influences are all over the map, classic rock, prog. rock, pop rock,
70's disco and soul, funk, old R&B, punk, metal, industrial,
old-skool hip hop, new underground hip-hop, can't really stand the
commercial rap (C.rap) on the radio, good rap is a rare breed these
days, 80's new wave, trip-hop, down-tempo, old & nu-skool breaks,
funky breaks, deep/tribal/hard/prog. house, drum N bass, 2-step,
garage, trance, old country, bluegrass, folk, blues, jazz, acid jazz,
avant-garde jazz, reggae, dance-hall, dub, etc, etc. not only are my
influences alphabetically, but there are also actors, authors, and
movie directors, who've influenced me as well.
Abba, Abstract Rude, Ac/Dc, Aceyalone, Oliver Adams, Aerosmith, Aesop
Rock, Agnelli & Nelson, Air, AK47, Damon Albarn, The Album Leaf,
Mose Allison, Allman Brothers, Tori Amos, Jamie Anderson, Anticon, Antipop
Constortium, Aphex Twin, Aquasky, Chet Atkins, Atmosphere, Autechre,
B-52's, Baby Anne, Howie B., Bad Livers, Erykah Badu, Chet Baker, Afrika
Bambaataa, Danny Barnes, Basement Jaxx, Bassbin Twins, Shirley
Bassey, Beastie Boys, Beat Junkies, Beatles, Beck, Bee Gees, Beenie
Man, Beethoven, William Bell, Bent, Berlin, Chuck Berry, David Bowie,
Big Daddy Kane, Bjork, Blackalicious, Black Sabbath, Mary J. Blidge,
Blind Faith, Blonie, Blue Six, Kurtis Blow, Boards of Canada, Body
Count, Bomb the Bass, Booker T.& the MG's, Brand Nubian, Breeders,
James Brown, Dave Brubeck, Buckethead, Buena Vista Social Club,
Buffalo Springfield, LTJ Bukem, R.L. Burnside, Layo & Bushwacka,
Bushwick Bill, Buck 65, Busta Rhymes, David Byrne, Cajmere, Cake,
Andy Caldwell, J.J. Cale, Camper Van Beethoven, Canned Heat, Cannibal
Ox, Captain Beefheart, Derrick Carter, Johnny Cash, Manu Chao, Dave
Chappelle, Ray Charles, Cheech & Chong, Chief Xcel, Chemical Bros.,
Eric Clapton, Stanley Clark, Les Claypool, George Clinton, CloudDead,
Cohen Bros., Leonard Cohen, Cold Crush Bros, Coldcut, Ornette
Coleman, Bootsy Collins, John Coltrane, Lee Combs, Sam Cooke, Alice
Cooper, Coup, Francis Ford Coppola, Chick Corea, Bill Cosby, Carl
Cox, Cream, C.C.R., Crystal Method, Cunninlynguists, Cure, Cut
Chemist, Cypress Hill, Chuck D., Daft Punk, Da Lench Mob, Dj Dan, Dan
the Automator, Miles Davis, Dead Can Dance, Dead Kennedys, Dead Prez,
Deelite, Def Squad, Desmond Dekker, De La Soul, Del tha Funkee
Homosapien, Robert Deniro, Depeche Mode, Digital Underground,
Dig-Dug, Dilated Peoples, Dire Straits, DMX, Dr. Dre, Dre Dog, Dr.
John, Dr. Octagon, Doors, Dust Bros, Bob Dylan, Eagles, Earth Wind &
Fire, Eazy-E, Brian Eno, Enya, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, Everything But
the Girl, Eyedea & Ablities, Extended F@mm, Mark Farina, Fatboy Slim,
Johnny Fiasco, Felix da Housecat, Ella Fitzgerald, Flaming Lips,
Flava Flav, Bela Fleck, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Adam Feeland,
Sage Francis, Doug E. Fresh, Fugazi, Fugees, Funkadelic, Future Sound
of London, Peter Gabriel, Gang Starr, Jerry Garcia, Dj Garth, Marvin
Gaye, Gloria Gaynor, Morgan Geist, George Gershwin, Geto Boys, Stan
Getz, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons, Gift of Gab, Bebel Gilberto,
Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Glaude, G. Love & Special Sauce, Goodie Mobb,
Dexter Gordon, Gotan Project, Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5, Grateful
Dead, Gravediggaz, Al Green, GreensKeepers, David Grisman, Chris Gunn
& the Low Ones, Guns N' Roses, Guru, Woody Guthrie, A Guy Called
Gerald, GZA/Genius, Herbie Hancock, Handsome Boy Modeling School,
Debbie Harris, George Harrison, P.J. Harvey, Isaac Hayes, Hugh
Heffner, Ernest Hemingway, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Henson, Hieroglyphics,
Paul Hinklin (sadhappy), Dennis Hopper, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly,
John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, I Roy, Abdullah Ibrahim, Ice Cube,
Ice-T, Dj Icey, Billy Idol, Immortal Technique, Infected Mushroom,
Inspectah Deck, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Iron Butterfly, Iron Maiden,
Gregory Isaacs, Janet & Michael Jackson, Ray Jackson, Jackal & Hyde,
Rick James, Jam Master Jay, Jane's Addiction, Keith Jarrett, Jay-J,
O.G. Jazzy Jay, Jazzy Jeff, JB's, Wyclef-Jean, Jefferson Airplane,
Jethro Tull, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Elton John, Grace Jones,
Louis Jordan, Joy Divison, Jungle Bros., Juno Reactor, Jurassic 5,
Kaskade, KC & the Sunshine Band, Keb' Mo', Jack Kerouac, Alicia Keys,
Chaka Khan, Praga Khan, Kid Capri, Angelique Kidjo, King Crimson,
B.B. King, Kinks, Frankie Knuckles, Kool & the Gang, Salif Keita, Kid
Koala, Dj Kool Herc, Kool Keith, Leo Kottke, Kraftwerk, KRS One,
Kruder & Dorfmeister, Dj Krush, Stanley Kubrick, Fela Kuti, Kutmasta
Kurt, Talib Kwali, L7, Daniel Lanois, Jen Lasher, Bill Laswell,
Latryx, James Lavelle, Leadbelly, Timothy Leary, Led Zepplin, Bruce
Lee, John Lennon, Annie Lennox, Lifesavas, Living Legends, LL Cool J,
Dj Logic, Los Lobos, Lords of Acid, Lyle Lovett, George Lucas,
Luscious Jackson, David Lynch, Lyrics Born, Mad Professor, Madonna,
Marilyn Manson, Biz Markie, Bob Marley, Maroons, Massive Attack,
Curtis Mayfield, MC Ren, MC Search, Paul McCartney, Steve McClure,
Meat Katie, Medeski Martin & Wood, Megadeth, Melvins, Metallica,
Method Man, MF Doom, Miguel Migs, Buddy Miles, Steve Miller Band,
Charles Mingus, Ministry, Mirwais, Misfits, Joni Mitchell, Mobb Deep,
Moby, Dj Monk, Thelonious Monk, Monkees, Bill Monroe, Moody Blues,
Bob Moog, Morphine, Ennio Morricone, Jim Morrison, Motley Crue,
Motion Man, Motorhead, W.A. Mozart, Muggs, Eddie Murphy, Murs, Nas,
Wllie Nelson, Neville Bros., Andre Nickatina, Harry Nilsson, Nine
Inch Nails, Nirvana, No Doubt, Dj Nu-Mark, N.W.A., Paul Oakenfold,
Eliades Ochoa, Offspring, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Onyx, Orb, Roy Orbison,
William Orbit, Orbital, Beth Orton, Ozzy Osbourne, Outkast (early),
Oysterhead, Ozomatli, P Funk, Augustas Pablo, Jimmy Page, Pantera,
Charlie Parker, Maceo Parker, Parliament, People Under the Stairs,
Lee Scratch Perry, Tom Petty, Liz Phair, Pharcyde, Phish, Astor
Piazzolla, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Plump Dj's, Pogues, Police, Iggy Pop,
Ian Pooley, Porno For Pyros, Portishead, Dj Premier, Elvis Presley,
Primus, Prince, Prince Paul, Prince Rakeem, Prodigy, Richard Pryor,
Public Enemy, Dj Q-Bert, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Q-Tip, Queen,
Queen Latifah, San Quinn, Sun Ra, Rabbit in the Moon, Radiohead,
Raekwon the Chef, Ramones, Robert Randolph, Ernest Ranglin, Rat Pack,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Otis Redding, Redman, Lou Reed, Django
Reinhardt, Renaissance, Residents, Trent Reznor, Rithma, Pete Rock,
Rollingstones Stones, Roots, Roxy Music, Run DMC, Rush, RZA, Sade,
Salt N Pepa, Santana, Sasha & (John) Digweed, Raymond Scott,
Scientist, Gil Scott-Heron, Sex Pistols, Dj Shadow, The Shaggs, Ravi
Shankar, Matthew Shipp, (Paul) Simon & (Art) Garfunkel, Nina Simone,
Simply Jeff, Frank Sinatra, Talvin Singh, Sir Mix A Lot, Skinny
Puppy, Slash, Percy Sledge, Slick Rick, Slug, Sly & Robbie, Sly & the
Family Stone, Sneaker Pimps, Snoop Dogg, Soft Cell, Sonic Youth, Soul
Coughing, Soundgarden, Britney Spears, Specials, Stanton Warriors,
Steven Spielberg, Spinal Tap, Dj Spooky, Squarepusher, Steely Dan,
Gwen Stefani, Stooges, The Streets, Joe Strummer, Dj Sugar, Donna
Summers, Supremes, 3rd Bass, T. Rex, Talking Heads, Tangerine Dream,
Art Tatum, Temptations, Theivery Corp., George Thorogood, TLC, Tone
Deff, Tone Loc, Too Short, Tool, Martina Topely-Bird, Peter Tosh,
Traffic, Tribe Called Quest, Tricky, Ike Turner, Tina Turner,
Uberzone, U Roy, U2 (early), Ultramagnetic MC's, Underworld,
Upsetters, Sarah Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ventures, Velvet
Underground, Violent Femmes, Tom Waits, Joe Walsh, War, Dinah
Washington, Muddy Waters, Doc Watson, Charles Webster, Ween, Orson
Welles, Kanye West, White Zombie, Hank Williams, Wire Train, Bill Withers,
Jah Wobble, Stevie Wonder, Wu-Tang Clan, Marques Wyatt, XTC, Xzibit,
Yardbirds, Yes, Thome York, Young MC, Neil Young, Zap Mama, Frank
Zappa, Warren Zevon, Rob Zombie, John Zorn, ZZ Top, Z-Trip
These are just a few of my influences a few I forgot to list some and
many more I haven't heard yet. This best part about djing for me is
that I able to share the one and only thing that the rest of the
world has in common... the love of music.
Sounds Like
A garbage truck, being dropped off the Empire State Building
"E" grew up in Oklahoma with his mother, two brothers, and sister. His family used to house sit for a rock n roll/ blues band (Wanda Watson and the Middleman Band) who played orignals, to ZZ Top, to the Stones, etc. His mother played the guitar and wrote her own music that had folkish, blues sound probably cause she was listening to Dylan, Baez and Joni Mitchell. His father also was a talented musician playing the guitar (6 and 12 string), piano, bass, and drums his influences were Zepplin, Stones, Hendrix, and all the other Classic Rock greats. Along with being exposed to his parents music (which he loved of course) he was/ is into N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Dre and Snoop, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, U2, etc. etc.
When he was 14 his mother moved the family to Port Townsend, Washington. Soon after he bought his first guitar and began writing and performing his own tunes, with and indie-folk rock, blues sound. That lasted for 6 years when one day he was at friends' who had a set of Technic 1200's and heard Dj Icey's "Big Ditch" and was completely "souled." The very next day he went to Seattle and bought his first set of turntables, and can't say that he ever really looked back.
After just three months (of bed-room djing) he started getting booked at clubs, shows, private parties. At one of his gigs the owner of one best talent booking agencies in the NorthWest (Entertainment Northwest) happened to be there and asked "E" to join his crew. This is where "E" learned to take on more formal and high class gigs and high-dollar weddings like crazy. Through 2002-2004 "E" was rate as one of the top 10 Dj's in the Northwest. In 2004 "E" brought his turntables and MPC 2000 to Seattle's FolkLife festival performing as part of a Tango trio. Prolly the first year FolkLife has ever seen a set of Techs. For the past decade he's helped produce/dj thousands of shows in the Northwest, and volenteer hundreds of hours of time to charity and non-profit organizations and it can safely be said that not only has he help build a strong dance/ club scene but, have allowed other artists like himself to able to put themselves out here in Port Townsend to be heard as well.
It is especially hard in this small town that really never had a scene like this before, mostly blues, folk, jazz, and rock n roll. It does get frustrating at times because most people around here have never been exposed to these style's of music. He began spinning funky-breaks and electro. Now loves spinning deep-house, downtempo, trip-hop, break-step, good underground hip-hop, etc. Typically, anything that sounds good to him.
Being very open-minded to good music, his influences are all over the music map from Bob Dylan, Zepplin, Doors, Elliott Smith, GNR, Wu-Tang Clan, (older) DR. Dre, Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Tone Deff, Atmosphere, Sage Francis, Johnny Fiasco, Andy Caldwell, Migs, Icey, Baby Anne, Rithma, (a personal favorite) Dj Monk, Adam Freeland, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corp., etc. Those are just a few but the list goes on and on... and on. Just three years ago he got a job at one of the oldest independent record stores in the State of Washington, Quimper Sound it only took him like 5 years of bugging them, but he was (and still is) one their best customers and had knowledge in many areas of music especially hip-hop, electronic/ dance.
Around the same time he began producing his own music under Style "E" Productions so far he has only put out two releases but, he is still pretty pickey about the music he puts out. In 2003 he released his first Ep (The Style "E"P) and just a couple months ago he released his first full-length. (Small Town... Big City Nitelife) Both albums range from down-tempo, hip and trip-hop, breaks, house, and even techno, which is why he goes by Style "E" because he can't just choose one style, because he doesn't like being predictable and is always looking for something new.
more kool sites see Style E Productions (my other myspace site to add tunes to your own profile. This music profile's a lil' screwey). Also check out quimpersound.com, or shedboyz.com and Water Street Brewery
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