Dj Clash Research Paper
Born, Darren Jakasal aka DJ Clash out of Long Island City, Queens. Queensbridge was one of the projects that produced an abundant amount of talent in the Hip Hop culture. Growing up listening to 92.3 WKTU with Shep Pettibone and the Latin Rascals, and Inner City Broadcasting 107.5 WBLS' own Mr. Magic and DJ Marley Marl. They inspired DJ Clash to become well connected to the early Hip Hop and R&B style of music.
The summer of 1984 brought DJ Clash to a place called The River Park which is a site where the community gathered around to play baseball or to have fun dancing to the Disco, R&B, and Hip Hop craze. Just to name a few of true pioneers of Rap and Hip Hop music, there were the Orr Brothers, The Disco Twins, DJ Hot Day, Grandmaster Flesh, …show more content…
and DJ Marly Marl. DJ Clash also met with Mobb Deep's "Havoc" father DJ Smurf, who taught him how to spin records on non-pitch turntables.
In 1986-1989, DJ Clash worked with DJ Marly Marl on WBLS 107.5 FM. Later, DJ Clash worked beside Marley Marl on a show called "In The Mix", which was number one for three straight years. After working at WBLS, DJ Clash spun records in over 25 nightclubs, including The Tunnel, The Underground, The Milky Way, and The Sound Factory Bar in New York City.
In 1989-1992, DJ Clash became an assistant recording engineer, mixer, and editor at Marley Marl House of Hits studio.
Having 7 Platinum and 5 Gold records, DJ Clash recorded and mixed predominantly Hip Hop and R&B with such artists as LL Cool J, DJ Peter Rock, CL Smooth, Heavy D, TLC, Eric Williams of Black Street, and the Juice Crew Stars.
In 1997-1999, DJ Clash embarked to Brighton, England. Spinning records on Surf 107.2 FM with Mike Panteli, and Mick Fuller. DJ CLash spun the latest in Hip Hop, Speed Garage, Drum and Bass, Reggae, and Disco Classics for the next two years spinning at such nightclubs as The Beach, JR's, The Zapp, The Flava, and the Atlantis.
In 2000, DJ Clash established a small record label named, "Shifting Ground Records" in Winston-Salem, NC. He collaborated with producer Rod "Dephat" Carter of House of Phatz Production, making Gospel, Underground Hip Hop, and House Tracks.
In 2002, together with the strong direction from God, DJ Clash became a Board Operator, Air Jock, and Mixer for the www.futureflavasonline.com network. There he helped spread the word of God through music ministry. You'd often find him spinning at Thea's, The Elite Key Club, Tony's Lounge, Hawthorne Inn, and Club Celebrity. He could have also been heard every Friday and Saturday between 7PM-8PM on …show more content…
www.niaradionetwork.com.
In 2005, DJ Clash changed his company name to "Method To Sweat Productions".
At that moment of time, he went from vinyl to digital. From 2005 to now, DJ Clash has been seen DJing at local clubs, such as Mod Bar, Lucky Blue. He's also been DJing Rock The Block, events such as the Black Festival. DJ Clash has also been expanding his DJ services to weddings, and birthday parties. DJ Clash is one of the top DJ's in the Triad. His passion for music is what motivates him to make sure that each event he DJ's will be most memorable….after all, he is Method to Sweat Production! His favorite motto during his events is "Go hard…or go
home".
The summer of 1984 brought DJ Clash to a place called The River Park which is a site where the community gathered around to play baseball or to have fun dancing to the Disco, R&B, and Hip Hop craze. Just to name a few of true pioneers of Rap and Hip Hop music, there were the Orr Brothers, The Disco Twins, DJ Hot Day, Grandmaster Flesh, …show more content…
and DJ Marly Marl. DJ Clash also met with Mobb Deep's "Havoc" father DJ Smurf, who taught him how to spin records on non-pitch turntables.
In 1986-1989, DJ Clash worked with DJ Marly Marl on WBLS 107.5 FM. Later, DJ Clash worked beside Marley Marl on a show called "In The Mix", which was number one for three straight years. After working at WBLS, DJ Clash spun records in over 25 nightclubs, including The Tunnel, The Underground, The Milky Way, and The Sound Factory Bar in New York City.
In 1989-1992, DJ Clash became an assistant recording engineer, mixer, and editor at Marley Marl House of Hits studio.
Having 7 Platinum and 5 Gold records, DJ Clash recorded and mixed predominantly Hip Hop and R&B with such artists as LL Cool J, DJ Peter Rock, CL Smooth, Heavy D, TLC, Eric Williams of Black Street, and the Juice Crew Stars.
In 1997-1999, DJ Clash embarked to Brighton, England. Spinning records on Surf 107.2 FM with Mike Panteli, and Mick Fuller. DJ CLash spun the latest in Hip Hop, Speed Garage, Drum and Bass, Reggae, and Disco Classics for the next two years spinning at such nightclubs as The Beach, JR's, The Zapp, The Flava, and the Atlantis.
In 2000, DJ Clash established a small record label named, "Shifting Ground Records" in Winston-Salem, NC. He collaborated with producer Rod "Dephat" Carter of House of Phatz Production, making Gospel, Underground Hip Hop, and House Tracks.
In 2002, together with the strong direction from God, DJ Clash became a Board Operator, Air Jock, and Mixer for the www.futureflavasonline.com network. There he helped spread the word of God through music ministry. You'd often find him spinning at Thea's, The Elite Key Club, Tony's Lounge, Hawthorne Inn, and Club Celebrity. He could have also been heard every Friday and Saturday between 7PM-8PM on …show more content…
www.niaradionetwork.com.
In 2005, DJ Clash changed his company name to "Method To Sweat Productions".
At that moment of time, he went from vinyl to digital. From 2005 to now, DJ Clash has been seen DJing at local clubs, such as Mod Bar, Lucky Blue. He's also been DJing Rock The Block, events such as the Black Festival. DJ Clash has also been expanding his DJ services to weddings, and birthday parties. DJ Clash is one of the top DJ's in the Triad. His passion for music is what motivates him to make sure that each event he DJ's will be most memorable….after all, he is Method to Sweat Production! His favorite motto during his events is "Go hard…or go
home".