Biography
Dummy is an unlikely name for a mastermind, but don’t be fooled by the name. This Battle, Club, and renowned Concert DJ who adds Musical Director and Producer to his resume. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York the DJ influence was always around him and at home, he watched and listened to both his father and brother DJ. This early exposure sparked his love of music, and by the tender age of 7, he had his hands on the turntables.
By the early 90s, DJ Dummy’s stellar performances jump-started his career and began to establish his name within the industry. People couldn’t help but take notice, when the then 14-year old DJing genius, held his own on the stage of the Supermen DJ Battle (1991). During his DJ battling days, this original member of the infamous Tape Kingz, went on to win the New York Regional DMC Battle (’98) and also came 2nd and 3rd at the American DMC Battle (98) and the Zulu Nation Battle (’96), respectively.
DJ Dummy is very much an enigma to most people, but his success within the battle circuit made an immense impression on the hip-hop community and proved he was a talent to be reckoned with. Because of his battle roots, Dummy not only has an uncanny ability to excite a crowd of any size but has an innate understanding of the actual skill of DJing. That expertise, which only a few DJs possess, has allowed him to move the art of djing to an all-encompassing performance; He has DJ in the smallest clubs in Brooklyn, to perform at Madison Square Gardens and Staples Center, pulling names like Common, J.Cole, and Rihanna to bill him as an act on their tours.
DJ Dummy has been the musical director for Common since 1999 and J Cole from before his first album. He has created unforgettable tours shows like the Oscar-winning performance of Glory with Common and John Legend, ‘Love & Happiness: an Obama Celebration’ performance.
DJ Dummy’s almost 20-year career has seen him electrify numerous clubs, tour internationally and entertained clients such as Prince, LeBron James, Vense Williams, His talents have attracted many of hip-hop’s premier artists, throughout the years; he has worked closely on creating stage shows and/or DJing concerts all over the world for the likes of J Cole, Queen Latifah, Common, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Alicia keys, Music Soulchild, Mos Def, De La Soul, A+, DMX, Onyx, Smoothe The Hustler, going all the way back to Group Home.
He has formed unbreakable professional relationships with many iconic artists in the industry and he’s been a part of historic moments in Hip-Hop. And this is only the beginning of DJ Dummy’s legacy, so it’s safe to say, you can certainly learn a lot from a dummy.
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