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Wikiman 02806/DJ Mekalek

DJ Mekalek is a hip-hop DJ and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. Along with Stoerok, he is one of two DJs/producers for the hip-hop group Time Machine. Among other artists, DJ Mekalek has performed alongside The Beatnuts, Common, J-Live and People Under The Stairs. In 2008, DJ Mekalek was profiled as part of MTV U's 'Freshman 5' segment covering up and coming musical artists.

Background

DJ Mekalek began his musical career as a DJ for 90.3 WRIU, the radio station for The University of Rhode Island. He followed a long line of talented MCs and DJs to pass through WRIU, including Masta Ace and Sage Francis.

Musical Influences

DJ Mekalek credits DJ Premier as his primary musical influence, as has been described by FreshOutMedia as a "kind of futuristic DJ Premier love child"

Production Style

CokeMachineGlow described DJ Mekalek as being "good at what he does: his immaculately blended sample tapestries are warm and dense, crate-digger symphonies, and his drums snap, crackle, and pop as pleasingly as a bowl of Rice Krispies while staying locked in to a steady fever."

Other Projects

Street Dreams

Thes One of People Under The Stairs enlisted DJ Mekalek to perform scratches for the score of the movie "Street Dreams", a dramatic feature film starring Rob Dyrdek and Paul Rodriguez Jr. slated for release in 2009.

Production Credits

Studio Albums

• Slow Your Roll - Time Machine (2004)
  • "Spelling Bee" (featuring Special K)
  • "Mind In A Spin" DJ (featuring Ed O.G.)
  • "Personal Ads"
  • "The Mekster"
  • "A Cold Day In Hell"
  • "Water In Your Cereal"
  • "The Way Things Are"

• Live and Learn - Various Artists (2006)
  • "Even Though" (featuring Time Machine)
  • "2 Nights Ago" (featuring Jesse Calico)
  • "The Gritty Bop" (featuring Percee P)
  • "Beat Break #1"
  • "Live And Learn (My Life)" (featuring Big Name)
  • "Love, Life, Money, Guns" (featuring Fedd Hill)
  • "Beat Break #2"
  • "Here It Is" (featuring Time Machine)
  • "Top Of The World" (featuring Shawn Jackson)
  • "Beat Break #3"
  • "Face Your Life" (featuring Raw Poetic)
  • "Running In Place" (featuring Sparks)
  • "Beat Break" #4
  • "Triple J" (featuring Jahpan , Jaysonic, Shawn Jackson)
  • "Interlude Cocktail Freestyle" (featuring Cool Calm Pete)
  • "2 For Me, 1 For You" (featuring Starrs & Murph)
  • "Beat Break #5"
  • "Dream Come True" (featuring Shawn Jackson)
  • "Incredible Feeling" (featuring Jahpan)
  • "Beat Break #6"

• Life Is Expensive - Time Machine (2008)
  • "In The City Of Everything"
  • "(If You Know) What I Mean" (featuring Maya Jupiter)
  • "The Groove That Just Won't Stop"
  • "We're Making A Video" (featuring Shawn Jackson)
  • "The Unfortunate Twist" (featuring Greg Nice)
  • "Here Comes That Sound" (featuring Cool Calm Pete, Two B. Era)
  • "Life Is Expensive"
  • "A Little Dirt Of Your Own" (featuring Jahpan)
  • "Something We're Becoming" (featuring Maggie Horn)
  • "Survival Kit"

• First of All - Shawn Jackson (2008)
  • "Gold Medal Kids" (featuring Comel, Beloved)
  • "I Can Tell It's Me"

Mixtapes

• A Threat to National Security (XXXX)
• Project '99 (1999)
• WMEK, November 2000 (2000)
• WMEK, December 2000 (2000)
• Brothers on the Slide (2001)
• Brothers On The Slide, Part II (Ain't No Love) (2002)
• For My People (2006)
• Time Machine Radio, Volume II (XXXX)
• The Fingerprince (XXXX)
• My Killer Tape, Part I (XXXX)
• My Killer Tape, Part II (XXXX)
• My Killer Tape, Part III (XXXX)

Instrumental Mixtapes

• Moodswings (2001)
• Mek's Party Mixx (2008)

External Links

• DJ Mekalek on MySpace
• DJ Mekalek on Discogs