DJ SOULJAH is a Japanese DJ making big moves in New
York.
His CLUB PLAY and MIX CD/ DVDs are always the newest
and hottest in NYC.
DJ SOULJAH will Never Stop!
In 2008, in his home (Japan), he was on a tour going
around 18 cities and had 10,000 people come to his first
Big Tour. The tour was unheard of crazy, and successful.
Nobody does it like DJ SOULJAH .. In NYC, he was a guest
DJ on the radio showSHADE45 hosted by EMINEM. In the
club scene, he has played at the hottest parties at
hottest Venues, like CLUB AVALON where he played every
Saturday and at birthday parties for Grammy artist such
as JOHN LEGEND and TIMBALAND.
He also has played together with the KID CAPRI, BIZ
MARKIE and many more In 2005, he played at "NASSAU
COLOSIEM" for NE-YO, KEYSHA COLE BUSTA RHYMES,
and 50 cent/G-UNIT in New York. More than 10,000people
was at the concert .. He is a talented skillful DJ and
trying to make big things happen that you have never
heard of. On top of the club play, his MIX CD/DVD is
very important in his DJ career. With his great skills
of choosing, mixing, and scratching songs, nobody can
play like he does. DJ SOULJAH is one of the hottest
DJ not only in Japan but also in NY, USA.
He was featured
as {Real Hip Hop} in the top magazine" The Source"
twice and it was the first time for a Japanese DJ working
in NYC to be featured in the magazine. His material,
skills, and quality are always hot and high.
STYLE
Hip Hop, R&B,
Reggae, Reggaeton, House, Top 40, Classic & Video
Mix
RADIO
SIRIUS
RADIO "SHADE 45" (Guest DJ's)
82.5 FM NORTHWAVE - URBAN HYPE- Every Fri 19:00pm -
22:00pm
WORK / COLLABORATION
<Label>
Sony / Columbia Music Official DVD
Bad Boy Official DVD
Warner Brothers Official DVD
<Artist>
KRS-One
Adriana Evans
Jay'ed
Sugar Soul
Microphone Pager
Young Jeezy
The Game
Flo Rida
Styles P
Sheek Louch
David Banner
Slim (of 112)
O'Neal Mcknight
Smif N Wessun
Camp Lo
Ski Beatz
Rsonist
<Dj's>
DJ Kid Capri (No Kid'N / D-Block)
DJ Technician
DJ Willy Chin (Black Chinney)
DJ Felli Fel (Power 106 / Heavy Hitters)
DJ Kast One (Hot 97/ Heavy Hitters)
DJ Prostyle (BET/ Heavy Hitters)
DJ Envy (Hot 97)
DJ Drama (Pepsi Dj's)
DJ Cipha Sound (Hot 97 / MTV)
DJ Camilo (Hot 97 / Heavy Hitters)
DJ Muro (King of Diggin)
DJ Hazime (Nitro Microphone Underground)
DJ Benkay (DJ City Japan)
DJ Ty-Koh (Big Blaze Wilders)
DJ Ono (ShadyVille DJs)
TOUR / EVENT
Adidas
Store
Avalon
Club 205
City Night Club
Club Mission
Copacabana
Duvet
Nassau Coliseumn
Puma Store
Rain Lounge
Rock Candy
Spirit
Strata
The Roxy
Triple 5 Soul Store
& More...
PRESS
Variety,
as the saying goes, is the spice of life. And no up
and coming DJ exemplifies these words more prodigiously
than DJ Souljah. Born on the Kyu-Shu island of Japan
but currently based on the Lower East Side of New York
City, turntable technician boasts an acclaimed mix-CD
series (appropriately enough, subtitled gSpice of Lifeh)
that runs the gamut of musical styles from contemporary
and old school hip hop to reggae,
reggaeton, Latin, house, and R&B. gYou name it!h
the spin doctor says good naturedly about his diverse
tastes. But beyond an affinity for different musical
genres, the variety that characterizes Souljahfs work
extends to his craftsmanship. His mix-CDs are neither
strictly exhibitions of turntablism nor previews of
exclusive new and unreleased material, but programs
that encompass all the disciplines of DJing and fuse
them into compulsively listenable, party-oriented affairs.
Tellingly, Souljah takes much of his inspiration from
the legendary mix-tape master and crowd pleaser Kid
Capri. "I think the number one party DJ is Kid
Capri," says Souljah about his most prominent DJ
role model.
"Cause he can rock the house. How he cuts, blends,
and mixes all those records is just amazing. I believe
that being able to do a little bit of everything is
really important. Itfs good to have a basic scratching
technique, but making people dance is as important as
having skills.h Souljahfs most celebrated mix-CD effort
to date, 2003fs "SOL: Spice of Life," very
ably demonstrates this philosophy, utilizing his strong
studio
production techniques, programming savvy, and cutting
skills to create a eamless collage of old school breaks,
sample sources and hip hop hits. Upon its release, "SOL:
Spice of Life" was met with immediate accolades.
The Source magazine hailed the mix-CD as "a crate
digger's delight," while Urb magazine declared
it ga brilliant thematic mix.h Follow up projects like
the Puerto Rican themed gAfter the Parade,h the club
hit-laden gLive In New York,h and Souljahfs Jay-Z Black
Album remix CD are similarly impressive and infectious.
Like all of Souljahfs mixes theyfve all immediately
sold out back in Japan. Souljah is grateful for the
support he still receives back home, and recalls the
important musical moments of his formative years with
fondness. It was in Japan that he was first introduced
to DJing while messing with turntable at his local record
store in Kyu-Shu where he worked during his high school
years; he still remembers the first record he learned
to DJ with (Gang Star' s "The ? Remainz",)
and the first mix-tape he ever made (a decade ago for
his then-girlfriend). Despite his roots, however, Souljah
embraces the way DJs are perceived in his adopted home
of the U.S. as opposed to back in Japan.
"Unlike the States," he observes, "people
in Japan think DJ-ing is so serious. They tend to be
more technically conscious as opposed to trying to make
people happy." Between a consistent flow of mix-CD
projects, his internet radio show (gPrime Cutshon www.djsouljah.com
which just celebrated its one-year anniversary), and
his weekly DJ residency each and every Friday at the
Rain Lounge (216 Bedford Ave @ N.5 Street in Brooklyn)
DJ Souljah is obviously making a lot of people very
happy these days. Though the enterprising selector considers
his mix-CD projects as much a practical necessity ("I
think a mix-CD is a DJ's business card," he says)
as a creative outlet, his commitment to his profession
is as strong as ever, as is reflected by his passion
for every DJfs favorite pastime, record digging. "
I dig for records all the time "I mean, ALL the
time," He boasts." One of my jobs is buying
records here in the U.S. and shipping them to our stores
all over the world. But itfs something Ifd be doing
even if it wasnft my job. "That's" just the
foundation of what DJs do."
