Nimo The Hooligan

I have been a DJ/Turntablist since I was 14, started playing house parties and barbeques for friends and it only went on from there. Graduating to my first live performance in local venues like the, now deceased, Dinkytowner, Red Sea, Blue Nile, and the also now deceased, Urban Wild life. After highschool I immediately began college at The Institute of Production and Recording, this didn't turn out well as I ended up dropping out after only one year to work, save, etc. But the vinyl never stopped spinning through all of it. Not long after leaving IPR I began delving deep into the local scene, meeting people and networking, getting on mixtapes and albums and sitting in at shows or open mics as often as possible. Also along the way, recording a great deal of original music, collaborating with my many music friends, and generally trying to find a semi permanent outlet in the form of one genre of music or another. This also proved to not work out well, as i have, and still do, play with many different genres of music. I also work independently as a Wedding and Event DJ which is a direction I would like to continue going in just for side work. I like to think that i have a Bruce Lee way of going about my musical endeavors, "The style of no style. Flow like water". I simply wish to push the envelope, as many other DJ/Turntablists are doing, of the acceptable mediums for DJs and Turntablists in general. As of the last 5+ years, I have stayed busy with my friend and collaborator Nobuddie, playing hundreds of shows and recording equally as many tracks, waiting for the right time and material to release to the public. My other main project, is arguably, the funkiest super-group in the Twin Cities, P.B. & The Jam. Having been a band for less than 2 years, we have accomplished much, played much, written much, and have garnered a bunch of acclaim because of it all. I have also been featured on a revolutionary video game called Jam Party, in which the player gets to create/arrange/perform music from local and national artists (soon to be available on PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Iphones, and Androids). I have been blessed with great, talented friends... We as a state are blessed with an ever blossoming music and art community, which in turn blesses the individual artists and the fans for having a healthy, active music scene that attracts live acts from around the country and the world. I have had the blessing of being able to open/perform with many of my personal heros and influences, such as: Method Man/Redman Eyedea & Abilities John Dungey POS of Doom Tree Prof/Fundo Joell Ortiz Tech N9ne D-12 DJ Logic Mr. Dibbs St. Paul Slim Bone Thugs n' Harmony Wookiefoot Heatbox House of Pain/Everlast Cunninlynguists Greives Mac Lethal George Clinton/Parliment Soulcrate The Crest King Sandman Just to name a few... I have been able to meet alot of people, go alot of places, and do alot of amazing things. None of this mentions the amazing people that i have the pleasure and joy of performing with on a regular basis in the Twin Cities... Big shout outs go to Out of Bounds, Fill in The Breaks crew, Hecatomb, Stophouse, The Background Noize Crew, Option 2, Wide Eyes, Moonlight Grammar, Mercies May, Desdamona, Big Jess & Unknown Prophets, More than Lights, Bottom Feeders, New Reb, Jon Wayne & The Payne, Root City Band, and my crew Last Triumph. DJ for Slipmats Radio, Generation Now, Last Triumph, Halfway Cooks, Big Jess, Tony Bones. Booking: slipmatsradio@gmail.com