A TRUE HIP HOP ACTIVIST, DJ DUKE FELL IN LOVE WITH TURNTABLES WHEN HE FIRST SAW FRENCH LEGENDARY DJ DEE NASTY ROCK THE WHEELS OF STEEL WITH MC LIONEL D BACK IN 1987.
AFTER WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT PERFECTING HIS SKILLS (HE MADE THE FRENCH FINALS SEVERAL TIMES AT THE DMC CHAMPIONSHIPS), HE OFFICIALLY THREW HIS FIRST DJ GIG IN 1992, AND HAS SINCE SPIN RECORDS AT OVER 800 PARTIES ALL OVER THE WORLD, FROM BRAZIL TO RUSSIA, CANADA, AFRICA, USA, AND OF COURSE EUROPE. HE PERFECTED A WELL ROUNDED SHOW WHICH PERFECTLY COMBINES DANCEFLOOR HITS WITH UNDERGROUND CLASSICS.
A FAMOUS DJ AS WELL AS AN ACCOMPLISHED BEATMAKER, DJ DUKE HAS COLLABORATED THROUGH HIS CAREER WITH MANY GREAT ARTISTS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. HIS DJ PERFORMANCES, PRODUCTION CREDITS, AND FEATURES INCLUDE WORKS WITH WELL ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM THE US (LARGE PROFESSOR, DJ PREMIER, GURU, RAEKWON, AFU RA, TONY TOUCH, R.A THE RUGGED MAN, DEFARI, GUILTY SIMPSON, DILATED PEOPLES, EVIL DEE, DE LA SOUL, GRAND MASTER FLASH, SUPERNATURAL, THE ALCHEMIST, BIG TWINS, THE PHARCYDE…) AS WELL AS FRENCH HIP HOP MAJOR ACTS (DEE NASTY, BIRDY NAM NAM, ASSASSIN, CUT KILLER, IAM, JOEY STARR FROM NTM, OXMO PUCCINO…)
DJ DUKE IS ALSO THE OFFICIAL DJ OF LEGENDARY FRENCH GROUP ASSASSIN, WITH WHICH HE HAS TOURED MORE THAN 250 DATES AROUND THE WORLD, ROCKING ARENAS AND GIVING MYTHIC CONCERTS IN PLACES LIKE THE OLYMPIA OR THE ZENITH.