DJ Kazoo For Bookings & Info: 585.615.9015
Dj Kazoo - a native New Yorker representing' Queens - began DJing in late
94 while attending the State University At Buffalo...The influence of the
92/93 rave scene (well travelled with dear friend Master D) led him down
the turntable path! Another inspiration was Master D's lifelong friend
Onionz - a NYC rave legend... Kazoo had been instantly hooked on the dark
hardcore jungle soundz found in Toronto, 1993 - so his he began snatching
up whatever jungle could be found either in Toronto or back home in NYC..Acid
jazz, breaks & Deep "Detroit" Techno also severely damaged his wallet!
In 94/95 - he had linked up with Ed "Alien" Petelis (Seuss) & the infamous
Knowmatic Tribe (ONE & ONLY!) led by Dj Marcos... He began playing at the
legendary "Asbury Alley" alongside Marcos & tag team partner DJ Fever
(Canada)...During this period, Kazoo was addicted to the early "Intelligent"
soundz of Lucky Spin, Good Looking, and Basement, as well as Moving Shadow
and his all-time favorite Metalheadz! Fever was rocking the ILL ragga &
Marcos had the jazzy beats! At this time he met Rochester's DJ Awake -
another upstate pioneer, frequent DJ partner & dear friend! The Buffalo
scene began to grow (thanks to Seuss, Family, ROM & others) but the time
had come to go home! In 95/96 Kazoo returned to NYC & began to work with
Master D at Nemesis record distribution... At this time deep, jazzy D*B
(Full Cycle bizness) was in full swing. He was a resident at the tues.night
"Redbud" party at Den of Thieves & @ Beau & Christian Bruna's "Camouflage".
He played various parties in NYC & along the East Coast & Canada, but always
loved rollin' back upstate visit his D&B roots crew! After Nemesis, he
worked for the Breakbeat Science - a dream job for this admitted old skool
junkie! In 99, he left his friends to become the D&B buyer at Syntax music
- a new distributor set up by Master D! Flash forward to 2001 - Kazoo still
finds himself dropping a creative blend of Techstep, old skool ragga,
futuristic rollers & dark funk... He currently rolls with NYC's Direct
Drive crew (BIG UP Cassien, Seoul Reid Speed & Doomer!), The Ism Massive
(Testpress style!) & the Breakbeat Science boyz (Big up the Quartz,Shooter,
Dara, Zeke, Still, & DB)... 2001 also marks the beginning of Ghost recordings
(Kazoo's D&B label set up with Syntax partner JE) & Company D&B - a label
he does A&R for! Ghost #1, by the NYC legend Delmar, will drop soon! Kazoo
has been working on beats with talented musicians Tim Wagner & Andy Avitable,
and should see the first release out before the new year! MASSIVE respect
to the SkyeHigh/Soundroc crew for holdin' tight & rockin' shit ALL these
years! MANY more....
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