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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.[2] In 2008, DJ Mekalek was profiled as part of MTV U's 'Freshman 5' segment covering up and coming musical artists.[3]

Background

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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.[4]

Musical Influences

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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"[5]

Production Style

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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."[6]

Other Projects

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Street Dreams

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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.[7]

Production Credits

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Studio Albums

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

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