About Me
Versatility is the word that comes to mind when it comes to DJ Shad. Originally hailing from Rockford, Illinois, Shad has worked his way from playing roller skating rinks to headlining the biggest clubs in the midwest. He started professinally Dj'ing at the age of 15 at the Ing Roller Rink. During this time he played with house music icons such as DJ Slugo, Dj Deeon, Jes One, Dj Milton, Dj Skip and Stacy Kidd.After high school, he attended Southern Illinois University where he ran WIDB, the student radio station. During that time he linked up with Dj Quest, DJ Venu,Dj Pikel, Dj Crucial from F5 Records and Dj Paragon to open for international dj's such as Bad Boy Bill, Bobby D and groups such as Twista, Crucial Conflict, Outkast and 2 Live Crew. While traveling and attending school, he networked up with Joe Beuckman aka Bitch Ass Darius which he hooked up with the Litterthugz crew which resulted in 2 12" releases one under his name and the other one under the alter ego Willie Dynamite.After Graduation from SIU with a degree in Journalism, he took a chance and moved to Kansas City. During this time he has worked his way from playing small house parties to building up some of the biggest clubs in the city. During this time he played for parties hosted by Erykah Badu,Kimble Anders and Jerome & Detroit Woods of the Kansas City Chiefs. His unique stlye of mixing caught the attention of Kenny Diamonds of Hot 103 Jamz, in which Shad is a Guest Mixer for the Underground Heat radio show. Not forgetting about his roots in radio he also mixes for the Show Me Mixshow on Saturday nights with MS Shai and Lonnie love on KKFI. This past year has been a busy one opening for acts like Keak The Sneak,Lil Flip and Trina. In 2007, Shad and his Fiance Mz Amber is focusing on the business side of music handling marketing and promotion for James Christos,C Horn, St Nick from Topeka. Shad was recently nominated for best Hip Hop Dj in Kansas City by the Pitch weekly magazine and was a regional finalist for the Pepsi Superstar Dj Battle. You can catch him every week mixing on 90.1 KKFI www.kkfi.org and at Karma Nightclub every Saturday and Zen aka Tao on Friday Nights. DJ Shad just recently won the Best Club Dj in Kansas City by the Pitch Magazine
