THE BEAST

RANDY JORDAN AKA DJ kwickid GREW UP ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO AND ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR MUSIC . HIS FIRST MEMORYS OF MUSIC WAS LISTENING TO HIS MOTHERS OLD DISCO RECORDS AND DANCING TO THEM AS A LITTLE TODDLER. I GEUSS THE REST WAS HISTORY . EVER SINCE THEN I LOVED ANY TYPE OF MUSIC WITH A BEAT TO IT. IN THE 80 AND 90 S I LISTENED TO GROUPS LIKE ERASURE ,ANYTHING BOX, DEPECH MODE, CURE, KMFDM,AND N I N AND THE LIST GOES ON . THEN IN THE EARLY 90 S I DISCOVERED HOUSE MUSIC WHEN MY BEST FREIND AT THE TIMES BROTHER WICH AT THAT TIME CALLED HIMSELF NASTY BOY B GOT A SET OF TURNTABLES AND DOING BATTLES AT A PLACE ON THE SOUTH SIDE CALLED THE JUKEBOX. THAT D.J. NOW CALLS HISSELF PHANTOM 45 AND SPINS D N B. I ALSO AT THAT TIME STARTED LISTENING TO MIX SHOWS ON THE RADIO ON CHICAGOS B 96 WITH D.J. S LIKE BAD BOY BILL AND TOO KOOL KRIS AND BRIAN MIDDLETON. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE MUSIC AND STARTED COLLECTING EVERY MIX TAPE I COULD FROM ALL BAD BOY BILLS HOT MIX TAPES TO TERRY MULLANS NEW SCHOOL FUSION . ONCE I STARTED LISTENING TO D. J.S LIKE TERRY MULLAN AND HYPERACTIVE I DISCOVERED THE UNDERGROUND AND FELL IN LOVE . BY THAT TIME I WAS ONLY A FRESHMAN IN HIGHSCHOOL SO THE ONLY PLACE I COULD GO HEAR THIS MUSIC WAS A TEEN CLUB CALLED JUBILATIONS AND IF YOUR FROM CHICAGO YOU KNOW THE PLACE.THEN MY FREINDS AND I STARTED GOING TO THESE MIXERS HELD BY A LOCAL D. J. JOHN TUCKER A.K.A ROCKIN JOHNNY JAZZ THIS IS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME WHEN TRACKS LIKE PERCOLATER CAME OUT AND I JUST WANTED MORE I WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS MUSIC SO I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT MY FIRST SET OF TURNTABLES SOME GEMINI 1800S.SHORTLY AFTER I DISCOVERED RAVES IN 93 I WAS HOOKED I COULDNT GET ENOUGH I JUST WANTED TO BE INVOLVED AS MUCH AS I COULD IN THIS MUSIC SCENE.SHORTLY AFTER I MET FRANKIE VEGA AND STARTED THROWING PARTIES WITH MUSHGROOVE.AT THE AGE OF 17 I WANTED TO BRANCH OF ON MY OWN SO I GOT AN APARTMENT WITH MY BEST FREINDS BRANDON LEE AND MARCUS SUSTAIN AT THE INFAMOUSE 36TH AND ROCKWELL SPOT WEAR WE THREW SOME OF THE BEST HOUSE PARTIES AND AFTERHOURS .IF U WERE AROUND AT THIS TIME YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THE SPOT.AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS I RELOCATED TO ST.LOUIS AND OPENED UP VIRUS RECORDS AND ALSO LANDED WEEKLY RESIDENCIES AT CLUBS SUCH AS CHEETAH AND VELVET OPENING FOR SOME OF THE WORLDS TOP TALENTS SUCH AS BAD BOY BILL ,PAUL JOHNSON,FRANKIE BONES,HEATHER HEART, AND D.J.RAP JUST TO NAME A FEW. BUT NOW IM BACK HOME WEAR IT ALL BEGAN CHI TOWN TEAMING UP WITH BRANDON LEE,MARCUS SUSTAIN, AND STEVE HI Z FORMING ENERGETIC GLOBAL SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ENERGETIC GLOBAL AND MY SOLO PROJECT BULLDOG BEATS.