Bio
djmoose — Breakbeat Militia, Infinite Velocity — Cleveland
Ever since kindergarten, moose has been making mixtapes. Well, probably not the type of mixtapes you’re thinking of — rather, radio tapes. Moose wanted to be a DJ on the radio so bad that he and his friends would make tapes with a tape recorder, a microphone, and songs recorded off the radio. Since then, DJing has become more than just a dream, as moose established himself as a well-recognized name in the Pittsburgh / Cleveland / Columbus / Cincinnati rave scenes.
Moose blames his love for electronic music on DJ ICEY. “I would go to this club called BB McKlaine’s just because the DJ was spinning records — and at that time, I already had turntables. (I was aspiring to become a hip-hop battle DJ.) One night, the DJ dropped ‘Not a Test’. It was like nothing I’d ever heard before. So different, but yet so damn funky — I went nuts on the dancefloor. After the song was over, I ran over to the DJ booth and asked the name of that track. The DJ held up a white label with ‘ICEY – NOT A TEST’ written in crayon.”
This led moose to start collecting breaks records. “Pretty soon, I had almost all of Icey’s records. One day, my buddy gave me a flyer to a show in Pittsburgh that Icey was playing — ‘Ultimate’, thrown by the Sunshine Kids — and I had to go, even though I didn’t really know it was a ‘rave’. I got there and had a great time. I actually met and talked with Icey, which was cool. Most importantly, I got to see what ‘rave DJs’ were doing — and I loved it!! It was then and there that I decided to give it a try.”
Moose spun at his first party in August of 1999: Nuclear Confusion, thrown by Infinite Velocity Productions in Johnstown, PA. Soon after, he was asked to join Infinite Velocity’s roster — an affiliation moose has always cherished. “They’re the ones who gave me my first chance. Who knows where I’d be if it wasn’t for them. For that, I’ll ALWAYS represent Infinite Velocity.” Since then, moose has spun at countless events all around Ohio and Pennsylvania.
With four major CD/mixtape releases under his belt, moose built a solid fanbase in the area. His first widely known mixtape, Musical Instruments, Textiles, Jewelry, and Architecture, “really got my name out there — I was able to give the kids something to take home after I played, and that way they remembered my style.” It was followed by two increasingly popular mixed-CD releases, If I Was a Mixtape and Putting Things Together. The mixtape FUNK THAT NOISE!!! was a tag-team collaboration with good friend DJ A (a.k.a. Andy the Pooh). Moose also tag-teams with Ben Kenobi, Dez Drastic, Hutch, and the rest of the Breakbeat Militia.
Moose’s unique style sprouts from his hip-hop influence. Blending hip-hop with breaks and jungle — while keeping the crowd entertained — has been his goal from the start. “All I want to do is make the whole crowd bounce, y’all!” — a Snoop Doggy Dogg sample in a J-Smooth track — is what moose uses as a slogan for every performance.
Genres
Breaks · Drum & Bass · Hip-Hop
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