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Musician, producer and beat maker, Sharkey, got his start as one of the preeminent DJ's on the DC scene. He's since worked and performed with such heavyweights as Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Rick Rubin, Everlast, Spank Rock, Jedi Mind Tricks, Kool Keith, and Wyclef Jean. As well as motion picture soundtrack credits from Adam Sandler's "Big Daddy", Fox TV's "House", Vin Diesel's "Strays" and handfuls of song apperances in Rockstar and XBOX 360 video games. As a producer, Sharkey has been tapped by some of the biggest artists across genres for production work and is currently working on multiple major label releases for 2010. Sharkey's debut album, Sharkey's Machine (Babygrande) was credited by The Washington Post as one of "The Top 10 Best Records of 2004". A hip-hop heavy, electronica, and rock-laden reflection of his diverse musicality, Sharkey's Machine features guest appearances by Cannibal Ox, The Pharcyde, Jean Grae, Grand Puba of Brand Nubian and Cherrywine (Butterfly of Grammy Award winning group Digable Planets) and features co-production by Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys) and Mickey Petralia (Beck). Sharkey's second album release, Monster Maker (Babygrande) was given a B+ by Entertainment Weekly and 4 out of 5 stars from Urb Magazine. Sharkey's most current record release entitled, Dastardly - The Bright Outloud EP, is the music made with the teaming up of grammy nominated lyricist, Kokayi. Many are already calling it the best album of 2009 and proves Sharkey's staying quality as one of music's most eclectic and constantly evolving artists. You can catch Sharkey on the regular touring the globe. Or at one of his many monthly parties he throws around the country. It doesn't stop there, with his recent partnership in the lifestyle clothing inprint, Drumbums Global, Sharkey now has his hands in design, management and a newly formed record label launching in 2010.
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