DeeJay Element
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| Birth name | Joseph Montana |
| Born | Albany, New York, U.S |
| Origin | Brooklyn, U.S |
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| Occupation(s) | Disk jockey, record producer |
| Instruments | turntable, sampler |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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Joseph Montana, professionally known as DeeJay Element, is an American disc jockey and record producer. In February 2013, he beat 24 regional DJs from the United States to win the third edition of Flavor Battle, a DJ battle competition sponsored by McDonald's and Complex Magazine.[1][2] He is a member of the hip hop group Brown Bag AllStars and has been credited for producing several catalogues for artistes including Soul Khan, Ras Kass, Homeboy Sandman among others.
Career
Early beginnings
DeeJay Element picked interest in DJing after he regularly watched a friend of his performing.[3] He later got employed at Fat Beats, where he met J57 who introduced him to record production before going on to become a Brown Bag AllStars member.[4]
2013–present: Reality Kings & Reason and Element(als) Vol 1
In February 2013, he released his debut project Reality Kings & Reason, a 5-track EP which featured Koncept, Sene, J57, J Swiss, Gorilla Tao, Soul Khan among others.[5] The EP was relatively well received by music critics with Steve Juon of Rap Reviews rating it 7 out of 10 stars and further went on to state that the EP is a "perfectly delivered 5 track slice of his skill that shows his name definitely deserves to be higher on the playbill - and quite possibly on the marquee".[6] Between 2013 and early 2016, DeeJay Element produced and co-released projects with Koncept, Soul Khan, J57 and Allen Poe. On 13 October 2016, he released another solo project titled Element(als) Vol 1, a collection of 15 instrumentals in the boom, rap, hiphop and trap genres of music.[7][8] On 27 July 2016, he released "Element for President (Remix)" as the lead single off his forthcoming EP titled Element for President.[9] The single features vocals from J57, CashUs King, Johaz and Choosey; and was originally released in 2014 as a track off J57's Wax Aesthetic EP.[10]
Discography
Solo projects
| Year | Album Title | Album Details |
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| 2013 | Reality Kings & Reason EP |
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| 2016 | Element(als) Vol 1 |
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Collaboration projects
| Year | Artiste | Album Title | Album Details |
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| 2012 | Soul Khan & DeeJay Element | Wellstone EP |
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| 2013 | Koncept & DeeJay Element | Malt Disney EP |
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| Soul Khan & DeeJay Element | Acknowledgement EP |
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| 2015 | Allen Poe & DeeJay Element | Still Eatin EP |
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| 2016 | Soul Khan & DeeJay Element | Hugo & Rufus EP |
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References
- ↑ Kitty Bradshaw (15 February 2013). "Brooklyn: DeeJay Element WINS Flavor Battle 2013". Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Jason Chang (3 July 2014). "URB Mixtape Series Vol. 4: Brown Bag Edition by DeeJay Element". URB Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Hao Nguyen (28 July 2016). "ELEMENT 4 PRESIDENT: INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER/DJ DEEJAY ELEMENT". Stop the Breaks. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Phillip Mlynar (10 September 2012). "The Brown Bag Allstars Remember Their Days Behind Fat Beats' Counter". The Village Voice. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "DeeJay Element - Reality Kings & Reason (FreEP)". 2DopeBoyz. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (12 March 2013). "DeeJay Element :: Reality Kings & Reason :: Brown Bag AllStars". Rap Reviews. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "DeeJay Element - "Element(als) Vol. 1" (Album)". 2DopeBoyz. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Hahn, Bryan (15 October 2016). "ALBUM REWIND: FRENCH MONTANA, TAYLOR GANG, GUCCI MANE, AND MORE". Mass Appeal. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Deejay Element – "Element 4 President Remix" ft. J57, CashUs King, Johaz & Choosey". Artistic Manifesto. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Element 4 President feat. Co$$, Johaz, Choosey (Prod. by DeeJay Element)". 28 January 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ Jay Balfour (6 March 2013). "Koncept - Malt Disney EP (Mixtape Review)". HipHopDX. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Soul Khan - Acknowledgement EP". www.djbooth.net. Retrieved 21 October 2016.