West Coast
DJ issue Compiled by D-Ray, Ms. Rivercity, Maurice Garland
DJ Big Dee (Las Vegas, NV)
Las Vegas is also known as Lost Wages, but DJ Big Dee is stacking chips around that way. Spinning at Club Spin, Rumjungle, and Club Poetry keeps the bills paid while mixing at Hot 97.5 adds even more. Touring with Bone Thug-NHarmony and Dogg Pound also seems like sure bets in Big Dee’s portfolio. bigdee702@gmail.com
DJ Eque (Los Angeles, CA)
As one of XM Satellite’s favorite divas, DJ Eque enjoys the freedom to break whatever records she sees fit. Also the tour DJ for Danity Kane and Queen Latifah, Eque is a seasoned crowd pleaser and can spin a variety of genres from Hip Hop and R&B to Elector and House music. djeque@gmail.com Mailing address: 10907 Magnolia Blvd. Hollywood, CA 91601
DJ Espee (Los Angeles, CA via South Jersey)
Even though he’s building his name on the West Coast, DJ Espee got all his game by watching and listening to spin masters in what many consider to be the DJ mecca, Philadelphia. Meshing his bicoastal skills together has helped him become known for his Undercrowned Hustla mixtape series that exclusively features unsigned underground artists. This May he’s stepping up his game and putting out Unstoppable, hosted by Roccett. www.myspace.com/djespee, espeemusic@gmail.com
DJ Juice (Bay Area, CA)
If you ask DJ Juice to tell you of all his accomplishments, you’d need a Snicker bar. He’s DJed events during The Grammys, BET Awards, Billboard Awards, Radio Music Awards, American Music Awards, and the Vibe Awards, just to name a few. He’s been sponsored by both Remy Martin and Seagram’s Gin and has been nominated at Justo’s Mixtape Awards for Best West Coast Mixtape DJ, twice. Also known as Your Favorite DJ’s Favorite DJ, Juice definitely has what Omar Epps had to kill to get. coredjjuice@gmail.com, www.djjuice.biz www.myspace.com/djjuicemixtapes
DJ Knuckles (Bay Area and Sacramento, CA)
DJ Knuckles’ myspace page has a tour schedule with him DJing everywhere from San Francisco to Orlando to Indianapolis. As a member of the Heavy Hitter DJs, being on the road is just something that comes with the territory. But if you can’t keep up with him, he can be heard on KMEL. Operating off his 4 P’s: practice, patience, persistence, and positioning, Knuckles’ punch is only getting stronger. djknuckles23@aol.com, www.myspace.com/djknuckles Mailing address: Attn: DJ Knuckles 813 Harbor Blvd. #130 West Sacramento, CA 95691
DJ Lace (Fresno, CA)
DJ Lace was bagging groceries, doing customer service calls, and working at Foot Locker before he finally got his break as a DJ. After interning at KSFM 102.5 and KBMB 103.5 he’s now getting checks spinning at Goldiggers/The Bastille and holding down the Music Director post at Q97. Known as one of the few DJs who can rock the mic while spinning, Lace is definitely a person you need to know. Mailing address: 617 W Tulare Ave. Visalia, CA 93277
DJ Nik Bean (Los Angeles, CA)
DJ Nik Bean is killing the mixtape circuit right now. Crooked I’s St. Valentine’s Day Bossacre, Stat Quo’s Statistically Speaking, and Streetz of L.A. 4 with DJ Drama & DJ Felli Fel are all his creations. After putting out mixtapes with both Hot Dollar and Glasses Malone alongside their major label signings, Nik Bean became the go-to guy in L.A. djnikbean@gmail.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 330866 Pacoima, CA 91333
DJ E-Z Cutt (Seaside, CA)
Whether he’s spinning in Chicago, Miami or somewhere else, DJ E-Z Cutt is bringing the West Coast with him. One of the few active DJs that can say they’ve toured with N.W.A, MC Hammer, UTFO, Heavy D, and Salt-N-Pepa and actually worked with 2Pac, E-Z credits his staying power to simply having an ear for music. ezcutt@tmail.com, ezcutt@netsape.net Mailing address: 1791 Yosemite St. Seaside, CA 93955-3913
DJ Felli Fel (Los Angeles, CA) With over 1.6 million listeners a day, DJ Felli Fel holds a prime night show spot at Power 106 KPWR. Already a Goldselling producer, Felli Fel will be releasing an album later this year under So So Def/Island Def Jam titled Go DJ. Mailing address: 145 S. Glenoaks Blvd. #404 Burbank, CA 91502 DJ Jiji Sweet (Los Angeles, CA) An advocate for the females in Hip Hop movement, Jiji Sweet has toured with SWV and Teedra Moses while noting Spinderella, Cocoa Chanelle, and Jazzy Joyce as a few of her inspirations. After a prior career in sports broadcasting, Jiji made moves to 102.3 KJLH and Mix 106 where she currently spins the newest hits. If you’re not able to tune into her broadcast, you can catch one of her mixtapes from the The Sweet Factory series. jiji@jijisweet.com, jijisweet@gmail.com
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DJ Skee (Los Angeles, CA)
Known worldwide from Los Angeles to Dubai, DJ Skee has become the main stamp on every blockbuster mixtape coming from the City Of Angels. He got his start under industry guru Steve Rifkind and hustled everything from songs to Playstations to sneakers to stay afloat. He now runs an empire that includes his widely popular website Skee.tv and holds down double duties as a mixer on Power 106 and Sirius.
DJ sourMILK (Rialto, CA)
Though he isn’t big on words, DJ sourMILK’s resume speaks volumes. Holding down posts at the Vault in Pasadena, Basque in Hollywood, and Aubergine in San Diego as well as mixing at Power 106, sourMILK actually has his life looking rather sweet. Currently touring with Ya Boy, Kia Shine and the newly signed Problem, sourMILK is poised to leave a lasting taste in the industry’s mouth. sourmilk106@gmail.com
DJ Tito Bell (San Jose, CA)
DJ Tito Bell gets in a lot of trouble for playing banned hyphy records in the club, but he doesn’t care. If you DJed at Wet (San Jose’s biggest club) and mixed at Wild 94.9, you probably wouldn’t care either. As a Faeva Afta Entertainment (Mistah FAB) affiliate, you can only expect this 21year old to cause an even bigger ruckus for years to come. titobell@gmail.com