DJ/Producer Scotty K.'s music career began about ten years ago in New York City. He spent much of his free time outside of his network television career establishing himself as one of the hot up & coming DJs around, spinning at some of the city's hottest bars & nightclubs, such as Blu, Spike & Twirl. This buzz carried him to South America in 1999, where he wowed Latin crowds with his musical talents at Tiffany’s and Eros, two of the hottest nightclubs in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2001, Scotty K. relocated to Los Angeles to make music his full-time occupation. The owners of HERE Lounge in West Hollywood experienced Scotty K’s sound and quickly snatched him up to become the head & resident DJ at the popular nightclub.
The Los Angeles Times calls DJ Scotty K. "…one of LA's premiere DJs" who consistently delivers the music that club-goers want to hear. This ear for what’s current has led to Scotty K. using his talents on a number of remixing projects. In the Fall of 2002, Scotty K. was called upon to remix a song for the Disney Channel for their new show That's So Raven, starring Raven Symone. Little did he know that the remix he co-produced with DJ Chris Wren would end up helping to launch the Disney Channel's highest rated show ever at the cable network. And it doesn't end there…Scotty K. has remixed tracks for Seal, Madonna, Inaya Day, Jasper Street Co. and Jennifer Holliday. Scotty K. remixed the recent summer 2004 dance club hit Dive by Debby Holiday, which charted in the Top 5 on Billboard Magazine’s Dance Club Play Chart, making him one of the hottest DJ/Producers on the west coast.
DJ/Producer Scotty K. has had the opportunity to work with some of the dance music industry's best: American Idol’s Kimberley Locke, Pat Hodges, Becky Baeling, Erin Hamilton, Pepper Mashay and Cyndi Lauper. In addition to these talented artists, Scotty K. has worked with and shared the DJ booth with some of the industries best DJs, including Hex Hector, Manny Lehman, Barry Harris, Chris Cox & Tony Moran. In recognition of his incredible work over the past few years, Scotty K. has been nominated for a "WeHo Award" in the category of "Outstanding DJ Of The Year" in 2003 & 2004 & 2005 with superstar DJs Manny Lehman & Kimberly S., ranking him one of the top eight DJs in Los Angeles. Scotty K. was honored as the “2004 Honorary DJ of the Year” by the West Hollywood community and by the 2004 WeHo Awards Committee.
In Fall 2003, Scotty K. was hired by "The Ellen Degeneres Show" and made television history as daytime television's first "DJ", in lieu of a band and band-leader. Scotty K. helped successfully launch the show by adding his vast musical knowledge and credibility to the show and contributed to making it a ratings hit. Scotty K. has continued to DJ big events for Motorola, "The American Music Awards", "The Academy Awards", "The Grammys", "The Emmys" and for "Entertainment Tonight"...with more to come.
This past year has proven to be one of Scotty K.’s most successful years as he firmly established himself as one of the most successful DJ/Producers working in Los Angeles. In addition to making numerous club appearances in & around the United States he has also delivered some unforgettable music to the dance music scene. DJ Scotty K. scored his first Billboard 1 song with a remix of Christina Aguilera's Ain't No Other Man that remained the 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club-Play song for two weeks. He recently completed remixes for the Original Motion Picture Cast of RENT, Cheyne (the former lead-singer of the successful dance group Madison Avenue), Emma Bunton (formerly of The Spice Girls), Simone Denny, Ari Gold, Kelly Clarkson and Debby Holiday. He also has forthcoming releases for singers and independent artists Mona Chatterjee, Robbie Russell, Guy B & David Gordon.
YES FOR YOU...my inspiration!!!! Tommy played our mix in spin class and the kids loved it!!! Looking forward to our next one!!! Keep me posted on your sched. Have a beautiful weekend...
LOve the new Mixes...added Just Fine to my profile:) Haven't seen you in forever...We will definately come by Here next weekend to say hi!! Hope all is well...Hugs from Michael and I :)
