WHAT'S GOOD MY FELLOW MUSICIANS AND OTHERS. IT'S YOUR BOY J. REEF AKA "FROM THE BLOCK" REPRESENTING BUSH R.A.T.S.S. ENTERTAINMENT. COMING TO YOU LIVE AND DIRECT FROM A SMALL ISLAND IN THE CARRIBEAN CALLED FLATBUSH BROOKLYN. I AM A UPCOMING PRODUCER/ENGINEER JUST LOOKING TO NETWORK AND DO BUSINESS WITH OTHER ENTERTAINERS AND MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH MUSIC FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND I JUST PLAN ON GETTING MORE INDEPTH AND INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION OF THE MUSIC 1ST HAND. I STARTED OUT AS A DEE-JAY IN THE LATE 80'S/EARLY 90'S WHILE JUST STARTING H.S.(ERASMUS HALL HIGH IN BKLYN, NY). I DEE-JAYED FOR MANY LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE ENVENTS WHICH INCLUDED: NIGHT CLUBS, PARTIES, PERFORMANCES, FAMILY GATHERINGS, WEDDINGS, CHRISTENINGS, BABY SHOWERS, STRIP SHOWS, SCHOOL AFFAIRS, AND MANY OTHER FUNCTIONS AND VENUES. IN 2003 I DECIDED TO PUT THE DEE-JAYING THING TO A HAULT AND TAKE UP A PROFFESSION THAT HAD A MORE HANDS ON PART OF THE CREATION/PRODUCTION OF THE MUSIC. I BEGAN BY PURCHASING EQUIPMENT, THE 1ST OF WHICH WAS MY MPC2000XL. THIS WAS PROBABLY MY GREATEST PURCHASE THAT I EVER MADE IN MY LIFE, EVEN MORE THAN MY 1ST CAR. THIS MACHINE HAS MADE ME SEE MUSIC IN SUCH OF A MORE DEEPER AND DIFFERENT LIGHT, EVEN MORE THAN DEE-JAYING EVER DID. IT IS AMAZING TO EXPERIENCE A MACHINE THAT MAKES MUSIC IN THIS MATTER AND TO POSES A MACHINE THAT IS MAKING THOUSANDS OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS OUT THERE SOME SERIOUS MONEY(ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO GREW UP IN THE DAY TO DAY STRUGGLES OF THE GHETTO/HOOD). I HOPE TO ONE DAY HAVE THE OPPERTUNITY TO MAKE SOME OF THAT SERIOUS CASH TOO. MY NEXT GREATEST PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT WAS MY YAMAHA MOTIF ES6 KEYBOARD. THIS IS A WELL PUT TOGETHER KEYBOARD WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE SOUNDS. THIS KEYBOARD COUPLED WITH THE MPC MAKES FOR A SERIOUS MUSIC INDUSTRY WEAPON. I AM MAKING SOME BEAUTIFUL MUSIC AND AM STILL WORKING ON IMPROVING MY CRAFT DAY BY DAY. I FEEL THAT IN THE 3 SHORT YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING IT THAT I HAVE LEARNED ALOT AND ACCOMPLISHED ALOT CREATIVELY, BUT I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN, EXPERIENCE, AND UNDERSTAND. I CONCIDER MY SELF TO BE A VERY VERSITILE PRODUCER WITH A GOOD EAR FOR MUSIC. I THINK THAT MY PAST DEE-JAYING EXPERINCE AND HISTORY, PLUS THAT FACT THAT I GREW UP IN A VERY DIVERSE AND CULTURAL NEIGHBORHOOD(FLATBUSH BKLYN)MAKES ME A VERY VERSITILE PRODUCER. I CAN CATER TO MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF ARTIST. MY KNOWLEDGE OF HIP-HOP, R&B, SOUL, POP, CLASSICS, REGGAE, REGGAETON, SOCA, AND CALLYPSO MAKES IT EASY FOR ME TO WORK WITH ARTIST WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TASTE IN SOUNDS AND STYLES. IF I HAD TO SAY WHAT I THINK MY STYLE OR STRENGTH IS I WOULD HAVE TO SAY HIP-HOP/REGGAE COMBONATION THE MOST. WHEN YOU GROW UP IN FLATBUSH YOU'RE FROM EVERY WHERE IN THE CARRIBEAN/ISLANDS LIKE: JAMAICA, TRINIDAD, PANAMA, GUYANA, BARBADOS, HAITI, PUERTO RICO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ST. THOMAS, ST. VINCENT, BELIZE, ETC.......... SO IF YOU'RE ARE A HIP-HOP ARTIST WITH A GOOD LOVE AND/OR EAR FOR REGGAE MUSIC THEN I THINK THAT YOU WOULD REALY BE FEELING ME/MY STYLE. HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT I CAN'T THROW DOWN OTHER MAIN STREAM STYLE OF MUSIC LIKE CRUNK BECAUSE AS I STATED EARLIER, "I AM VERY VERSITILE". I LOOKING FORWARDS TO MEETING MANY NEW PEOPLE OUT HERE SO IF THIS IS YOU AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING SOME OF MY MUSIC THEN GET BACK TO ME. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE TRACKS/SONGS THAT NEED TO BE MIXED DOWN THEN GET AT ME ALSO BECAUSE I AM A CERTIFIED AUDIO/RECORDING ENGINEER WITH CREDENTIALS.
P.S. I KNOW I HAVE A SONG UP ON MY PAGE THAT I MADE WITH MY DUDES(I'M ZONED VERSE 3), BUT I'M NOT AN ARTIST AND AM NOT LOOKING TO BE ONE BUT I CAN HOLD IT DOWN AND THROW IT DOWN ON A TRACK IF NEED BE..........1
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