various influences and inspirations: mister magic, red alert, utfo and roxanne shante, curtis blow, whodini, slick rick, run dmc, beastie boys, kool and the gang, war, marvin gaye, curtis mayfield, weather report, herbie hancock, quincy jones, miles davis, james brown, al green, earth wind and fire, michael jackson, bob james, dj premiere, guru and gangstarr, brand nubian, black moon, kenny dope, the native tongues, poor righteous teachers, leaders of the new, main source, dj ani, db, soulslinger, joeski, zinc, twisted individual, roni size, die, krust, optical and ed rush, calibre, marcus intalex, digital, fabio, shy-fx, dj flight, a-sides, undercover agent, amit, kraftwerk, paul hardcastle, new order, alexander robotnik, pink floyd, the stones, the beatles, hendrix, george clinton and parliament, betty davis, the doors, zeppelin, bob marley and the wailers, king tubby, dr. alimantado, lee scratch perry, barrington levy, vangelis, zap mama, ursula rucker, jill scott, sade, erika badu, res, astrud gilberto... and too many more to list. i'm inspired by new artists and music every day of my life.
Raw Q (aka: Dj Beau) is one of NYC's original pioneers of drum n' bass and electronic music.
As a born and raised native of NYC's East Village, Beau has been djing underground clubs and raves in NYC, the USA and Puerto Rico for over 13 years and counting.
his resume as a dj/producer is a veritable timeline of many of the most significant parties and events of the NYC/US electronic music culture.
whether it's from his beginnings as an original Liquid Sky and Satellite Records dj (circa '95) to his current status as one of Dj Zinc's Bingo Allstars and a selected tagteam partner of Dj DB at the highly acclaimed Secret Night of Science monthly parties at LOVE, Beau has been a truely devoted contributor to underground electronic music and rave culture since the early days.
throughout his years as a performer and respected dj, Beau has been selected as the opener for such high profile artists as: Fabio and Grooverider, Planet of the Drums, Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Klute and has shared the bill with the likes of LTJ Bukem, Shy-Fx, Bad Company, Dj Craze and many more.
he is currently a resident of Direct Drive and performs regularly as a special guest at Secret Night of Science, Let It Roll, Dream and NYC's longest running 21+ weekly dnb night, Camouflage.
Beau is also well known for his original music production. in 95' he teamed up with Dj Ani (NASA, Deee-Lite) and created a series of tunes which appeared on Dj Soulslinger's Jungle Sky imprint (the first US Drum n Bass Label).
in 2003 Beau transformed into Raw Q.
As Raw Q, his music has had a major impact in the world of electronic music with tunes such as 'Vital Soul' which appeared on Dj Zinc's reputable Bingo imprint and was ranked 11th in the BBC's Global Dance Music charts (jul.13.04), which encompasses all forms of dance music.
with tunes such as Vital Soul, Caspian Moon, Summer Rain and Jagged Edge, Raw Q's music has been embraced by such legendary artists as LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Roni Size, DB, Marcus Intalex, Marky, Zinc, Bryan Gee, Bailey, Dj Flight and countless others.
Beau's goal as an artist and musician is to provide inspiring, forward thinking, positive music for as many open minded people as possible. Beau is aware that music is a powerful tool for unity and positive change, and an vitally essential form of communication.
Check out Mindstorm and Glide's newest DrumnBass release on Mindstorm Records "Future Music Sessions Volume 1". It features 4 tracks starting off with Mindstorm offering up some of the old sounds of DnB with "Destiny" and "Sudden Movement" followed by Glide bringing the new and current sound with his tunes "Funkadelicious" and "Apoptosis". Definately a favorite for old and new school fans alike. Hope you enjoy and thanks for the support, cheers!
BIG UP FROM THE UK!!!! FEELIN YA VIBES MR.RAW Q. HEY I WAS WONDERING IF YOU ARE ON AIM? IFSO CAN U ADD ME PLZ?MY BUDDY NAME IS Mchifi I HAVE SOME TUNES I THINK YOU WILL BE INTO,AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF WE(ME AND MY DJ LJ HIGH)COULD GET SOME OF YOUR MATERIAL TO PLAY ON OUR SHOW ON THURSDAYS 8-10PM GMT ON WWW. KUNNINMINDZ. COM WE MAINLY PLAY UNSIGNED MATERIAL PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR UP AND COMING TALENT,BUT ALSO WE HAVE A HANDFULL OF MORE RECOGNISED PRODUCERS SENDING THRU THEIR PROMOS,AS OUR SHOW IS EVER GROWING IN POPULARITY,EVEN EARNING US AN AWARD NOMINATION AT THE NATIONAL DNB AWARDS THIS YEAR!IN THE US RIGHT NOW WE HAVE WILL MILES AND ALTERED CONDUCT TUNES PULLING MASSIVE INTEREST ON OUR SHOW,,AND WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR US CONNECTIONS. PLZ DROP ME ALINE AS SOON AS U READ THIS AND LET ME KNOW EITHER WAY,SO I DONT KEEP ON YA CASE LOL. AND ALSO IF YOU KNOW ANY OTHER ARTISTS WHO WOULD APPRECIATE SOME UK AIRTIME,FEEL FREE TO FORWARD OUR DETAILS. PEACE MY FRIEND KEEP IT LIQUID KEEP IT FUNKY H I F I
Hey man, just wanted to say your music has killed me yesterday, grabbed Influence 002 instantly and can't wait for Inside My Heart to emerge on vinyl - has it been signed to a label yet?
good times on saturday. thanks for listening to me and teaching me the music pointers. i decided to send some inspiration your way by taking you back in time which is the time i miss the most in music and dancing.
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