Artist description DJ X-Caliber is trying to rewrite and reinvent the hip-hop with his unique sampling, refusal to accept beat matching at all costs, promotion of new black noise, and complex counterpart classically influenced orchestration. The new complexity will have rap becoming more profound and in depth than ever before this shebang. For example, DJ X-Caliber wants to make hip-hop instrumentals more like symphonic landscapes an inventive method for making the state of da game mo profound.

Music Style Underground Hip Hop and Experimental, Innovative Old-School Productionz!

Musical Influences Tony Touch, Psycho Les and Juju of the Beatnuts, DJ Premier, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Buckwild, Showbiz, DJ Muggs, DJ Cut Chemist, Rob Swift, DJ Shadow, Terminator X, Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest, Large Professor, old school from early 90's DJ'ing, D.I.T.C., early 70's soul music and funk jazz, De La Soul, Prince Paul, RZA, Wu-Tang Clan, Hieroglyphics, Del The Funky Homosapien, Blackalicious, and most importantly Pete Rock

Similar Artists Tony Touch, Beatnuts, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, D.I.T.C., Prince Paul, RZA, De La Soul, Del the Funky Homosapien, and mostly Pete Rock!

Artist History Working on remix albums of his own favorite cuts, plans to work on an experimental R and B album, involved in music production and promotion, plans to work on a trilogy of rap based on American life. The albums he submits to mp3.com are basically sample-free (except for classical music which is not copyrighted) so you can start to groove and get educated by this cool artist! Also DJ X-Caliber is a party DJ who has done some cool work at parties using a Technics (borrowed from Steve Resch). He plans to focus on studio work exclusively once everything is settled.

Group Members DJ X-Caliber works by himself, spiritual support and help from Boyd Nelson and Tyler Briggs, his close galfriend Rikki Williams provides much luv and help too, thanx to his cru Steve, DJ Remarkable, etc. Currently on a MGP subsidiary urban label ZerO Target Records.

Instruments Turntables (Technics SP 1200s prefered, Gemini), Laptop, Mixer, Sampler

Albums working on R and B project with Midnight Muses and some soul brother funk hiphop instrumental albums

Press Reviews Featured recently on Quinnipiac college radio station on Friday 11pm-2am. Favorable comments in the New Haven area. Steve Resch, a local DJ-- "Majorly dope stuff, smooth beatz all the way." "This stuff is a definitely winner out of my ghetto blaster..." --DJ Remarkable

Additional Info Currently a Yale professional student working also as a locally famous rap DJ., loves classical music (esp. for sampling and counterpoint) and jazz and hip-hop. Some pop too.

Location New Haven, CT - USA

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