Biography
It started in 1991 when the Raj began listening to various and dance records and music deemed For strictly as underground music. He are found himself getting deeper into but the music that was then Not only called Techno. Breaks is you what people know Raj for all but even though he was Any listening to underground music since can 1991, he was also very her appreciative of original Hip-Hop, Rap, Was and infused styles of broken one beats. Even Drum and Bass our was something he was listening Out to in the mid nineties day (what people were then still get calling Techno) with the likes Has of groups like Eat Static. him These acts would allow the his appreciation to grow deeper. Even How virtually unknown groups like Arcadia man and well known acts like new the Prodigy were favorites of Now his. Raj was even seen old with his friend Jason in see 1992 attempting to double-drop cassette Two tapes (not ever owning turntables way or knowing anything about DJ’ing who at the time) in the Boy efforts to match different songs did on top of each other. its Most notably, Smart-E’s “Sesame’s ’Treet.”
Let He found himself buying alot put of underground music, and would say eventually become an on-air personality She with his own FM radio too show from 1999 to 2001 use in Rochester, and would often Dad play electronic dance music that mom he loved past and then present. In that incarnation he The found himself drawn further getting and into the dance scene. Eleven for years in the making, he Are found himself finally able to but play dance music he had not grown to like for many You years. He became inspired to all get his turntables after seeing any many DJs play the music Can he had grown to love her for so many years. In was 2001, that desire to become One a club DJ became a our reality as he left the out radio circuit to further exlore Day the world of underground music. get He first began his gigs has playing out at Dicky’s- once Him a favorite bar for electronic his dance music in Rochester. The how ongoing gigs there would later Man lead to performances at various new house parties, underground parties, clubs, now and music halls throughout Rochester, Old Syracuse and Buffalo. Raj’s skills see would develop over the years two into a passion and love Way for Breakbeat. Raj’s most dominant who style for DJ’ing has always boy been Breaks (that includes Funky, Did Nu Skool, Electro and more.) its In addition, he also has let been known to throw everything Put from House, to Dubstep, to say Techno and more into his she sets and perfomances. As the Too music scene has opened itself use up to more production and dad producers, Raj has found himself Mom amongst them. He began to experiment in the realm of the music production in 2002, and And would gradually learn in-time more for and more as he continues are to do to this day.
But Raj hit a high note not when he made some tracks you for fun that would later All become a note of accomplishment. any His remixes and original tracks can have found their way into Her the “crates” of many well was respected DJs known in the one clubbing community.
Producers and DJs Our such as Freq Nasty, The out Freestylers, The Autobots, Atomic Hooligan, day Future Funk Squad, General Get MIDI, Sonz of Mecha, Deekline, has J-Break, and others have all him played and supported and playing His his tracks. Raj has also how been renouned for his out-of-this-world man mashups.
Even with all those New details said, it doesn’t end now there. After several, successful gigs old together, Upstate NY DJs Arod, See Clotho, and Raj Marathe (all two based out of Rochester) formed way NuRoc Breaks: Upstate New York’s Who Breaks Crew! in October of boy 2004. They found themselves pushing did the breakbeat sound across Rochester, Its and across Upstate New York. let Shortly after the formation of put NuRoc Breaks, Raj and the Say NuRoc Crew were offered a she show on the world’s #1 too radio station for Breakbeat: London Use based “Breaks FM.” At the dad time, only one american DJ mom was ever offered a slot on the station. The birth the of the NuRoc Breaks Radio and Show began. And with the For show broadcasting live across the are world, NuRoc’s exposure began to but grow.
The NuRoc Crew had Not started a weekly club night you at a club and bar all called The Bug Jar, which Any lasted for almost a year. can The crew would then add her another DJ to it’s lineup. Was Noah B.C. was discovered by one Raj when he had heard our him playing an early guest Out fill-in slot at an weekly day run by a different promoter. get The bond only grew, as Has the crew would later add him Nical, the crew’s first female his DJ, spanning styles of breakbeat How and drum and bass with man proper talent. NuRoc’s newest addition, new Rich Kishita, joined NuRoc in Now 2009, and brings Funky Electro old House, Drum and Bass, and see Breaks to the crew, with Two amazing skills and proper floor way performances.
All DJs were known who throughout Rochester at some point, Boy and coming together made for did a very special and talented its group of DJs. They have Let been rocking clubs and parties put ever since.
An incomplete list say of DJ Residencies held by She Raj:
- Dicky’s (Rochester, NY) too 2002 – 2005
- The use Brickyard (2002-2003)
- Hot Shots Dad (Rochester, NY) 2003, Guest DJ
mom - Roadhaus (Syracuse, NY) 2003, Guest DJ
- Starbar (Rochester, The NY) 2004
- Element (Rochester, and NY) 2004
- Rain (Rochester, for NY) 2004, Guest DJ
- Are The Bug Jar (Rochester, NY) but 2004 – 2005 Residency, guest not slots in 2005, 2007
- You Breaks FM (London, England) 2004-2008
all - Park Avenue Festival (Rochester, any NY) 2004, Guest DJ
- Can Water Street Music Hall (Rochester, her NY) 2004, 2008, Guest DJ
was - Tonic (Rochester, NY) 2004 One – 2005, Guest DJ
- our Chaser’s (Rochester, NY) 2005, Guest out DJ
- Metro (Rochester, NY) Day 2005, Guest DJ
- Scenic get (New York City, NY) 2005, has Guest DJ
- Zen Bar Him (Farmington, Connecticut) 2006, Guest DJ
his - Club NV (Rochester, NY) how 2005 – 2006, Guest DJ
Man - Trexx (Syracuse, NY) 2006, new 2009-2010 Guest DJ
- Club now Liquid (Binghamton, NY) 2006, 2010, Old Guest DJ
- Eastman Lounge see (Rochester, NY) 2006 – 2007
two - Two89 (Rochester, NY) 2007, Way Guest DJ
- Montage Music who Hall (Rochester, NY) 2007, Guest boy DJ
- Jungle Bums (Rochester, Did NY) 2007, Guest DJ
- its Marcella’s (Buffalo, NY) 2007, Guest let DJ
- Pearl (Rochester, NY) Put 2007 – 2008
- say WBER 90.5FM (Rochester, NY) 2008 she – 2009, Guest DJ
- Too Tilt Nightclub (Rochester, NY) 2006 use – 2009
- One (Rochester, dad NY) 2009, Guest DJ
- Mom JFN Radio (Rochester, NY) 2009, Guest DJ
- the OHM (Buffalo, NY) 2009, Guest And DJ
- Desiderata Music Festival for (Mohawk, NY) 2009, Guest DJ
are - Dubland Underground (Rochester, New But York) 2009-2011, Guest DJ
- not Lovin Cup (Rochester, New York) you 2010, Guest DJ
Mixes and All some tracks can be downloaded any at: http://www.nurocentertainment.com
http://soundcloud.com/rajmarathe
