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DJ RHYTHM's URBAN BIOGRAPHY

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HE IS ONE OF VERY FEW DJs THAT HAS MASTERED & STUDIED THE ART OF REGGAE, DANCEHALL, HIP HOP, R&B, SLOWJAMS, DISCO, FUNK, SKA, ROCK STEADY & HOUSE MUSIC THROUGH RADIO, TELEVISION, CLUB/BASEMENT JAMS & SOUND SYSTEMS. WITH HIS FIRST MUSICAL UPBRINGING FROM THE LATE 70s-EARLY 80s, HE IS A COMPLETE & ACCOMPLISHED DISC JOCKEY IN HIS OWN RIGHT & BEFORE HIS TIME. DJ RHYTHM'S FIRST MUSIC EXPERIENCE WAS WITH HIS FATHER WHO WAS ALSO A UPCOMING DJ/SOUNDMAN. RHYTHM WAS 3 YEARS OLD WHEN HE WAS TAUGHT TO PUT A NEEDLE ON A RECORD. AROUND 1984, HE STARTED PLAYING FOR SMALL PARTIES FOR HIS DAD WHEN COMPANY CAME OVER, THIS DEVELOPED HIS CONFIDENCE & SELF ESTEEM. AT AGE 11, HE TOLD HIS PARENTS OF HIS FUTURE CAREER - RADIO DISC JOCKEY. THIS LEAD TO HIS MOTHER BUYING HIS 1ST BOOMBOX & MAKING UP HIS OWN RADIO SHOWS IN HIS ROOM & ALSO MAKING HIS EARLY SET OF MIXTAPES. RHYTHM RESPECTFULLY LISTENED TO URBAN RADIO PROGRAMS AS A YOUNG BOY & GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY FROM THESE STATIONS LIKE CIUT 89.5, CKLN 88.1, CHRY 105.5, FM 108, CIAO RADIO 790, WBLK 93.7 & MANY MORE PLUS WATCHED URBAN MUSIC TV SHOWS TO LEARN FROM THEIR TALENTS LIKE ELECTRIC CIRCUS (Monika Deol), SOUL IN THE CITY & RAPCITY(Michael Williams) & X-TENDAMIX (Tony "MASTER T" Young) ALL ON MuchMusic & CITY-TV. HE CREDITS VETERAN RADIO DJs LIKE COLIN VERN (CIAO RADIO 790), DAVID KINGSTON (CKLN 88.1), DURMONT WILLIAMS (CIRV 88.7), P.V. SMITH (CHRY 105.5), WAYNE WILLIAMS (FM 108), BARRY G (RJR), JUNIOR CHUNG (FM 108), PATRICK ROOTS (CIUT 89.5), GARY THOMAS (FM 108) & RON NELSON (CKLN 88.1) AS HIS RADIO INFLUENCES. DURING THE EARLY 90'S, HE STARTED PURCHASING HIS OWN MUSIC ON AUDIO CASSETTES & LEARNED AROUND THIS TIME TO MIX SONGS TOGETHER. IN 1995, HE CREATED "DROP 1 ENTERTAINMENT" FOR MEDIA & RECORDING BUSINESS NETWORKING. HE ALSO FORMED A GROUP WITH PARTNER NASTY NICK CALLED "THE NATION KNIGHTS" WHICH CONSITS OF REGGAE, HIP HOP AND R&B LOCAL ARTISTS. THIS ALSO LED RHYTHM TO BE A UNDERGROUND RAP & REGGAE RECORDING ARTIST. NO SONGS WERE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, BUT TO THIS DATE, HE HAS RECORDED 9 INDEPENDENT SOLO ALBUMS & HAD A CHANCE TO CREATE A COMPILATION ALBUM FOR HIS GROUP. ALL THIS BETWEEN 1998 TO 2010.DJ RHYTHM HAS PLAYED ON THE ROAD WITH HIS FATHER & HIS SOUND "SWEET MELODY"(WHICH HIS DAD FATHER SOUL CREATED IN 1989) AT VARIOUS BASEMENT JAMS IN BRAMPTON, PLAYING ALONG SIDE LOCAL SOUNDMEN LIKE SPACE INVADER, SOUL II SOUL & OTHERS. DJ RHYTHM HAS ALSO PLAYED IN VARIOUS CLUBS LIKE MALIBU MARIE, FRIENDS, ISLAND PRIDE (ALL IN BRAMPTON) & CARINOSA (IN VAUGHN) BETWEEN 1997 TO 2005. ON FEB. 1st 2008, RHYTHM SIGNED ON WITH DTHUSTLA' OF BLACK ICE MOVEMENTz TO DO 2 RADIO SHOWS(MaximumMasterMixx 12pm-2pm & The Quiet Nite Storm 9pm-12am On Sundays) FOR HIS INTERNET RADIO STATION - www.RUNCHUNE.com. RHYTHM'S CAREER DREAM WAS FULFILLED. 9 MONTHS LATER ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 2008, RHYTHM ESTABLISHED HIS OWN INTERNET RADIO STATION THROUGH SHOUTcast.com CALLED UrbanMelodyFM WHICH LED TO HIM CREATING HIS OWN WEBSITE OF THE SAME NAME A YEAR LATER ON NOVEMBER 25, 2009. HIS TITLE "The UniVersitile Urban DJ" COMES FROM HIS YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE WITH URBAN BLACK MUSIC THAT YOU CAN HEAR IN HIS MIX CDs & RADIO SHOWS . HE DOES THIS ALL FOR THE LOVE OF URBAN MUSIC THAT HE GREW UP WITH. SO FOR THE FUTURE TO COME, THE RHYTHM KEEPS GOIN' ON!!!