If you pick up my iPod you'll find every genre except country on it . . . actually I take that back, there's a Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson song on there. I like anything soulful. Anything that puts across strong emotion. More specifically though I was heavily influenced by Grandmaster Flash, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, DJ Shadow, De La Soul, Prince Paul, James Brown, Kraftwerk, David Axelrod -- and I could go on, but you get an idea.
Philosophically speaking I am influenced by Edward Said, Hasan Al-Banna, and Muhammad Asad. Film wise I am a big fan of documentaries, and tend to enjoy watching flicks on even the most mundane topics (for example, watching an hour long documentary on typography is right up my alley).
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DJ Shadow, De La Soul, Kraftwerk, David Axelrod, DJ Premier
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I started out as a DJ in 1991 or 1992. During that time I sold mixtapes, hosted and guest hosted radio shows, and began the preliminary journey into beat making. Around 1997 I sold my equipment and called it a day, largely due to my disappointment with Hip-Hop's state. For about ten years I took a hiatus, but always collected rare grooves, and dabbled with production -- never really releasing my material to anyone else. Recently, I've decided it's time to dust off the turntables, stack up the vinyl collection, and work on my craft in a unique, original way. Check out my personal profile here.
I've also entered into filmmaking and released my first feature-length documentary on the history of Islam in Pittsburgh. Read more about that here.
Lastly I'd consider myself a pretty good writer. Anyone interested in script-writing collaborations? Collaborating on a film? Music? As my name suggests (Pittsburgh Muslim Media), I think Muslims should work harder to have a voice in all of these areas, so I'd look forward to hearing from other brothers and sisters especially, though definitely not exclusively.
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