DJ Abilities
DJ Abilities | |
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 DJ Abilities performing in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gregory Keltgen |
| Born | 1979 (age 39–40) |
| Origin | Albuquerque, New Mexico United States |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Turntables MPC, Synths |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Eyedea & Abilities, Semi.Official, Eyedea, I Self Devine, El-P, Deep Puddle Dynamics |
| Website | djabilities.com |
Gregory Keltgen (born 1979), better known by his stage name DJ Abilities, is a Minnesota-based underground hip hop producer and DJ signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.[1][2] He is a founding member of Eyedea & Abilities alongside the late rapper Eyedea and also Semi.Official alongside rapper I Self Devine.[3][4] Abilities is a member of 1200 Hobos and was also a member of Atmosphere at one point.
DJ Abilities is well known in the Midwest for being one of the best battle DJs in the local scene, having won both the 1999 and 2001 DMC Regional championships. However, he and Eyedea were noted, above all, for their ability to interact in live on stage performances, as well as on record.[5]
Contents
1 Career
2 Discography
2.1 DJ mixes
2.2 Productions
2.3 Guest appearances
3 References
4 External links
Career
DJ Abilities released First Born, a debut album with the rapper Eyedea as Eyedea & Abilities, in 2001.[6] He handled the turntable work on El-P's 2002 solo debut album Fantastic Damage.[7] Two more collaborative albums with Eyedea, E&A (2004) and By the Throat (2009), were both released on Rhymesayers Entertainment.[8][9].[10]
Discography
DJ mixes
Finally (1997, Rhymesayers Entertainment)
...For Persons with DJ Abilities (2000, Rhymesayers Entertainment)
Now! That's What I Call Fuck Off (2012, self-released)
The Blends (2014, self-released)
Productions
Deep Puddle Dynamics - "Deep Puddle Theme Song", "Thought vs. Action" and "Where the Wild Things Are" from The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? (1999) All E&A albums.
Guest appearances
Rusty Ps - "All I Have" from Out of Many (2001)- Unknown Prophets - "The Wrong Route" from World Premier (2001)
El-P - Fantastic Damage (2002)
Mr. Lif - "Return of the B-Boy" from I Phantom (2002)
One Be Lo - L.A.B.O.R. (2011)
Killer Mike - "Go!" from R.A.P. Music (2012)- Seez Mics - "Post Pathic Profiteers" from Cruel Fuel (2014)
References
^ Scholtes, Peter S. (September 12, 2001). "What's the Big Eyedea?". City Pages. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Schell, Justin (2010). "From St. Paul to Minneapolis, All the Hands Clap for This: Hip Hop in the Twin Cities". In Hess, Mickey. Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 378–379.
^ Scholtes, Peter S. (September 7, 2009). "Abilities talks turntablism's bright future". The A.V. Club.
^ Crusah (January 1, 2004). "Semi.Official - The Anti Album". HipHopDX.
^ Matos, Michaelangelo (January 6, 2009). "Ready, Willing, and Able: Ego trippin' with the hardest-working hip-hop DJ in town". City Pages. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
^ Wolfman (December 14, 2006). "Eyedea and Abilities - E&A". Tiny Mix Tapes.
^ Youssef, Sobhi (January 12, 2009). "Review: El-P - Fantastic Damage". Sputnikmusic.
^ Kricke, Dan (January 11, 2005). "Eyedea & Abilities - E&A". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
^ Dameron, Emerson (August 27, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities - By the Throat". Dusted Magazine.
^ Li, Christina (August 8, 2012). "DJ Q&A: DJ Abilities". SF Station. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
External links
- Official website
DJ Abilities on Rhymesayers Entertainment
DJ Abilities on SoundCloud
DJ Abilities discography at Discogs
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