About DJ Stylus
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There are too many records in the world to stick to one style and DJ Stylus embraces that in his party-rocking philosophy. Dubbed The Vibe Conductor by his fans, Stylus takes a tight hip-hop approach to mixing and applies it to a palette of tunes from overlooked classics to the newest progressive electronic sounds, connecting the soulful elements of his selections to inspire dance floors. With extensive multigenre fluency, DJ Stylus creates musical narratives that are nuanced, compelling, ambitious and far-ranging.
Stylus keeps an international focus while repping his hometown of Washington DC. After getting his start as a DJ while living in the Netherlands, Stylus has since rocked from London to Greece to Brazil and shared turntables with Rich Medina, Daz-I-Kue, ?uestlove, Gilles Peterson and many more.
With DJ’s Deep Sang, Meistro and percussionist Hermon Farahi, Stylus started Sol Power, the hottest afro-latin party in DC, currently in residency at the world famous Eighteenth Street Lounge
Stylus is a resident DJ with Axel F, an event launched with partners Jahsonic and Adrian Loving that celebrates all the jheri curl funk, champagne soul and lazer boogie that you never hear at your standard ’80s party.
As a member of The Soul Controllers, Stylus started out at the University of Maryland’s 88.1 WMUC before eventually moving on to a two year stint on XM Satellite Radio. The Soul Controllers can currently be heard every week in the Decipher hip-hop block on Pacifica’s WPFW 89.3 FM and as of 2011 have been together as a pre-eminent DJ crew for 20 years.
Stylus is also a founding member of The POEM-CEES, the “Run-De La Soul” of DC hip-hop who are nationally recognized for fusing together the best of the poetry and hip-hop worlds. Since 1998 the POEM-CEES have released three albums, two chart-topping independent singles, won two Wammies, toured extensively and performed theatrical productions for the Hip-Hop Theater Festival and Capital Renaissance Theatre. Stylus is an integral part of the POEM-CEES’ legendary live show, a portion of which was experienced on television after naturalaw-dp and Black Picasso’s three appearances on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.
Stylus has plied his trade at all of the major venues in Washington DC and won back to back Wammies for Hip-Hop DJ. He was the main DJ for the Freestyle Union, an organization started by emcee, educator and author Toni Blackman that honed the skills of most of Washington’s most talented veteran hip-hop performers.
The Vibe Conductor is currently lending his production and performance talents to a debut single on Record Breakin’ Music, a collection of remixes, an EP of original material, and the next POEM-CEES project.
- DJ Stylus’ Indonesian Mix Odyssey (2011)
- Interview with Philadelphia’s Ill Vibe Collective (2006)
- Philadelphia Weekly (2006)
- Featured in Adidas/XLR8R’s “Bedroom Rockers” book (2005)
Production, turntable and vocal work:
- POEM-CEES – Everything You’ve Always Wanted (2011)
- E44 – Universal Oneness EP (2009)
- Tamara Wellons – Life Is (2008)
- SPP Waxworks – Have A Nice Day (2007)
- Tamara Wellons – …introducing Tamara Wellons (2003)
- POEM-CEES – Paranoia (2003)
- POEM-CEES – I.O.U. Street (2000)
Compilations/DJ mixes:
- SoulBounce Presents: Summer of Michael Jackson Vol. 1 2010
- SoulBounce Presents: The Carlton (2010)
- Nicholas Ryan Gant – Hittin’ Switches (2009)
- Deborah Bond – After Day (2006)
- Tamara Wellons – Tamara in Wonderland (2005)
Washington, DC:
2K9, 9:30 Club, Agua Ardiente, Andalu, Avenue, The Bayou, Blackbyrd Warehouse, Bohemian Caverns/Liv, Busboys and Poets, DC9, Andalu, Bar Nun, Bossa, The Black Cat, The Blue Room, Cada Vez, Cafe Nema, Dahlak, DC Sanctuary, Donovan House, The Dunes, Eighteenth Street Lounge, Eyebar, Five, Gallery, The Garage, Gua-Rapo, Jin, Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club, Kaffa House, Lincoln Theater, Little Miss Whiskey’s Golden Dollar, Local 16, The Loft, Lost Society, Lux, Mangoes, Marvin, MCCXXIII, Metro Cafe, Meze, Mirrors, Modern, Nation, Pearl, Posh, Rendezvous, Republic Gardens, Rock and Roll Hotel, Saki, Science Club, Sesto Senso, Spy Lounge, State of the Union, Tabaq, Timehri, Ultrabar, U Street Music Hall, Velvet Lounge, Warehouse Theater, Wonderland Ballroom, Zanzibar…
Further afield:
Aqua Lounge (Philadelphia, PA)
Arts Garage (Philadelphia, PA)
Bar 13 (New York, NY)
Catalina Hotel & Beach Club (Miami, FL)
The Cave (Bali, Indonesia)
The Do-Over (Los Angeles, CA)
Evamer (Vieques, Puerto Rico)
Eve Lounge (San Francisco, CA)
The Five Spot (New York, NY)
Market Place (London, England)
Harry Juku (Bali, Indonesia)
Hotel Delano (Miami, FL)
Ku De Ta (Bali, Indonesia)
Nikki Beach (Miami, FL)
Nuyorican Poets Cafe (New York, NY)
Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)
Sankofa (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil)
See Sound Lounge (Seattle, WA)
Shadow Lounge (Pittsburgh, PA)
S.O.B.’s (New York, NY)
Sugarbeat (Thessaloniki & Athens, Greece)
The Westbury (London, England)
Tavastia (Helsinki, Finland)
Yoruba Dance Sessions (Oakland, CA)
Yuca (Miami, FL)
Asheru/The Unspoken Heard
Carlos Mena
Chief Rocker Busy Bee
Daz-I-Kue
Dwayne Wiggins
Fred Yonnet
Ill Vibe Collective
J-Live
Kev Brown
Lone Catalysts
Opus Akoben
Raheem Devaughn
Rich Medina
DJ Sake One
SunTzu Sound
Sweet Cherie
Talib Kweli
Toni Blackman
Wayna
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