DJ SNIPS





Bio

DJ Snips is a UK born transatlantic DJ who is based between London and NYC.
Established in London as one of the UK's most prominent and prolific DJs/Producers.

Snips through his own merit and his initial association with London's world famous Deal Real record store has DJed performances for U.S. heavy hitters such as Mos Def, Kanye West, John Legend, The Black Eyed Peas, Cassidy, Akir, Pharaoh Monch, Saigon, Ghostface, Dead Prez, Pete Rock & Cl Smooth, The Gza and various UK artists including Estelle, Klashnekoff, Skinnyman and Sway.

Before becoming a regular of NYC where Snips was a resident for the whole of 2009, Snips was a regular fixture on London's Hip Hop and R&B club circuit having played or held down residencies at almost every major club in the West End including Cafe De Paris, Penthouse, Tantra, Attica, The Paragon Lounge, NYT, Rex, Kingly Club, Capishe, Yo Yos @ Notting Hill Arts Club and Bar Rumba.

As well as his residencies, Snips has also been the DJ of choice for several major London industry parties over the last few years including Damon Dashes Launch party for SAS and The Young Gunz @ Elysium, Pharaoh Monch and Dead Prez after party @ Cafe de Paris, Talib Kweli and Kano's after party @ Umbaba, Genuwine’s afterparty @ Penthouse, Chamillionare’s afterparty @ Penthouse, KRS 1s performance in Oxford, Masta Aces show at Mass and The Red Bull Carnival party where Snips DJed alongside ?uestlove of the Roots crew. Snips was also the resident DJ for Koshmo Entertainments comedy jam "laugh till u cry", hosted quarterly by Felicity Ethnix @ the Brixton Ritzy cinema throughout 2006. Snips still frequents London for regular parties and most recently headlined the “Candy” magazine launch party that was hosted by US Glamour model “Buffie The Body”

In addition to being a respected DJ on the scene, Snips also created, promotes and DJs at London’s premier Hip Hop night "Livin’ Proof" a monthly event at Market Place in London’s West End which he still headlines whenever he is in London.

Having spent a year in NY, Snips has established himself as a name to look out for having spun at venues across the City including The Pyramid (EOW battle NYC), The Delancey Lounge (Shabaam Sadheeqs mixtape release), The Knitting Factory, The Sputnik Lounge, Sutra and Santos Party House with NY legends such as Evil D, Sucio Smash and Tony Touch.

Snips having been a regular fixture on the London Club circuit and gaining recognition in the US, has also been a popular DJ all over the world spinning everywhere from Berlin, Sydney, Qatar, to Barcelona.

In the last few years Snips has also found time to run community based DJ and Production workshops, and has acted as a mentor figure for young people who have been excluded from school or have criminal records, for major UK organisations Rolling Sound and Connexions.

When Snips isn't touring or on the Club circuit, he can generally be found in the Studio turning out beats for some of the most talented MCs on both sides of the Atlantic. His production work includes tracks for several major US Recording artists including M1 (Dead Prez), Shady Records recording artist Cashis, Trife da God, Sav Kills, Spit Supreme, Donny Goines, Ali Vegas, Ness (Bad Boy), Akir, Mysone, Poison Pen, Serius Jones, Planet Asia, Smiff N Wessun, Capadonna, Sean Price, Big Lou, Strong Arm Steady, Jay Arch, Cuban Link, Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli and UK heavyweights including Poisonous Poets, Sway Desafo (Best Hip Hop MOBO winner 2005), Baby Blue, Stylah, Yungun, Doc Brown, Skinnyman, Lowkey (Best Newcomer 2004 Undercover Magazine Awards and Lyric Pad UK Hip Hop Awards) and Durrty Goodz.
Snips is part of the London based DJ crew "The Crate Raiders" and is also the DJ/Producer for one of London's most critically acclaimed rap crews "The Poisonous Poets" who, between the six members, have performed in every major city in the U.K. and have opened and toured with Busta Rhymes, Pharaoh Monch, De La Soul, Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Canibus, Jeru The Damaja, Saigon, Papoose, KRS One, Pete Rock and were also one of the headlining acts at the 2006 U.K. Takeover.

As well as being part of two of the UK’s finest collectives Snips is also a member one of the finest international collectives in Hip Hop, "All Elements," started by NYC Mixtape heavyweight J-Ronin which includes rappers Sav Kills, Spit Supreme and Jay-Arch, DJ J-Ronin and Producer Cosmo.

Snips has recently become a major force in the mixtape industry having put out several well received mixtapes including "All Elements Vol 9 and 10 with J-Ronin, hosted by Joell Ortiz and Skyzoo (respectively) along with several artist mixtapes for the likes of Math Hoffa, Poison Pen, Duo Live, Liason, Shabaam Sahdeeq and COL where he has DJed and hosted alongside greats such as Tony Touch, J-Ronin and SMACK from the world famous SMACK DVD series.

Discography: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...=181238314

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