Whether holding court at one of his destination Seattle residencies, sharing the bill with premier national and international artists, releasing critically acclaimed mixtapes or touring with his distinctive selection of funk, hip-hop, boogie and R&B, dj100proof is distinguished within the Pacific Northwest and increasingly across the country as ”in the pocket”: consistent, excellent, and live.
dj100proof, with DJ Swerveone, hold down the weekly Jet Set, a hip-hop destination for both established and emerging artists and DJs to showcase in an intimate house-party setting. Jet Set has hosted a variety of special guests from the NW and beyond including: DJ Supreme La Rock, Maceo of De La Soul, Mr. Lif & Psalm One. More recently, he can be found at the Jet Set at Portland’s Beauty Bar every third Friday of the month. He also holds an alternating Saturday night residency at The Woods, Seattle’s newest loft party space on Capitol Hill, as well as residencies at Moe Bar & Oskar’s Kitchen.
He is particularly renowned for his Backyard BBQ mixtape series, which features a seamless blend of soul, boogie and rap music from the classics to the contemporary perfect for the sophisticate’s summertime soiree. The latest, Volume 5, released with Stussy Seattle in Summer 2011, is featured on Mick Boogie‘s mixstream.com.
dj100proof has shared the stage and tables with a number of the best contemporary touring artists over the past several years, including Charles Bradley, Little Dragon, Dam-Funk, Mick Boogie, Mayer Hawthorne, Aloe Blacc, J-Boogie, DJ Houseshoes, DJ Maceo of De La Soul, DJ Platurn, Onra, Digable Planets, and J*DaVeY. In the Spring he had the privilege to dj in Paris, France at Toro Bar. In the Fall of 2011, he toured the west coast spinning at DaM-Funk’s Funkmosphere (LA), DJ Platurn’s 45 Sessions (OAK) & Sweaterfunk (SF), with more national dates in the works.
A consummate artist in photography, graphic design, and music production, he is also co-owner of Members Only, a hip-hop record label that also produces some of Seattle’s most innovative and memorably raucous parties.
Contact: deejay100proof@gmail.com for all booking and design inquiries.
Current Residencies:
Jet Set @ Capitol Club – Mondays
Jet Set @ Beauty Bar PDX – 3rd Fridays
Certified @ The Woods – 2nd & 4th Saturdays
Saucey – @ Moe Bar – 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Oskar’s Kitchen – 2nd & 4th Fridays
Venues Played:
Seattle Area
Nectar Lounge
Neumos
MOE Bar
EMP
HG Lodge
The Shelter Lounge
Sole Repair Shop
Capitol Club
Chapel Bar
The Woods
The Crocodile
War Room
JUJU Lounge
Cellars
Ohana
Chop Suey
Belltown Billiards
Palace Ballroom
Baltic Room
The Ballroom
9 Million In Unmarked Bills
Last Supper Club
Triple Door Musicquarium Lounge
Throwbacks NW
The Garage
High Dive
Bit Saloon
Babalu
EVO
Sea Monster
Sunset Tavern
El Corazon
Dubliner
Bellevue Club
Sheraton Hotel Seattle
Art Institute of Seattle
Upper Playground Seattle
Nationwide
District 301 (Austin, TX)
Dirty Bills (Austin, TX)
Carbon Bar (Los Angeles, CA)
Bronson Bar (Los Angeles, CA)
John Collins (San Francisco, CA)
Li Po Lounge (San Francisco, CA)
EVE Nightclub (San Francisco, CA)
Fishbowl (San Francisco, CA)
Disco Volante (Oakland, CA)
Beauty Bar (Portland, OR)
Crown Room (Portland, OR)
Tube (Portland, OR)
Someday Lounge (Portland, OR)
EAST Chinatown Lounge (Portland, OR)
Crystal Mountain Ski Resort
The Summit at Snoqualmi
The Jet (Mill Creek, WA)
Poppe’s Bistro & Lounge (Bellingham, WA)
Innate Snow & Skate (Bellingham, WA)
Wild Buffalo House of Music (Bellingham, WA)
The Nightlight Lounge (Bellingham, WA)
The Atrium Lounge (Vancouver, WA)
The Hilton (Vancouver, WA)
Worldwide
Toro (Paris, FRANCE)