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Dodges first regular djing gig was in 1994 with Fresh and funky at the Borderline, Charing Cross road W1. Back then he was a Rapper/Producer signed to Island Records under the group name of Dodge city productions. As a jazzy hip hop band Dodge City Productions performed and toured extensively all over Europe for 2 years straight and released an album in 1993 called ..Steppin up and out... (www.youtube.com) for original Dodge City Productions Show Footage.As a Club Dj and a recognised record Producer Dodge has played in almost every city in Europe plus other places likeJarkata,Indonesia Cairo,Egypt Dubai Oman Angola, Africa Over 35 Countries has heard spin him over the years.Also there were residencies at now legendary clubs like ..Respect at the Wag, and the Mobo award winning night Rotation at Subterranean every Friday. Dodge became the official resident dj at MTV Lick party..s with Trevor Nelson for 5 years and was Mobo nominated in 1999 / 2000 / 2001 and 2005 for best club dj, plus for producing Beverley Knight..s hit .. Made it Back.. he earned a best UK Producer nomination in 1999 at the Mobo..s, and an Urban Music Seminar contribution Award in 2000.www.djdodge.com-Dodge the Music Producer has made records with some of the U.K's most influential artists of the last 15 years ! Soul to Soul,Mica Paris,Beverley Knight,Omar, plus loads of remixes that have to be seen and heard to be believed (www.djdodge.com) A discography that is as strong as it is long ! feat. Jill Scott,Erykah Badu,Eric Benet,D Angelo,Maxwell,Method Man & Mary,Busta Rhymes,Jamie Foxx ..... plus so many more. All the cd's were released via the artists Major European Label/Distributors and most had respectable chart positions on the U.K top 40. As a producer Dodge prefers to try things on the day of the session and see what happens as opposed to being stuck in a particular style and sound of music,he is influenced by 40 years of Black music of all sorts so it's only right his creations reflect this. His most recent hit 'as he calls em' is the Omar 'Sing' record that is on this page,he flipped it completely from the original and had Omar re sing the vocals, now its a dance groove.Enjoy the page and see www.djdodge.com for more offical info/stats/video from Dj DodgeDodge speaks regularly at various colleges and schools on matters concerning music and music business and the causes of crime; in 2006 he appeared twice on Sky News Live to comment on issues concerning youth crime and music and in 2007 was also on a panel in the houses of parliament to speak on youth and music. He is committed to do whatever he can to combat the danger on the U.K streets,young people need more Black men in positions like Dodge's to stand up and say 'NO MORE' end the violence. you tube dj dodge to peep the T.V appearances. And if you have any comments or suggestions e mail: [email protected]