JOHN GOTEM

JOHN GOTEM WAS BORN JULY 21,1983.HE GREW UP IN A SMALL CITY IN RHODE ISLAND OUTSIDE OF PROVIDENCE CALLED WOONSOCKET.GROWING UP JOHN WAS ALWAYS INTO MUSIC LISTENING TO DIFFERENT STUFF AND RHYTHMS,AROUND AGE 12 HE STARTED BUYING FUNKMASTER FLEX MIX CD'S HE WAS FASCINATED BY THE BLENDS AND SCRATCHING ON THE ALBUM AND SOON WANTED TO BECOME A DJ,2 YEARS LATER HE GOT HIS FIRST TURNTABLE A TECHNICS 1200 A YEAR LATER GOT A MIXER AND ANOTHER TURNTABLE,FOR CHRISTMAS HIS MOTHER BOUGHT HIM 1995 DMC WORLD FINALS AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT HE WAS HOOKED HE SAW DJ ROC RADIA THE WORLD CHAMP TAKE OUT 12 DJS.THAT MOMENT ON THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED TO DO..5-8 HOURS A DAY PRACTICING NEW TECHNIQUES HE LEARNED FROM VIDEOS,DMCS,ITF'S,TURNTABLE T.V.IN 2005 HE PURCHASED AN AKAI MPC 2500 TO ADD TO HIS DJ SKILLS HE WANTED TO START PRODUCING BEATS FROM ADMIRING BEATMAKERS LIKE PETE ROCK,DJ PREMIER,LARGE PROFESSOR,DR.DRE,MARLY MARL,EASY MOE BEE AND ALCHEMIST.HIS STYLE VARIES FROM SKRATCHING,BEATJUGGLING,MIXING,BLENDING,MASH-UPS,UNDERGROUND,CLUB AND BEAT PRODUCTIONS.JOHN GOTEM HAS BEEN IN THE LAB MAKING BEATS AND PRACTICING FOR HIS NEXT GIGS.CURRENTLY WORKING ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS LIKE MIX CDS,TURNTABLIST TRACKS,GETTING READY FOR THE CLUB SCENE.''PRACTICING ON THE RANE SERATO GIVES DJ'S A WHOLE NEW LOOK AT THE ART GETTING THEM BACK IN CLUBS AND KILLING IT'' SAYS JOHN GOTEM SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANY UP AND COMMING PROJECTS FROM THE MAN HIMSELF.FOR BOOKINGS EMAIL AT JOHN.GOTEM@YAHOO.COM OR 401-688-9372

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MY GRANDPA,
MY GIRL,
MY FAMILY,
KOOL HERC,
GRANDMASTER FLASH, AFRIKA BAMBATA,
GRANDWIZARD THEODORE,
GRANDMIXER DST,
DJ CASHMONEY,
JAZZY JEFF,
QBERT,
D-STYLES,
MIXMASTER MIKE,
SHORTKUT,
X-MEN-X-ECUTIONERS,
LL INSANITY,
ATRAK,CRAZE,
NED HODDINGS,
BEATJUNKIES.5TH PLATOON,DJ AM,
RAFIK,DJ I-DEE,
RELM,
DJ PREMIER,
PETE ROCK,
LORD FINESSE,
ALCHEMIST,
DIAMOND D,
LARGE PROFESSOR,
DR DRE,
RZA,
9TH WONDER,
ANY INOVATOR AND ANY DJ WHO CAME BEFORE ME.