D.J. Mek
Appearance
DJ Mek | |
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Birth name | Pete Mescalero |
Also known as | D.J. Mek |
Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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Instrument | Turntables |
Years active | 1987–present |
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Pete Mescalero, professionally known by his stage name DJ Mek, is an Irish award-winning hip hop DJ/turntablist and producer.[1] He has won 5 Irish national Disco Mix Club championships and remixed/produced artists like Ian Brown, The Frames,[2] Zig and Zag[3] and Jon Carter's Monkey Mafia.[4] In 1989, he became the first DJ from the Republic of Ireland to enter the U.K. DMC Championships, and went on to win 5 Irish national titles. He was briefly banned from entering the championships but that decision was later overturned.[5] His group ScaryEire were the first Irish rap act to be signed to a major label. He retired from competitive mixing competitions in 2000 and contributed a monthly Megamix to RTÉ 2fm from 2000 to 2012
Mixing Achievements
- 1989 Northern Ireland DMC Runner-Up
- 1990 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 1991 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 1992 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 1997 Northern Ireland DMC Champion
- 1997 Vestax UK Runner-Up
- 1998 Irish D.T.F. Champion
- 1998 UK Battle Royale Runner-Up
- 1999 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
Production & Remixes
- Monkey Mafia 12" - Blow The Whole Joint Up (Heavenly Records)[6]
- The Frames 12" - 'Monument' (ZTT Records) -DJ Mek Remix
- Ghost and Jay - '2 Innocent/Good and Evil'
- Scary Eire 12" - 'Dole Q' (Eleven Records)
- Planet Rap Compilation - "Lost For Words" (Tommy Boy Records)[7]
- Third Eye Surfers - 'Sunny and Share' (DJ.Mek scratch edit)
- Exile Eye - 'Heavyweight' (Equilibrium Recordings)
- Ian Brown - 'Cocaine in my brain' (Polydor)[8]
- Gemma Fox - 'Messy' (Polydor)
- Rodney P. - 'Flashbacks' (Riddim Killa)
- Ian Brown - 'F.E.A.R.' (Polydor)[9]
- Ian Brown - 'Sister Rose' (Polydor)
- La Coka Nostra - 'Get Outta My way'
- La Coka Nostra - 'Tony Montana' featuring B-Real of Cypress Hill & Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm
- Scary Eire - 'The Scary Era' album
- Replicants - 'Jiro' (DJ Mek Scratch Re-Fix) (Electro Empire)
Mixtape / C.D. releases
- Word of Mouth / Arista Records - All Shook Up - Volume 2 [10]
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 1
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 2
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 3
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 4
- DJ Mek - Volume 5 - D.B.B.S.
Television appearances
- Jo Maxi[11]
- Nighthawks (TV series)
- MTV
- The Saturday Night Show[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
- Zig and Zag (TV series)
References
- ^ "DJ Mek". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Irish Music Central - The Frames - Discography - Singles & EP's". www.irishmusiccentral.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Zig And Zag* - Never Mind The Zogabongs Here's Zig And Zag". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Monkey Mafia - Blow The Whole Joint Up". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "DJ Mek iol.ie". www.iol.ie. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Monkey Mafia - Blow The Whole Joint Up". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Planet Rap: A Sample of the World - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Ian Brown - Remixes Of The Spheres". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/F+E+A+R+Dj+Mek+Bulletproof+Freestyle+Version+Featuring+Sweetie+Irie/2EY2WR Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Free Mixtape: DJ Mek - Word of Mouth Vol.2". RAP-N-BLUES.com (in German). 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ deejaymek (2012-10-30), RTE Jo Maxi 88, retrieved 2017-03-01
- ^ "Tommy KD and the Love/Hate halo effect | On The Record". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Planet Rap: A Sample of the World - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "DJ Mek - Electro/Alternative/Reggae Mix • Nialler9". Nialler9. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Beats, Bodhráns and Bloody Mayhem – the story of Scary Éire". State Magazine. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Rakim vs DJ Mek - ChoiceCuts". www.choicecuts.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "Scary Eire (1993 Session)". The Fanning Sessions Archive. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ http://soundtracksforthem.blogspot.ie/search/label/Scary%20Eire
- ^ "DAN HEGARTY WITH SCARY EIRE IN THE CLASSIC 2FM SESSION FROM 1993 | RTÉ Presspack". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2017-03-01.