVER NINE YEARS OF SOLID DJ EXPERIENCE UNDER HIS BELT, HE CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF TAMPA’S MOST WELL RESPECTED AND INFLUENTIAL DJ’S IN THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE. BEGINNING AT THE AGE OF 11 YEARS OLD, HE HAD STARTED TO DEVELOP WHAT WOULD BECOME HIS LIFETIME RELATIONSHIP WITH MUSIC. STARTING WITH A LOVE FOR HIP HOP, THEN GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT “PHASES” IN HIS YOUTH, HE WAS EXPOSED TO ALL KINDS OF SOUNDS; EVERYTHING FROM HIP HOP TO ROCK TO HOUSE AND BACK. HE WAS FASCINATED WITH COLLECTING A WIDE RANGE OF MUSIC FROM EVERY GENRE POSSIBLE. AND TODAY, WITH AN UNQUESTIONED LOVE FOR ALL KINDS OF MUSIC, HIS CATALOGUE INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM MICHAEL JACKSON TO DEF LEPPARD TO NAUGHTY BY NATURE AND MORE.LAYERED WITH MANY ASSETS, DJ KU IS A VERY WELL KNOWN DJ, REMIXER, PROMOTER, AND DESIGNER IN ONE SWIFT PACKAGE. IN THE WINTER OF 2005, HE STARTED ONE OF TAMPA’S PREMIER ENTERTAINMENT AND FULL SERVICE PROMOTION COMPANIES UNDER THE NAME DYNASTY INC. TODAY, DYNASTY HAS GROWN TO BE TAMPA’S “GO-TO” GUYS FOR EVENTS CATERING STRICTLY TO THE YOUNG AND SEXY AT HEART. ALONG WITH THIS CAME A DEMAND FOR ALL SORTS OF DESIGN AND PRINT WORK WHICH HE QUICKLY BECAME ACUSTOMED TO. TODAY, HE IS FULLY EXPERIENCED AND TRAINED IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP APPLICATIONS.DJ KU’S EFFORTS, HOWEVER, DO NOT GO UNRECOGNIZED. DURING SPRING OF 2004, FALL OF 2005, AND SPRING OF 2006 HIS SHOW ON USF’S WBUL 1620 AM, “PATIO TUESDAYS,” WAS VOTED THE NUMBER ONE HIP HOP MIX SHOW BY THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENTS THREE SEMESTERS IN A ROW. HE HAS ALSO BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OPEN UP FOR SUCH NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ACTS SUCH AS DJ JAZZY JEFF, DJ AM, TEAIRRA MARI, NINA SKY, AND TONY TOUCH.AMONGST ALL THE SAME OLD DJ’S, THERE ONLY STANDS A FEW WHO REALLY STICK OUT AND LEAVE A MARK. ONE OF THOSE BEING TAMPA’S OWN DJ KU. HIS MUSIC SELECTION, FLAWLESS MIXING TECHNIQUES, TURNTABLISM, AND STAGE PRESENCE ARE ON A LEVEL OF THEIR OWN. WEATHER ITS HIP HOP, ROCK, REGGAE, HOUSE, OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN, HE ALWAYS MANAGES TO KEEP THE DANCEFLOOR ALIVE AND FULL OF ENERGY...HE HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BLESS MANY CLUBS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:- The Kennedy (resident) (Tampa, FL) - Whiskey North (resident) (Tampa, FL) - AJA Channelside (resident) (Tampa, FL) - The Palms Lounge (resident) (Tampa, FL) - Club Hedo/Santoro's Amphitheater (resident) (Ybor City, FL) - Club Prana (resident) (Ybor City, FL) - Bahasa Lounge (resident) (Tampa, FL) - Mai Tai's (resident) (Tampa, FL) - Fuego (resident) (Brandon, FL) - The Bull Ring (resident) (Tampa, FL) - The Tampa Brickyard (resident) (Tampa, FL) - Pounders (resident) (Orlando, FL) - Acropolis (resident) (Tampa, FL) - Floyd's at The Hard Rock (guest appearance) (Tampa, FL) - The Hyde Park Cafe (guest appearance) (Tampa, FL) - Code (guest appearance) (Ybor City, FL) - Studio Inc. (guest appearance) (Tampa, FL) - Fuel (guest appearance) (Ybor City, FL) - Full Moon Saloon (guest appearance) (Ybor City, FL) - Energy/Level III (guest appearance) (Ybor City, FL) - The Underground (guest appearance) (Tampa, FL) - Splitsville (guest appearance) (Tampa, FL) - Dragon Room (guest appearance) (Orlando, FL) - Komodo Room (guest appearance) (Hong Kong, CHINA) - 24K (guest appearance) (Hollywood, CA) - The Florentine (guest appearance) (Los Angeles, CA) - Sugar (guest appearance) (Hollywood, CA) - Antigua (guest appearance) (Orlando, FL) - Rumbass (guest appearance) (West Palm Beach, FL) - V Lounge (guest appearance) (West Palm Beach, FL) - Automatic Slims (guest appearance) (Miami, FL)*FOR BOOKING INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] CODE