His career began in his own eyes the moment Jazzy Jeff was thrown out of the Bel Air Mansion for scratching up Uncle Phils classic 1950s records.
Then only 11, DJ Fricktion, began a campaign to convince his parents to combine his Birthday and Christmas presents that year, and buy him some second hand turntables and a mixer. Now, with over 11 years experience, DJ Fricktions turntable skills are setting the standard for a new generation of Hip-Hop and RnB DJs.
Fricktion regularly calls upon every trick in the book to hype up the crowd, from mixing on three turntables, to beat juggling and scratching, and has yet to come across a crowd he cannot satisfy.
Pushing himself even further, he dressed up as Kanye Wests Bear Mascot at Def Jams launch party for The Late Registration, where he spun, in costume, alongside 1Xtras DJ Semtex in October 2005.
As a producer, DJ Fricktion goes by the moniker The Dope Enemy, a title representing the work that comes from his own sober mind. His recent hit remix of Cassies Me & U made the Top 5 selection on the Bobby and Nihal Show on Radio 1 and The Friction Show on BBC Asian Network, as well as receiving spins from Steve Sutherland and Tim Westwood. This success followed up his winning of the BBC Asian Networks remix competition, where his song Fascinating Rhythm was pressed and distributed through Bhangra Nights (producers of the infamous Peugeot 206 commercial). Other single releases include the single remix for Sumeets Wine Me (2004) and the single remix of Swamis Desi Rock.
As a live artist, Fricktion is one of the guest DJs of choice for the Rishi Rich show on Kiss 100 (UK), broadcast globally at 21.00 GMT every Sunday. Having already played alongside massive artists such as The Game, Ne-Yo, 112 and Ryan Leslie, Fricktion now begins his global tour plans with residencies in India and plans for Europe, The Middle East and the USA in 2007.
With his DJing talent firmly established, his production potential following suit, Fricktions massive fan-base now find it even easier to stay close to their favourite DJ. His MySpace boasts comments from those who have seen him play at many events over his career and his latest promotional mix CD, hosted by Akala and Apache Indian and mixed on three turntables, continues to move in volumes on his website.
To find out more about DJ Fricktion, please visit:
WWW.DJFRICKTION.CO.UK
WWW.THEDOPEENEMY.COM
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DJFRICKTION
MSN: DJFRICKTION@HOTMAIL.COM
EMAIL: DJFRICKTION@GMAIL.COM
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Raj Kotecha Lovesoul Marketing and PR
raj@lovesoul.co.uk
