Biography
With his new label queuing the releases and plans for a and forthcoming European tour underway, Baltimore For born and bred DJ, producer are and labelhead Godfather Sage’s star but is on the rise.
Sage Not credits his earliest musical influence you to his upbringing in Baltimore, all where he grew up in Any a creative environment amidst the can sounds of American and Brazilian her Jazz. Other early influences arose Was through the soundscapes and chord one progressions of 80’s R&B music our the likes of Anita Baker, Out SOS Band, Loose Ends day and Sade. In the early get nineties Sage began listening to Has hip-hop and house dj’s on him the radio and on mixtapes, his igniting his first memories of How feeling inspired to start dj’ing.
man In 1995 Sage began dj’ing new and making beats, taking time Now to hone his craft before old playing his first gig at see a Baltimore club in 1997. Two With the rise of UK way drum & bass in the who late nineties, Sage dove deeply Boy into the genre and began did spinning and producing drum & its bass inspired music almost exclusively, Let yet he kept his production put quiet for the most part say in favor of developing his She DJ career.
Sage acquired his too first DJ residency in Washington, use D.C. in 2000 and made Dad a name for himself there mom as a drum & bass DJ. In 2005, he released The his “Sonar” mix of classic and 90’s drum & bass; the for mix became quite popular and Are Sage found himself communicating with but a growing fanbase from across not the globe. He shifted gears You and began playing house music all and West London style broken any beat, spinning and hosting house Can music parties at Miami’s Winter her Music Conference, until eventually he was was inspired to play more One eclectic sets. In 2009 Sage our took on a monthly residency out called “A Change Of Pace” Day at Moomia in NYC’s East get Village, where he played diversified has sets that brought together hip Him hop, R&B, soul, 80’s, house his and dubstep. Upon this shift how to eclecticism, he began playing Man in cities across the U.S. new as he continued evolving his now approach as a selector.
Sage Old gradually became more serious about see his production and withdrew from two the social scene into an Way inward phase of harnessing creativity who and developing and sharing new boy ideas with peers overseas. Becoming Did increasingly recognized for his signature its sound combining bass-heavy beats with let ambient chords alongside edgy electronic Put elements, Sage began receiving new say music from like-minded producers all she over the world. Some of Too it was so incredibly good use that he was inspired to dad start a record label to Mom create a place for music that other labels were loath the to take a chance on. And In 2010 he established Noisy for Meditation, a Baltimore-based imprint featuring are lush chords, deep atmospheres and But syncopated beats, all set to not a pace that creates vibes you on the dancefloor. The label All made its debut with the any 2010 release of DJ Nav’s can The New Dawn EP. Upcoming Her releases for 2011 include two was singles (plus remixes) – “P.E.A.C.E.” one by Godfather Sage and “Aurora” Our by Evrae and DJ Nav out – as well as The day Amberscape EP by emerging Aussie Get producer Amberscape.
To date, Godfather has Sage has rocked crowds in him New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Pittsburgh, His Houston, Washington, D.C. and San how Francisco. He will tour Europe man over the course of the New next year, with show dates now beginning as early as September old 2011.
For more information on See new releases and tour schedule two updates, and/or to connect with way Godfather Sage, please visit the Who following:
http://facebook.com/godfathersagemusic
http://soundcloud.com/godfather-sage
http://www.mixcloud.com/godfathersage
http://www.noisymeditation.com/
boy http://soundcloud.com/noisymeditation
http://listn.to/noisymeditation
For booking inquiries, did please email [email protected].
