DJ Skribble
Encyclopedia
DJ Skribble is an Italian-American DJ
, producer, remixer, radio personality
and actor.
In the early 1990s he teamed up with Kamron, ATA, Firstborn, and Tommy Never in Young Black Teenagers
, who released two albums before splitting up.
In 1996 he worked with Bill Irwin on the musical Hip Hop Wonderland. He also worked on Wyclef Jean
's first album, as well as with another Fugee
, Lauryn Hill
.
Skribble has released several mix albums, including two volumes of Traffic Jams, two volumes of MDMA, Essential Dance 2000 (on Atlantic Records
), Essential Spring Break and Skribble's House (both on London-Sire Records
) and Perfecto Presents: DJ Skribble (on ThriveDance/Perfecto Records
).
Skribble has also worked on MTV
's The Grind
, Total Request Live
, Spring Break, Hip Hop Night and the Millennium Special Live. He has appeared several times on various radio and television shows, and appeared in the 2000 film Turn It Up, credited as 'DJ'. Skribble was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards
to support independent artists.
Skribble also attempted to sue two teens, Craig Briars & Jeff Ogden, from Park Ridge, Illinois in 2004 for what his legal team viewed as copyright infringement. The two teens operated "Skribble Entertainment", a highly successful disc jockey business that catered to High Schools, local organizations and private events. It is unknown as to why DJ Skribble went after these individuals but as a result he received negative publicity right before the launch of his new toy line. The lawsuit never came to fruition and the teen's Disc Jockey Business only became more popular to due increased press coverage on NBC Celebrity Justice, Park Ridge Herald-Advocate & the Chicago Tribune.
He owns a car customization
shop called "Skribble's Auto Spa" located in Queens
, New York
.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, producer, remixer, radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
and actor.
In the early 1990s he teamed up with Kamron, ATA, Firstborn, and Tommy Never in Young Black Teenagers
Young Black Teenagers
Young Black Teenagers was an early 1990s American rap group consisting of Kamron, First Born, Anthony DelCioppo, Tommy Never, and DJ Skribble. Despite their name, none of the group was black...
, who released two albums before splitting up.
In 1996 he worked with Bill Irwin on the musical Hip Hop Wonderland. He also worked on Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
's first album, as well as with another Fugee
The Fugees
Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...
, Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...
.
Skribble has released several mix albums, including two volumes of Traffic Jams, two volumes of MDMA, Essential Dance 2000 (on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
), Essential Spring Break and Skribble's House (both on London-Sire Records
London-Sire Records
London-Sire Records was an American-based record label owned by Warner Music Group, created in 2000 with the merging of Sire Records and London Records. Seymour Stein remained at the helm as CEO. The binding of the two companies, however, proved to be largely unsuccessful...
) and Perfecto Presents: DJ Skribble (on ThriveDance/Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989.-History:Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989...
).
Skribble has also worked on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Grind
The Grind (TV series)
The Grind was a Dance music show broadcast on the cable television station MTV between 1992 and 1997.It replaced Club MTV, and featured people dancing to music tracks in a studio, linked by various hosts, including Eric Nies and DJ Jackie Christie. While Club MTV was mostly Dance, House and...
, Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
, Spring Break, Hip Hop Night and the Millennium Special Live. He has appeared several times on various radio and television shows, and appeared in the 2000 film Turn It Up, credited as 'DJ'. Skribble was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
to support independent artists.
Skribble also attempted to sue two teens, Craig Briars & Jeff Ogden, from Park Ridge, Illinois in 2004 for what his legal team viewed as copyright infringement. The two teens operated "Skribble Entertainment", a highly successful disc jockey business that catered to High Schools, local organizations and private events. It is unknown as to why DJ Skribble went after these individuals but as a result he received negative publicity right before the launch of his new toy line. The lawsuit never came to fruition and the teen's Disc Jockey Business only became more popular to due increased press coverage on NBC Celebrity Justice, Park Ridge Herald-Advocate & the Chicago Tribune.
He owns a car customization
Custom car
A custom car is a passenger vehicle that has been modified in either of the following two ways. First, a custom car may be altered to improve its performance, often by altering or replacing the engine and transmission. Second, a custom car may be a personal "styling" statement, making the car look...
shop called "Skribble's Auto Spa" located in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Albums
- Traffic Jams (1997)
- MDMA, Vol. 1 (1998)
- MDMA, Vol. 2 (1999)
- Traffic Jams 2000 (1999)
- Essential Dance 2000 (2000)
- Essential Spring Break - Summer 2001 (2001)
- Essential Presents: Skribble's House (2001)
- MDMA: Reloaded (2004)
- Perfecto Presents: DJ Skribble (2005)
Mixed compilations
- Best of Dance Mix USA, Vol. 1 (1997)
- Best of Dance Mix USA, Vol. 2 (1998)
- The Real Hip-Hop: Best of D&D Studios, Vol. 1 (1999)
- Reddlite Continuous Mix (2000)
- Ministry of SoundMinistry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
: American Anthems (2003) - ThriveMix 03 (2007)
- ThriveMix 04 (2007)
- ThriveMix Presents: Total Dance 2008 (2007)
- Total Club Hits (2008)
- ThriveMix 5 (2008)
- Total Club Hits 2 (2009)
- Total Club Hits 3 (2009)
- ThriveMix Presents: Dance Nation: The Ultimate Party Mix! (2010)
Selected remixes
- "My Man" - Alexis
- "Slow Down 2000 (No Doubt)" - Boot Camp ClikBoot Camp ClikBoot Camp Clik is an American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York, which is composed of Buckshot , Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz , Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C....
- "Must be the Music" - Big Punisher & Cuban LinkCuban LinkFelix Delgado , better known by his stage name Cuban Link, is a Cuban rapper.-Biography:Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1974. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1980 and settled in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City...
- "Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce SpringsteenBruce SpringsteenBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
- "No Competition" - Common
- "Treat Me Right" - Craig MackCraig MackCraig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...
- "Your Heart" - Cyberslam
- "All Night Long" - Danny T. & Fatman ScoopFatman ScoopIsaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is a hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice....
- "I Love This Way" - Eden's CrushEden's CrushEden's Crush is a former girl group based in Los Angeles created on the American television series Popstars which aired on AOL Time Warner's WB television network in early 2001, and promoted on the AOL on-line service...
- "Ride Away" - Flipmode SquadFlipmode SquadThe Flipmode Squad is a production crew and musical group, founded and fronted by rapper Busta Rhymes. The first Flipmode album debuted in 1998 with The Imperial, Rampage and Rah Digga went on to record solo efforts...
- "Play That Beat Mr. DJ" - Gang StarrGang StarrGang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop duo that consisted of the late MC Guru and DJ/producer DJ Premier. Their style combined elements of New York jazz and hip hop.-Background:...
- "It's Not Over" - Grace
- "East Coast Boy and West Coast Girl" - Grand PubaGrand PubaMaxwell Dixon is an emcee best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian.-Biography:He made his debut with the group Masters of Ceremony. Its album Dynamite was hailed by critics, but probably due to lack of sales, the group soon disbanded, and Puba emerged as the lead emcee of Brand Nubian...
- "Higher & Higher" - GTSGTSGTS may stand for:* HSV GTS, an Australian high-performance vehicle based on the Holden Commodore* General Theological Seminary, a seminary in New York* Green Tobacco Sickness, a type of nicotine poisoning...
- "I Need Your Love" - JanaJana (Native American singer)Jana Mashonee is a singer, songwriter and actress. She is Lumbee and Tuscarora, originally from Robeson County, North Carolina, currently residing near New York City, in Greenwich, CT...
- "I'll House You 1998" - Jungle BrothersJungle BrothersThe Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer. The group began performing in the mid-1980s and released its first album, Straight Out the Jungle, in July 1988...
- "I'll Do Anything" - K-7K7 (musician)Louis Sharpe better known by his stage names K7 and Kayel.He is the frontman of the Latin freestyle group TKA, is a pop-oriented hip-hop emcee from the U.S., signed to Tommy Boy Records....
- "Keep It Tight" - Lauryn HillLauryn HillLauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...
- "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)-Official versions:# "Never Leave You " [Original Mix] - 3:06# "Never Leave You " / [Main] - 3:33# "Never Leave You " [Anthony Acid & DJ Skribble Remix ] - 3:44-Personnel:...
" - LumideeLumideeLumidee Cedeño is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Cedeño was born in Spanish Harlem where she was raised by her grandparents... - "She's Like the Wind" - LumideeLumideeLumidee Cedeño is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Cedeño was born in Spanish Harlem where she was raised by her grandparents...
& Tony SunshineTony SunshineTony Sunshine is an American R&B singer of Puerto Rican descent, famous for singing on a large amount of Terror Squad's songs. He sang on tracks such as Cuban Link's Still Telling Lies, Fat Joe's All I Need and Big Pun's 100%. He released his own single on Jive Records titled: "Oh My God"... - "Love Is All We Need (Remix)" - Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
- "This Is For My People" - Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
- "I'm Not In Love" - OliveOliveThe olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
- "Most GirlsMost Girls"Most Girls," released in 2000, is the second single from Pink's debut album Can't Take Me Home. It peaked at #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart on November 14, 2000, after reaching the Top 40 on August 22, 2000...
" - PinkPink (singer)Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.... - "You Can't Stop the Pras" - PrakazrelPrasPrakazrel Samuel Michel, known as Pras, is a Grammy Award-winning Haitian-American rapper, actor, film producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.-Early life:...
- "The Dream" - Run D.M.C.
- "Gotta Tell You" - Samantha MumbaSamantha MumbaSamantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba is an Irish singer and actress.Her first album was released in 2000. Her most notable role was Mara in the 2002 film The Time Machine. She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films.-Early life, education and early career:Mumba was born in Dublin,...
- "Feel ItFeel It (Three 6 Mafia song)"Feel It" is the official third single by Three 6 Mafia from their upcoming tenth studio album Laws of Power. It features Tiësto, Sean Kingston and Flo Rida and was produced by Tiësto and DJ Frank E, co-written by Bei Maejor and mixed by Greg Wells. The song was released on December 1, 2009...
" - Three 6 MafiaThree 6 MafiaThree 6 Mafia are an Academy Award-winning, American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1991 as Triple 6 Mafia, by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & Lord Infamous, the group at its most featured six members including; Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo and Koopsta Knicca...
, Flo RidaFlo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
, Sean KingstonSean KingstonSean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
& TiëstoTiëstoTijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto... - "Whatever You Like" - T.I.T.I.Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
& Dave NavarroDave NavarroDavid Michael "Dave" Navarro is an American guitarist who plays in the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction and cover band Camp Freddy. He has also played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and many others.- Early life :... - "DisneyRemixMania MegamixDisneyRemixManiaDisneyremixmania is Disney's 1st remix album in the Disneymania series. It features 14 Disneymania songs from the past 3 volumes remixed to create dance versions of Disney classics. Additionally, there is a 15th song, the "Disneyremixmania Mega Mix" contains 3 Disneymania 3 songs mashed into a...
" - Various Artists - "Innovation" - Vinyl Life
- "Dare" - Willa FordWilla FordAmanda Lee Modano , known professionally as Willa Ford and often as Mandy Modano, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, Willa Was Here, in 2001...
- "Fresh Interlude" - Wyclef JeanWyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
- "The Streets Are Like A Jungle" - Wyclef JeanWyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
- "We No Speak AmericanoWe No Speak Americano"We No Speak Americano" is a song by Australian duo Yolanda Be Cool and producer DCUP. It was released on the independent Australian label Sweat It Out on 27 February 2010. The song samples the 1956 Italian song - although sung in Neapolitan language - "Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" by Renato Carosone,...
" - Yolanda Be CoolYolanda Be CoolYolanda Be Cool is an Australian band made up of Sylvester Martinez and Johnson "Durango Slim" Peterson. They collaborated with Australian producer DCUP to release an international single "We No Speak Americano" on the indie Australian label Sweat It Out they founded, sampling on a 1956...
& DCUPDCUPDuncan MacLennan, better known by his stage name DCUP, is an Australian music producer, DJ and remixer. He is best known for his co-operation with fellow Australian duo Yolanda Be Cool on their international hit single "We No Speak Americano", which samples Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno's 1956...
External links
- Official Website
- DJ Skribble at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- MixMatters biography & tour schedule
- 2 teens turn tables on deejay