| I have always loved music and grew up on it. My brother was a big "rap" fan so I pretty much stole and borrowed his tapes (Naughty By Nature, Boogie Down Productions, NWA and of course the "KINGS OF ROCK", RUN DMC (RIP Jam Master Jay). I had friends that like to go to teen nights at Yakety Yak in Ocean and I went. I saw first hand what I was going to be doing for my life. They were like god's to me. Soon after that I bought my first turntables at about 13. No doubt they were not that good, (Belt Driven Gemenis), but I learned how to mix and scratch with them, CAREFULLY MIND YOU. I used to listen to hot 97 (Funk master Flex, D.J.JazzyJeff, Stretch Armstrong, Chuck Chill Out, Grandmaster Flash, D.J. Red Alert and other D.J.s 24/7 and loved all the DJs and always had an ear open for scratching and beat mixing (Bad Boy Bill & Richard Humpty Vision). I would actually record the mixes they did, then buy the same records and practice until I could do it. My first job was working for Cisco's Disco, doing parties and the Ramada Inn in Hazlet. Under the influence of his Deejays (Robbie O, Riki, Steve, Dave (RIP), and John (RIP). I was like a sponge; I filled in the gaps of what I didn't know and from there I just kept practicing and learning more everyday and every night. After that I began working with DJ Cory Minto and we did events as well even though our music likes were different. It was a good time and a great way to make money. BIG SHOUT OUT TO CORY!!! Soon after that, Cory got me a job at Stingrays (Birch Hill Complex) and I was able to showcase my talent in the side hip hop room. It only held about 100 people but it was the greatest feeling in the world to me. I even got into a LIVE DJ battle with going around the back and tricks!!! Stingrays only lasted a few years though. (THANKS ART!!!) So DJ Cory Minto and I began to bounce around from Jack's in Long Branch to Ashes in Red Bank, among other places. About 5 years ago, I ran into DJ Robbie O again through a friend, and we became tight once again. I've been working with/for him over 4 years now and thanks to the mixture of "who you know" and "what you can do", aka luck, I had the please of playing for 2 years @ Jenkinsons and I am currently at Joe Pop's in Long Beach Island 2 nights a week, among other places. Life got much better and easier. I don't worry if I don't sound like a professional, but when DJ Robbie O let me play for 15 minutes the first time on a Friday night at Jenkinson's over the summer of 2007, my hands were truly shaking and I was nervous for the first time ever. The RUSH was unimaginable. That many people dancing to my music, just the though of it scared me. After my time was up I was still shaky, but it felt amazing! My music was not just being heard, but enjoyed by 3500 people. LIFE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER!!! When I got married in April of 2007, along with the best wife imaginable, I was able to purchase DJ equipment for myself. So a few months after the wedding, I registered my DJ company which I am currently very busy booking private events (weddings, sweet 16s, graduation parties, school dances etc.) and it is going very well. Honestly, besides spending time with my wife Anneabeth and the future "little Mensons" that will be running around, there is no better feeling than playing music that people love and being payed for it, whether it be at a nightclub or a private event. On top of that, the 2008 Reader's Poll from Night and Day Magazine had named me as the 4th Best DJ in both, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. For over a year, I have been building my residency popularity working @ On The Deck in Atlantic Highlands, NJ for their Ladies Nights every Thursday which switched into Fridays, starting @ 10pm. The crowd is great; a variety of very friendly people which help to create a sophisticated, sexy and mature atmosphere with the help of an amazing staff. In 2009 I had received an email from a well known radio jock, "matt Knight" from G-Rock (106.3FM). The station was being reformatted towards Top 40/Mainstream station. He had asked if I was interested in doing a weekly mix show on Tuesday afternoons appropriately named the HIT MIX @ 5. Of course I was. Needless to say, I have been rocking the ride home for people for over a year now and I'm loving the exposure, the additional work that I have received from it and the weekly compliments and support. Last but not least, I want to thank every person I have ever come in contact with, especially my mother, father and of course my wife Anneabeth for always being there for me and turning me into the man that i was so in the opposite direction of becoming. Also to those people that have affected my life, good or bad. You have all been a part of my life and have somehow brought me to a point in my life where I am the happiest I have ever been. I forever thank you all |
| Bulkhead (Keyport, NJ) 2010 - Present House / Hip Hop / Party Classics / Reggae Sugar Shack (Highlands, NJ) 2009 - Present House / Hip Hop / Party Classics / Reggae HIT MIX @ 5 ON HIT 106 (106.3 / 106.5 fm) 2009 - present Top 40 / Hip Hop / Party Classics On The Deck (Atlantic Highlands, NJ) 2009 - present Top 40 / Hip Hop / Party Classics Flo Bar & Lounge (Elizabeth, NJ) 2008 - present House / Latin / Hip Hop / Classics Joe Pop's (Long Beach Island, NJ) 2006 - present Current Top 40 / Party Classics |
| Jenkinson's Night Club (Point Pleasant, NJ) 2006-2009 Commercial House / Party Classics Dreemz Ultra Lounge (Philadelphia, Pa) 2007 Hip Hop / R&B / Reggaeton The Steak Exchange (Hazlet, NJ) 2003 - 2007 Top 40 / Party Classics L.A.’s Nightclub (Manahawkin, NJ) 2007 Top 40 / Party Classics Stingrays/Birch Hill (Old Bridge, NJ) 2000 - 2003 Dance / Hip Hop / Reggae |
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