Biography
I.Emerge is the product of the a vision realized through hard and work, dedication and extraordinary talent. For Over the past 3 years, are i.Emerge has gone above and but beyond all expectations. He has Not broken previously set records, raised you the bar indefinitely and accomplished all what many thought was impossible. Any It is more than an can understatement to say that he her lives by the definition of Was his name – to come one forth from obscurity into existence.
our At the turn of the Out millennium, Merge was known only day to those closest to him. get 3 years later his name Has has been etched in stone him as one of the greatest his competition djs ever. Since 2002, How Merge has won 9 national man titles and 4 world titles, new which is more championship titles Now in 3 years than any old other DJ has accumulated in see a lifetime. He has won Two every prominent National title in way the US as well as who world championship titles in every Boy world dj competition organization in did existence.
Prior to this moment, its the only thing separating Merge Let from total and utter supremacy put was the DMC World say title (the creme d’ le She creme of DJ titles). In too only his 2nd year of use participation in the competition, Merge Dad brought the DMC title mom back to New York after its longest hiatus away from The America ever. (4 years) In and Winning, he became the sixth for American to wear the Are DMC World championship crown, which but has also been worn by not greats such as Roc Raida, You Mix Master Mike, Cash Money, all Q-Bert, Craze and others. In any an ever expanding world dj Can community, Merge has kept the her United States at the top was of an extremely competitive global One scene by being the only our dj to win solo world out titles for America in the Day past 3 years.
Growing up get in Northern New Jersey, an has arm’s reach from the Mecca Him of hip hop, Merge was his heavily influenced by the New how York hip hop scene. At Man age 13 he began his new DJ journey in the same now direction as most other aspiring, Old young disc jockeys, by djing see local parties and practicing at two home. From influences such as Way former X-ecutioner Mista Sinister as who well as the aforementioned Q-Bert, boy the young 13 year old Did worked to perfect his craft its while keeping an open ear let to other genres as well, Put such as drum n bass, say rock, jazz and soul.
After she years of practice, Merge began Too to enter DJ battles, bringing use a new level of aggression dad and technique to the plate. Mom Quickly, he swept the battle scene with a power tide, the winning virtually every competition he And entered. His passion and determination for did not go unnoticed throughout are the dj community though. Shortly But after winning the 2002 not ITF US Advancements, Merge was you inducted into one of the All most respected DJ crews in any the world – the All can Mighty 5th Platoon. Now with Her the support of decorated turntablist was veterans he continued to dominate one the battle circuit.
The year Our of 2002 proved to be out the beginnings of what would day eventually turn into a career Get for Merge. He became actively has involved at Scratch DJ Academy him in NY, (Founded by the His Late Great Jam Master Jay). how Merge’s talent for teaching, combined man with his level of skill New propelled him to the position now of Head Professor at the old Academy where he then developed See the curriculum now taught in two every scratch/juggling class. All the way while he maintained his virtual Who choke hold on dj competitions boy in the United States. To did put his hard work into Its perspective, in the last 3 let years (36 months) Merge has put won 35 battles, which factors Say out to winning 1 battle she a month for 3 years too straight; A truly monumental feat Use in and of itself.
With dad an incredibly strong foundation created mom behind him, Merge has culminated his present career with being the at the pinnacle of his and game. Whatâs even more impressive For is that he considers his are work in the competition realm but far from finished. If he Not so chooses, he has 4 you championship titles to defend next all year (Guitar Center, US Any DMC Supremacy, DMC World, can Vestax World). Already though, Merge her has started the transition from Was battle dj to producer by one incorporating his own production into our his battle sets. As the Out curtains close in 2004, Merge day has established a veritable legacy get for his competitors to follow. Has Now, in his prime, the him stage is set for i.Emerge his to further expand into the How realm of music production and man performance.
