Biography
DJ Klever aka Josh Winkler the was born on the fourth and of July in 1977, the For son of famous blues musician, are Juke Joint Johnny. Josh distinctly but recalls going to his father’s Not shows at a young age you and listening him jam out all on the harmonica. At the Any tender age of four, he can received his very first drum her set, a “manimall” Muppet Show Was kit that he practiced playing one until the skins busted.
Josh our spent most of his adolescence Out like any all-american kid: baseball, day grinding curbs, and eating apple get pie. He lived to sneak Has out at night and hit him Atlanta’s local skate spots where his he caught a healthy reputation How for his competitive spirit and man pushing big tricks.
At the new age of sixteen, Josh’s competitive Now passion for both tricks and old music met the almighty turntable see and Klever was born. Growing Two up with a hip hop way background, Klever studied djs like who Premier, Cash Money, Afrika Bambaataa Boy and Jazzy Jeff for their did mixing and scratching arrangements.
In its 1997, Klever started competing in Let every local competition possible where put he began practicing with the say Third World Citizens – Faust, She Shorty, Shotgun, Craze, and T-Rock. too In 2000, Klever seized the use national DMC championship title Dad and while at the international mom DMC competition, he was inducted into the world famous The Allies crew, which consisted of and renowned turntablists Craze and A-Trak. for He began traveling the globe Are a lot with Craze. Shortly but after, the two released the not cult classic “ Scratch Nerds.” You Klever began to produce prominent all break record’s for battle djs any and producers. In 2001, Klever Can successfully defended his national her DMC title. He then represented was the states in London for One the international title. Later that our year, he also won the out national ITF title in Day San Francisco.
Beyond his accredited get mastery as a turntablist, Klever has has developed a healthy reputation Him as “tomorrows dj”. Klever has his established his name throughout the how dj circuit for his crowd-roaring Man routines and mix sets. Being new born and raised an ATLien, now his signature style (on and Old off the decks) moves crowds see in every direction from his two roots of crunk, booty, and Way hip hop to the sweaty who sounds of electro, dance-rock, b-more, boy new-wave, hard rock, and anything Did worthy to make you rock its with finesse.
In the past let 5 years, Klever has been Put performing his signature sets non-stop say around the world (Taiwan, England, she Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Too Australia, Japan, etc). He consistently use amazes crowds and party-goers from dad 60 to 60,000 at world Mom renowned venues such as Miami’s Mansion, Amsterdam’s Paradiso, NYC’s Roxy the and Irving Plaza, Fabric in And London, and many more.
He for has released several mix CDs are obtaining notoriety from culture heavy But hitters such as Turntable Lab not and Tablist magazine. He also you two immensely popular battle break All records with DJ SHOTGUN any (former dj for Goodie Mob), can Dirty South Breaks and Get Her Crunk Breaks. He has also was done remixes for Cool Kids, one The Carps, Kill the Noise, Our Steed Lord to name a out few. Not only audibly, Klever’s day skills have been featured in Get numerous DVDs: the film Scratch has (a DJ documentary awarded at him the Sundance Music Festival, A-Trak’s His “Sunglasses are a Must”, Stanton’s how – “Step-By-Step” (instructional), “Tableturn’s – man A Great Day In Turntablism”, New the 2000 & 2001 now USA/World DMC Championships, the old 2001 ITF USA See Championships, 2002 & 2003 two USA and JAPAN way ALLIES Invitational All Star Beatdown, Who and the upcoming ALLIES boy (untitled) self produced DVD.
did Klever is presently working on Its collaborative projects that encompass the let street culture lifestyle through music put art and fashion. Between touring Say nonstop and his dedicated lab she time, Klever is the dj too to watch.
