D.J. Mek
Pete Mescalero aka DJ Mek is an award winning Irish 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
DJ Mek | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pete Mescalero |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Hip hop, Indie, Dance hall (Jamaican) |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Island Records, 11 records |
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
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]
References
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/62002-DJ-Mek
- ^ http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/theframes/discography-singles.html
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Zig-And-Zag-Never-Mind-The-Zogabongs-Heres-Zig-And-Zag/release/917886
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Monkey-Mafia-Blow-The-Whole-Joint-Up/release/115788
- ^ http://www.iol.ie/~lukem/goingpostal/issuefour/page2.html
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Monkey-Mafia-Blow-The-Whole-Joint-Up/release/115788
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/planet-rap-a-sample-of-the-world-mw0000109152
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Ian-Brown-Remixes-Of-The-Spheres/release/97781
- ^ http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/F+E+A+R+Dj+Mek+Bulletproof+Freestyle+Version+Featuring+Sweetie+Irie/2EY2WR
- ^ http://www.rap-n-blues.com/free-mixtape-dj-mek-word-of-mouth-vol-2/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1s9KBPPtOw
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2014/11/10/tommy-kd-and-the-lovehate-halo-effect/
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/planet-rap-a-sample-of-the-world-mw0000109152
- ^ http://nialler9.com/dj-mek-electro-alternative-reggae-mix/
- ^ http://state.ie/features/beats-bodhrans-and-bloody-mayhem-the-story-of-scary-eire
- ^ http://www.choicecuts.com/av/mix/rakim-vs-dj-mek
- ^ https://fanningsessions.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/scary-eire/#comments
- ^ http://soundtracksforthem.blogspot.ie/search/label/Scary%20Eire
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/presspack/2012/04/09/dan-hegarty-with-scary-eire-in-the-classic-2fm-session-from-1993/